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Annual Report 2017

8 Own shares (directly and indirectly held by the Company)

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Number of own shares

2016

2017

1

Purchased at average price CHF 89.91 (2016: CHF 88.73).

2

Sold at average price CHF 87.31 (2016: CHF 87.97).

3

Purchased at average price CHF 91.73.

4

Purchased at average price CHF 94.33 (2016: CHF 94.00).

5

Purchased at average price CHF 92.16.

Own shares held by subsidiaries

211 472

178 233

Own shares held by Swiss Re Ltd directly

32 755 754

33 915 601

Opening balance own shares

32 967 226

34 093 834

Purchase of own shares1

987 559

995 183

Sale of own shares2

–983 451

–1 027 501

Share buy-back programme (151st AGM 2015)3

6 214 370

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Share buy-back programme (152nd AGM 2016)4

5 542 500

5 077 780

Cancellation of shares bought back

–10 634 370

–10 620 280

Share buy-back programme (153rd AGM 2017)5

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6 347 500

Own shares as of 31 December

34 093 834

34 866 516