Partners Group Holding AG's shareholders approved all proposals put forward by the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) that was held today in Baar-Zug, Switzerland.

1. Votes on the financial and non-financial reporting for the 2023 financial year
The shareholders approved the 2023 Annual Report together with the management report, the consolidated financial statements, and the individual financial statements. The shareholders also approved the 2023 non-financial report (Sustainability Report).

2. Motion for the appropriation of available earnings and declaration of dividend for 2023
The shareholders approved the payment of a cash dividend of CHF 39.00 per share. The disbursement of the net dividend¹ is scheduled for 28 May 2024. The shares will trade ex-dividend from 24 May 2024 onwards.

3. Discharge of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Team
The shareholders granted the members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Team discharge from liability with regards to their activities in the 2023 fiscal year.

4. Introduction of a capital band
The shareholders approved the introduction of a capital band with an upper limit at 110% of the share capital currently entered in the commercial register (excluding any capital decreases) and the corresponding introduction of article 3b in the Articles of Association of Partners Group Holding AG.

5. Consultative vote on the 2023 Compensation Report
The shareholders approved the 2023 Compensation Report (consultative vote).

6. Approval of compensation
The shareholders approved all the compensation related agenda items, including compensation budgets for the Board of Directors and the Executive Team.

7. Elections
The shareholders re-elected Steffen Meister as Chairman of the Board of Directors for a term of office that ends at the conclusion of the next ordinary AGM in 2025. 

Furthermore, the shareholders re-elected Dr. Marcel Erni, Alfred Gantner, Anne Lester, Gaëlle Olivier, Urs Wietlisbach, and Flora Zhao as members of the Board of Directors for a term of office that ends at the conclusion of the next ordinary AGM in 2025.

The shareholders also elected Flora Zhao, Anne Lester, and Gaëlle Olivier as members of the Nomination & Compensation Committee for a term of office that ends at the conclusion of the next ordinary AGM in 2025. The Board of Directors intends to elect Flora Zhao as the Chairwoman of the Nomination & Compensation Committee.

The shareholders furthermore re-elected HotzGoldmann Advokatur/Notariat in Baar, Switzerland, as independent proxy for a term of office that ends at the conclusion of the next ordinary AGM in 2025 and re-elected KPMG AG, Zurich, Switzerland, for another term of office of one year as the auditors.

A detailed listing of all resolutions at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be made available at on 23 May 2024 at 17:00 CEST.

[1] The net dividend is defined as the gross dividend reduced by a 35% Swiss withholding tax.