All resolutions approved at BCV’s annual meeting
BCV’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting was held today at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland. The meeting was attended by 544 shareholders, representing 83% of the Group’s capital. All items on the agenda were approved, including a CHF 0.10 increase in the ordinary dividend to CHF 4.40 per share. BCV will thus return a total of CHF 379m to its shareholders on 14 May 2025 (ex-dividend date: 12 May 2025), including CHF 254m to the Canton of Vaud, which holds 67% of its share capital.Shareholders approved the 2024 consolidated financial statements, which show a CHF 441m net profit, as well as the 2024 Sustainability Report as the Bank’s “report on non-financial matters.” Shareholders ratified the actions of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board and accepted the compensation of their members. They also reelected Pierre-Alain Urech and elected Sandra Hauser to the Board of Directors, each for a four-year term.