7 Change in shareholders’ equity

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CHF millions

2014

2015

1

Since the Board of Directors’ proposal for allocation of disposable profit, included in the Annual Report 2014, the number of registered shares eligible for dividend, at the dividend payment date of 27 April 2015, increased due to the transfer of 1 180 649 shares for employee participation purposes from not eligible to eligible for dividend. This resulted in a higher dividend of CHF 9 million, compared to the Board of Directors’ proposal, and in lower legal reserves from capital contributions by the same amount.

2

Details on the proposed dividend payments for the financial year 2015 are disclosed in the Proposal for allocation of disposable profit.

Opening balance of shareholders’ equity

19 349

20 503

Share buy-back programme

-

–430

Other movements in own shares

–215

–44

Net realised gains from sale of own shares

-

65

Dividend payments for the previous year

–2 741

–2 4901

Net income for the financial year

4 110

3 865

Shareholders’ equity as of 31 December before proposed dividend payment

20 503

21 469

Proposed dividend payment

–2 481

–1 5542

Shareholders’ equity as of 31 December after proposed dividend payment

18 022

19 915