Form F-3/A - Registration statement by foreign private issuers: [Amend]

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2024

Registration No. 333-277940

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO

FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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AC IMMUNE SA
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Switzerland	Not Applicable
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

EPFL INNOVATION PARK
Building B
1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

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Christopher Roberts
AC Immune USA, Inc.

1230 Avenue of the Americas, Ste 1634
New York, New York 10020
+41 21 345 91 44
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)

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Copies to:

Derek J. Dostal

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. x

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities † or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

Explanatory Note

This replacement registration statement on Form F-3 3 (Registration No. 333-277940) (the “Registration Statement”) of AC Immune SA (the “Company”, or “AC Immune”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) is filed pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and registers an indeterminate number of common shares, such indeterminate principal amount of debt securities, such indeterminate number of warrants to purchase common shares or debt securities, such indeterminate number of purchase contracts to purchase common shares or debt securities, such number of indeterminable subscription rights to purchase common shares or debt securities and such indeterminate number of units (collectively, the “Securities”) of the Company up to an aggregate initial offering price of $350,000,000, provided that the subscription price shall not be less than the par value of the share(s), $291,745,726 of which was previously offered by the Company and registered on the Company’s prior registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-255576) (the “Prior Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act on April 28, 2021 and declared effective on May 5, 2021, and not sold thereunder (“Unsold Securities”). Under Rule 415(a)(5) under the Securities Act, the registration of the unsold Securities under the Prior Registration Statement expires three years after the effective date of the Prior Registration Statement, or on April 28, 2024. Accordingly, the Company is filing this Registration Statement to register the new Securities and cover the Unsold Securities. Any Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with the other Securities registered hereunder.

Under Rule 415(a)(5), the Company may continue to offer and sell the Unsold Securities during the grace period permitted by Rule 415(a)(5). In accordance with Rule 415(a)(6), effectiveness of this Registration Statement will be deemed to terminate the offering of the Unsold Securities on the Prior Registration Statement. If the Company sells any of such Unsold Securities pursuant to the Prior Registration Statement after the date of filing, and prior to the date of effectiveness, of this Registration Statement, the Company will file a pre-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which will reduce the number of such unsold securities included on this Registration Statement.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to completion, dated July 26, 2024

PROSPECTUS

$350,000,000
Common Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
Purchase Contracts
Units
Subscription Rights

AC IMMUNE SA
(incorporated in Switzerland)

We may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings, common shares, senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts, units or subscription rights, which we collectively refer to as the “securities.” The aggregate initial offering price of the securities that we may offer and sell under this prospectus will not exceed $350,000,000. We may offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in different series, at times, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at or prior to the time of each offering. This prospectus describes the general terms of these securities and the general manner in which these securities will be offered. We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements will also describe the specific manner in which these securities will be offered and may also supplement, update or amend information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement before you invest.

The securities covered by this prospectus may be offered through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers. The names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, will be included in a supplement to this prospectus. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 30.

Our common shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “ACIU.” On July 25, 2024, the last sale price of our common shares as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market was $3.91 per common share. As of July 25, 2024, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common shares held by non-affiliates was approximately $210,286,967 based on approximately 99,680,403 shares of outstanding common shares, of which approximately 53,781,833 shares were held by non-affiliates.

Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus and, if applicable, any risk factors described in our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is , 2024.

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different or additional to the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any related prospectus supplement we provide to you. We are not making an offer of securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus. Unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “AC Immune,” “the Company,” “our company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms refer to AC Immune SA.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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About This Prospectus	2
Where You Can Find More Information	2
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	3
AC Immune SA	4
Risk Factors	4
Use of Proceeds	5
Description of Share Capital and Articles of Association	6
Comparison of Swiss Law and Delaware Law	17
Description of Debt Securities	25
Description of Warrants	26
Description of Purchase Contracts	27
Description of Units	28
Description of Subscription Rights	29
Plan of Distribution	30
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference	31
Expenses	31
Legal Matters	32
Experts	32
Indemnification of Officers and Directors	II-1
Exhibits	II-1
Undertakings	II-2

About This Prospectus

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

We have filed or incorporated by reference exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. You should read the exhibits carefully for provisions that may be important to you.

Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made under it implies that there has been no change in our affairs or that the information in this prospectus is correct as of any date after the date of this prospectus. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, including any information incorporated in this prospectus by reference, the accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus prepared by us, is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any other date.

Where You Can Find More Information

We file or furnish certain information with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. You may read and copy this information at the following location of the SEC: Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports and other information about issuers like us who file electronically with the SEC. The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our managing directors, supervisory directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This prospectus contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, product candidates, product pipeline, ongoing and planned clinical studies, including those of our collaboration partners, regulatory approvals, research and development costs, timing and likelihood of success, as well as plans and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “should,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “will” and “potential,” among others.

Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this prospectus and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to, those identified under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus. These risks and uncertainties include factors relating to:

the success of our and our collaboration partners’ clinical studies, and our and their ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval and to commercialize our active immunotherapies (ACI-35.030, ACI-24.060 and ACI-7104.056), monoclonal antibodies (semorinemab and crenezumab) and diagnostics (Tau-PET tracer PI-2620 and a-syn-PET tracer ACI-12589) and to a lesser extent our preclinical candidates;

the preclinical and clinical safety, efficacy and utility of our product candidates;

the ability of our competitors to discover, develop or commercialize competing products before or more successfully than we do;

our plans to research, develop and commercialize our product candidates;

the identification of serious adverse, undesirable or unacceptable side effects related to our product candidates;

our ability to maintain our current strategic relationships with our collaboration partners;

our ability to protect and maintain our, and not infringe on third parties’, intellectual property rights throughout the world;

our ability to raise capital when needed in order to continue our product development programs or commercialization efforts;

our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel;

the acceptance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and applicable foreign regulatory authorities of data from studies that we and our collaboration partners conduct within and outside the U.S. now and in the future;

our foreign private issuer (FPI) status, the loss of which would require us to comply with the Exchange Act’s domestic reporting regime, and cause us to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses;

our incorporation in Switzerland, the laws of which govern our corporate affairs and may differ from those applicable to companies incorporated in the U.S.; and

the other risk factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F.

AC Immune SA

AC Immune is a leading, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing one of the broadest portfolios focused on pioneering Precision Medicine for neurodegenerative diseases. Our highly differentiated approach integrates novel therapeutics and diagnostics to overcome the fundamental challenge in this therapeutic area – the high number of co-pathologies driving disease development and progression and the urgent need for more tailored therapeutic regimens.

Leveraging our dual proprietary technology platforms, SupraAntigen and Morphomer, we have built a comprehensive pipeline of first-in-class or best-in-class candidates spanning multiple treatment modalities and targeting both established and emerging neurodegenerative pathologies. We are currently advancing 16 therapeutic and diagnostic programs, with one in a Phase 3 and five in Phase 2 clinical trials, targeting five different types of misfolded pathological proteins related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. Our pipeline assets are further validated by the multiple partnerships we have established with leading global pharmaceutical companies. We believe our clinically validated technology platforms and multi-target, multimodal approach position AC Immune to revolutionize the treatment paradigm for neurodegenerative disease by shifting it towards Precision Medicine and disease prevention.

We are a Swiss stock corporation (société anonyme) organized under the laws of Switzerland. We were formed as a Swiss limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) on February 13, 2003 with our registered office and domicile in Basel, Switzerland. We converted to a Swiss stock corporation (société anonyme) under the laws of Switzerland on August 25, 2003. Our Swiss enterprise identification number is CHE-109.878.825. Our domicile and registered office is in Ecublens, at the École Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (EPFL) Innovation Park Building B, 1015 Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. Our common shares were admitted to trading on Nasdaq Global Market on September 23, 2016, and trade under the symbol ACIU.

Our registered and principal executive offices are located in Ecublens, at EPFL Innovation Park, Building B, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, our general telephone number is (41) 21 345 91 21 and our internet address is www.acimmune.com. Our website and the information contained on or accessible through our website are not part of this prospectus.

Risk Factors

Before making a decision to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement and in our then most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, and in any updates to those risk factors in our reports Form 6-K incorporated herein, together with all of the other information appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances.

Use of Proceeds

Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, we currently intend to use the net proceeds from future offerings to strategically invest in research and clinical development of current and/or additional pipeline candidates, our technology platforms, working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes. Accordingly, we will have significant discretion in the use of any net proceeds. We may provide additional information on the use of the net proceeds from the sale of the offered securities in an applicable prospectus supplement relating to the offered securities.

Description of Share Capital and Articles of Association

The Company

Share Capital

As of the date of this prospectus, our issued share capital is CHF 2,196,858.10, consisting of 109,842,905 common shares of which 10,902,617 are held as treasury shares, leaving 98,940,288 common shares outstanding with a nominal value of CHF 0.02 each. We have no dividend rights certificates (bons de jouissance).

Articles of Association

On June 21, 2024, we adopted amended articles of association and when we refer to our articles of association, we refer to the articles of association as filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this registration statement.

Purpose

Under our articles of association, our purpose is the research, study, development, manufacture, promotion, sale and marketing of products and substances within the pharmaceutical and nutrition industry as well as the purchase, sale and exploitation of patents and licenses in this field. We may engage in any activities which are apt to favor our purpose directly or indirectly. We may also acquire and sell real estate. We may open branch offices in Switzerland and abroad and may also acquire participations in other companies. We may provide securities to our subsidiaries and supply guarantees.

Ordinary Capital Increase, Conditional Share Capital

Under Swiss law, we may increase our share capital (capital-actions) with a resolution of the general meeting of shareholders (ordinary capital increase) that must be carried out by the board of directors within three months of the general meeting of shareholders in order to become effective. Under our articles of association, in the case of an increase of capital against payment of contributions in cash, a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at the general meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions and empty or invalid votes is required. In the case of the limitation or withdrawal of subscription rights or in the case of an increase of capital out of equity, against contribution in kind, or for the purpose of acquisition of assets and the granting of special benefits, a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting of shareholders and the absolute majority of the nominal amount of the shares represented is required.

Furthermore, under the Swiss Code of Obligations, the CO, our shareholders, by a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting of shareholders and the absolute majority of the nominal amount of the shares represented, may empower our board of directors to issue shares of a specific aggregate nominal amount up to a maximum of 50% of the share capital in the form of conditional capital (capital conditionnel) for the purpose of issuing shares in connection with, among other things, (i) the exercise of conversion and/or option or warrant rights granted on a standalone basis or in connection with bonds or similar instruments, issued or to be issued by the Company or by one of our subsidiaries or (ii) the exercise of option rights granted to employees of the Company or a subsidiary, members of our board of directors or any consultant of the Company, or other persons providing services to the Company or a subsidiary.

Pre-Emptive Rights

Pursuant to the CO, shareholders have in principle pre-emptive subscription rights (droit préférentiel de souscription). With respect to conditional capital in connection with the issuance of conversion rights, convertible bonds or similar debt instruments, shareholders have in principle advance subscription rights (droit de souscrire préalablement).

A resolution passed at a general meeting of shareholders by at least two-thirds of the shares represented and the absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented may authorize our board of directors to withdraw or limit pre-emptive subscription rights or advance subscription rights in certain circumstances.

If pre-emptive subscription rights are granted, but not exercised, the board of directors may allocate the non-exercised pre-emptive subscription rights as it elects but has to follow the principle of equal treatment of the shareholders.

Our Conditional Share Capital

Conditional Share Capital for Financing and Other Purposes

Under Article 3b of our articles of association, our share capital may be increased by a maximum aggregate amount of CHF 100,000 through the issue of a maximum of 5,000,000 common shares, payable in full, each with a nominal value of CHF 0.02, through the optional or mandatory exercise of conversion, exchange, option, warrant or similar rights or obligations for the subscription of shares granted to shareholders or third parties on a standalone basis or in connection with bonds, notes, options, warrants or other securities or contractual obligations of the Company or any subsidiaries of the Company, including convertible debt instruments. Shareholders do not have pre-emptive subscription rights in such circumstances.

Shareholders’ subscription rights are excluded. Shareholders’ advance subscription rights with regard to the new bonds, warrants or similar instruments may be restricted or excluded by decision of the board of directors in order to finance or re-finance the acquisition of companies, parts of companies or holdings, or new investments planned by the Company, or in order to issue convertible bonds and warrants on the international capital markets or through private placement. If advance subscription rights are excluded, then (i) the instruments are to be placed at market conditions; (ii) the exercise period is not to exceed ten years from the date of issue for warrants and twenty years for conversion rights; and (iii) the conversion or exercise price for the new shares is to be set at least in line with the market conditions prevailing at the date on which the instruments are issued. The respective holders of conversion and/or option or warrant rights are entitled to subscribe the new shares.

Conditional Share Capital for Employee Benefit Plans

Under Article 3c of our articles of association, our share capital may, to the exclusion of the pre-emptive subscription rights of shareholders, be increased by a maximum aggregate amount of CHF 91,844.20 through the issue of a maximum of 4,592,210 registered shares, payable in full, each with a nominal value of CHF 0.02, in connection with the exercise of option rights granted to employee of the Company or a subsidiary, members of the board of directors or any consultant, or other persons providing services to the Company or a subsidiary. The board of directors specifies the precise conditions of issue including the issue price of the shares.

Uncertificated Securities

Our shares are uncertificated securities (droits-valeurs, within the meaning of Article 973c of the CO) and, when administered by a financial intermediary (dépositaire, within the meaning of the Federal Act on Intermediated Securities, “FISA”), qualify as intermediated securities (titres intermédiés, within the meaning of the FISA). In accordance with Article 973c of the CO, we maintain a non-public register of uncertificated securities (registre des droits-valeurs). We may at any time convert uncertificated securities into share certificates (including global certificates), one kind of certificate into another, or share certificates (including global certificates) into uncertificated securities. Following entry in our share register, a shareholder may at any time request from us a written confirmation in respect of the shares held by such shareholder, as reflected in the share register.

General Meeting of Shareholders

Ordinary/Extraordinary Meetings, Powers

The general meeting of shareholders is our supreme corporate body. Under Swiss law, ordinary and extraordinary general meetings of shareholders may be held. Under Swiss law, an ordinary general meeting of shareholders must be held annually within six months after the end of a Company’s financial year. In our case, this generally means on or before June 30.

The following powers are vested exclusively in the general meeting of shareholders:

adopting and amending the articles of association, including change of a company’s purpose or domicile;

electing and removal of the members of the board of directors, the chairman of the board of directors, the members of the compensation committee, the auditors and the independent proxy;

approving the management report and the consolidated accounts;

approving the annual accounts and resolutions on the allocation of the disposable profits, and in particular setting the dividend and the shares of profit to board members;

approving the total compensation paid to members of the board of directors and executive management;

resolving the interim dividend and approve the interim account required therefor;

resolving on repaying the statutory capital reserve;

discharging the members of the board of directors and executive management from liability with respect to their tenure in the previous financial year;

dissolving a company with or without liquidation;

resolving to delist the equity securities of the company; and

passing resolutions concerning all matters which are reserved to the authority of the general meeting of shareholders by law or by the articles of association.

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders may be called by a resolution of the general meeting, the board of directors or, under certain circumstances, by a company’s auditor, liquidator or the representatives of convertible bond holders, if any. In addition, our articles of association require the board of directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders if shareholders representing at least 10% of the share capital request such general meeting of shareholders in writing. The amended Swiss corporation law requires the board of directors of a listed company to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders if shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital or of the voting rights so request in writing. Our current articles of association do not yet reflect this amendment in law. Such request to convene an extraordinary general meeting must set forth the items to be discussed and the proposals to be acted upon. The board of directors must convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders and propose financial restructuring measures if, based on a company’s stand-alone annual statutory balance sheet, half of the share capital and reserves are not covered by its assets.

Voting and Quorum Requirements

Shareholder resolutions and elections (including elections of members of the board of directors) require the affirmative vote of the simple majority of the votes cast at the general meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions or empty or invalid votes, unless statutory law or the articles of association state otherwise.

