Group structure and shareholders
Group structure
The operational Group structure is set out and explained graphically in the chapter Strategy.
The Board of Directors (BoD) and Group Executive Board are supported in their management and supervisory functions by the corporate cross-functions Corporate Finance & IT (information technology, finance, controlling, tax, treasury, legal & compliance, corporate development and investor relations), Corporate HR & Communications (HR, communications, marketing and ESG) and Technology (technology and knowledge transfer, operations and business development).
SFS Group AG, domiciled in Heerbrugg, municipality of Widnau (Switzerland), is the parent company of the SFS Group. It is incorporated under Swiss law and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange AG under the Swiss Reporting Standard (security number 23.922.930, ISIN CH 023 922 930 2). Its share capital amounts to CHF 3,890,000 (PY CHF 3,890,000) and its market capitalization was CHF 4,224.5 million (PY CHF 4,885.8) as of December 31, 2025.
An overview of all affiliated companies in the scope of consolidation can be found in Section 5.2 of the Notes to the consolidated financial statements. The scope of consolidation does not contain any other listed companies besides SFS Group AG.
Significant shareholders
The founding families of SFS Group AG, Huber and Stadler/Tschan, form an organized group according to Art. 12 of the Ordinance of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority on Financial Market Infrastructures and Market Conduct in Securities and Derivatives Trading (FINMA Financial Market Infrastructure Ordinance, FinMIO-FINMA). As of December 31, 2025, this shareholder group held 53.31% (20,736,096 shares) of SFS Group AG shares (PY 53.08%, 20,649,616 shares). Detailed information about the group composition can be found here: Significant shareholders | Founding families
Both families have defined their principles of cooperation and partnership in a pool agreement. It is their intention to retain a majority of more than 50% of the capital and the voting rights in the long run. They agree with each other on important decisions and always put the successful development of the SFS Group before the particular interests of the families.
In the context of the acquisition of Hoffmann SE, a group in the sense of Art. 12 of the FinMIO-FINMA was established by the former owners of Hoffman SE in 2021. The purpose of this group, consisting of First SALT Stiftung and First ELF Stiftung which were established by the former owners of Hoffmann SE, was the future acquisition of shares in SFS Group AG in the light of the acquisition and the associated obligation to not sell the acquired SFS shares within seven years of the execution of the purchase agreement (lock-up obligation). Since the lock-up obligation is still valid at the end of the reporting year, this group still exists. This shareholder group under the name “First SALT Stiftung/First ELF Stiftung” holds 4.11% (1,600,000 shares) of the shares in SFS Group AG as per the last notification to the SIX Swiss Exchange (PY 4.11%, 1,600,000 shares). Detailed information about this notice can be found here: Significant shareholders | First SALT Stiftung/First ELF Stiftung
As per the last notification to the SIX Swiss Exchange, UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG holds 5.75% of the shares in SFS Group AG (PY 5.75%). Detailed information about this notice can be found here: Significant shareholders | UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG
The company is not aware of any other disclosure notifications.
As of December 31, 2025, SFS Group AG holds treasury shares to the extent of 0.06% (PY 0.09%).
Disclosure notifications pertaining to changes in shareholdings during the business year under review are published on the electronic publication platform of SIX Swiss Exchange AG. The notifications can be accessed via the following web link to the database search page of the disclosure office: Significant shareholders.
Cross-shareholdings
No cross-shareholdings of capital or voting rights exist with any other company.