After the spin-off, each Alcon share will be entitled to one vote at any General Meeting of Alcon shareholders. However, voting rights may only be exercised for shares registered on the Alcon share register on the record date for the relevant General Meeting.
Alcon shareholders that hold their shares as book-entry shares via the SIX SIS or through the facilities of the DTC should contact their custodian, bank, broker or other nominee for more information on how to register and vote their Alcon shares following the spin-off.
Novartis shareholders registered on the Novartis share register will not automatically be registered on Alcon’s share register, but to facilitate prompt registration following the spin-off, Alcon will receive data from the Novartis share register. In case you do not want Alcon to receive your data from the Novartis share register, please contact the Novartis Share Registry during regular Swiss business hours by telephone at +41 61 324 7204 or by email at share.registry@novartis.com.