A resolution of the general meeting of the shareholders passed by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at the meeting, and the absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented is required for:

amending a company’s corporate purpose;

the consolidation of shares, unless the consent of all the shareholders concerned is required;

creating shares with privileged voting rights;

restricting the transferability of common shares;

creating conditional share capital or a capital band;

increasing the share capital out of equity, against contributions in-kind or for the purpose of acquiring assets and granting of special benefits;

limiting or withdrawing shareholder’s pre-emptive subscription rights;

changing a company’s domicile;

introducing a casting vote for the person chairing the general meeting;

introducing a provision on holding the general meeting abroad;

resolving the delisting of the equity securities of the company;

introducing an arbitration clause in the articles of association;

alleviating or withdrawing of restrictions upon the transfer of common shares and the removal of the voting cap of 33 1∕3% as contained in article 4 of the articles of association;

removing the indemnification provision for the board of directors and executive management as contained in article 29 of the articles of association;

converting common shares into bearer shares and vice versa;

dissolving or liquidating a company; and

amending or eliminating article 17 (resolutions and elections) of the articles of association.

The same voting requirements apply, subject to mandatory law, to resolutions regarding transactions among corporations (including a merger, demerger or conversion of a corporation) based on Switzerland’s Federal Act on Mergers, Demergers, Transformations and Transfer of Assets, or the Merger Act, see “—Compulsory Acquisitions; Appraisal Rights.”

In accordance with Swiss law and generally accepted business practices, our articles of association do not provide quorum requirements generally applicable to general meetings of shareholders. To this extent, our practice varies from the requirement of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5620(c), which requires an issuer to provide in its bylaws for a generally applicable quorum, and that such quorum may not be less than one-third of the outstanding voting stock.

Notice

General meetings of shareholders must be convened by the board of directors or, if necessary, by the auditors at least 20 days before the date of the meeting. The general meeting of shareholders is convened by way of a notice appearing in our official publication medium, currently the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce. Registered shareholders may also be informed by ordinary mail or e-mail. The notice of a general meeting of shareholders must state the items on the agenda, the proposals to be acted upon and, in case of elections, the names of the nominated candidates. Except in the limited circumstances listed below, a resolution may not be passed at a general meeting without proper notice. This limitation does not apply to proposals to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders or to initiate a special investigation. No previous notification is required for proposals concerning items included in the agenda or for debates that do not result in a vote.

All of the owners or representatives of our shares may, if no objection is raised, hold a general meeting of shareholders without complying with the formal requirements for convening general meetings of shareholders (a universal meeting). This universal meeting of shareholders may discuss and pass binding resolutions on all matters within the purview of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders, provided that the owners or representatives of all the shares are present at the meeting.

Agenda Requests

Pursuant to our current articles of association, one or more shareholders, whose combined shareholdings represent the lower of (i) at least one tenth of the share capital or (ii) an aggregate nominal value of at least CHF 1,000,000, may request that an item be included in the agenda for an ordinary general meeting of shareholders. A request for inclusion of an item on the agenda must in principle be requested in writing delivered to or mailed and received at the registered office of the Company at least 120 calendar days before the first anniversary of the date that the Company’s proxy statement was released to shareholders in connection with the previous year’s ordinary general meeting of shareholders. The request must contain, for each of the agenda items, the following information:

a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the ordinary general meeting of shareholders and the reasons for conducting such business at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders;

the name and address, as they appear in our share register, of the shareholder proposing such business;

the number of shares of the Company which are beneficially owned by such shareholder;

the dates upon which the shareholder acquired such shares;

documentary support for any claim of beneficial ownership;

any material interest of such shareholder in such business; and

a statement in support of the matter and, for proposals sought to be included in the Company’s proxy statement, any other information required by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14a-8.

In addition, if the shareholder intends to solicit proxies from the shareholders of the Company, such shareholder shall notify the Company of this intent in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14a-4 and/or Rule 14a-8.

Our annual business report, the compensation report and the auditor’s report must be made available for inspection by the shareholders at our registered office no later than 20 days prior to the general meeting of shareholders. Shareholders of record may be notified of this in writing.

Voting Rights

Each of our shares entitles its holder to one vote, regardless of its nominal value. The shares are not divisible. The right to vote and the other rights of share ownership may only be exercised by shareholders (including any nominees) or usufructuaries who are entered in our share register at cut-off date determined by the board of directors. Those entitled to vote in the general meeting of shareholders may be represented by the independent proxy holder (annually elected by the general meeting of shareholders), another registered shareholder or third person with written authorization to act as proxy or the shareholder’s legal representative. The chairman has the power to decide whether to recognize a power of attorney.

Our articles of association state that no individual or legal entity may, directly or indirectly, formally, constructively or beneficially own or otherwise control voting rights (“Controlled Shares”) with respect to 33 1∕3% or more of the registered share capital recorded in the Commercial Register except if such individual or legal entity submits prior to the acquisition of such Controlled Shares an orderly tender offer to all shareholders with a minimum price of the higher of (i) the volume weighted average price of the last 60 trading days prior to the publication of the tender offer or (ii) the highest price paid by such individual or legal entity in the 12 months preceding to the publication of the tender offer. Those associated through capital, voting power, joint management or in any other way, or joining for the acquisition of shares, will be regarded as one person. The common shares exceeding the limit of 33 1/3% and not benefitting from the exemption regarding a tender offer will be entered in our share registered as shares without voting rights. The board of directors may in special cases approve exceptions to the above regulations. Additional voting caps apply to shareholders acquiring shares for other persons (nominees).

Dividends and Other Distributions

Our board of directors may propose to shareholders that a dividend or other distribution be paid but cannot itself authorize the distribution. Dividend payments require a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions or empty or invalid votes. In addition, our auditors must confirm that the dividend proposal of our board of directors conforms to Swiss statutory law and our articles of association.

Under Swiss law, we may pay dividends only from the disposable profit and from reserves formed for this purpose, each as evidenced by our audited stand-alone statutory balance sheet prepared pursuant to Swiss law, and after allocations to reserves required by Swiss law and the articles of association have been deducted.

Distributable reserves are generally booked either as “free reserves” (réserves libres) or as “reserve from capital contributions” (apports de capital). Under the CO, if our general reserves (réserve générale) amount to less than 20% of our share capital recorded in the Commercial Register (i.e., 20% of the aggregate nominal value of our issued capital), then at least 5% of our annual profit must be retained as general reserves. The CO permits us to accrue additional general reserves. Further, a purchase of our own shares (whether by us or a subsidiary) reduces the distributable reserves in an amount corresponding to the purchase price of such own shares. Finally, the CO under certain circumstances requires the creation of revaluation reserves which are not distributable.

Distributions out of issued share capital (i.e. the aggregate nominal value of our issued shares) are not allowed and may be made only by way of a share capital reduction. Such a capital reduction requires a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions or empty or invalid votes. The resolution of the shareholders must be recorded in a public deed and a special audit report must confirm that claims of our creditors remain fully covered despite the reduction in the share capital recorded in the Commercial Register. The share capital may be reduced below CHF 100,000 only if and to the extent that at the same time the statutory minimum share capital of CHF 100,000 is reestablished by sufficient new fully paid-up capital An ordinary capital reduction must be completed within six months after the resolution of shareholders, otherwise such resolution becomes invalid.

Our board of directors determines the date on which the dividend entitlement starts. Dividends are usually due and payable shortly after the shareholders have passed the resolution approving the payment, but shareholders may also resolve at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders to pay dividends in quarterly or other installments.

Transfer of Shares

Shares in uncertificated form (droits-valeurs) may only be transferred by way of assignment. Shares that constitute intermediated securities (titres intermédiés) may only be transferred when a credit of the relevant intermediated securities to the acquirer’s securities account is made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the FISA. Article 5 of our articles of association provides that the transfer of intermediated securities and the pledging of these intermediated securities are based on the provisions of the FISA and that transfer of propriety as collateral by means of written assignment are not permitted.

Voting rights may be exercised only after a shareholder (or usufructuaries) has been entered in our share register (registre des actions) with his or her name, first name and address (in the case of legal entities, the registered office) as a shareholder with voting rights. Our articles of association state that no individual or legal entity may, directly or indirectly, formally, constructively or beneficially own or otherwise control voting rights (“Controlled Shares”) with respect to 33 1∕3% or more of the registered share capital recorded in the Commercial Register except if such individual or legal entity submits prior to the acquisition of such Controlled Shares an orderly tender offer to all shareholders with a minimum price of the higher of (i) the volume weighted average price of the last 60 trading days prior to the publication of the tender offer or (ii) the highest price paid by such individual or legal entity in the 12 months preceding to the publication of the tender offer. Those associated through capital, voting power, joint management or in any other way, or joining for the acquisition of shares, will be regarded as one person. The common shares exceeding the limit of 33 1/3% and not benefitting from the exemption regarding a tender offer will be entered in our share registered as shares without voting rights.

Additional voting caps apply to shareholders acquiring shares for other persons (nominees).

Inspection of Books and Records

Under the CO, a shareholder has a right to inspect our share register with respect to his own shares and otherwise to the extent necessary to exercise his shareholder rights. No other person has a right to inspect our share register. Our books and correspondence may be inspected with the express authorization of the general meeting of shareholders or by resolution of the board of directors and subject to the safeguarding of our business secrets.

Special Investigation

If the shareholders’ inspection rights as outlined above prove to be insufficient in the judgment of the shareholder, any shareholder may propose to the general meeting of shareholders that specific facts be examined by

a special commissioner in a special investigation. If the general meeting of shareholders approves the proposal, we or any shareholder may, within 30 calendar days after the general meeting of shareholders, request the competent court sitting in Lausanne, Switzerland, our registered office, to appoint a special commissioner. If the general meeting of shareholders rejects the request, one or more shareholders representing at least 5 percent of the share capital may request that the court appoint a special commissioner. The court will issue such an order if the petitioners can demonstrate that the board of directors, any member of the board of directors or our executive management infringed the law or our articles of association and thereby caused damages to the Company or the shareholders. The costs of the investigation would generally be allocated to us and only in exceptional cases to the petitioners.

Compulsory Acquisitions; Appraisal Rights

Business combinations and other similar transactions (i.e. mergers, demergers, transformations and certain asset transfers) that are governed by the Swiss Merger Act are, if approved in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Swiss Merger Act, binding on all shareholders of the involved companies. A statutory merger or demerger requires approval by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting of shareholders and the absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented. If the merger agreement provides, however, only for a compensation payment, or in the event of an asymmetrical demerger, at least 90 percent of all shareholders of the transferring company who are entitled to vote must approve the merger agreement and the asymmetrical demerger, respectively.

Swiss corporations may be acquired by an acquirer through the direct acquisition of shares of the Swiss corporation. The Swiss Merger Act provides for the possibility of a so-called “cash-out” or “squeeze-out” merger if the acquirer controls 90% of the outstanding shares. If such a squeeze-out merger under the Swiss Merger Act occurs, a minority shareholder subject to the squeeze-out merger could seek to claim, within two months of the publication of the squeeze-out merger, that the consideration offered is “inadequate” and petition a Swiss competent court to determine what “adequate” consideration is.

In addition, under Swiss law, the sale of “all or substantially all of our assets” by us may require the approval of at least two-thirds of the number of shares represented at a general meeting shareholders and the absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented. Whether a shareholder resolution is required depends on the particular transaction, including whether the following test is satisfied:

a core part of our business is sold without which it is economically impracticable or unreasonable to continue to operate the remaining business;

our assets, after the divestment, are not invested in accordance with our statutory business purpose; and

the proceeds of the divestment are not earmarked for reinvestment in accordance with our business purpose but, instead, are intended for distribution to our shareholders or for financial investments unrelated to our business.

If in a merger, demerger or transformation, equity or shareholder rights are not adequately preserved or the compensation paid is unreasonable, within two months after the publication of the merger, demerger or transformation resolution, each shareholder may demand that the competent court determines what is a reasonable amount of compensation. The decision of the court is legally binding on all shareholders of the company involved, provided that they are in the same legal position as the plaintiff. The costs of proceedings shall be borne by the acquiring company. If the particular circumstances justify it, the court may decide that the plaintiff shall bear all or part of the cost. An action to obtain a review of the protection of equity or shareholder rights does not affect the legal validity of the merger, demerger or transformation resolution.

Board of Directors

Our articles of association provide that the board of directors shall consist of at least three and not more than nine members.

The members of the board of directors and the chairman are elected annually by the general meeting of shareholders for a period until the completion of the subsequent ordinary general meeting of shareholders and are eligible for re-election. Each member of the board of directors must be elected individually.

Powers

The board of directors has the following non-delegable and inalienable powers and duties:

the overall management of the Company and the issuing of all necessary directives;

the determination of the Company’s organization;

the organization of the accounting, financial control and financial planning systems as required for management of the Company;

the appointment and dismissal of persons entrusted with managing and representing the Company;

the overall supervision of the persons entrusted with managing the Company, in particular with regard to compliance with the law, articles of association, operational regulations and directives;

the compilation of the annual report, and the preparation for the general meeting of shareholders and implementing its resolutions;

the preparation of the compensation report and to request approval by the general meeting of shareholders regarding the compensation of the board of directors and the executive committee; and

the notification of the court in the event that the Company is over-indebted.

The board of directors may assign responsibility for preparing and implementing its resolutions or monitoring transactions to committees or individual members. It must ensure appropriate reporting to its members. Furthermore, the board of directors may, while retaining such non-delegable and inalienable powers and duties, delegate, in part or entirely, the management and the representation of the Company, within the limits of the law, to a one or more individual directors (Delegates) or to third parties pursuant to the organizational regulations issued by the board of directors.

Pursuant to Swiss law and Article 25 of our articles of association, details of the delegation and other procedural rules such as quorum requirements must be set in the organizational rules issued by the board of directors.

The board of directors assigns the persons with signatory power for the Company and the kind of signatory power.

Indemnification of Executive Management and Directors

Subject to Swiss law, Article 29 of our articles of association provides for indemnification of the current and former members of the board of directors, executive management and their heirs, executors and administrators, against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties in such capacity, and permits us to advance the expenses of defending any act, suit or proceeding to our directors and members of the executive management.

Conflict of Interest, Management Transactions

Swiss law does not have a general provision regarding conflicts of interest. However, the CO contains a provision that requires our directors and the members of the executive management to safeguard the Company’s interests and imposes a duty of loyalty and duty of care on our directors and the members of the executive

management. This rule is generally understood to disqualify directors and members of the executive management from participating in decisions that directly affect them. Our directors and executive officers are personally liable to us for any breach of these provisions. In addition, Swiss law contains provisions under which directors and all persons engaged in the Company’s management are liable to the Company, each shareholder and the Company’s creditors for damages caused by an intentional or negligent violation of their duties. Furthermore, Swiss law contains a provision under which payments made to any of the Company’s shareholders or directors or any person associated with any such shareholder or director, other than payments made at arm’s length, must be repaid to the Company if such shareholder or director acted in bad faith.

Our board of directors has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that covers a broad range of matters, including the handling of conflicts of interest.

Principles of the Compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management

Pursuant to Swiss law, our shareholders must annually approve the compensation of the board of directors and the persons whom the board of directors has, fully or partially, entrusted with the management of the Company. The board of directors must issue, on an annual basis, a written compensation report that must be reviewed together with a report on our business by our auditor. The compensation report must disclose all compensation (as defined in section 14 of the Swiss Ordinance against Excessive Compensation in Listed Companies) granted by the Company, directly or indirectly, to current members of the board of directors and executive management as well as to former members of the board of directors and executive management but in the latter case only to the extent if such compensation is related to their former role within the Company or if such compensation is not on customary market terms.

The disclosure concerning compensation must in particular include the aggregate amount for the board of directors and the aggregate amount for the executive management, as well as the particular amount of compensation for each member of the board of directors and the highest paid member of the executive management, specifying the name and function of each person.

Certain forms of compensation are prohibited for members of our board of directors and executive management, such as:

severance payments provided for either contractually or in the articles of association (compensation due until the termination of a contractual relationship does not qualify as severance payment);

advance compensation;

incentive fees for the acquisition or transfer of corporations, or parts thereof, by the Company or by companies being, directly or indirectly, controlled by the us;

loans, other forms of indebtedness, pension benefits not based on occupational pension schemes and performance-based compensation not provided for in the articles of association; and

equity securities and conversion and option rights awards not provided for in the articles of association.

Compensation to members of the board of directors and executive management for activities in entities that are, directly or indirectly, controlled by the Company is prohibited if the compensation (i) would have been prohibited if it was paid directly by the Company, (ii) is not provided for in the articles of association or (iii) has not been approved by the general meeting of shareholders.

The general meeting of shareholders annually votes on the proposals of the board of directors with respect to:

the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of the board of directors for the period until the next Ordinary General Meeting; and

the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of the executive committee for the following financial year.

The respective total compensation amounts include social security and occupational pension contributions for the benefit of the members of the board of directors, the executive management and the Company.

