Bär & Karrer with SGS on scrip dividend approved by shareholders

Bär & Karrer advised SGS as the company, at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 26 March 2026, proposed to shareholders the right to receive a dividend in the form of either cash or shares of the company (scrip dividend) at the option of eligible shareholders.

On 21 April 2026, the company confirmed that 61.35% of the dividend for the 2025 financial year will be paid in shares, valued at a discount of 5% to the market value of the SGS shares. The new shares will be sourced by way of an ordinary capital increase also approved by the shareholders at the AGM.

The Bär & Karrer team

The Bär & Karrer team on the matter included Vera Naegeli (pictured) and Marie-Cristine Kaptan (both M&A and capital markets) and Susanne Schreiber, Fabian Capt and Alessia Grieder (all tax).