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Results of the Annual General Meeting 2020 of UBS Group AG Mittwoch, 29. April 2020 - 13:35

Zurich 29 Apr 2020, 13:15 CEST

UBS shareholders approved all of the Board of Directors’ proposals at the Annual General Meeting of UBS Group AG. Shareholders confirmed the re-election of the Chairman and the members of the Board of Directors. They elected Mark Hughes and Nathalie Rachou as new members of the Board. They approved a dividend distribution of USD 0.365 per share and a special dividend reserve of USD 0.365 per share. They approved the proposals relating to the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board and accepted the Compensation Report 2019. At the Annual General meeting, the independent proxy represented 2,102,773,866 votes.


Zurich, 29 April 2020 – UBS Group AG shareholders approved all of the Board of Directors’ proposals at the Annual General Meeting.

Management report and consolidated and standalone financial statements approved

Shareholders approved the management report and the consolidated and standalone financial statements for the financial year 2019 of UBS Group AG (99.08%).

Compensation report approved

Shareholders approved the Compensation Report 2019 with 84.63% in an advisory vote.

Appropriation of total profit and dividend distribution approved

Shareholders approved the appropriation of total profit and an ordinary dividend distribution of USD 0.365 (gross) per share in cash and the appropriation of USD 0.365 (gross) per share to a special dividend reserve (95.78%). 

Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board approved

Shareholders approved the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board for the financial year 2019 (excluding all issues related to the French cross-border matter) with 93.65%.

Re-elections of the members of the Board of Directors

The Annual General Meeting confirmed the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Axel A. Weber (92.39%), and fellow Board members Jeremy Anderson (98.48%), William C. Dudley (98.76%), Reto Francioni (98.37%), Fred Hu (89.22%), Julie G. Richardson (97.70%), Beatrice Weder di Mauro (98.99%), Dieter Wemmer (98.89%) and Jeanette Wong (98.82%) for another year.

Election of new members of the Board of Directors

Shareholders elected Mark Hughes (98.74%) and Nathalie Rachou (95.10%) as new members of the Board of Directors for a one-year term. 

Election of the members of the Compensation Committee

Shareholders elected Julie G. Richardson (92.85%), Reto Francioni (93.80%), Dieter Wemmer (94.04%) and Jeanette Wong (97.70%) to the Compensation Committee for a one-year term.

Maximum aggregate amount of compensation for the members of the Board of Directors approved

Shareholders approved the maximum aggregate amount of compensation for the members of the Board of Directors from the Annual General Meeting 2020 to the Annual General Meeting 2021 (87.93%).

Aggregate amount of variable compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board approved

Shareholders approved the aggregate amount of variable compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board for the financial year 2019 (83.75%).

Maximum aggregate amount of fixed compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board approved

Shareholders approved the maximum aggregate amount of fixed compensation for the members of the Group Executive Board for the financial year 2021 (91.34%).

Re-elections of the independent proxy and the auditor


Shareholders approved the re-election of the independent proxy ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein AG, Zurich, (98.83%), and the auditor Ernst & Young Ltd, Basel, (94.54%).



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