If the general meeting of shareholders refuses to approve a respective motion by the board of directors, the board of directors may either submit a new motion at the same meeting or determine a maximum total remuneration or several maximum partial remunerations, subject to the relevant principles of the compensation, or submit a new motion to the next general meeting of shareholders for approval.

In addition to fixed compensation, members of the executive management may be paid in cash a variable compensation, depending on the achievement of certain performance criteria. The performance criteria may include individual targets, targets of the Company or parts thereof and targets in relation to the market, other companies or comparable benchmarks, taking into account the position and level of responsibility of the recipient of the variable compensation. The board of directors or, where delegated to it, the compensation committee determines the relative weight of the performance criteria and the respective target values.

Compensation may be paid in cash or granted in form of options or shares in the Company. The board of directors or, to the extent delegated to it, the compensation committee determines grant, vesting, exercise and forfeiture conditions.

Borrowing Powers

Neither Swiss law nor our articles of association restrict in any way our power to borrow and raise funds. The decision to borrow funds is made by or under the direction of our board of directors, and no approval by the shareholders is required in relation to any such borrowing.

Repurchases of Shares and Purchases of Own Shares

The CO limits our right to purchase and hold our own shares. We and our subsidiaries may purchase shares only if and to the extent that (i) we have freely distributable reserves in the amount of the purchase price; and (ii) the aggregate nominal value of all shares held by us does not exceed 10 percent of our share capital. Pursuant to Swiss law, where shares are acquired in connection with a transfer restriction set out in the articles of association, the foregoing upper limit is 20 percent. If we own shares that exceed the threshold of 10 percent of our share capital, the excess must be sold or cancelled by means of a capital reduction within two years.

We currently hold 10,902,617 fully paid up common shares of par value CHF 0.02 each, as treasury shares.

Shares of the Company held by us or our subsidiaries are not entitled to vote at the general meeting of shareholders but are entitled to the economic benefits applicable to the shares generally, including dividends and pre-emptive subscription rights in the case of share capital increases.

In addition, selective share repurchases are only permitted under certain circumstances. Within these limitations, as is customary for Swiss corporations, we may purchase and sell our own shares from time to time in order to meet imbalances of supply and demand, to provide liquidity and to even out variances in the market price of shares.

Notification and Disclosure of Substantial Share Interests

The disclosure obligations generally applicable to shareholders of Swiss corporations under the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act, FinMIA, do not apply to us since our shares are not listed on a Swiss stock exchange.

Stock Exchange Listing

Our common shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “ACIU.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar of Shares

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. acts as transfer agent and registrar for our common shares. The share register reflects only record owners of our shares. Swiss law does not recognize fractional share interests.

Comparison of Swiss Law and Delaware Law

The Swiss laws applicable to Swiss corporations and their shareholders differ from laws applicable to U.S. corporations and their shareholders. The following table summarizes significant differences in shareholder rights between the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations (Code des Obligations Suisse) and the Swiss Ordinance against excessive compensation in listed stock corporations applicable to our Company, as implemented by the Company in its articles of association, and the Delaware General Corporation Law applicable to companies incorporated in Delaware and their shareholders. Please note that this is only a general summary of certain provisions applicable to companies in Delaware. Certain Delaware companies may be permitted to exclude certain of the provisions summarized below in their charter documents.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW		SWISS CORPORATE LAW
Mergers and similar arrangements
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, with certain exceptions, a merger, consolidation, sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation must be approved by the board of directors and a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. A shareholder of a Delaware corporation participating in certain major corporate transactions may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which such shareholder may receive cash in the amount of the fair value of the shares held by such shareholder (as determined by a court) in lieu of the consideration such shareholder would otherwise receive in the transaction. The Delaware General Corporation Law also provides that a parent corporation, by resolution of its board of directors, may merge with any subsidiary, of which it owns at least 90.0% of each class of capital stock without a vote by the shareholders of such subsidiary. Upon any such merger, dissenting shareholders of the subsidiary would have appraisal rights.		Under Swiss law, with certain exceptions, a merger or a demerger of the corporation or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a corporation must be approved by two-thirds of the voting rights represented at the respective general meeting of shareholders as well as the absolute majority of the nominal value of shares represented at such shareholders’ meeting. A shareholder of a Swiss corporation participating in a statutory merger or demerger pursuant to the Swiss Merger Act (Loi sur la fusion) can file a lawsuit against the surviving company. If the consideration is deemed “inadequate,” such shareholder may, in addition to the consideration (be it in shares or in cash) receive an additional amount to ensure that such shareholder receives the fair value of the shares held by such shareholder. Swiss law also provides that if the merger agreement provides only for a compensation payment, at least 90.0% of all members in the transferring legal entity, who are entitled to vote, shall approve the merger agreement.
Shareholders’ suits
Class actions and derivative actions generally are available to shareholders of a Delaware corporation for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and actions not taken in accordance with applicable law. In such actions, the court has discretion to permit the winning party to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action.		Class actions and derivative actions as such are not available under Swiss law. Nevertheless, certain actions may have a similar effect. A shareholder is entitled to bring suit against directors for breach of their duties and claim the payment of the company’s losses or damages both to the corporation and, subject to certain conditions, to the individual shareholder. Likewise, an appraisal lawsuit won by a shareholder may indirectly compensate all shareholders. In addition, to the extent that US laws and regulations provide a basis for liability and US courts have jurisdiction, a class action may be available.
		Under Swiss law, the winning party is generally entitled to recover or to partially recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action, provided, however, that the court has broad discretion to permit the shareholder whose claim has been dismissed to recover attorneys’ fees incurred to the extent he or she acted in good faith.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW		SWISS CORPORATE LAW
Shareholder vote on board and management compensation
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the board of directors has the authority to fix the compensation of directors, unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or bylaws.		Pursuant to Swiss law, the general meeting of shareholders has the non-transferable right, amongst others, to vote on the aggregate amount of compensation of the members of the board of directors, of the executive committee and of the advisory boards.
Annual vote on board renewal
Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting, directors are elected in an annual meeting of stockholders on a date and at a time designated by or in the manner provided in the bylaws. Re-election is possible. Classified boards are permitted.		The general meeting of shareholders elects the members of the board of directors, the chairperson of the board of directors and the members of the compensation committee individually and annually for a term of office until the end of the following general meeting of shareholders. Re-election is possible.
Indemnification of directors and executive management and limitation of liability
The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors and officers (but not other controlling persons) of the corporation for monetary damages for breach of a fiduciary duty as a director, except no provision in the certificate of incorporation may eliminate or limit liability of: · a director or officer for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; · a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; · a director for statutory liability for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or redemption; · a director or officer for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or · an officer in any action by or in right of the corporation. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding, other than an action by or on behalf of the corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer, against liability incurred in connection with		Under Swiss corporate law, an indemnification by the corporation of a director or member of the executive management in relation to potential personal liability is not effective to the extent the director or member of the executive management intentionally or negligently violated his or her corporate duties towards the corporation (certain views advocate that at least a grossly negligent violation is required to exclude the indemnification). Furthermore, the general meeting of shareholders may discharge the directors and members of the executive management from liability from actions taken during the past financial year. Such discharge is effective only, however, for disclosed facts and only as against the company and those shareholders who approved the discharge or who have since acquired their shares in full knowledge of the discharge. Most violations of corporate law are regarded as violations of duties towards the corporation rather than towards the shareholders. In addition, indemnification of other controlling persons is not permitted under Swiss corporate law, including shareholders of the corporation. The articles of association of a Swiss corporation may also set forth that the corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by the law, the directors and executive managers out of assets of the corporation against threatened, pending or completed actions.

the proceeding if the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation; and the director or officer, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

Unless ordered by a court, any foregoing indemnification ‎is subject to a determination that the director or officer ‎has met the applicable standard of conduct:‎

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by a majority vote of the directors who are not ‎parties to the proceeding, even though less than a ‎quorum;‎

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by a committee of directors designated by a majority ‎vote of the eligible directors, even though less than a ‎quorum;‎

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by independent legal counsel in a written opinion if ‎there are no eligible directors, or if the eligible ‎directors so direct; or ‎

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by the shareholders.‎

Moreover, a Delaware corporation may not indemnify a ‎director or officer in connection with any proceeding in ‎which the director or officer has been adjudged to be ‎liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that ‎the court determines that, despite the adjudication of ‎liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, ‎the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to ‎indemnity for those expenses which the court deems ‎proper.

Also, a corporation may enter into and pay for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which may cover negligent acts as well.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW		SWISS CORPORATE LAW
Directors’ fiduciary duties
A director of a Delaware corporation has a fiduciary duty to the corporation and its shareholders. This duty has two components: • the duty of care; and • the duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself or herself of, and disclose to shareholders, all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The duty of loyalty requires that a director act in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He or she must not use his or her corporate position for personal gain or advantage. This duty prohibits self-dealing by a director and mandates that the best interest of the corporation and its shareholders take precedence over any interest possessed by a director, officer or controlling shareholder and not shared by the shareholders generally. In general, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Should such evidence be presented concerning a transaction by a director, a director must prove the procedural fairness of the transaction, and that the transaction was of fair value to the corporation.		The board of directors of a Swiss corporation manages the business of the corporation, unless responsibility for such management has been delegated to the executive management (for example by organizational rules and comparable bylaws). However, there are several non-transferable duties of the board of directors: • the overall management of the corporation and the issuing of all necessary directives; • determination of the corporation’s organization; • the organization of the accounting, financial control and financial planning systems as required for management of the corporation; • the appointment and dismissal of persons entrusted with managing and representing the corporation; • overall supervision of the persons entrusted with managing the corporation, in particular with regard to compliance with the law, articles of association, operational regulations and directives; • compilation of the annual report, preparation for the general meeting, the compensation report and implementation of its resolutions; • the preparation of the compensation report and to request approval by the general meeting of shareholders regarding the compensation of the board of directors and the executive committee; and • notification of the court in the event that the company is overindebted. The members of the board of directors must perform their duties with all due diligence and safeguard the interests of the corporation in good faith. They must afford the shareholders equal treatment in equal circumstances. The burden of proof for a violation of these duties is with the corporation or with the shareholder bringing a suit against the director.
Shareholder action by written consent
A Delaware corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, eliminate the right of shareholders to act by written consent.		Shareholders of a Swiss corporation may exercise their voting rights in a general meeting of shareholders and can only act by written consents if no shareholder requests a general meeting of shareholders to be held. The articles of association must allow for (independent) proxies to be present at a general meeting of shareholders. The instruction of such (independent) proxies may occur in writing or electronically.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW		SWISS CORPORATE LAW
Shareholder proposals
A shareholder of a Delaware corporation has the right to put any proposal before the annual meeting of shareholders, provided it complies with the notice provisions in the governing documents. A special meeting may be called by the board of directors or any other person authorized to do so in the governing documents, but shareholders may be precluded from calling special meetings.		At any general meeting of shareholders any shareholder may put proposals to the meeting if the proposal is part of an agenda item. No resolution may be made on proposals relating to the agenda items that were not duly notified. Unless the articles of association provide for a lower threshold or for additional shareholders’ rights: • shareholders together representing at least 10% of the share capital may demand that a general meeting of shareholders be called for specific agenda items and specific proposals; and • shareholders together representing shares with a nominal value of at least 0.5% of the share capital or the voting rights may demand that an agenda item including a specific proposal be put on the agenda for a regularly scheduled general meeting of shareholders, provided such request is made with appropriate notice. Any shareholder can propose candidates for election as directors provided that the election of board members has been included as an agenda item. In addition, any shareholder is entitled, at a general meeting of shareholders and without advance notice, to (i) request information from the board of directors on the affairs of the company (note, however, that the right to obtain such information is limited), (ii) request information from the auditors on the methods and results of their audit, (iii) request that the general meeting of shareholders resolve to convene an extraordinary general meeting, or (iv) request that the general meeting of shareholders resolve to appoint an examiner to carry out a special examination.
Cumulative voting
Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides for it.		Cumulative voting is not permitted under Swiss corporate law. Pursuant to Swiss law, shareholders can vote for each proposed candidate, but they are not allowed to cumulate their votes for single candidates. An annual individual election of (i) all members of the board of directors, (ii) the chairman of the board of directors, (iii) the members of the compensation committee, (iv) the election of the independent proxy for a term of office of one year (i.e. until the following annual general meeting) as well as the vote on the aggregate amount of compensation for the members of the board of directors and the executive committee as well as for the members of the advisory board, if applicable, is mandatory for listed companies. Re-election is permitted.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW		SWISS CORPORATE LAW
Removal of directors
A Delaware corporation with a classified board may be removed only for cause with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.		A Swiss corporation may remove, with or without cause, any director at any time with a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of shareholders concerned. The articles of association may require the approval by a qualified majority of the shares represented at a meeting for the removal of a director.
Transactions with interested shareholders
The Delaware General Corporation Law generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following the date that such person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or group who or which owns or owned 15.0% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock within the past three years.		No such rule applies to a Swiss corporation.
Dissolution; Winding up
Unless the board of directors of a Delaware corporation approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100.0% of the total voting power of the corporation. Only if the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors may it be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board.		A dissolution of a Swiss corporation requires the approval by two-thirds of the shares represented as well as the absolute majority of the nominal value of the share capital represented at a general meeting of shareholders passing a resolution on such dissolution. The articles of association may increase the voting thresholds required for such a resolution.
Variation of rights of shares
A Delaware corporation may vary the rights of a class of shares with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of such class, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.		The general shareholder meeting of a Swiss corporation may resolve that preference shares be issued or that existing shares be converted into preference shares with a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at the general meeting of shareholders. Where a company has issued preference shares, further preference shares conferring preferential rights over the existing preference shares may be issued only with the consent of both a special meeting of the adversely affected holders of the existing preference shares and of a general meeting of all shareholders, unless otherwise provided in the articles of association. Shares with preferential voting rights are not regarded a special class for these purposes.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW		SWISS CORPORATE LAW
Amendment of governing documents
A Delaware corporation’s governing documents may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise.		The articles of association of a Swiss corporation may be amended with a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at such meeting, unless otherwise provided in the articles of association. There are a number of resolutions, such as an amendment of the stated purpose of the corporation, the introduction of authorized and conditional capital and the introduction of shares with preferential voting rights that require the approval by two-thirds of the votes and an absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented at a shareholders’ meeting. The articles of association may increase the voting thresholds.
Inspection of Books and Records
Shareholders of a Delaware corporation, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose, and to obtain copies of list(s) of shareholders and other books and records of the corporation and its subsidiaries, if any, to the extent the books and records of such subsidiaries are available to the corporation.		Shareholders of a Swiss corporation holding in the aggregate at least 5% of the nominal share capital or voting rights have the right to inspect ‎books and records, subject to the safeguarding of the company’s business secrets and other interests warranting protection. A shareholder is only entitled to receive information to the extent required to exercise such shareholders’ rights, subject to the interests of the corporation. The board of directors has to decide on an inspection request within four months after receipt of such request. Denial of the request will need to be justified in writing. If the board of directors denies an inspection request, shareholders may request the order of an inspection by the court within thirty days. The right to inspect the share register is limited to the right to inspect that shareholder’s own entry in the share register.
Payment of dividends
The board of directors may approve a dividend without ‎shareholder approval. Subject to any restrictions ‎contained in its certificate of incorporation, the board ‎may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its ‎capital stock either:‎ • out of its surplus, or • in case there is no such surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year. Stockholder approval is required to authorize capital stock in excess of that provided in the charter. Directors may issue authorized shares without stockholder approval.		Dividend payments are subject to the approval of the general meeting of shareholders. The board of directors may propose to shareholders that a dividend shall be paid but cannot itself authorize the distribution. Payments out of the Company’s share capital (in other words, the aggregate nominal value of the Company’s registered share capital) in the form of dividends may be made by way of a capital reduction only. Dividends may be paid only from the profits brought forward from the previous business years or if the Company has distributable reserves, each as will be presented on the Company’s audited annual stand-alone balance sheet. The dividend may be determined only after the allocations to reserves required by the law and the articles of association have been deducted.

