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Results of the General Meeting 2026

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BKW AG

General Meeting Secretariat

15th Ordinary General Meeting of BKW AG Shareholders, held on April 28, 2026 at Kursaal Bern, Kornhausstrasse 3, 3013 Bern
  1. Attendance

    At the commencement of the Meeting the share capital of CHF 132 million (52,800,000 registered shares) was represented by 942 shareholders attending in person or represented by proxy. These accounted for a total of 37,313,539 registered shares at CHF 2.50 each and the corresponding number of voting rights. Of these voting rights, 9,606,400 were represented by the attending independent proxy, Andreas Byland (Notary). Altogether, therefore, 78.9% or CHF 93,283,847.50 of the voting capital was represented.

  2. Results of Votes

    The following results of votes were obtained electronically.

    Item 1

    Reporting on the 2025 Fiscal Year

  1. Approval of the management report, consolidated financial statements and annual financial statements for 2025

    The board of directors proposes that the management report, the consolidated financial statements and the annual statements for 2025 be approved.

    Abstentions

    38,525

    Yes

    37,720,163

    No

    18,589

  2. Advisory vote on the 2025 remuneration report

    The board of directors proposes that the 2025 remuneration report be accepted.

    Abstentions

    200,639

    Yes

    36,399,844

    No

    1,178,298

  3. Approval of the 2025 report on non-financial matters

The board of directors proposes that the 2025 report on non-financial matters be approved.

Abstentions

59,566

Yes

36,523,647

No

1,192,564

Item 2

Discharge of the board of directors and the executive committee

The board of directors proposes to grant discharge to the members of the board of directors and the executive committee for the 2025 fiscal year.

Abstentions

75,968

Yes

37,482,141

No

186,881

Item 3

2025 appropriation of retained earnings

The board of directors proposes that

retained earnings for 2025 amounting to

CHF 631,446,938 be appropriated as follows: Ordinary dividend of CHF 3.80 per eligible share (CHF 200,527,721) and Balance carried forward CHF 430,919,217.

Abstentions

27,742

Yes

37,737,318

No

15,772

Item 4

Amendments to the statutes

The board of directors proposes the following amendments to the wording of certain provisions of the statutes: Article 5 (new section 3), article 19 (amendment), article 21 (amendment).

Abstentions

101,628

Yes

37,443,822

No

232,749

Item 5

Vote on the remuneration of the members of the board of directors and the executive committee

  1. Maximum remuneration of the board of directors in the 2026/2027 term of office

The board of directors proposes to approve the unchanged total amount of up to CHF 1.8 million for the board of directors' remuneration in the 2026/2027 term of office.

Abstentions

83,007

Yes

37,151,692

No

b) Maximum remuneration of the executive committee in the 2027 fiscal year

545,408

The board of directors proposes to approve the total amount of up to CHF 11.8 million for the executive committee's remuneration during the 2027 fiscal year.

Abstentions

85,798

Yes

37,097,452

No

594,053

  1. Board of directors and chairman of the board of directors

    The board of directors proposes to re-elect the following previous members individually for the next statutory term of office, that is, until the conclusion of the 2027 7 General Meeting: Carole Ackermann, Roger Baillod (member and chairman), Petra Denk, Linda de Winter, Rebecca Guntern and Martin à Porta. In addition, the board of directors proposes that Mr. Martin Keller be newly elected to the board of directors.

    1. Ms. Carole Ackermann as member of the board of directors

    Abstentions

    37,600

    Yes

    37,414,540

    No

    324,818

    2. Mr. Roger Baillod as member and chairman of the board of directors

    Abstentions

    154,802

    Yes

    36,921,889

    No

    700,267

    3. Ms. Petra Denk as member of the board of directors

    Abstentions

    41,549

    Yes

    37,544,507

    No

    190,902

    4. Ms. Linda de Winter as member of the board of directors

    Abstentions

    43,543

    Yes

    37,655,213

    No

    78,202

    5. Ms. Rebecca Guntern as member of the board of directors

    Abstentions

    40,662

    Yes

    37,561,639

    No

    174,657

    6. Mr. Martin à Porta as member of the board of directors

    Abstentions

    41,872

    Yes

    37,586,976

    No

    148,110

    7. Mr. Martin Keller as member of the board of directors

    Abstentions

    44,492

    Yes

    37,670,894

    No

    61,562

  2. Personnel and Remuneration Committee

The board of directors proposes that the following members be elected individually to the Personnel and Remuneration Committee of the board of directors for the next statutory term of office, that is, until the conclusion of the 2027 ordinary General Meeting: Rebecca Guntern, Martin à Porta and Andreas Rickenbacher.

1. Ms. Rebecca Guntern

Abstentions

59,574

Yes

37,323,000

No

396,976

2. Mr. Martin à Porta

Abstentions

58,718

Yes

37,605,836

No

114,996

3. Mr. Andreas Rickenbacher

Abstentions

64,376

Yes

37,431,457

No

283,717

c) Independent Proxy

The board of directors proposes that, for the next statutory term of office, that is, until the close of the ordinary General Meeting 2027, Ms. Notary Daniela Byland, Bern, be elected as independent proxy.

Abstentions

32,873

Yes

37,712,886

No

31,634

d) Auditors

The board of directors proposes the election of PricewaterhouseCoopers AG as auditors for the 2026 fiscal year.

Abstentions

45,588

Yes

37,659,389

No

74,405

Bern, April 28, 2025

BKW AG

Kinga Frater

Secretary to the General Meeting

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