2 Capital structure

2.1 Capital

At 31 December 2014, the share capital of ­Swisscom Ltd amounted to CHF 51,801,943, divided into registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 1 per share. The shares are fully paid up.

2.2 Authorised and conditional capital

There is no authorised or conditional share capital.

2.3 Changes in capital

The share capital was unchanged in the years 2012 to 2014. During this period, changes in shareholders’ equity of ­Swisscom Ltd in the individual financial statements drawn up under Swiss commercial law were as follows:


In CHF million

Share capital
Capital surplus
reserves
Retained
earnings
Total
equity
Balance at 1 January 201252214,4624,535
Net income1,7491,749
Dividends paid(1,140)(1,140)
Balance at 31 December 201252215,0715,144
Net income239239
Dividends paid(1,140)(1,140)
Balance at 31 December 201352214,1704,243
Net income2,4722,472
Dividends paid(1,140)(1,140)
Balance at 31 December 201452215,5025,575

The Annual General Meetings held on 4 April 2012, 4 April 2013 and 7 April 2014 approved an ordinary dividend of CHF 22 per share respectively.

2.4 Shares and participation certificates

Each registered share of ­Swisscom Ltd has a par value of CHF 1. Each share entitles the holder to one vote. Shareholders may only exercise their voting right, however, if they have been entered with voting rights in the share register of ­Swisscom Ltd. All registered shares with the exception of treasury shares held by ­Swisscom are eligible for a dividend. There are no preferential rights. For further details, see section 6 “Shareholders’ participation rights”.

Registered shares of ­Swisscom Ltd are not issued in certificate form, but are held as book-entry securities in the depositary holdings of SIX SIS AG, up to a maximum limit determined by the Swiss Confederation. Shareholders may at any time request confirmation of the registered shares they hold. However, they have no right to request the printing and delivery of certificates for their shares (registered shares with no right to printed certificates).

Swisscom Ltd has issued no participation certificates.

2.5 Profit-sharing certificates

Swisscom Ltd has issued no profit-sharing certificates.

2.6 Limitations on transferability and nominee registrations

Swisscom shares are freely transferable, and the voting rights of the shares registered in the share register in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation are not subject to any special restrictions. The statutory provisions on restricted transferability are described in section 6.1 “Voting right restrictions and proxies”.

Swisscom has issued special regulations governing the registration of trustees and nominees in the share register. To facilitate tradability of the company’s shares on the stock exchange, the Articles of Incorporation allow the Board of Directors, by means of regulations or agreements, to permit the fiduciary entry of registered shares with voting rights by trustees and nominees exceeding the threshold of 5%, provided they disclose their trustee capacity. In addition, they must be subject to supervision by a banking or financial market supervisory authority or otherwise provide the necessary assurance of acting for the account of one or more unrelated parties. They must also be able to provide evidence of the names, addresses and holdings of the beneficial owners of the shares. In accordance with this provision in the Articles of Incorporation, which can be revised with an absolute majority of the voting shares cast, the Board of Directors has issued regulations governing the entry of trustees and nominees in the ­Swisscom Ltd share register. The entry of trustees and nominees as shareholders with voting rights is subject to application and the conclusion of an agreement specifying the entry restrictions and disclosure obligations of the trustee or nominee. In particular, each trustee or nominee undertakes, within the limit of 5%, to request entry as a shareholder with voting rights for the account of an individual beneficial owner for no more than 0.5% of the registered share capital of ­Swisscom Ltd entered in the commercial register.

No exceptions for the fiduciary entry of registered shares with voting rights above the aforementioned percentage restriction were granted in the 2014 financial year.

2.7 Convertible bonds, debenture bonds and options

Swisscom has no convertible bonds outstanding. Details of the debenture bonds are given in Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements.

Swisscom does not issue options on registered shares of ­Swisscom Ltd to its employees. The ­Swisscom Ltd equity-share-based payments are described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.