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Shareholders approve all proposals put forward at the Annual General Meeting of Credit Suisse Group AG and elect António Horta-Osório as new Chairman of the Board of Directors

The shareholders of Credit Suisse Group AG approved all of the proposals of the Board of Directors at today's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Zurich. With a majority of 96.4%, António Horta-Osório was elected as a new member and Chairman of the Board of Directors alongside votes in favor of Clare Brady and Blythe Masters as new members of the Board of Directors for a term until the end of the next AGM. The other members of the Board of Directors proposed for re-election were confirmed in office for a term until the end of the next AGM. Furthermore, shareholders approved the distribution of a dividend of CHF 0.10 per share for the financial year 2020 with 50% being paid out of the capital contribution reserves and 50% from retained earnings. In addition, the Annual General Meeting approved the compensation of the Board of Directors and the fixed compensation of the Executive Board for the period from the 2021 AGM to the 2022 AGM and furthermore accepted the 2020 Compensation Report as updated.

At today's Annual General Meeting of Credit Suisse Group AG in Horgen, Zurich, shareholders approved all of the proposals put forward by the Board of Directors. All of the voting results, together with the speeches of Urs Rohner, outgoing Chairman of the Board of Directors, António Horta-Osório, newly elected Chairman of the Board of Directors and Thomas Gottstein, Chief Executive Officer, are available online at: www.credit-suisse.com/agm

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