Shareholders
Registered shareholders
As of March 31, 2023, the shareholdings of registered shareholders were distributed as follows:
|
Number of shares |
|
Registered shareholders 31.3.2023 |
|
Registered shareholders 31.3.2022 |
|
1 – 100 |
|
17,198 |
|
13,177 |
|
101 – 1,000 |
|
9,728 |
|
8,174 |
|
1,001 – 10,000 |
|
1,321 |
|
1,260 |
|
10,001 – 100,000 |
|
178 |
|
219 |
|
100,001 – 1,000,000 |
|
18 |
|
31 |
|
> 1,000,000 |
|
3 |
|
7 |
|
Total registered shareholders |
|
28,446 |
|
22,868 |
Significant shareholders
The following overview shows the significant shareholders as of March 31, 2023 based on shareholdings recorded in the share register and notifications on the SIX Swiss Exchange online reporting platform. Significant shareholders may also hold non-registered shares.
|
|
|
2023 1) |
|
2023 2) |
|
2022 1) |
|
2022 2) |
|
|
|
No. of shares |
|
In % |
|
No. of shares |
|
In % |
|
Beda Diethelm 3) |
|
6,712,878 |
|
10.98 |
|
6,712,878 |
|
10.63 |
|
Family of Hans-Ueli Rihs 3) 4) |
|
3,683,649 |
|
6.02 |
|
3,683,648 |
|
5.83 |
|
BlackRock, Inc. |
|
3,334,293 |
|
5.10 |
|
3,334,293 |
|
5.10 |
|
MFS Investment Management 5) |
|
1,847,415 |
|
3.02 |
|
n/a |
|
<3 |
|
The Capital Group Companies, Inc 6) |
|
n/a |
|
<3 |
|
3,087,638 |
|
4.89 |
|
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG |
|
n/a |
|
<3 |
|
1,948,684 |
|
3.03 |
1) Or at last reported date if shareholdings are not registered in the share register.
2) On the basis of the shares registered in the commercial register at last reported date.
3) Beda Diethelm and Hans-Ueli Rihs were already shareholders before the Initial Public Offering in November 1994. There are no shareholders’ agreements among these individuals and they can trade freely.
4) Hans-Ulrich Rihs, Gabriela Rihs and Stefan Rihs as a group jointly control 3,683,649 registered shares (corresponding to 6.02% of total Sonova share capital) pursuant to the last disclosure notice. These shares were previously controlled by Hans-Ulrich Rihs as a single shareholder.
5) MFS Investment Management, formerly known as Massachusetts Financial Services, is held by Sun Life Financial Inc which is traded on the TSX, NYSE and PSE (ticker symbol SLF)
6) The Capital Group Companies, Inc is held by (i) Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"), (ii) Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. and (iii) Capital International, Inc.
For information on shareholders of Sonova Holding AG that have reported shareholdings of over 3% or a reduction of shareholdings below 3% in the FY 2022/23, please refer to the website of the Disclosure Office of the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Cross-shareholdings
Sonova Holding AG has no cross-shareholdings with other companies.
