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Corporate - 21/11/08
SGS Share Buyback Program Completed
SGS announces today that the Share Buyback program via first trading line on SIX Swiss Exchange started on
22 March 2007 has been completed. The then authorized CHF 250 million have been fully invested. A total amount of 209’628 shares have been bought back (2.68% of share capital) during this Buyback program.
Following the completion of this program, its shareholding through (1) SGS Investment Ltd, St-Hélier, Jersey (GB) c/o SGS SA (a subsidiary of SGS SA) and (2) Fondation pour l'Intéressement du Personnel au Développement du Groupe SGS, Geneva, Switzerland c/o SGS SA (an entity related to the SGS Group) amounts 349’000 shares, respectively 4.46% of the share capital of the company.
For further information, please contact:
Jean-Luc de Buman
Corporate Communications
& Investor Relations
SGS SA
1 place des Alpes
CH - 1211 Geneva 1
Tel: (+41-22) 739 91 11
Fax: (+41-22) 739 98 61
E-mail
www.sgs.com
The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognised as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With more than 53'000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1’000 offices and laboratories around the world.
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