10/06/2025 | 12:50 CEST | Company announcement
Stäfa (Switzerland), June 10, 2025 – Sonova Holding AG (SWX: SOON), a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions, announces the results of its 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held today. The shareholders approved all proposals submitted by the Board of Directors. 415 shareholders personally attended the AGM. In total, 68.1% of the share capital was represented.
The shareholders approved the Annual Report, the Annual Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group, the Annual Financial Statements of Sonova Holding AG, and the Report on Non-Financial Matters for the 2024/25 financial year. They also approved the proposed appropriation of retained earnings and a gross dividend of CHF 4.40 per registered share, corresponding to an adjusted payout ratio of 41%. Payment of the dividend is expected to take place from June 17, 2025. The Compensation Report for the 2024/25 financial year was accepted by the shareholders in a non-binding advisory vote.
The shareholders formally approved the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Management Board for the 2024/25 financial year. All members of the Board of Directors standing for re-election and were confirmed individually for a further term of office. Gilbert Achermann independent member of the Board of Directors, was newly elected as Chair, succeeding Robert F. Spoerry, who did not stand for re-election due to approaching the age limit stipulated in the Organizational Regulations of Sonova Holding AG. Laura Stoltenberg was newly elected as an independent member of the Board of Directors. Roland Diggelmann (chair) and Julie Tay were re-elected to the Nomination & Compensation Committee. In addition, Gregory Behar was newly elected as member of the Nomination & Compensation Committee.
In two separate binding votes, the shareholders approved the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of the Board of Directors covering the period from the AGM 2025 to the AGM 2026 and the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of the Management Board for the 2026/27 financial year.
Ernst & Young AG, Zurich, was re-elected as Auditor for a period of one year and the Anwaltskanzlei Keller AG, Zurich, was re-elected as the Independent Proxy.
The next AGM will be convened on June 16, 2026.
The minutes of the AGM 2025 (in German), which also include the detailed voting results, will soon be available on the Sonova website under the following link: https://www.sonova.com/en/AGM.
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