DELAWARE CORPORATE LAW		SWISS CORPORATE LAW
Creation and issuance of new shares
All creation of shares require the board of directors to adopt a resolution or resolutions, pursuant to authority expressly vested in the board of directors by the provisions of the company’s certificate of incorporation.		All creation of shares require a shareholders’ resolution. The creation of capital band or conditional capital requires at least two-thirds of the voting rights represented at the general meeting of shareholders and an absolute majority of the nominal value of shares represented. The board of directors ‎may issue or cancel shares out of the capital band ‎during a period of up to five years by a maximum amount of 50% of the current share capital. Conditional shares are created and issued through the exercise of options and conversion rights related to debt instruments issued by the board of directors or such rights issued to employees.

Description of Debt Securities

The debt securities will be either senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities and may be secured or unsecured and may be exchangeable for and/or convertible into other securities, including our common shares. The debt securities will be issued under one or more separate indentures between us and a designated trustee. We will include in a prospectus supplement the specific terms of each series of senior or subordinated debt securities being offered, including the terms, if any, on which a series of senior or subordinated debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for other securities. In addition, the material terms of any indenture, which will govern the rights of the holders of our senior or subordinated debt securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Description of Warrants

We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, common shares or other securities. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between our company and a warrant agent that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any warrants to be issued and a description of the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Description of Purchase Contracts

We may issue purchase contracts for the purchase or sale of equity securities issued by us.

Each purchase contract will entitle the holder thereof to purchase or sell, and obligate us to sell or purchase, on specified dates, such equity securities issued by us at a specified purchase price, which may be based on a formula, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement will also specify the methods by which the holders may purchase or sell such securities and any acceleration, cancellation or termination provisions or other provisions relating to the settlement of a purchase contract.

Any purchase contracts we issue will be physically settled by delivery of the securities. The purchase contracts may require the holders thereof to secure their obligations in a specified manner to be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Alternatively, purchase contracts may require holders to satisfy their obligations thereunder when the purchase contracts are issued. Our obligation to settle such pre-paid purchase contracts on the relevant settlement date may constitute indebtedness.

Description of Units

As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more common shares, debt securities, warrants or any combination of such securities.

Description of Subscription Rights

The following is a general description of the terms of the subscription rights we may issue from time to time. Particular terms of any subscription rights we offer will be described in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus relating to such subscription rights, and may differ from the terms described herein.

We may issue subscription rights to purchase our securities. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the shareholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of any offering of subscription rights for which this prospectus is being delivered, including the following:

whether common shares or warrants for those securities will be offered under the shareholder subscription rights;

the price, if any, for the subscription rights;

the exercise price payable for each security upon the exercise of the subscription rights;

the number of subscription rights issued to each shareholder;

the number and terms of the securities which may be purchased per each subscription right;

the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;

any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights;

the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire;

the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to the unsubscribed securities;

if appropriate, a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights.

The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any subscription rights we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable subscription rights certificate or subscription rights agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer subscription rights.

Standby Arrangements

If fewer than all of the subscription rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than shareholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Plan of Distribution

We may sell the securities in one or more of the following ways (or in any combination) from time to time:

through underwriters or dealers;

directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser;

through agents; or

through any other method permitted by applicable law and described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The prospectus supplement will state the terms of the offering of the securities, including:

the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;

the purchase price of such securities and the proceeds to be received by us, if any;

any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation;

any initial public offering price;

any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed.

Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

If underwriters are used in in the sale, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including:

negotiated transactions;

at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed;

at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

at prices related to prevailing market prices; or

at negotiated prices.

Unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any securities will be conditioned on customary closing conditions and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities, if any are purchased.

The securities may be sold through agents from time to time. The prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and any commissions paid to them. Generally, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

We may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the securities at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth any commissions paid for solicitation of these contracts.

Underwriters and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments which the underwriters or agents may be required to make.

The prospectus supplement may also set forth whether or not underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market, including, for example, by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids.

Underwriters and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

Each series of securities will be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market, other than our common shares, which are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The securities, other than our common shares, may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange.

Incorporation of Certain Information By Reference

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this document. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this document, except for any information superseded by information that is included directly in this prospectus or incorporated by reference subsequent to the date of this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference herein:

Our 2023 Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023; and

Our reports on Form 6-K furnished to the SEC on January 3, 2024, January 22, 2024 (other than Exhibit 99.1 filed as an exhibit thereto), March 14, 2024 (only with respect to “Item 2.C – 2023 and 2022 Board Compensation” and “Item 3.C – 2023 and 2022 Executive Compensation” of Exhibit 99.2), May 13, 2024 (Film No. 24936707) (other than Exhibit 99.1 filed as an exhibit thereto), May 13, 2024 (Film No. 24936766) (other than Exhibit 99.3 filed as an exhibit thereto), May 21, 2024, June 20, 2024 and July 25, 2024 (other than Exhibit 99.1 filed as an exhibit thereto).

All annual reports we file with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act on Form 20-F after the date of this prospectus and prior to termination or expiration of this registration statement shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. We may incorporate by reference any Form 6-K subsequently submitted to the SEC by identifying in such Form that it is being incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus are available from us without charge upon written or oral request, excluding any exhibits to those documents that are not specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference in this document by requesting them from us in writing or at AC Immune SA, EPFL Innovation Park, Building B, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, or via telephone at +41 21 345 91 21.

Expenses

The following table sets forth the expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation, if any) expected to be incurred by us in connection with a possible offering of securities registered under this registration statement.

	Amount To Be Paid
SEC registration fee**	$	51,660
Transfer agent’s fees		*
Printing and engraving expenses		*
Legal fees and expenses		*

Accounting fees and expenses		*
Miscellaneous		*
Total	$	*

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To be provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to a Report on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Includes the $43,061.67 previously paid in connection with unsold securities pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6).

Legal Matters

The validity of our common shares and certain other matters of Swiss law will be passed upon for us by Bär & Karrer Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland. Certain matters of U.S. federal and New York State law will be passed upon for us by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York.

Experts

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Annual Report on internal control over financial reporting) incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, an independent registered accounting firm given the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. PricewaterhouseCoopers SA is a member of EXPERTsuisse — Swiss Expert Association for Audit, Tax and Fiduciary.

AC IMMUNE SA

Common Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
Purchase Contracts
Units
Subscription Rights

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PROSPECTUS

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PART II – INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

Subject to Swiss law, Article 29 of our articles of association provides for indemnification of the existing and former members of the board of directors, executive management and their heirs, executors and administrators, against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties in such capacity, and permits us to advance the expenses of defending any act, suit or proceeding to our directors and executive management.

In addition, under general principles of Swiss employment law, an employer may be required to indemnify an employee against losses and expenses incurred by such employee in the proper execution of their duties under the employment agreement with the employer. See “Comparison of Swiss Law and Delaware Law—Indemnification of directors and executive management and limitation of liability.”

We will enter into indemnification agreements with each of the members of our board of directors and executive management.

Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this registration statement:

1.1**	Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1*	Amended and Restated Articles of Association of AC Immune SA
4.1***	Form of Senior Indenture
4.2***	Form of Subordinated Indenture
4.3**	Form of Senior Note
4.4**	Form of Subordinated Note
4.5**	Form of Warrant Agreement
4.6**	Form of Purchase Contract
4.7**	Form of Unit Agreement
4.8**	Form of Subscription Rights Agreement (including form of Subscription Rights Certificate)
5.1***	Opinion of Bär & Karrer Ltd., Swiss Counsel of AC Immune SA
5.2***	Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
23.1*	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers SA
23.2***	Consent of Bär & Karrer Ltd., Swiss Counsel of AC Immune SA (included in exhibit 5.1)
23.3***	Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in exhibit 5.2)
24.1***	Powers of attorney (included on signature page to the registration statement)
25.1**	Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 for Senior Indenture
25.2**	Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 for Subordinated Indenture
107*	Calculation of Filing Fees Table

* Filed herewith

** To be filed, if necessary, by amendment

*** Previously filed

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Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)

To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii)

To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that:

(A)

Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 (§ 239.16b of this chapter), and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and

(B)

Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 (§ 239.13 of this chapter) or Form F-3 (§ 239.33 of this chapter) and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) (§ 230.424(b) of this chapter) that is part of the registration statement.

(C)

Provided further, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is for an offering of asset-backed securities on Form S-1 (§ 239.11 of this chapter) or Form S-3 (§ 239.13 of this chapter), and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment is provided pursuant to Item 1100(c) of Regulation AB (§ 229.1100(c)).

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4)

To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by “Item 8.A. of Form 20-F” at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure

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that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3 (§ 239.33 of this chapter), a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or § 210.3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.

(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(A)

Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(B)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

(6)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the

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registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1)

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2)

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(e)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (“Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lausanne, Switzerland on July 26, 2024.

	AC IMMUNE SA

	By:	/s/ Andrea Pfeifer
	Name:	Andrea Pfeifer
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer


	By:	/s/ Christopher Roberts
	Name:	Christopher Roberts
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Name	Title	Date

/s/ Andrea Pfeifer	Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)	July 26, 2024
Andrea Pfeifer	Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)

/s/ Christopher Roberts	Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)	July 26, 2024
Christopher Roberts

*	Chairman and Director	July 26, 2024
Douglas Williams

*	Director	July 26, 2024
Monika Bütler

*	Director	July 26, 2024
Carl June

*	Director	July 26, 2024
Werner Lanthaler

*	Director	July 26, 2024
Monica Shaw

*	Director	July 26, 2024
Roy Twyman

AC Immune USA, Inc. /s/ Christopher Roberts	Authorized Representative in the United States	July 26, 2024
Christopher Roberts
Chief Financial Officer of AC Immune USA, Inc.

* By: /s/ Christopher Roberts, as attorney-in-fact

Exhibit 3.1

Articles of Association of AC Immune SA (AC Immune AG) (AC Immune Ltd) with registered office in Ecublens (VD) The French version of these Articles of Association shall prevail.		STATUTS de AC Immune SA (AC Immune AG) (AC Immune Ltd) avec siège à Ecublens (VD) La version française de ces statuts fait foi.
I. Corporate Name, Principal Office, Duration and Purpose of the Company		I. rAISON socialE, Siège, durée et BUT de la société
Art. 1 Corporate Name and Duration Under the name AC Immune SA (AC Immune AG) (AC Immune Ltd) there exists a company pursuant to the provisions of Articles 620 et seq. of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) with registered office in Ecublens (VD). The duration of the Company is unlimited.		Art. 1 Raison sociale et durée Sous la raison sociale AC Immune SA (AC Immune AG) (AC Immune Ltd) il existe une société conformément aux articles 620 ss. du Code des Obligations suisse (CO) ayant son siège à Ecublens (VD). La durée de la société est illimitée.
Art. 2 Purpose ¹The purpose of the Company is the research, study, development, manufacture, promotion, sale and marketing of products and substances within the pharmaceutical and nutrition industry as well as the purchase, sale and exploitation of patents and licenses in this field.		Art. 2 But ¹Le but de la société est la recherche, les études, le développement, la fabrication, la promotion, la vente et le marketing des produits et des substances au sein de l'industrie pharmaceutique et de la nutrition ainsi que l'achat, la vente et l'exploitation de brevets et de licences dans ce domaine.
²The Company may engage in any activities which are apt to favor the purpose of the Company directly or indirectly. The Company may also acquire and sell real estate.		²La société peut se livrer à des activités qui sont de nature à favoriser directement ou indirectement le but de la société. La société peut également acquérir et vendre des biens immobiliers.

³The Company may open branch offices in Switzerland and abroad and may also acquire participations in other companies.		³La société peut ouvrir des succursales en Suisse et à l'étranger et peut également acquérir des participations dans d'autres sociétés.
⁴The Company may provide securities to its subsidiaries and supply guarantees.		⁴La société peut fournir des titres à ses filiales et des garanties d'approvisionnement.
II. Share Capital and Shares		II. Capital-actions et actions
Art. 3 Share Capital and Shares ¹The Share Capital of the Company is CHF 2'196'858.10. It is divided into 109'842'905 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.02 each, fully paid-in.		Art. 3 Capital-actions et actions ¹Le capital-actions de la société se monte à CHF 2'196'858.10. Il est divisé en 109'842'905 actions nominatives d'une valeur nominale de CHF 0.02 chacune, entièrement libérées.
²According to the contribution in kind agreement dated October 12th, 2021, the Company acquires from Affiris AG (FN 240538), a company incorporated under Austrian law with its registered office in Vienna (Austria), the rights related to patents, patent applications, trademarks and know-how. This contribution is made and accepted for the price of USD 53,702,500.--, and paid by the delivery to the contributor of a total of 6,501,513 fully paid up registered shares of the Company with a nominal value of CHF 0.02 each.		²Selon contrat d’apport du 12 octobre 2021, la société acquiert de Affiris AG (FN 240538), société de droit autrichien ayant son siège à Vienne (Autriche) les droits liés à des brevets, dépôts de brevets, marques et savoir-faire. Cet apport est fait et accepté pour le prix de USD 53'702'500.--, et payé par la remise à l'apporteur d’un total de 6'501'513 actions nominatives de la société d'une valeur nominale de CHF 0.02 chacune, entièrement libérées.
Art. 3a Authorized Capital Increase of Share Capital		Art. 3a Augmentation autorisée du capital-actions
(abrogé)		(abrogé)
Art. 3b Conditional capital for financing and other purposes		Art. 3b Capital conditionnel pour des financements et autres objets
¹The share capital of the Company shall be increased by a maximum amount of CHF 100,000 through the issue of a maximum of 5,000,000 registered shares, payable in full, each with a nominal value of CHF 0.02 through the optional or mandatory exercise of conversion, exchange, option, warrant or similar rights or obligations for the subscription of shares granted to shareholders or third parties on a standalone basis or in connection with bonds, notes, options, warrants or other securities or contractual obligations of the Company or any subsidiaries of the Company, including convertible debt instruments, as may be amended or novated from time to time.		¹Le capital-actions de la société peut être augmenté d'un montant maximum de CHF 100’000 par l'émission d'un maximum de 5’000’000 d’actions nominatives, d'une valeur nominale de CHF 0.02 chacune, à libérer entièrement, suite à l'exercice optionnel ou obligatoire de droits de conversion, d’échange, d'option, d’acquisition (« warrants ») ou de droits ou obligations similaires portant sur la souscription d’actions, accordés aux actionnaires ou à des tiers sur une base individuelle ou en relation avec des obligations, reconnaissances de dette (« notes »), options, droits d’acquisition (« warrants ») ou autres titres ou obligations contractuelles de la société ou de filiales de la société, y compris les instruments d'emprunt convertible, tels que modifiés ou novés ultérieurement.

²Shareholders' subscription rights are excluded. Shareholders' advance subscription rights with regard to the new bonds, warrants or similar instruments may be restricted or excluded by decision of the Board of Directors in order to finance or re-finance the acquisition of companies, parts of companies or holdings, or new investments planned by the Company, or in order to issue convertible bonds and warrants on the international capital markets or through private placement. If advance subscription rights are excluded, then (1) the instruments are to be placed at market conditions, (2) the exercise period is not to exceed ten years from the date of issue for warrants and twenty years for conversion rights and (3) the conversion or exercise price for the new shares is to be set at least in line with the market conditions prevailing at the date on which the instruments are issued. The respective holders of conversion and/or option or warrant rights are entitled to subscribe the new shares.

²Le droit de souscription préférentiel des actionnaires est exclu. Les droits de souscription préférentiels préalables des actionnaires à l'égard des nouvelles obligations, nouveaux droits d’acquisition (« warrants ») ou instruments similaires peuvent être limités ou exclus par décision du conseil d'administration afin de financer ou de refinancer l'acquisition d'entreprises, parts d'entreprises ou de holdings, ou de nouveaux investissements prévus par la société, ou en vue d'émettre des obligations convertibles et des droits d’acquisition (« warrants ») sur les marchés internationaux de capitaux ou par placement privé. Si les droits de souscription préférentiels préalables sont exclus, (1) les instruments doivent être attribués aux conditions du marché, (2) la période d'exercice ne doit pas dépasser dix ans à partir de la date d'émission des droits d’acquisitions (« warrants ») et vingt ans pour les droits de conversion et (3) le prix de conversion ou d'exercice des actions nouvelles doit être fixé au moins aux conditions du marché prévalant à la date à laquelle les instruments sont émis. Les détenteurs respectifs de droits de conversion et/ou option ou de droits d’acquisition (« warrants ») ont le droit de souscrire les nouvelles actions.

³The exercise of conversion or option rights, as well as the waiver of such rights, may be exercised by written declaration or by electronic means.

³L’exercice des droits de conversion ou d’options, de même que la renonciation à ces droits, s’exercent par déclaration écrite ou par voie électronique.

