Federal Act
on the Amendment of the Swiss Civil Code
(Part Five: The Code of Obligations)

¹ The com­pany ledgers and files may be in­spec­ted by share­hold­ers who to­geth­er rep­res­ent at least 5 per cent of the share cap­it­al or of the votes.

² The board of dir­ect­ors shall per­mit in­spec­tion with­in four months of re­ceiv­ing the re­quest. The share­hold­ers may take notes.

³ In­spec­tion must be per­mit­ted in­so­far as it is re­quired for the prop­er ex­er­cise of share­hold­ers’ rights and provided no trade secrets or oth­er com­pany in­terests war­rant­ing pro­tec­tion are put at risk. Any re­fus­al to provide in­form­a­tion shall be jus­ti­fied in writ­ing.