Sunday, April 27, 2014
Launch of new share buy-back programme
GAM Holding AG today launches a new share buy-back programme with a maximum limit of 16.7 million shares, to be bought back over a period of up to three years. The shares will be repurchased over a second trading line at the SIX Swiss Exchange and earmarked for cancellation.
As announced at the presentation of its annual results on 4 March 2014, GAM Holding AG today is starting a new share buy-back programme with the purpose of capital reduction. The cancellation of shares is subject to shareholder approval at future Annual General Meetings (AGM). Under the new programme, GAM Holding AG intends to repurchase up to 16.7 million shares. This corresponds to 10% of its shares in issue excluding the 6.6 million shares bought back under the previous buy-back programme which are to be cancelled (as per shareholder vote at the last AGM held on 15 April 2014).
The programme is scheduled to run over a maximum period of three years, ending on 27 April 2017. The share buy-backs will be executed over a second trading line at the SIX Swiss Exchange where GAM Holding AG acts as sole buyer. The sale of GAM Holding AG shares over the second trading line will be subject to the Swiss federal withholding tax of 35%, calculated on the difference between the repurchase price of the shares and their par value.
Details of the new share buy-back programme 2014–2017 can be found on www.gamholding.com/sharebuybackprogramme.
For further information please contact:
Larissa Alghisi Rubner
T: +41 (0) 58 426 62 15
About GAM Holding AG
GAM Holding AG is an independent, pure-play asset management group with a focus on active investing. With global distribution networks and investment teams based in five investment centres in Europe, the US and Asia, it delivers investment solutions to institutions, intermediaries and private clients through two leading brands – Julius Baer Funds (distributed by Swiss & Global Asset Management) and GAM. The Group’s investment management business is complemented by a private labelling unit (operated by Swiss & Global), which provides outsourcing solutions for third parties.
Headquartered in Zurich, GAM Holding AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and is a component of the Swiss Market Index Mid (SMIM) with the symbol “GAM”. The Group has assets under management of CHF 115.3 billion (as at 31 March 2014) and employs over 1,000 staff in 10 countries.
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