9 Major shareholders
As of 31 December 2017, there was one shareholder with a participation exceeding the 3% threshold of Swiss Re Ltd’s share capital:
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Shareholder |
Number of shares |
% of voting rights and share capital1 |
Creation of the obligation to notify |
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BlackRock, Inc. |
17 278 451 |
4.94 |
14 December 2017 |
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Further information in respect of major shareholders are detailed in “Group structure and shareholders” in the Financial Report 2017.
In addition, Swiss Re Ltd held, as of 31 December 2017, directly and indirectly 34 866 516 (2016: 34 093 834) own shares, representing 9.98% (2016: 9.47%) of voting rights and share capital. Swiss Re Ltd cannot exercise the voting rights of own shares held.