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Swiss Re shares

Swiss Re had a market capitalisation of CHF 30.4 billion on 31 December 2013, with 370.7 million shares outstanding, of which 342.2 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 as part of an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) level I programme (OTC symbol SSREY).

General information on Swiss Re shares

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Identification numbers

Share

ADR

 

1

Swiss Re’s ADRs 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 price performance

Swiss Re shares opened the year at CHF 65.90. On 24 June 2013 the shares experienced an intra-day low of CHF 66.10. An intra-day high of CHF 84.75 was achieved on 11 November 2013. The year-end share price was CHF 82.05.

During 2013 the STOXX Europe 600 Insurance index (SXIP) and the broader index of Swiss blue chips (SMI) increased by 28.9% and 20.2% respectively. The Swiss Re share increased by 24.5%.

Swiss Re share price and trading volume in 2013

Swiss Re share price and trading volume in 2013 (line chart)

Share trading

The average on-exchange daily trading volume for 2013 was 1.0 million shares, the same as in 2012. Trading volume peaked at 3.3 million shares on 21 February 2013, the day the 2012 Annual Results were published.

Swiss Re’s dividend 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), with payment made five working days after the AGM. The corresponding dates in 2014 are 15 and 22 April.

Dividends

The Board of Directors proposes a regular dividend of CHF 3.85 per share and an additional special dividend of CHF 4.15 per share for 2013. 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 typically 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 2013

Index weight (in %)

Swiss/blue chip indices

 

SMI

2.82

SPI

2.37

 

 

Insurance indices

 

STOXX Europe 600 Insurance

5.18

Bloomberg Europe 500 Insurance

5.52

FTSEurofirst 300 Insurance

6.48

Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30

2.78

 

 

Sustainability indices

 

Dow Jones Sustainability Europe

0.67

Dow Jones Sustainability World

0.33

FTSE4Good Global

0.21

MSCI Global Climate

1.02

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 2009-20131

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As of 31 December

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

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) for 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

In addition to the regular dividend of CHF 3.50 per share a special dividend of CHF 4.00 per share was paid in 2013.

4

Dividend divided by year-end share price of corresponding year.

5

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

6

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

7

Based on shares outstanding.

Shares outstanding2

370 701 168

370 704 153

370 706 931

370 706 931

370 706 931

of which Treasury shares and shares reserved for corporate purposes

27 994 167

28 083 630

27 970 432

27 537 673

28 511 298

Shares entitled to dividend

342 707 001

342 620 523

342 736 499

343 169 258

342 195 633

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend paid per share

0.10

1.00

2.75

3.00

3.503

Dividend yield4 (in %)

0.2

2.0

5.7

4.6

4.3

Earnings per share5

1.49

2.64

6.79

11.13

12.04

Book value per share6

67.72

68.99

80.74

87.76

82.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price per share year-end

49.91

50.30

47.87

65.90

82.05

Price per share year high (intra-day)

53.10

53.75

60.75

68.10

84.75

Price per share year low (intra-day)

11.88

42.10

35.12

47.25

66.10

Daily trading volume (in CHF millions)

98

86

73

58

78

Market capitalisation7 (in CHF millions)

18 502

18 646

17 746

24 430

30 417

ADR price at year-end (in USD)

48.19

53.72

50.55

72.30

92.38