Zurich – The Annual General Meeting 2023 of Cembra was held in Zurich today. 345 shareholders (including the shares represented by the independent proxy) attended the meeting, representing 16’156’836 registered shares and 53.86% of the issued share capital, respectively.
Franco Morra was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He succeeds Felix Weber, who after ten years in office, decided not to stand for re-election. All other members of the Board of Directors were re-elected for a further one-year term of office: Jörg Behrens, Marc Berg, Thomas Buess, Alex Finn, Susanne Klöss-Braekler and Monica Mächler.
The shareholders approved an increased dividend of CHF 3.95 per share. The dividend will be paid from retained earnings on 27 April 2023 (ex-date 25 April 2023).
The Annual General Meeting also voted in favour of all other agenda items, including the Annual Report 2022, the consultative vote on the Compensation Report 2022, and the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation.
| Contacts | |
| Media: | Nicole Bänninger, Head Corporate Communications +41 44 439 85 12, media@cembra.ch |
| Investor Relations: | Marcus Händel, Head Investor Relations and Sustainability +41 44 439 85 72, investor.relations@cembra.ch |
| Key dates | |
| 25 April 2023: 27 April 2023: 20 July 2023: |
Ex-dividend date Dividend payment date Publication of 2023 half-year results and publication of the interim report |
About Cembra
Cembra is a leading Swiss provider of financing solutions and services. Our product range includes consumer credit products such as personal loans and auto leases and loans, credit cards, the insurance sold in this context, invoice financing, and deposits and savings products.
We have over 1 million customers in Switzerland and employ about 1,000 people from 42 different countries. We have our headquarters in Zurich and operate across Switzerland through our network of branches and our online distribution channels, as well as through our credit card partners, independent intermediaries and car dealers.
We have been listed as an independent Swiss bank on the SIX Swiss Exchange since October 2013. Cembra is rated A– by Standard & Poor’s and is a constituent of the MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes as well as in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index.