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