⁴The acquisition of registered shares through the exercise of conversion rights or warrants and any transfers of registered shares shall be subject to the restrictions specified in Article 4 of the Articles of Association.

⁴L'acquisition d'actions nominatives par l'exercice de droits ou de bons de conversion et les transferts d'actions nominatives sont assujetties aux restrictions prévues par l'article 4 des statuts.

Art. 3c Conditional Share Capital Increase for Employee Benefit Plans		Art. 3c Augmentation conditionnelle du capital-actions pour les plans d'avantages sociaux
¹The share capital of the Company shall be increased by an amount not exceeding CHF 91'844.20 through the issue of a maximum of 4'592'210 registered shares, payable in full, each with a nominal value of CHF 0.02, in connection with the exercise of option rights granted to any employee of the Company or a subsidiary, and any consultant, members of the Board of Directors, or other person providing services to the Company or a subsidiary.		¹Le capital social de la société sera augmenté d'un montant ne dépassant pas CHF 91'844.20 par l'émission d'un maximum de 4'592'210 actions nominatives, entièrement libérées, chacune avec une valeur nominale de CHF 0.02, dans le cadre de l'exercice de droits d'option accordés à tout employé de la Société ou d'une succursale, et à tout consultant, aux membres du conseil d'administration, ou à d'autres personnes fournissant des services en faveur de la Société ou d'une filiale.
²Shareholders' subscription rights shall be excluded with regard to these shares. These new registered shares may be issued at a price below the current market price. The Board of Directors shall specify the precise conditions of issue including the issue price of the shares.		²Le droit de souscription préférentiel des actionnaires est exclu à l'égard de ces actions. Ces nouvelles actions nominatives peuvent être émises à un prix inférieur au prix du marché actuel. Le conseil d'administration doit préciser les conditions précises d'émission, y compris le prix d'émission des actions.
³The acquisition of registered shares in connection with employee participation and any further transfers of registered shares shall be subject to the restrictions specified in Article 4 of the Articles of Association.		³L'acquisition d'actions nominatives dans le cadre de la participation des employés et d'autres transferts d'actions nominatives sont soumis aux restrictions prévues à l'article 4 des statuts.
Art. 4 Share Register ¹The Company shall maintain a share register in which it shall register the name, first name and place of residence (in case of legal persons the place of incorporation) of the owners and usufructuaries of its registered shares. Natural and legal persons as well as legal representatives of minors etc. entitled by law to the voting rights of a share which they do not own will be noted in the share register upon request.		Art. 4 Registre des actions ¹La société tient un registre des actions nominatives, dans lequel sont inscrits le nom, le prénom et l'adresse (dans le cas d'une personne morale, le siège) des propriétaires et des usufruitiers des actions. Les personnes physiques et morales ainsi que les représentants légaux des mineurs etc. autorisés par la loi à voter alors qu'ils ne sont pas propriétaires des actions seront, sur demande, inscrits dans le registre des actions.

²Upon request, acquirers of shares will be registered in the share register without limitation as shareholders if they expressly certify that they acquired the shares in their own name and for their own account.

²Sur demande, les acquéreurs d'actions seront inscrits dans le registre des actions sans limitation comme actionnaires s'ils attestent expressément qu'ils ont acquis les actions en leur propre nom et pour leur propre compte.

³Persons who do not expressly declare in the registration application that they are holding the shares on their own account (thereafter: nominees) shall forthwith be entered on the share register as shareholders with voting rights up to a maximum of 3 percent of the share capital. Beyond that limit, registered shares of nominees shall only be entered as voting if the nominees in question confirm in writing that they are willing to disclose the names, addresses and shareholdings of the persons on whose account they hold 0.5 percent or more of the share capital. The Board of Directors concludes agreements with nominees that among other things govern the representation of shareholders and the voting rights.

³Les personnes qui ne déclarent pas expressément dans la demande d'inscription qu'ils détiennent les actions pour leur propre compte (par la suite: les candidats) doivent immédiatement être inscrits dans le registre des actions comme actionnaires avec droit de vote pour un maximum de 3 pour cent du capital-actions. Au-delà de cette limite, les actions nominatives des candidats ne sont inscrites avec droit de vote que si les candidats en question confirment par écrit qu'ils sont prêts à divulguer les noms, adresses et participations des personnes pour le compte desquelles ils détiennent 0,5 pour cent ou plus du capital-actions. Le conseil d'administration conclut des accords avec les candidats qui, entre autres choses, régissent la représentation des actionnaires et des droits de vote.

⁴After hearing the registered shareholder or nominee, the Board of Directors may remove entries in the share register with retroactive effect as per the date of entry, if such entry was based on false information. The party affected must be informed of such removal immediately.

⁴Après avoir entendu l'actionnaire enregistré ou le candidat, le conseil d'administration peut supprimer des inscriptions dans le registre des actions avec effet rétroactif à la date d'inscription, si cette inscription était basée sur de fausses informations. La partie touchée doit être immédiatement informée de cette suppression.

⁵No individual or legal entity may, directly or indirectly, formally, constructively or beneficially own (as defined in the next paragraph below) or otherwise control voting rights ("Controlled Shares") with respect to 33 ¹/₃ % or more of the registered share capital recorded in the Commercial Register except if such individual or legal entity has submitted prior to the acquisition of such Controlled Shares an orderly tender offer to all shareholders with a minimum price of the higher of (i) the volume weighted average price of the last 60 trading days prior to the publication of the tender offer or (ii) the highest price paid by such individual or legal entity in the 12 months preceding to the publication of the tender offer. Those associated through capital, voting power, joint management or in any other way, or joining for the acquisition of shares, shall be regarded as one person. The registered shares exceeding the limit of 33 ¹/₃ % and not benefiting from the exemption regarding a tender offer shall be entered in the share register as shares without voting rights.

⁵Aucune personne physique ou morale ne peut, directement ou indirectement, formellement ou implicitement détenir à son profit (comme défini dans le paragraphe ci-dessous) ou, d'une autre manière, contrôler le droit de vote (les "Actions Contrôlées") de 33 ¹/₃ % ou plus du capital-actions nominatif tel qu'inscrit au registre du commerce sauf si cette personne physique ou morale a présenté avant l'acquisition de ces Actions Contrôlée une offre publique d'achat en bonne et due forme à tous les actionnaires à un prix minimum équivalent au montant le plus élevé entre (i) le cours moyen pondéré en fonction du volume des 60 derniers jours de bourse précédant la publication de l'offre publique d'achat et (ii) le plus haut prix payé par cette personne physique ou morale dans les 12 mois précédant la publication de l'offre publique d'achat. Les personnes associées par le capital, les droits de vote, une gestion commune ou de toute autre manière, ou qui se joignent pour une acquisition d'actions, sont considérées comme une personne. Les actions nominatives dépassant la limite de 33 ¹/₃ % et ne bénéficiant pas de l'exemption relative à une offre publique d'achat sont inscrites dans le registre des actions comme des actions sans droit de vote.

⁶For the purposes of this Article 4, "Controlled Shares" in reference to any individual or entity means:

(a) all shares of the Company directly, indirectly or constructively owned by such individual or entity; provided that

(i) shares owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a partnership, or trust or estate will be considered as being owned proportionately by its partners, or beneficiaries; and

(ii) shares owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation will be considered as being owned proportionately by any shareholder owning 50% or more of the outstanding voting shares of such corporation; and

(iii) shares subject to options, warrants or other similar rights shall be deemed to be owned; and

(b) all shares of the Company directly, indirectly beneficially owned by such individual or entity; provided that

⁶Aux fins du présent article 4, Actions Contrôlées signifie en référence à toute personne physique ou morale:

(a) toutes actions directement, indirectement ou implicitement détenues par cette personne physique ou morale, à condition que

(i) les actions détenues, directement ou indirectement, par ou pour un partenariat, une fiducie ou une communauté d'héritiers sont considérées comme étant détenues proportionnellement par leurs partenaires ou bénéficiaires; et

(ii) les actions détenues, directement ou indirectement, par ou pour une société seront considérées comme étant détenues proportionnellement par tout actionnaire détenant 50% ou plus des actions avec droit de vote en circulation de cette société; et

(iii) les actions sujettes à des options, des bons de souscription ou autres droits semblables sont réputées être détenues; et

(b) toutes actions de la société détenues directement, indirectement ou à son profit par cette personne physique ou morale, à condition que

(i) a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise alone or together with other such persons has or shares:

(1) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; and/or

(2) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security.

(ii) Any person who, directly or indirectly, creates or uses a trust, proxy, power of attorney, pooling arrangement or any other contract, arrangement, or device with the purpose or effect of divesting such person of beneficial ownership of shares of the Company or preventing the vesting of such beneficial ownership as part of a plan or scheme to evade the provisions of these articles of association shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares.

(iii) A person shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares if that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such shares within 60 days, including but not limited to any right acquired: (A) through the exercise of any option, warrant or right; (B) through the conversion of a security; (C) pursuant to the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account, or similar arrangement; or (D) pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.

(i) un bénéficiaire effectif d'un titre comprend toute personne qui, directement ou indirectement, par le biais d'un contrat, d'un accord, d'une entente, d'une relation, ou autrement, seul ou avec d'autres personnes a ou partage:

(1) le pouvoir de voter, y compris le pouvoir de voter ou de diriger le vote d'un tel titre; et/ou

(2) le pouvoir d'investir, y compris le pouvoir de disposer ou de diriger la disposition d'un tel titre.

(ii) Toute personne qui, directement ou indirectement, crée ou utilise une fiducie, une procuration, un pooling ou tout autre contrat, accord, ou un dispositif ayant pour objet ou pour effet de priver cette personne de la propriété effective des actions de la société ou d'en empêcher l'acquisition effective au moyen d'un plan ou programme visant à se soustraire aux dispositions de ces statuts est réputée être le propriétaire effectif de ces actions.

(iii) Une personne est réputée être propriétaire effective d'actions si cette personne a le droit d'acquérir la propriété effective de ces actions dans les 60 jours, y compris, mais pas limité à un droit acquis: (A) au moyen de l'exercice d'une option, d'un bon ou d'un droit de souscription; (B) par la conversion d'un titre; (C) en vertu du pouvoir de révoquer une fiducie, compte discrétionnaire ou accord semblable; ou (D) conformément à la résiliation automatique d'une fiducie, compte discrétionnaire ou accord semblable.

⁷The limit of 33 1/3 % of the registered share capital also applies to the subscription for, or acquisition of, registered shares by exercising option or convertible rights arising from registered or bearer securities or any other securities issued by the Company or third parties, as well as by means of exercising purchased preemptive rights arising from either registered or bearer shares. The registered shares exceeding the limit of 33 1/3 % shall be entered in the share register as shares without voting rights.		⁷La limite de 33 1/3 % du capital-actions nominatif s'applique également à la souscription ou l'acquisition d'actions nominatives par l'exercice d'options ou de droits convertibles découlant de titres nominatifs ou au porteur ou d'autres titres émis par la société ou par des tiers, ainsi que par le biais de l'exercice de droits de souscription préférentiels achetés découlant d'actions nominatives ou au porteur. Les actions nominatives dépassant la limite de 33 1/3 % sont inscrites dans le registre des actions comme des actions sans droit de vote.
⁸The Board of Directors may in special cases approve exceptions to the above regulations. The Board of Directors is in addition authorized, after due consultation with the person concerned, to delete with retroactive effect entries in the share register which were effected on the basis of false information.		⁸Le conseil d'administration peut dans des cas particuliers approuver des exceptions aux règles précitées. Il est en outre autorisé, après consultation avec la personne concernée, de supprimer avec effet rétroactif des inscriptions du registre des actions qui ont été effectuées sur la base de fausses informations.
Art. 5 Share Certificates and Intermediated Securities ¹The Company may issue registered shares in the form of single certificates, global certificates and uncertificated securities. Under the conditions set forth by statutory law, the Company may convert its registered shares from one form into another form at any time and without the approval of the shareholders.		Art. 5 Certificats d'actions et titres intermédiés ¹La société peut émettre des actions nominatives sous forme de certificats individuels, de certificats globaux et de titres dématérialisés. Dans les conditions prévues par la loi, la société peut convertir ses actions nominatives d'une forme en une autre forme, à tout moment et sans l'approbation des actionnaires.
²The shareholder has no right to demand a conversion of the registered shares. Each shareholder may, however, at any time request a written confirmation from the Company of the registered shares held by such shareholder, as reflected in the share register.		²L'actionnaire n'a pas le droit d'exiger une conversion d'actions nominatives. Chaque actionnaire peut toutefois, à tout moment, demander une confirmation écrite de la société du nombres d'actions nominatives détenues par cet actionnaire telles qu'inscrites au registre du commerce.
³The transfer of intermediated securities and the pledging of these intermediated securities shall be based on the provisions of the Swiss Federal Intermediated Securities Act. Transfer of propriety as collateral by means of written assignment are not permitted.		³Le transfert des titres intermédiés et la mise en gage de ces titres intermédiés suivent les dispositions de la Loi fédérale sur les titres intermédiés. Le transfert de propriété à titre de sûreté par cession écrite n'est pas autorisé.

Art. 6 Exercise of Shareholders Rights ¹The shares are indivisible and the Company recognizes only one single representative per share		Art. 6 Exercice des droits des actionnaires ¹Les actions sont indivisibles et la société ne reconnaît qu'un seul représentant par action.
²The right to vote and the other rights pertaining to a registered share may only be exercised by a shareholder, a usufructuary or a Nominee who is registered with the right to vote in the share register and by persons who are entitled by law to the voting rights of a share.		²Le droit de vote et les autres droits relatifs à une action nominative ne peuvent être exercés que par un actionnaire, un usufruitier ou un Actionnaire Désigné qui est inscrit avec le droit de vote dans le registre des actions et par des personnes autorisées par la loi à exercer les droits de vote d'une action.
III. Corporate structure		III. sTRUCTURE DE LA SOCIÉTÉ
Art. 7 Organization The corporate bodies are: A. the General Meeting; B. the Board of Directors; C. the Auditors.		Art. 7 Organisation Les organes de la société sont: A. L'assemblée générale; B. Le conseil d'administration; C. l'organe de révision.
IV. THe General Meeting		IV. L'assemblée Générale
Art. 8 Powers The General Meeting is the supreme body of the Company. It has the following non delegable powers: a) to adopt and amend the Articles of Association; b) to elect and remove the members of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the members of the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, the Auditors and the Independent Proxy; c) to approve the management report, the annual consolidated and stand-alone accounts and other reports legally required, and to determine the allocation of profits, in particular with regard to dividends;		Art. 8 Pouvoirs L'assemblée générale est le pouvoir suprême de la société. Elle a les droits intransmissibles suivants: a) adopter et modifier les statuts; b) nommer et révoquer les membres du conseil d'administration, le président du conseil d'administration, les membres du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise, l'organe de révision et le mandataire indépendant; c) approuver le rapport de gestion, les comptes annuels sur une base individuelle et consolidés et tous autres rapports requis par la loi et déterminer la répartition des bénéfices, en particulier en ce qui concerne les dividendes;

d) to determine the interim dividend and approve the interim account required therefor;

e) to pass resolutions on repaying the statutory capital reserve;

f) to discharge the members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee;

g) to delist the securities of the Company;

h) to approve the aggregate amounts of compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee in accordance with Article 18 of the Articles of Association; and

i) to pass resolutions concerning all matters which are reserved to the authority of the General Meeting by law or by the Articles of Association.

d) fixer le dividende intermédiaire et approuver les comptes intermédiaires nécessaires à cet effet;

e) décider du remboursement de la réserve légale issue du capital

f) donner décharge aux membres du conseil d'administration et au comité exécutif;

g) procéder à la décotation des titres de participation de la société;

h) approuver les montants globaux des rémunérations du conseil d'administration et du comité exécutif conformément à l'article 18 des statuts; et

i) prendre les décisions sur toutes les affaires qui sont attribuées à l'assemblée générale par la loi ou les statuts.

Art. 9 Ordinary General Meeting

The Ordinary General Meeting shall be held annually within six months after the close of the business year. General Meetings are held at such time and at such physical location, which may be within or outside Switzerland, as determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may provide that shareholders who are not present at the place of the General Meeting may exercise their rights by electronic means and may also order that the General Meeting be held by electronic means without a venue.

