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

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Number of own shares

2018

2019

1

Purchased at average price of CHF 98.75 (2018: CHF 93.17).

2

Sold at average price of CHF 98.03 (2018: CHF 94.49).

3

Purchased at average price of CHF 92.52.

4

Purchased at average price of CHF 94.98 (2018: CHF 88.50).

5

Purchased at average price of CHF 98.99.

Own shares held by subsidiaries

162 487

197 194

Own shares held by Swiss Re Ltd directly

34 704 029

38 378 130

Opening balance own shares

34 866 516

38 575 324

Purchase of own shares1

482 229

1 111 638

Sale of own shares2

–476 363

–1 125 758

Share buyback programme (153rd AGM 2017)3

4 485 316

–

Share buyback programme (154th AGM 2018)4

10 050 442

1 164 319

Cancellation of shares bought back

–10 832 816

–11 214 761

Share buyback programme (155th AGM 2019)5

–

8 239 000

Own shares as of 31 December

38 575 324

36 749 762