3.5 Significant shareholders

The following overview shows the significant shareholders as of March 31, 2025 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.

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No. of shares

In %

No. of shares

In %

Beda Diethelm and Annamaria Diethelm-Pandiani3)

6,712,878

11.26

6,712,878

11.26

Family of Hans-Ulrich Rihs 3) , 4)

3,683,649

6.18

3,683,649

6.18

BlackRock, Inc.

3,334,293

5.10

3,334,293

5.10

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG

3,263,184

5.48

1,825,453

3.06

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

3,025,893

5.08

<3

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 5)

1,990,498

3.34

<3

MFS Investment Management 6)

1,847,415

3.02

1,847,415

3.02

1)Or at the last reported date if shareholdings are not registered in the share register.

2)On the basis of the shares of Sonova Holding AG registered in the commercial register at the last reported date which may differ.

3)Beda Diethelm and Hans-Ulrich 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 6.18% 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)The Capital Group Companies, Inc. are held by the following direct or indirect holders: Capital Research and Management Company, Los Angeles, US; Capital International Sarl, Geneva, CH; Capital International Limited, London, GB; and Capital International, Inc., Los Angeles, US.

6)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).