Art. 9 Assemblée générale ordinaire

L'assemblée générale ordinaire aura lieu chaque année dans les six mois qui suivent la clôture de l'exercice. Les assemblées générales sont tenues à la date et au lieu physique, qui peut être en ou hors de la Suisse, tel que déterminé par le conseil d'administration. Le conseil d’administration peut prévoir que les actionnaires non présents au lieu de l’assemblée générale puissent exercer leurs droits par des moyens électroniques, également ordonner que l’assemblée générale soit tenue sous forme électronique sans lieu de réunion physique.

Art. 10 Extraordinary General Meeting

Extraordinary General Meetings may be called by resolution of the General Meeting, the Auditors or the Board of Directors, or by shareholders with voting powers, provided they represent at least 5% of the share capital or of the votes and who submit (a)(1) a request signed by such shareholder(s) that specifies the item(s) to be included on the agenda, (2) the respective proposals of the shareholder(s) and (3) evidence of the required shareholdings recorded in the share register and (b) if applicable such other information as would be required to be included in the invitation pursuant to the rules of the country where the Company's shares are primarily listed.

Art. 10 Assemblée générale extraordinaire

Les assemblées générales extraordinaires peuvent être convoquées par décision de l'assemblée générale, l'organe de révision ou le conseil d'administration, ou par des actionnaires avec droit de vote, à condition qu'ils représentent au moins 5% du capital-actions ou des voix et qu'ils soumettent (a) (1) une demande signée par le(s)dit(s) actionnaire(s) qui spécifie les objets à faire figurer sur l'ordre du jour, (2) les propositions respectives de cet (ces) actionnaire(s) et (3) la preuve des participations requises inscrites dans le registre des actions et (b) le cas échéant, les autres informations qui doivent être mentionnées dans l’invitation conformément aux règles du pays où les actions de la société sont principalement cotées.

Art. 11 Notice and Agenda of Shareholders' Meetings

¹Notice of a General Meeting shall be given by the Board of Directors or, if necessary, by the Auditors, not later than twenty calendar days prior to the date of the General Meeting. Notice of the General Meeting shall be given by way of a one-time announcement in the official means of publication of the Company pursuant to Article 46 of these Articles of Association. The notice period shall be deemed to have been observed if notice of the General Meeting is published in such official means of publication, it being understood that the date of publication shall not be computed in the notice period. Shareholders of record may in addition be informed of the General Meeting by ordinary mail or e-mail.

Art. 11 Convocations et ordres du jour des assemblées générales

¹L'assemblée générale est convoquée par le conseil d'administration ou, si nécessaire, par l'organe de révision, au moins 20 jours avant la tenue de l'assemblée générale. La convocation à l'assemblée générale doit être faite au moyen d'une seule publication conformément à l'article 46 de ces statuts. La période de préavis sera réputée avoir été respectée si la convocation à l'assemblée générale est publiée conformément à l'article 46 de ces statuts, étant entendu que la date de publication ne doit pas être calculée dans la période de préavis. Les actionnaires inscrits peuvent en outre être informés de l'assemblée générale par courrier ordinaire ou par e-mail.

²The notice of a General Meeting shall specify (i) the date, the starting time, the form and the location of the General Meeting, (ii) the items on the agenda, (iii) the proposals of the Board of Directors with a short explanation for these proposals, (iv) if applicable, any shareholders’ proposals with a short explanation of each (v) the name and the address of the independent proxy, and (vi), in the event of elections, the name(s) of the candidate(s) that has or have been put on the ballot for election.

²La convocation à l'assemblée générale doit préciser (i) la date, l’heure, la forme et le lieu de l’assemblée générale (ii) les objets de l'ordre du jour, (iii) les propositions du conseil d'administration accompagnées d’une motivation succincte pour ces propositions, (iv) le cas échéant, les propositions des actionnaires, accompagnées d’une motivation succincte, (v) le nom et l’adresse du représentant indépendant, et (vi), dans le cas d'élections, le/les nom(s) du/des candidat(s) qui a ou ont été mis sur le bulletin de vote pour l'élection.

³Shareholders who represent an aggregate of at least 0.5 percent of the share capital or of the votes may demand that (i) an item be placed on the agenda of a General Meeting, and (ii) proposals relating to items on the agenda be included in the invitation to the General Meeting. Such requests must be made in writing, delivered to or mailed and received at the registered office of the Company at least 60 calendar days before the first anniversary of the date that the Company's invitation notice was issued to shareholders in connection with the previous year's Ordinary General Meeting. Shareholders may submit a brief explanation when requesting an item to be placed on the agenda or making a proposal to be included in the invitation to the General Meeting. Such statement shall be short, clear and concise.

³Les actionnaires qui représentent un total d'au moins 0.5 pour cent du capital-actions ou des voix peuvent exiger l’inscription dans la convocation à l’assemblée générale (i) d'un objet de l'ordre du jour et (ii) des propositions concernant des objets de l’ordre du jour. De telles demandes doivent être faites par écrit et remises ou envoyées et reçues au siège de la société au moins 60 jours avant le premier anniversaire de la date de la convocation de la dernière assemblée générale ordinaire. Les actionnaires peuvent joindre une explication succincte à leur demande d’inscription d’un objet à l’ordre du jour ou à leur proposition qui sera retranscrite dans la convocation à l’assemblée générale. Cette explication doit être brève, claire et concise.

⁴Each request for inclusion of an item on the agenda or proposal concerning agenda items must include (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Company's register of shareholders, of the shareholder; (ii) the number of shares of the Company which are beneficially owned by such shareholder; (iii) the dates upon which the shareholder acquired such shares; and (iv) documentary support for any claim of beneficial ownership.		⁴Chaque demande d'inscription d'un objet à l'ordre du jour ou proposition relative à un objet à l’ordre du jour doit inclure (i) le nom et l'adresse, tels qu'ils apparaissent dans le registre des actionnaires de la société, de l'/des actionnaire(s); (ii) le nombre d'actions de la société effectivement détenues par (un) tel(s) actionnaire(s); (iii) les dates d’acquisition de ces actions; (iv) et la base documentaire justifiant la propriété effective.
⁵No resolution may be passed at a General Meeting concerning an item in relation to which due notice was not given with the exception of requests for the convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting, for the initiation of a special investigation and for the election of Auditors.		⁵Aucune décision ne peut être adoptée lors d'une assemblée générale si un objet n'a pas été inscrit à l'ordre du jour dans le délai de préavis à l’exception des requêtes de convocation d’une assemblée générale extraordinaire, d’institution d’un examen spécial ou de l’élection des réviseurs.
⁶No advance notice is required to propose motions on duly notified agenda items or to debate items without passing resolutions.		⁶Aucun préavis n'est nécessaire pour proposer des motions sur les objets inscrits à l'ordre du jour ou débattre d’objets sans prendre de décisions.
Art. 12 Documentation The annual business report, the compensation report, the Auditors' report and any other reports that require shareholder approval shall be published on the Company's website at least 20 days prior to the date of the Ordinary General Meeting.		Art. 12 Documents Le rapport de gestion annuel, le rapport de rémunération, le rapport des réviseurs et tout autre rapport nécessitant l’approbation des actionnaires doivent être publiés sur le site internet de la société au moins 20 jours avant la date de l'assemblée générale ordinaire.
Art. 13 Meeting of All Shareholders Shareholders or their proxies representing all shares issued may hold a General Meeting without observing the formalities required for calling a meeting, unless objection is raised. At such a meeting, discussions may be held and resolutions passed on all matters within the scope of the powers of a General Meeting for so long as the shareholders or proxies representing all shares issued are present.		Art. 13 Assemblée universelle Les propriétaires ou les représentants de la totalité des actions peuvent, s'il n'y a pas d'opposition, tenir une assemblée générale sans observer les formes prévues pour sa convocation. Aussi longtemps que les propriétaires ou les représentants de la totalité des actions sont présents, cette assemblée a le droit de délibérer et de statuer valablement sur tous les objets qui sont du ressort de l'assemblée générale.

Art. 14 Chairman and Scrutineers ¹The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside over the General Meeting. In his absence, a member of the Board of Directors or another Chairman of the Meeting designated by the General Meeting shall preside.		Art. 14 Président et scrutateurs ¹L'assemblée générale est présidée par le président du conseil d'administration. En cas d'empêchement, un autre membre du conseil d'administration ou un président ad hoc nommé par l'assemblée générale préside celle-ci.
²The Chairman of the Meeting shall designate a Secretary and the scrutineers who need not be shareholders.		²Le président de l'assemblée générale désigne un secrétaire et les scrutateurs qui ne doivent pas nécessairement être actionnaires.
Art. 15 Minutes ¹The Board of Directors is responsible for the keeping of the minutes of the Meeting, which shall state the number, kind, nominal value of shares represented by the shareholders, by the corporate bodies and by the Independent Proxy and gives information on resolutions passed, elections, requests for information and information as well as declarations given by the shareholders. The minutes shall be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary.		Art. 15 Procès-verbal ¹Le conseil d'administration est responsable de la tenue du procès-verbal de l'assemblée, qui doit indiquer le nombre, le type, la valeur nominale des actions représentées par les actionnaires, par les organes sociaux et par le représentant indépendant et donne des informations sur les décisions adoptées, les élections, les demandes de renseignements et les informations ainsi que les déclarations faites par les actionnaires. Le procès-verbal est signé par le président et le secrétaire.
²The shareholders may request access to the minutes within 30 days from the General Meeting.		²Les actionnaires ont le droit de demander accès au procès-verbal dans les 30 jours suivants l’assemblée générale.
Art. 16 Right to Vote ¹Each share entitles to one vote.		Art. 16 Droit de vote ¹Chaque action donne droit à une voix.
²Each shareholder may be represented at a General Meeting by any person who is so authorized by a written proxy. A proxy need not be a shareholder.		²Chaque actionnaire peut se faire représenter à l'assemblée générale par toute personne qui est autorisée par une procuration écrite. Le représentant ne doit pas nécessairement être un actionnaire.
³Each shareholder may be represented by the Independent Proxy. The requirements regarding proxies and instructions are determined by the Board of Directors.		³Chaque actionnaire peut se faire représenter par le représentant indépendant. Les exigences en matière de procurations et les instructions sont déterminées par le conseil d'administration.
Art. 17 Resolutions and Elections ¹All voting and elections are held openly or electronically. A written voting or election shall be held if instructed so by the Chairman or if decided by the General Meeting.		Art. 17 Décisions and élections ¹Tous votes et élections sont tenus ouvertement ou par voie électronique. Sur instruction du président ou de l'assemblée générale, un vote ou une élection doit être tenu par écrit.

²The General Meeting shall pass its resolutions and carry out its elections with the simple majority of the votes cast regardless of abstentions and empty or invalid votes, unless statutory law or the Articles of Association state otherwise. In the event of tie votes, the proposal shall be refused. The Chairman shall not have a casting vote.

²Sous réserve des dispositions impératives de la loi ou des statuts, l'assemblée générale prend ses décisions et procède aux élections à la majorité simple des voix émises sans tenir compte des abstentions, votes blancs ou non-valables, sauf dispositions contraires impératives de la loi ou des statuts. En cas de partage égal des voix, la proposition sera refusée. Le président n'a pas voix prépondérante.

³A resolution of the General Meeting passed by at least two thirds of the represented share votes and the absolute majority of the represented shares par value is required for:

a) The cases listed in art. 704 para. 1 CO, i.e.:

(i) the change of the Company purpose;

(ii) the consolidation of shares, unless the consent of all the shareholders concerned is required;

(iii) a capital increase from equity capital, in return for contributions in kind or by offset with a claim, and the granting of special privileges;

(iv) the restriction or cancellation of the preemptive rights;

(v) the introduction of conditional capital, or the introduction of a capital band;

(vi) the conversion of participation certificates into shares;

(vii) the alleviation or restriction of the transferability of registered shares;

³Une décision de l'assemblée générale recueillant au moins les deux tiers des voix attribuées aux actions représentées et la majorité absolue des valeurs nominales représentées est nécessaire pour:

a) les cas énumérés dans l'art. 704 al. 1 CO, soit :

(i) pour la modification du but social;

(ii) pour la réunion d’actions, pour autant que le consentement de tous les actionnaires concernés ne soit pas requis;

(iii) pour l’augmentation du capital-actions au moyen des fonds propres, contre apport en nature ou par compensation, et pour l’attribution d’avantages particuliers;

(iv) pour la limitation ou la suppression du droit de souscription préférentiel;

(v) pour la création d’un capital conditionnel ou l’institution d’une marge de fluctuation du capital;

(vi) pour la transformation de bons de participation en actions;

(vii) pour l’atténuation ou la restriction de la transmissibilité des actions nominatives;

(viii) the introduction of shares with preferential right to vote;

(ix) change in the currency of the equity capital;

(x) the introduction of a casting vote for the chair of the General Meeting;

(xi) a provision of the Articles of Association on holding the General Meeting abroad;

(xii) the delisting of the equity securities of the Company;

(xiii) the change of the domicile of the Company;

(xiv) the introduction of an arbitration clause in the Articles of Association;

(xv) the dissolution of the Company;

b) the merger, de-merger or conversion of the Company (subject to mandatory law);

c) the conversion of registered shares into bearer shares and vice versa; and

d) the amendment or elimination of the provisions of Article 4 and 29 of the Articles of Association as well as those contained in this Article 17.

(viii) pour l’introduction d’actions à droit de vote privilégié;

(ix) pour le changement de la monnaie dans laquelle le capital-actions est fixé;

(x) pour l’introduction de la voix prépondérante du président à l’assemblée générale;

(xi) pour l’introduction d’une disposition statutaire prévoyant la tenue de l’assemblée générale à l’étranger;

(xii) pour la décotation des titres de participation de la société;

(xiii) pour le transfert du siège de la société;

(xiv) pour l’introduction d’une clause d’arbitrage dans les statuts;

(xv) pour la dissolution de la société;

b) la fusion, la scission ou la conversion de la société (sous réserve des dispositions impératives);

c) la conversion d'actions nominatives en actions au porteur et vice versa; et

d) la modification ou la suppression des dispositions des articles 4 et 29 des statuts ainsi que ceux contenues dans le présent article 17.

Art. 18 Votes on Compensation

¹The General Meeting shall approve annually and separately the proposals of the Board of Directors in relation to the maximum aggregate amount of:

a) compensation of the Board of Directors for the period until the next Ordinary General Meeting;

b) compensation of the Executive Committee for the following financial year.

Art. 18 Votes sur la rémunération

¹L'assemblée générale approuve annuellement et séparément les propositions du conseil d’administration relatives au montant global maximal de:

a) la rémunération du conseil d'administration pour la période allant jusqu'à l'assemblée générale ordinaire suivante;

b) la rémunération du comité exécutif pour l’exercice annuel suivant.

²The total compensation amount for the Executive Committee includes pension contributions for the benefit of the members of the Executive Committee.

²Le montant total de rémunération du comité exécutif comprend les cotisations de retraite professionnelle au profit des membres du comité exécutif.

³If the General Meeting refuses to approve a respective proposal by the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may either submit a new proposal at the same meeting or determine a maximum total remuneration or several maximum partial remunerations, subject to the relevant principles of the compensation, or submit a new proposal to the next General Meeting for approval. The Company may pay remunerations within the framework of the maximum total or partial remuneration and subject to the approval by the General Meeting.

³Si l'assemblée générale refuse d'approuver une proposition soumise par le conseil d'administration, le conseil d'administration peut, soit présenter une nouvelle proposition à la même séance ou déterminer une rémunération maximale totale ou plusieurs rémunérations maximales partielles, sous réserve des principes concernant la rémunération, soit soumettre une nouvelle proposition à la prochaine assemblée générale pour approbation. La société peut verser des rémunérations dans le cadre de la rémunération maximale totale ou partielle et sous réserve de l'approbation par l'assemblée générale.

⁴The Board of Directors shall submit the compensation report to an advisory vote of the General Meeting if variable remuneration is voted on prospectively.

⁴Le conseil d'administration soumet le rapport de rémunération à un vote consultatif de l'assemblée générale en cas de vote prospectif sur une rémunération variable.

Art. 19 Independent Proxy

The Independent Proxy shall be elected by the Ordinary General Meeting for a term of one year until the end of the next Ordinary General Meeting. Re-election is permitted. The Independent Proxy informs the Company about number, type, par value and category of the represented shares. The Chairman of the Board discloses the information to the General Meeting. The other duties of the Independent Proxy are determined by the applicable statutory provisions.

