Information policy

Rieter maintains regular and transparent communication with the company’s shareholders and the capital market. Shareholders entered in the share register are informed of the Group’s annual financial statements by means of a letter to shareholders. In addition, shareholders and the capital market are informed via the media of significant current changes and developments. Events relevant to the share price are published in accordance with the ad-hoc publicity requirements of the SIX Swiss Exchange. Rieter also maintains a dialogue with investors and the media at special events.

The annual report is available at www.rieter.com. Press releases for the public, financial and trade media, as well as presentations, share price information and contact details are also available at this website. The Board of Directors and the Group Executive Committee provide information on the financial statements and the course of business of the company and answer shareholders’ questions at the Annual General Meeting.

Ad-hoc announcements

The push and pull links for the dissemination of ad-hoc announcements are published in compliance with the directive on ad-hoc publicity and can be accessed here.

Blackout periods

During the period before and after the publication of information or projects relevant to the stock exchange (blackout periods), members of the Board of Directors, the Group Executive Committee and all persons involved are prohibited from effecting transactions in securities or other financial instruments of Rieter Holding Ltd. Rieter maintains insider lists for the respective blackout periods for persons who are prohibited from trading in securities or other financial instruments of Rieter Holding Ltd. during the corresponding period. The insider list includes employees and external service providers who, by virtue of their work, have access to inside information, in particular in connection with the preparation of financial information for regular reporting and stock market-related projects. Details are set out in the internal Insider Guideline.

The regularly recurring blackout periods in connection with the financial reporting of the Rieter Group are as follows:

Annual Report: From January 1 until 24 hours after the publication of the annual financial statements.

Semi-Annual Report: From June 15 until 24 hours after the publication of the Semi-Annual Report.

Investor Update: From 14 days prior to the publication date until 24 hours after the publication of an Investor Update.

Contacts

For investors and financial analysts:
Oliver Streuli
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +41 52 208 70 15
investor@rieter.com

For the media:
Relindis Wieser
Head Group Communication and Marketing
Phone: +41 52 208 70 45
media@rieter.com