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Share performance

Swiss Re shares

Swiss Re had a market capitalisation of CHF 24.4 billion on 31 December 2012, with 370.7 million shares outstanding, of which 343.2 million are entitled to dividends. Swiss Re shares are listed in accordance with the main standard on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) and are traded under the ticker symbol SREN. The shares are also traded over the counter in the form of an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) level I programme (OTC symbol SSREY).

Share price performance

Swiss Re shares opened the year at CHF 47.87 and on the same day also experienced the year’s intra-day low of CHF 47.25. An intra-day high of CHF 68.10 was achieved on 8 November 2012 when the third quarter results were published. The year-end share price was CHF 65.90.

In 2012 the STOXX Europe 600 Insurance index (SXIP) increased by 32.9% and the broader index of Swiss blue chips (SMI) by 14.9%. Both indices were outperformed by the Swiss Re share, which increased by 37.7% during 2012.

General information on Swiss Re shares

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Identification numbers

Share

ADR

 

1

Swiss Re’s ADR are not listed but traded over the counter; one ADR corresponds to one Swiss Re share.

Swiss Security Number (Valorennummer)

12688156

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ISIN (International Securities Identification Number)

CH0126881561

US8708861088

 

 

 

 

 

Ticker symbols

Bloomberg

Telekurs

Reuters

Share

SREN:VX

SREN

SREN.VX

ADR1

SSREY:US

SSREY

SSREY.PK

Share trading

The average on-exchange daily trading volume for 2012 was 1.0 million shares, down from the average of 1.5 million shares in 2011. Trading volume peaked at 3.9 million shares on 16 March 2012, the day the 2011 Annual Report and 2011 EVM Report were published.

Swiss Re share price and trading volume in 2012

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Swiss Re share price and trading volume in 2012 (line chart)

Swiss Re’s dividend policy

Swiss Re updated its dividend policy on 21 February 2013. Under this policy Swiss Re’s highest priority is to grow the regular dividend with long-term earnings. At a minimum Swiss Re aims to maintain the regular dividend. Then Swiss Re will deploy capital for business growth where it meets its profitability requirements. Dividends are typically paid out of current earnings and Swiss Re pays its dividend annually. Shares are ex-dividend two working days after the Annual General Meeting (AGM, 12 April 2013), with payment made five working days after the AGM (17 April 2013).

Dividends

The Board of Directors proposes a regular dividend of CHF 3.50 per share and an additional special dividend of CHF 4.00 per share for 2012. Both dividends will be in the form of Swiss withholding tax exempt distributions out of legal reserves from capital contributions.

Index representation

In addition to its relevant industry indices, Swiss Re is also represented in various Swiss, European and global indices, including the SMI and the SXIP. The composition of these indices is usually based on free-float market capitalisation. Swiss Re is also a member of various sustainability indices, including the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good index families.

Weighting in indices

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As of 31 December 2012

Index weight (in %)

Swiss/blue chip indices

 

SMI

2.74

SPI

2.33

 

 

Insurance indices

 

STOXX Europe 600 Insurance

5.66

Bloomberg Europe 500 Insurance

7.07

FTSEurofirst 300 Insurance

6.49

Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30

2.94

 

 

Sustainability indices

 

Dow Jones Sustainability Europe

0.67

Dow Jones Sustainability World

0.29

FTSE4Good Global

0.20

MSCI Global Climate

0.95

Information for investors

More information on Swiss Re’s shares is available in the Investor Relations section on Swiss Re’s website at: www.swissre.com/investors

Key share statistics 2008–20121

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As of 31 December

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

1

Due to the implementation of a new holding structure as of 23 May 2011, references to Swiss Re shares refer to shares of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (ticker symbol: RUKN) to the period until 20 May 2011 and to shares of Swiss Re Ltd (ticker symbol: SREN) as of 23 May 2011

2

Nominal value of CHF 0.10 per share

3

Dividend divided by year-end share price of corresponding year

4

Calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding

5

Based on shareholders’ equity (excluding convertible perpetual capital instruments) divided by the number of external common shares entitled to dividend

6

Based on shares outstanding

Shares outstanding2

363 516 036

370 701 168

370 704 153

370 706 931

370 706 931

of which Treasury shares and shares reserved for corporate purposes

27 850 261

27 994 167

28 083 630

27 970 432

27 537 673

Shares entitled to dividend

335 665 775

342 707 001

342 620 523

342 736 499

343 169 258

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend paid per share

4.00

0.10

1.00

2.75

3.00

Dividend yield3 (in %)

8.0

0.2

2.0

5.7

4.6

Earnings per share4

–2.61

1.49

2.64

6.79

11.13

Book value per share5

60.96

67.72

68.99

80.74

87.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price per share year-end

50.30

49.91

50.30

47.87

65.90

Price per share year high (intra-day)

93.95

53.10

53.75

60.75

68.10

Price per share year low (intra-day)

35.38

11.88

42.10

35.12

47.25

Daily trading volume (in CHF millions)

214

98

86

73

58

Market capitalisation6 (in CHF millions)

18 285

18 502

18 646

17 746

24 430

ADR price at year-end (in USD)

47.80

48.19

53.72

50.55

72.30