Art. 19 Représentant indépendant

Le représentant indépendant est élu par l'assemblée générale ordinaire pour une durée d'un an jusqu'à la fin de la prochaine assemblée générale ordinaire. Une réélection est possible. Le représentant indépendant informe la société sur le nombre, le type, la valeur nominale et la catégorie des actions représentées. Le président du conseil d'administration communique ces informations à l'assemblée générale. Les autres fonctions du représentant indépendant sont déterminées par les dispositions statutaires applicables.

V. Board of directors		V. Conseil d'administration
Art. 20 Number of Members, Term of Office ¹The Board of Directors shall consist of at least 3 and not more than 9 members. This maximum number may be exceeded if it is necessary to satisfy nationality, residency and/or gender requirements under Swiss or foreign laws. The chairman and the members of the Board of Directors are individually elected by the General Meeting for a term of one year until the end of the next Ordinary General Meeting, provided that he/she does not resign or is not replaced during his/her term.		Art. 20 Nombre de membres, durée de la fonction ¹Le conseil d'administration se compose d'au minimum 3 et au maximum 9 membres. Ce nombre maximum pourra être dépassé s’il est nécessaire de satisfaire à des conditions de nationalités, de résidences ou de genres selon le droit suisse ou étranger. Le président et les membres du conseil d'administration sont élus individuellement par l'assemblée générale pour un mandat d'un an jusqu'à la fin de la prochaine assemblée générale ordinaire, à condition qu'il/elle ne démissionne pas ou ne soit pas remplacé(e) durant son mandat.
²The members of the Board of Directors may be re-elected without limitation. The maximum age limit of members of the Board shall be 75 years. When a member of the Board of Directors reaches this age limit during his term of office, such term shall automatically extend to the next Ordinary General Meeting. The General Meeting may resolve to grant an exception to the age limit.		²Les membres du conseil d'administration peuvent être réélus sans limitation. La limite d’âge des membres du conseil d'administration est fixée à 75 ans. Lorsqu'un membre du conseil d'administration atteint cette limite d'âge durant son mandat, ledit mandat sera automatiquement prolongé jusqu'à la prochaine assemblée générale ordinaire. L'assemblée générale peut décider d'accorder une dérogation à la limite d'âge.
Art. 21 Constitution Subject to the powers of the General Meeting, the Board of Directors determines its own organization. It may appoint a Secretary who need not be a member of the Board of Directors.		Art. 21 Constitution Sous réserve des pouvoirs de l'assemblée générale, le conseil d'administration détermine sa propre organisation. Il peut nommer un secrétaire qui ne doit pas nécessairement être un membre du conseil d'administration.
Art. 22 Function, Organization ¹It is the Board of Directors' duty to lead the Company and to supervise the management. The Board of Directors represents the Company and may take decisions on all affairs which are not assigned to any other body of the Company by law, the Articles of Association or the organizational regulations.		Art. 22 Fonction, organisation ¹Le conseil d'administration exerce la direction de la société et en supervise la gestion. Le conseil d'administration représente la société et peut prendre les décisions sur toutes les affaires qui ne sont pas attribuées à un autre organe de la société par la loi, les statuts ou le règlement d'organisation.

²The Board of Directors shall enact the organizational regulations and arrange for the appropriate contractual relationships.

²Le conseil d'administration édicte le règlement d'organisation et s'occupe des relations contractuelles appropriées.

Art. 23 Powers

¹The Board of Directors has the following non-delegable and inalienable duties:

a) the overall management of the Company and the issuing of all necessary directives;

b) determination of the Company's organisation;

c) the organisation of the accounting, financial control and financial planning systems as required for management of the Company;

d) the appointment and dismissal of persons entrusted with managing and representing the Company;

e) overall supervision of the persons entrusted with managing the Company, in particular with regard to compliance with the law, Articles of Association, operational regulations and directives;

f) compilation of the annual report and of other reports that are subject to mandatory approval by the Board of Directors;

g) preparation for the General Meeting and implementation of its resolutions;

h) the preparation of the compensation report and to request approval by the General Meeting regarding compensation of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee; and

i) the application for a debt restructuring moratorium and the notification to the court in the event that the Company is overindebted.

Art. 23 Pouvoirs

¹Le conseil d'administration a les attributions intransmissibles et inaliénables suivantes:

a) exercer la haute direction de la société et établir les instructions nécessaires;

b) fixer l'organisation;

c) fixer les principes de la comptabilité et du contrôle financier ainsi que le plan financier pour autant que celui-ci soit nécessaire à la gestion de la société;

d) nommer et révoquer les personnes chargées de la gestion et de la représentation;

e) exercer la haute surveillance sur les personnes chargées de la gestion pour s'assurer notamment qu'elles observent la loi, les statuts, les règlements et les instructions données;

f) établir le rapport de gestion et tous autres rapports soumis à l’approbation obligatoire du conseil d’administration ;

g) préparer l'assemblée générale et exécuter ses décisions;

h) préparer le rapport de rémunération et demander l'approbation par l'assemblée générale en ce qui concerne la rémunération du conseil d'administration et du comité exécutif; et

i) déposer une demande de sursis concordataire et aviser le juge en cas de surendettement.

²The Board of Directors may assign responsibility for preparing and implementing its resolutions or monitoring transactions to committees or individual members. It must ensure appropriate reporting to its members.

²Le conseil d'administration peut déléguer à un ou plusieurs membres, regroupés en comités, la charge de préparer et d'exécuter ses décisions ou de surveiller certaines affaires. Il veille à ce que ses membres soient convenablement informés.

Art. 24 Representation of the Company The Board of Directors shall assign the persons with signatory power for the Company and the kind of signatory power.		Art. 24 Représentation de la société Le conseil d'administration nomme les personnes pouvant représenter la société ainsi que le mode de signature.
Art. 25 Delegation Moreover, the Board of Directors is authorized to delegate, in part or entirely, the management and the representation of the Company, within the limits of the law, to one or more individual directors (Delegates) or to third parties pursuant to organizational regulations.		Art. 25 Délégation En outre, le conseil d'administration peut, dans les limites de la loi, déléguer, en partie ou entièrement, la gestion et la représentation de la société à un ou plusieurs administrateurs (délégués) ou à des tiers conformément au règlement d'organisation.
Art. 26 Meetings, Resolutions and Minutes ¹The organization of the meetings, the presence quorum and the passing of resolutions of the Board of Directors is determined by the organizational regulations.		Art. 26 Réunions, décisions et procès-verbal ¹L'organisation des réunions, le quorum de présence et l'adoption de décisions du conseil d'administration sont prévus dans le règlement d'organisation.
²Meetings may be held by telephone, videoconferences or other electronic means. Resolutions may also be passed by way of circulation, in written form or by other means of data communications, provided that no member requests oral deliberation. When resolutions are made electronically, no signatures are required.		²Les réunions peuvent avoir lieu par téléphone, par vidéoconférence ou autres moyens électroniques. Les décisions peuvent également être prises par voie de circulation, par voie écrite ou par autre transmission de données, à condition qu'aucun membre ne demande une délibération orale. Lorsque des décisions sont prises par voie électronique, les signatures ne sont pas nécessaires.
³Minutes are kept of the Board of Directors' discussions and resolutions and signed by the chairman and the minute-taker.		³Les délibérations et les décisions du conseil d'administration sont consignées dans un procès-verbal signé par le président et le rédacteur du procès-verbal.
Art. 27 Right to information and inspection ¹Any member of the Board of Directors may request information on any Company business.		Art. 27 Droit aux renseignements et à la consultation ¹Chaque membre du conseil d'administration a le droit d'obtenir des renseignements sur toutes les affaires de la société.
²Outside meetings, any member may request information from the persons entrusted with managing the Company's business concerning the Company's business performance and, with the chairman's authorisation, specific transactions.		²En dehors des séances, chaque membre du conseil d'administration peut exiger des personnes chargées de la gestion des renseignements sur la marche de l'entreprise et, avec l'autorisation du président, sur des affaires déterminées.

³Where required for the performance of his/her duties, any member may request the chairman to have books of account and documents made available to him/her for inspection.

³Dans la mesure où cela est nécessaire à l'accomplissement de ses tâches, chaque membre du conseil d'administration peut demander au président la production des livres ou des dossiers.

⁴If the chairman refuses a request for information, a request to be heard or an application to inspect documents, the Board of Directors rules on the matter.

⁴Si le président rejette une demande de renseignement, d'audition ou de consultation, le conseil d'administration tranche.

Art. 28 Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee

¹The Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee shall comprise at least 2 members. The members of the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee shall be individually elected by the Ordinary General Meeting from among the members of the Board of Directors for a term of one year until the next Ordinary General Meeting. Re-election is permitted. The Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee has the following duties:

a) to draw up principles for compensation of members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and to submit them to the Board of Directors for approval;

b) to submit to the Board of Directors the proposal to be submitted to the Ordinary General Meeting for the maximum total compensation of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee;

c) subject to and within the bounds of the maximum compensation approved by the Ordinary General Meeting, to request approval by the Board of Directors of the individual remuneration packages to be paid to members of the Board of Directors and members of the Executive Committee;

Art. 28 Comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise

¹Le comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise se compose d'au moins 2 membres. Les membres du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise sont élus par l'assemblée générale ordinaire parmi les membres du conseil d'administration pour un mandat d'un an jusqu'à la prochaine assemblée générale ordinaire. Une réélection est possible. Le comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise a les fonctions suivantes:

a) élaborer des principes de rémunération des membres du conseil d'administration et du comité exécutif et de les soumettre au conseil d'administration pour approbation;

b) soumettre au conseil d'administration la proposition qui sera soumise à l'assemblée générale ordinaire pour la rémunération totale maximale du conseil d'administration et du comité exécutif;

c) sous réserve et dans les limites de la rémunération maximale approuvée par l'assemblée générale ordinaire, demander l'approbation du conseil d'administration quant aux paquets de rémunération individuels devant être versés aux membres du conseil d'administration et aux membres du comité exécutif;

d) to request approval by the Board of Directors regarding the determination of the compensation-related targets for the Executive Committee; e) to request approval by the Board of Directors regarding the adjustments to the Articles of Association relating to remuneration; and f) to prepare the Compensation Report and submit it to the Board of Directors.		d) requérir l'approbation du conseil d'administration sur la fixation d'objectifs liés à la rémunération pour le comité exécutif; e) requérir l'approbation du conseil d'administration sur les adaptations des statuts relatives à la rémunération; et f) préparer le rapport de rémunération et le soumettre au conseil d'administration.
²The Board of Directors shall set out any further duties and responsibilities vested on the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee in the Company's Organizational Rules.		²Le conseil d'administration fixe toutes autres fonctions et responsabilités dévolues au comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise dans le règlement d'organisation de la société.
³If there are vacancies on the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors may appoint substitutes from amongst its members for the remaining term of office.		³S'il y a des postes vacants au sein du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise, le conseil d'administration peut désigner des substituts parmi ses membres pour la durée restante du terme de fonction.
⁴The Board of Directors shall elect a chairman of the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee.		⁴Le conseil d'administration élit un président du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise.

Art. 29 Indemnification		Art. 29 Indemnisation
¹As far as is permissible under applicable law, the Company shall indemnify any current or former member of the Board of Directors, current and former members of the Executive Committee, or any person who is serving or has served at the request of the Company as a member of the Board of Directors or member of the Executive Committee (each individually, a "Covered Person"), against any expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative, to which he or she was, is, or is threatened to be made a party, or is otherwise involved (a "Proceeding"). This provision shall not indemnify any Covered Person against any liability arising out of (a) any fraud or dishonesty in the performance of such Covered Person's duty to the Company, or (b) such Covered Party's conscious, intentional or willful or grossly negligent breach of the obligation to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this section shall not extend to any person holding the office of Auditor or special auditor of the Company.		¹Dans la mesure permise par la loi applicable, la société indemnisera tout membre actuel ou ancien du conseil d'administration, les membres actuels et anciens membres du comité exécutif, ou toute personne qui sert ou a servi à la demande de la société en tant que membre du conseil d'administration ou membre du comité exécutif (chacun individuellement, une "Personne Couverte"), pour toutes les dépenses, y compris les honoraires d'avocat, jugements, amendes, et montants versés effectivement et raisonnablement à titre de règlement dans le cadre de toute action, poursuite ou procédure imminente, pendante ou terminée, qu'elle soit civile, pénale ou administrative, à laquelle il ou elle a été, est, ou est menacé d'être partie, ou est impliqué de toute autre manière (une "Procédure"). Cette disposition ne doit pas indemniser une Personne Couverte contre une responsabilité découlant de (a) une fraude ou une malhonnêteté de cette Personne Couverte dans l'exercice de ses fonctions vis-à-vis de la société, ou (b) une violation consciente, intentionnelle ou volontaire ou gravement négligente de l'obligation de cette Personne Couverte d'agir avec honnêteté en tenant compte du meilleur intérêt de la société. Nonobstant ce qui précède, cette disposition ne s'étend pas aux personnes qui occupent le poste de réviseur ou de réviseur spécial de la société.
²In the case of any Proceeding by or in the name of the Company, the Company shall indemnify each Covered Person against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement thereof, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which a Covered Person shall have been adjudged to be liable for fraud or dishonesty in the performance of his or her duty to the Company, or for conscious, intentional or willful or grossly negligent breach of his or her obligation to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company, unless and only to the extent that a court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such Covered Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court shall deem proper. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, this section shall not extend to any person holding the office of Auditor or special auditor of the Company.		²Dans le cas de toute Procédure intentée par ou au nom de la société, la société doit indemniser chaque Personne Couverte pour les dépenses, y compris les honoraires d'avocat, effectivement et raisonnablement encourus dans le cadre de la défense ou du règlement dans le cadre de la Procédure. Aucune indemnisation ne sera octroyée pour une réclamation, problème ou affaire pour laquelle une Personne Couverte est tenue responsable à la suite de fraude ou de malhonnêteté dans l'exercice de ses fonctions vis-à-vis de la société, ou à cause d'une violation consciente, intentionnelle ou volontaire ou gravement négligente de l'obligation de la Personne Couverte d'agir avec honnêteté en tenant compte du meilleur intérêt de la société, sauf et uniquement si un tribunal auquel une telle action ou poursuite a été porté détermine que, malgré la reconnaissance de la responsabilité, mais compte tenu de toutes les circonstances du cas d'espèce, cette Personne Couverte a équitablement et raisonnablement droit à une indemnisation de ces dépenses, mais uniquement à hauteur du montant que le tribunal jugera convenable. Nonobstant la phrase précédente, cette disposition ne s'étend pas aux personnes qui occupent le poste de réviseur ou de réviseur spécial de la société.

³Any indemnification under this Article 29 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Article 29. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a Covered Person (a) by a majority vote of the members of the Board of Directors who are not parties to such proceeding (referred to in this paragraph as "Non-Involved Members"), irrespective of a lack of a quorum; (b) by a committee of Non-Involved Members designated by a majority vote of the Non-Involved Members , irrespective of a lack of a quorum; (c) if there is no such Non-Involved Member, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (d) by the General Meeting. To the extent, however, that any Covered Person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such Covered Person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.		³Toute indemnisation en vertu du présent article 29 (sauf si ordonnée par un tribunal) doit être octroyée par la société dans chaque cas dans les limites de l'autorisation sur la base d'une détermination que l'indemnisation de la Personne Couverte est appropriée dans les circonstances parce que cette personne a satisfait au standard de conduite applicable énoncé dans le présent article 29. Une telle décision concernant une Personne Couverte doit être prise (a) par la majorité des votes des membres du conseil d'administration qui ne sont pas parties à cette procédure (définis dans cet alinéa comme « Membres Non-concernés »), même si le quorum requis n'est pas réuni; (b) par un comité de Membres Non-concernés désignés par une majorité des votes des Membres Non-concernés , même si le quorum requis n'est pas réuni; (c) s'il n'y a pas de Membre Non-concerné, par un conseiller juridique indépendant dans un avis écrit; ou (d) par l'assemblée générale. Dans la mesure, cependant, où une Personne Couverte a gagné sur le fond ou autrement dans la défense d'une procédure, ou dans la défense de toute réclamation, problème ou affaire dans cette procédure, cette Personne Couverte doit être indemnisée pour les dépenses (y compris les honoraires d'avocat) effectivement et raisonnablement encourus dans le cadre de l'affaire en question sans qu'il soit nécessaire d'avoir une autorisation dans le cas spécifique.
⁴As far as is permissible under applicable law, expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in defending any proceeding for which indemnification is permitted pursuant to this Article 29 shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt by the Board of Directors of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under these Articles of Association.		⁴Dans la mesure permise par la loi applicable, les dépenses, y compris les honoraires d'avocats, encourus dans la défense de toute procédure pour laquelle l'indemnisation est permise en vertu du présent article 29, doivent être payées par la société avant la décision finale dans cette procédure à réception par le conseil d'administration d'une promesse faite par ou au nom de la Personne Couverte de rembourser ce montant s'il s'avère finalement que cette Personne Couverte n'a pas droit à l'indemnisation par la société en vertu de ces statuts.

