Shareholders who hold shares in a company incorporated in Switzerland whose equity securities are listed in Switzerland have the duty to disclose if they reach, exceed or fall below certain thresholds (3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 33 1/3, 50 und 66 2/3 % of voting rights).
As of December 1, 2008 all applicable disclosures of shareholdings will be handled directly via the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX) platform. With the following link you will get directly to the announcements of Bellevue Group on the SIX-Plattform.