EFG International’s shareholders approved the payment of a dividend by way of a distribution out of reserves from capital contributions of CHF 0.36 per share (exempt from Swiss withholding tax). As previously announced, this represents an increase of 20% compared to the dividend paid for the 2020 financial year. The ex-dividend date is 04 May 2022 and the payment of the cash distribution is scheduled for 06 May 2022.

Peter A. Fanconi was re-elected as Chair of the Board of Directors for a further one-year term of office. All other members of the Board of Directors – Susanne Brandenberger, Emmanuel L. Bussetil, Roberto Isolani, Steven M. Jacobs, John Spiro Latsis, Carlo M. Lombardini, Périclès Petalas, Stuart M. Robertson, Bernd A. von Maltzan and Yok Tak Amy Yip – were also re-elected for a further one-year term of office.

Further motions that were proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by today’s Annual General Meeting include:

• The approval of the management report, the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2021;
• The re-election of the members of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee for a further one-year term of office;
• The granting of discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee;
• The compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee;
• The renewal and minor amendment of the authorised share capital in a maximum amount of CHF 22,500,000, authorising the Board of Directors to issue up to 45,000,000 registered shares.
• The increase of the existing conditional share capital for employee options and similar rights by no more than CHF 2,150,000 by issuing no more than 4,300,000 fully paid-up registered shares representing approx. 1.4% of the total issued shares capital.

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