Credit Suisse Group AG publishes results of the 2023 Annual General Meeting

05.04.2023 | from Credit Suisse AG


Credit Suisse AG

05.04.2023, The shareholders of Credit Suisse Group AG (Credit Suisse) today voted on the proposals of the Board of Directors (Board) at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) in Zurich. Axel P. Lehmann was re- elected as Chairman of the Board for a further term until the closing of the planned merger with UBS Group AG (UBS). Five members of the Board did not stand for re-election. All other Board members were re- elected for a further term until the closing of the planned merger with UBS.

Election of the members of the Board and the Compensation Committee
With a majority of 55.67% of the votes represented, shareholders re-elected Axel P. Lehmann as Chairman of the Board for a further term until the closing of the planned merger with UBS. Following his re-election to the Board, Christian Gellerstad was appointed as Vice-Chair and Lead Independent Director.

The following Board members did not stand for re-election at the 2023 AGM:

- Shan Li - Seraina Macia - Blythe Masters - Richard Meddings - Ana Paula Pessoa - Iris Bohnet, Christian Gellerstad and Amanda Norton were re-elected as members of the Compensation Committee.

The composition of the Board can be found at: https://www.credit-suisse.com/about-us/en/our- company/our-management/board-of-directors.html.

Further voting results
- Shareholders approved the 2022 management report, the 2022 parent company financial statements and the 2022 Credit Suisse consolidated financial statements by 61.41% of the shareholder votes represented.

- Shareholders approved the proposal on appropriation of retained earnings by 79.81% of the shareholder votes represented.

- Shareholders approved the proposed maximum aggregate compensation of the Board for the period of one term by 50.42% of the shareholder votes represented. The compensation amount will be pro-rated from the date of the AGM 2023 until the date of the closing of the planned merger with UBS.

- Shareholders rejected the proposed maximum aggregate compensation of the Executive Board for the period of one term by 48.43% of the shareholder votes represented. The Board will assess this result and will determine potential further measures.

- Shareholders accepted the 2022 Compensation Report in a consultative vote, with 50.06% of the shareholder votes represented.

- Shareholders accepted Credit Suisse’s climate strategy as outlined in the Strategy chapter of the 2022 Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report in a consultative vote, with 53.07% of the shareholder votes represented.

- Some of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association were not adopted due to a lack of the required quorum.

The detailed voting results of the 2023 AGM as well as the speeches of Axel P. Lehmann, Chairman of the Board, and Ulrich Körner, Chief Executive Officer, are available online at: www.credit- suisse.com/agm.

Credit Suisse


Contact:
Kinner Lakhani
Investor Relations, Credit Suisse
Tel: +41 44 333 71 49
Email: investor.relations@credit-suisse.com

--- END press release Credit Suisse Group AG publishes results of the 2023 Annual General Meeting ---

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  Die Credit Suisse Group AG veröffentlicht Ergebnisse der Generalversammlung 2023 (news article in german on swiss-press.com)



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