Investor Information

Shares of Lonza Group Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and were included in the Swiss Market Index (SMI) in 2019. We also maintain a secondary listing on the SGX Singapore Exchange. The nominal value of the Lonza Group Ltd share is CHF 1. Our share price closed at the end of 2019 at CHF 353.20, which represents an increase of 38.7% in 2019.

The free float in Lonza Group Ltd registered shares reached 99.8% at year-end, and the average daily trade volume was 314,762 shares in 2019.

Listing and Security Information

Stock Exchange Listing / Trading:
SIX Swiss Exchange
SGX Singapore Exchange

Common Stock Symbols:
Bloomberg LONN SW
Reuters LONN.S
SIX Financial Information
LONN SGX O6Z

Security Number:
Valor 001384101
ISIN CH0013841017

Shareholdings

According to disclosure notifications filed with Lonza, the following shareholders held more than 3% of Lonza’s share capital as of 31 December 2019:

Principal Shareholders:
BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY (USA) 9.67%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 3.02%

We know of no other shareholder(s) that owned more than 3% of our share capital as of 31 December 2019. To the best of our knowledge, the shareholders mentioned above are not linked by any shareholders’ agreement or similar arrangement with respect to their shareholdings in Lonza or the exercise of shareholders’ rights. For a full review of the individual disclosure notifications made during 2019, please refer to the SIX Swiss Exchange disclosure platform.

Dividend

Our Board of Directors is proposing an unchanged dividend for shareholders of CHF 2.75 per share for 2019. The proposal represents a payout of 30.7% of 2019 reported net profit. Subject to approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 28 April 2020, 50% of the dividend of CHF 2.75 per share for 2019 will be paid out of the capital contribution reserve and will therefore be free from Swiss withholding tax.

Dividend Payment History

In CHF/Share

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