Annual General Meeting 2003

Invitation and Agenda

Agenda

1.	Annual Report, Group and Parent Company Accounts for 2002 Reports of the Group and Statutory Auditors
2.	Appropriation of retained earnings Dividend for financial year 2002
3.	Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board
4.	Amendment of the Articles of Association 4.1. Adaptation of English version of the company name (Art. 1) 4.2. Joint shareholdings / Entry in the share register (Art. 5 and 7) 4.3. Placing of items on the agenda (Art. 12) 4.4. Term of office of Board members (Art. 19) 4.5. Appointment of members of the Group Managing Board (Art. 24)
5.	Elections 5.1. Re-election of Board members 5.1.1. Peter Böckli 5.1.2. Johannes A. de Gier 5.1.3. Rolf A. Meyer 5.2. Re-election of Group and Statutory Auditors: Ernst & Young Ltd., Basel 5.3. Re-election of Special Auditors: Deloitte & Touche AG, Basel
6.	Capital reduction 6.1. Cancellation of shares repurchased under the 2002 / 2003 and 2002b share buyback programs and respective amendment of article 4 of the Articles of Association 6.2. Approval of a new 2003 / 2004 share buyback program