Corporate Governance

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Zug Estates Holding AG is committed to the principles of good corporate governance. This is shown by its efficient management structure, extensive control mechanisms and tranparent information policy.

Organe

Board of Directors

The board of directors of Zug Estates Holding AG comprises Dr. Beat Schwab (chairman), Prof. Annelies Häcki Buhofer, Johannes Stöckli, Martin Wipfli and Dr. Joëlle Zimmerli. The members of the board of directors are elected for a term of one year, i.e. until the next ordinary general meeting of Zug Estates Holding AG.

Decisions are made by the entire board of directors with the assistance of the following two committees:

Nomination and compensation committee: Johannes Stöckli (chairman) and Prof. Dr. Annelies Häcki Buhofer
Audit committee: Martin Wipfli (chairman), Johannes Stöckli and Dr. Joëlle Zimmerli

Group Management

The management team of Zug Estates Holding AG comprises Patrik Stillhart (Chief Executive Officer) and Mirko Käppeli (Chief Financial Officer).

Auditors

KPMG AG, Zug

Independent proxy

Blum & Partner AG, Zug

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Articles of association

Apr 06, 2023

Corporate governance report

Feb 21, 2024

Organisational regulations Zug Estates Holding AG

Jul 02, 2022

Regulations of the Nomination and Compensation Committee

Feb 07, 2022

Regulations of the Audit Committee

Feb 07, 2022

Mandate Agreement Authorised Representative (independen proxy voting)

Feb 22, 2023

Business ethics

Zug Estates attaches great importance to sustainability in all aspects of its operations and embraces the principles of good corporate governance. Based on the Code of Conduct, the principles of responsible corporate governance are communicated to employees, with the ethically correct conduct of all employees taking top priority. This code of conduct applies to all the members of the boards of directors and management boards and to the employees of all Group companies. The management boards of the subsidiaries shall ensure that all employees familiarize themselves with this code of conduct. We expect our business partners to embrace the same ethical principles, actively advocate responsible action and make a commitment toward fair, respectful, compliant conduct within the Group and toward all our stakeholder groups.

Policy statement regarding respect for and the observation of human rights

Aug 11, 2023

Supplier Code of Conduct

May 24, 2024

Code of Conduct for Employees

Aug 11, 2023

Whistleblowing reporting office

ENQUIRE Rechtsanwälte AG, an external whistleblowing reporting office, is available to Zug Estates Group employees and to suppliers and third parties. It ensures that the person submitting the notification remains anonymous to Zug Estates. ENQUIRE reports to Group management on request. The Board of Directors is consulted if there is any suspicion that Group management is involved. ENQUIRE is mandated to clarify the circumstances of the notifications and can be asked to participate in enquiries.

Contact: whistleblowing@enquire.ch

GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

After more than 25 years on the Board of Directors of Zug Estates and its predecessor firm MZ-Immobilien AG, Annelies Häcki Buhofer is not standing for re-election at the general meeting of shareholders on 10 April 2025 as she has reached the statutory age limit. For decades, she has helped steer the company’s progress thanks to her great foresight, very early commitment to comprehensive sustainability, and a clear entrepreneurial focus on commercial stability and long-term business success. The Board of Directors expresses its gratitude to Annelies Häcki Buhofer for her long-standing, far-sighted and highly successful commitment.

At the general meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors will propose that Julia Häcki be elected as her successor. Julia Häcki holds a bachelor’s in Urban and Regional Planning from TU Berlin, as well as an MAS in Real Estate (CUREM) from the University of Zurich. Following various roles in real estate development and as head of sustainability, she was appointed head of ESG at a major Swiss real estate fund in 2023. As a family shareholder and native of Zug, her links with the company go back many years.

Zug Estates endeavours to ensure a positive dividend trend. The distribution should ensure a solid, long-term financing structure in the future and not amount to more than 90% of operating profit. Based on the good operating results, the Board of Directors will propose to the general meeting of shareholders that the dividend be increased by 6.8%, from CHF 4.40 to CHF 4.70 per series A registered share and from CHF 44.00 to CHF 47.00 per series B registered share.

Next General Meeting of Shareholders:

Date:

10 April 2025

Location:

Theater Casino Zug
Artherstr. 2-4
CH-6300 Zug

Your contact

Philipp Hodel

Head of Corporate Communication

+41 41 729 10 36

ir@zugestates.ch

Zug Estates AG

Baarerstrasse 18

CH-6300 Zug

Share register

The entry in the share register of Zug Estates Holding AG is the legal requirement for shareholders to be able to exercise their participatory rights at the annual general meeting.

Please contact your custodian bank to have your shares entered. You can contact our share register directly in case of name or address changes.