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BKW FMB Energy Ltd Annual Report 2003

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Signifi cant shareholders<br />

In a second placement on 25 June <strong>2003</strong>, the Canton of Berne, the Cantonal Bank of<br />

Berne and <strong>BKW</strong> placed a total of 444,210 <strong>BKW</strong> shares for public sale at a price of<br />

CHF 320 per share.<br />

Signifi cant shareholders in <strong>BKW</strong> are:<br />

in % Holding Holding<br />

at 31.12.03 at 31.12.02<br />

Canton of Berne 52.91 63.5<br />

E.ON Energie AG 20.0 20.0<br />

2 Capital structure<br />

Capital<br />

The share capital of <strong>BKW</strong> amounts to CHF 132,000,000 and is divided into 5,280,000<br />

fully paid up registered shares at a par value of CHF 25 each. The shares are listed on<br />

the SWX Swiss Exchange and the BX Berne eXchange. There is no capital of either<br />

an authorised or conditional nature. The Company has issued neither participation<br />

certifi cates nor dividend-right certifi cates.<br />

Changes in capital<br />

Over the past three fi nancial years (2001–<strong>2003</strong>) the following changes in <strong>BKW</strong><br />

shareholders’ equity have occurred (in 1,000 CHF):<br />

<strong>2003</strong> 2002 2001<br />

Unappropriated retained earnings 187,699 128,801 92,272<br />

Appropriation of retained earnings:<br />

Allocation to legal reserves 7,260 2,900 2,400<br />

Distribution of dividend 79,200 3) 35,376 2) 30,360 1)<br />

Allocation to free reserves 100,000 89,000 58,000<br />

Balance carried forward 1,239 1,525 1’512<br />

1) CHF 115 per share at par value CHF 500<br />

2) CHF 6.70 per share at par value CHF 25<br />

2) CHF 15 per share at par value CHF 25 (subject to approval by the<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting)<br />

Single-company accounts of <strong>BKW</strong> were prepared in accordance with the accounting<br />

provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations. In 2002, the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting<br />

approved the conversion of former bearer shares to registered shares and a 1 to 20 share<br />

split. The amount of the share capital remains unchanged. The new registered shares<br />

have a par value of CHF 25 each.

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