Basel, April 28, 2023. At the 60th Annual General Meeting, the shareholders of Baloise Holding Ltd voted in favour of all the proposals put forward by the Board of Directors and approved the proposed dividend distribution of CHF 7.40 per share. Besides various amendments to the Articles of Association that were necessary as a result of the company law reform, the change in the name of the holding company from Bâloise Holding Ltd to Baloise Holding Ltd was also approved.

The Annual General Meeting of Baloise Holding Ltd voted in favour of all the proposals on the agenda put forward by the Board of Directors. The shareholders approved the Company’s 2022 management report and separate and consolidated annual financial statements, and formally approved the actions of the members of the Board of Directors and management team. The Annual General Meeting also approved the change in the name of the group parent company from Bâloise Holding Ltd to Baloise Holding Ltd. “The rebranding means that Baloise now operates under one brand across all markets, making the Group more recognisable. After all, Baloise has had a reputation for stability, reliability, growth, innovation and sustainable value creation throughout its 160-year history,” says Dr Thomas von Planta, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Higher dividend approved

The Annual General Meeting also approved the dividend proposed by the Board of Directors. As a result, a gross dividend of CHF 7.40 per share will be paid from distributable profit. The shareholders also confirmed the appointment of Dr Thomas von Planta as Chairman of the Board of Directors and re-elected the other members of the Board of Directors for a term of one year.

A total of 692 shareholders attended the Annual General Meeting at the Messe Basel exhibition centre, representing 21'417'521 votes (47 per cent of the share capital).

The full speech in German by Dr Thomas von Planta can be downloaded from www.baloise.com/annual-general-meeting and can be watched as a video stream from 29 April 2023 at www.youtube.com/BaloiseGroup. 

Important dates 

• Wednesday, 3 May 2023: Ex-dividend date 
• Friday, 5 May 2023: Dividend payment date 
• Thursday, 29 June 2023: IFRS 17/9 transition information 
• Wednesday, 20 September 2023: 2023 half-year financial results 
• Thursday, 16 November 2023: Q3 2023 interim statement 

Contact
Baloise, Aeschengraben 21, CH-4002 Basel
Website: www.baloise.com
E-Mail: media.relations@baloise.com / investor.relations@baloise.com
Media Relations: Tel: +41 58 285 70 53
Investor Relations: Tel: +41 58 285 81 81

About Baloise

The focus is firmly on the future at Baloise. We aim to make tomorrow more straightforward, safer and more carefree for our customers, and we are taking responsibility for this today. Baloise is more than just a traditional insurance company. Through our smart finance and insurance solutions, complemented by a whole host of innovative offerings for the home and personal transport, we offer a complete service package. Dependable support, reliable cooperation and trust-based relationships are key aspects of our stakeholder interaction. We take care of financial matters so that our customers can concentrate on the important things in their lives and can find inspiration in the everyday. Baloise, a European company founded in 1863, currently employs 8,000 people at its headquarters in Basel (Switzerland) and across its subsidiaries in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg. Our services generated a business volume of around CHF 8.8 billion in 2022 and a profit of CHF 548 million. Baloise Holding Ltd shares (BALN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.