⁵It being the policy of the Company that indemnification of the persons specified in this Article 29 shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law and the indemnification provided by this Article 29 shall not be deemed exclusive (a) of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under these Articles of Association, any agreement, any insurance purchased by the Company, vote of shareholders or members of the Board of Directors without a direct interest in the matter, or pursuant to the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, or (b) of the power of the Company to indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of the Company or of another corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise which he or she is serving or has served at the request of the Company, to the same extent and in the same situations and subject to the same determinations as are hereinabove set forth with respect to a Covered Person.

As used in this Article 29, references to the "Company" include all constituent corporations in a consolidation or merger in which the Company or a predecessor to the Company by consolidation or merger was involved.

⁵La politique de la société prévoit que l'indemnisation des personnes visées au présent article 29 doit être payée dans toute la mesure autorisée par la loi et l'indemnisation prévue par cet article 29 ne sera pas considérée comme exclusive (a) d'autres droits auxquels les personnes demandant une indemnisation ou une avance des dépenses ont droit en vertu de ces statuts, d'un accord, d'une assurance souscrite par la société, d'un vote d'actionnaires ou de membres du conseil d'administration n'ayant pas d'intérêt direct en la matière, ou en vertu d'une décision d'un tribunal compétent, ou autrement, soit à l'égard d'actions faites en sa capacité officielle, soit à l'égard d'actions faites à un autre titre tout en ayant une telle fonction, ou (b) du pouvoir de la société d'indemniser toute personne qui est ou était un employé ou un mandataire de la société ou d'une autre société, d'une joint venture, d'une fiducie ou d'une autre entreprise pour laquelle il ou elle travaille ou a travaillé à la demande de la société, dans la même mesure et dans les mêmes situations et sous réserve des mêmes principes concernant une Personne Couverte évoquées ci-dessus.

Tel qu'utilisé dans le présent article 29, les références à la "société" comprennent toutes les sociétés ayant fait l'objet d'un regroupement ou d'une fusion dans laquelle la société ou un prédécesseur à la société a été impliqué.

⁶The indemnification provided by this Article 29 shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a member of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee and shall inure to the benefit of their heirs, executors, and administrators.

⁶L'indemnisation prévue par cet article 29 est maintenue à l'égard d'une personne qui a cessé d'être un membre du conseil d'administration ou du comité exécutif et sera en vigueur au bénéfice de ses héritiers, exécuteurs et administrateurs.

VI. Auditors		VI. organe de révision
Art. 30 Election, Term ¹The General Meeting shall elect, every year, an individual or corporate body that satisfies the relevant legal requirements to act as its statutory auditors (Auditors) in accordance with Articles 727 et seq. CO, with the rights and duties determined by law.		Art. 30  Élection, durée ¹L'assemblée générale nomme chaque année une personne physique ou morale qui remplit les conditions légales pour fonctionner comme organe de révision selon les articles 727 ss. CO avec les droits et les obligations prévus par la loi.
²The General Meeting may appoint special auditors for a term of up to three years who provide the attestations required for changes in the share capital.		²L'assemblée générale peut nommer des réviseurs spéciaux pour une durée de trois ans au maximum qui fournissent les attestations requises pour les modifications du capital-actions.
Art. 31 Duties The Auditors shall perform their duties to audit and report whether the accounting, the annual accounts and the proposal regarding allocation of profits are in accordance with law and the Articles of Association.		Art. 31 Fonctions L'organe de révision vérifie et rapporte si la comptabilité, les comptes annuels et la proposition relative à la répartition des bénéfices sont en conformité avec la loi et les statuts.
VII. compensation and related provisions		VII. Rémunération et dispositions analogues
Art. 32 Principles of the Compensation of the Board of Directors ¹The compensation payable to the members of the Board of Directors comprises, subject to and within the bounds of the approval by the General Meeting of the total compensation, the following elements: a) a fixed basic remuneration; b) a fixed committee fee for work in a committee of the Board of Directors; c) a lump sum compensation for expenses; d) a number of options or shares in the Company, as further outlined in Art. 41.		Art. 32 Principes de rémunération du conseil d'administration ¹La rémunération des membres du conseil d'administration comprend, sous réserve et dans les limites de l'approbation de la rémunération totale par l'assemblée générale, les éléments suivants: a) une rémunération fixe de base; b) des frais de commission fixes pour le travail dans un comité du conseil d'administration; c) une compensation forfaitaire pour les dépenses; d) un nombre d'actions ou d'options dans la société, comme détaillée à l'art. 41.

²The compensation is paid in cash and in form of options or shares in the Company. The Board of Directors or, to the extent delegated to it, the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee shall determine grant, exercise and forfeiture conditions. In particular, they may provide for continuation, acceleration or removal of vesting, exercise and forfeiture conditions, for payment or grant of compensation based upon assumed target achievement, or for forfeiture, in each case in the event of pre-determined events such as a change-of-control or termination of an employment or mandate agreement. The Company may procure the required shares through purchases in the market, from treasury shares or by using conditional capital or the capital band.		²La rémunération est versée en espèces et sous forme d'options ou d'actions de la société. Le conseil d'administration ou, en cas de délégation des fonctions, le comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise doit fixer les conditions de l'octroi, de l'exercice et de la péremption. En particulier, il peut prévoir la poursuite, l'accélération ou la suppression des conditions d'acquisition, d'exercice et de péremption, pour le paiement ou l'octroi d'une rémunération basée sur la réalisation des objectifs supposés, ou pour la péremption, dans chaque cas, dans le cas d'événements prédéterminés tels qu'un changement de contrôle ou la résiliation d'un contrat de travail ou d'un mandat. La société peut fournir les actions nécessaires par des achats sur le marché, par ses actions propres ou en utilisant du capital conditionnel ou la marge de fluctuation du capital.
³Subject to the approval by the General Meeting, the members of the Board of Directors may receive remuneration in cash at customary conditions for advisory services rendered outside their capacity as Board member for the benefit of the Company or companies under its control. The General Meeting may approve an additional bonus for the members of the Board of Directors in exceptional cases.		³Sous réserve de l'approbation par l'assemblée générale, les membres du conseil d'administration peuvent recevoir une rémunération en espèces dans les conditions habituelles pour des services consultatifs rendus en-dehors de leur qualité de membre du conseil pour le bénéfice de la société ou des sociétés sous son contrôle. L'assemblée générale peut approuver un bonus supplémentaire pour les membres du conseil d'administration dans des cas exceptionnels.
⁴The compensation may also be paid for activities in companies that are directly or indirectly controlled by the Company and may be paid by the Company or by a company controlled by it.		⁴La rémunération peut également être accordée pour des activités dans des entreprises qui sont contrôlées directement ou indirectement par la société et peuvent être versées par la société ou par une société contrôlée par elle.
Art. 33 Principles of the Compensation of the Executive Committee ¹The compensation payable to the members of the Executive Committee is subject to the approval by the General Meeting and comprises the following elements: a) a fixed remuneration payable in cash; b) a performance-related remuneration payable in cash (variable);		Art. 33 Principe de rémunération du comité exécutif ¹La rémunération des membres du comité exécutif est soumise à l’approbation de l'assemblée générale et comprend les éléments suivants a) une rémunération fixe payable en espèces; b) une rémunération liée à la performance payable en espèces (variable);

c) a number of options or shares in the Company, as further outlined in Art. 41.		c) un nombre d'actions ou d'options dans la société, comme détaillé à l'art. 41.
²The performance-related remuneration depends on the Company's business success and the individual performance of the member of the Executive Committee based on the achievement of pre-determined targets during a business year. The Board of Directors determines annually at the beginning of each relevant business year the decisive targets and their weighting upon proposal by the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. The amount of the performance-related remuneration for each member of the Executive Committee is determined by the Board of Directors and may not exceed 100 percent of the respective individual fixed remuneration for the same year.		²La rémunération liée à la performance dépend de la réussite économique de la société et de la performance individuelle du membre du comité exécutif sur la base de la réalisation des objectifs prédéterminés au cours d'une année d'activité. Le conseil d'administration détermine au début de chaque exercice les objectifs décisifs et leur pondération sur proposition du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise. Le montant de la rémunération liée à la performance pour chaque membre du comité exécutif est déterminé par le conseil d'administration et ne peut dépasser 100 pour cent de la rémunération fixe individuelle respective pour la même année.
³The compensation may also be paid for activities in companies that are directly or indirectly controlled by the Company and may be paid by the Company or by a company controlled by it.		³La rémunération peut également être versée pour des activités dans des entreprises qui sont contrôlées directement ou indirectement par la société et peut être versée par la société ou par une société contrôlée par elle.
Art. 34 Compensation for new Members of the Executive Committee ¹If new members of the Executive Committee are appointed and take up their position in the Company after the General Meeting has approved the maximum total compensation for members of the Executive Committee for the year in question, the new members may be paid an additional amount for the period until the next Ordinary Meeting of Shareholder. The additional amount payable to all new members of the Executive Committee may not exceed 50 percent of the respective total compensation already approved by the General Meeting. The additional compensation may only be paid if the total compensation amount that has been approved by the General Meeting for the compensation of the members of the Executive Committee is insufficient to compensate the newly appointed members. The General Meeting is not required to vote on this additional amount.		Art. 34 Rémunération pour les nouveaux membres du comité exécutif ¹Si de nouveaux membres du comité exécutif sont nommés et prennent leur position dans la société après que l'assemblée générale a approuvé la rémunération totale maximale pour les membres du comité exécutif pour l'année en question, les nouveaux membres peuvent être payés au moyen d'un montant additionnel pour la période allant jusqu'à la prochaine assemblée ordinaire des actionnaires. Le montant additionnel payable à tous les nouveaux membres du comité exécutif ne peut pas dépasser 50 pour cent de la rémunération totale respective déjà approuvé par l'assemblée générale. La rémunération additionnelle ne peut être versée que si le montant total de la rémunération qui a été approuvé par l'assemblée générale pour la rémunération des membres du comité exécutif est insuffisant pour rémunérer les membres nouvellement nommés. L'assemblée générale n'a pas à se prononcer sur ce montant supplémentaire.

²This additional overall compensation is understood to include any settlements for any disadvantage suffered as a result of the change of job.		²Cette rémunération additionnelle globale est sensée comprendre tous les règlements pour tout inconvénient subi à la suite du changement de travail.
Art. 35 Expenses Expenses which are not covered by the lump sum compensation pursuant to the Company's expense regulations shall be reimbursed following presentation of the supporting receipts. This additional remuneration is not subject to a separate vote by the General Meeting.		Art. 35 Dépenses Les dépenses qui ne sont pas couvertes par l'indemnité forfaitaire conformément aux règlements de frais de la société sont remboursées à la suite de la présentation des reçus correspondants. Cette rémunération additionnelle n'est pas soumise à un vote séparé par l'assemblée générale.
Art. 36 Compensation Agreements ¹Agreements on compensation with members of the Board of Directors may not exceed the term of maximal one year.		Art. 36 Accords sur la rémunération ¹Les accords sur la rémunération des membres du conseil d'administration ne peuvent pas excéder la durée maximale d'une année.
²Employment agreements of the members of the Executive Committee are principally concluded for an indefinite period of time whereas a notice period may not exceed 12 months. If an employment agreement is concluded for a fixed term such term may not exceed one year.		²Les contrats de travail des membres du comité exécutif sont principalement conclus pour une durée indéterminée. Un délai de préavis ne peut pas excéder 12 mois. Si un accord de travail est conclu pour une durée déterminée, telle durée ne peut pas excéder un an.
Art. 37 Mandates of a Member of the Board of Directors outside the Company ¹A member of the Board of Directors may cumulatively assume not more than the following number of mandates in the board of directors, the executive management or an advisory board, or any comparable function under foreign law, of a legal entity with an economic purpose: a) 7 mandates for publicly traded companies pursuant to art. 727 para. 1 number 1 CO; and b) 8 mandates for companies pursuant to art. 727 para. 1 number 2 CO; and		Art. 37 Mandats d'un membre du conseil d'administration de la société ¹Un membre du conseil d'administration ne peut pas cumuler plus que le nombre suivant de mandats dans un conseil d'administration, une direction exécutive un conseil consultatif ou toute fonction comparable selon le droit étranger, d'une personne morale poursuivant un but économique: a) 7 mandats pour les entreprises cotées en bourse selon l'art. 727 al. 1 chiffre 1 CO; et b) 8 mandats pour des entreprises selon l'art. 727 al. 1 chiffre 2 CO; et

c) 5 mandates for companies which do not fulfil the criteria under a) and b) above.		c) 5 mandats pour les entreprises qui ne remplissent pas les critères sous a) et b) ci-dessus.
²Mandates held in several legal entities each operating under the same management or same beneficial owner (Group), or at the request of a legal entity of the respective Group in a legal entity outside this Group (including pension funds and joint ventures) are deemed to be a single mandate.		²Les mandats exercés dans plusieurs personnes morales opérant chacune sous la même direction ou le même bénéficiaire effectif (groupe), ou à la demande d’une personne morale du groupe en question, dans une personne morale externe au groupe (y compris dans des fonds de pension et joint-ventures) sont réputés être un seul mandat.
³If a legal entity fulfills several of the above mentioned criteria, it can be freely counted towards any category.		³Si une personne morale remplit plusieurs des critères mentionnés ci-dessus, elle peut être librement attribuée à l’une des catégories quelconques.
⁴The following mandates are not subject to the limitations set forth in para. 1; instead, the separate limitations hereinafter shall apply: a) mandates in legal entities which are controlled by the Company or which control the Company: unlimited; b) mandates held at the request of the Company, or companies controlled by it, for a legal entity not affiliated with the Group (including in pension funds or joint ventures): 5 mandates; c) to the extent these are undertakings with an economic purpose, mandates in non-profit organizations, associations, professional or trade organizations, foundations, or pension foundations, educational institutions and similar organizations: 5 mandates; d) mandates in structures managing the personal or family's assets of members of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee and/or their related persons: 3 mandates.		⁴Les mandats suivants ne sont pas soumis aux limites prévues à l'alinéa 1 ; au lieu de quoi, les limites suivantes seront applicables: a) les mandats dans des personnes morales qui sont contrôlées par la société ou qui contrôlent la société : illimité; b) les mandats tenus à la demande de la société ou de sociétés contrôlées par celle-ci, dans une personne morale non-affiliée au groupe (y compris pour des fonds de pension ou joint-ventures) : 5 mandats ; c) dans la mesure où il s’agit d’entreprise poursuivant un but économique, les mandats dans des organisations sans but lucratif, associations, organisations professionnelles ou syndicats, fondations ou fonds de pension, institutions de formation et organisations similaires : 5 mandats ; d) les mandats dans des structures gérant les actifs de membres du conseil d’administration ou du conseil exécutif et/ou de personnes affiliées ou de leurs familles : 3 mandats.

Art. 38 Mandates of a Member of the Executive Committee outside the Company ¹Each member of the Executive Committee may, with approval of the Board of Directors, cumulatively assume not more than the following number of mandates in the board of directors, the executive management or advisory board, or any comparable function under foreign law, of a legal entity with an economic purpose: a) 2 mandates for publicly traded companies pursuant to Art. 727 para. 1 number 1 CO; and b) 3 mandates for companies pursuant to Art. 727 para. 1 number 2 CO; and c) 5 mandates for companies which do not fulfil the criteria under litera a) and b) above.		Art. 38 Mandats d'un membre du comité exécutif en-dehors de la société ¹Chaque membre du comité exécutif peut, avec l'approbation du conseil d'administration, cumuler pas plus que le nombre suivant de mandats dans un conseil d'administration, une direction exécutive, un conseil consultatif, ou toute fonction comparable dans selon le droit étranger d'une personne morale poursuivant un but économique: a) 2 mandats pour les entreprises cotées en bourse selon l'art. 727 al. 1 chiffre 1 CO; et b) 3 mandats pour des entreprises selon l'art. 727 al. 1 chiffre 2 CO; et c) 5 mandats pour les entreprises qui ne remplissent pas les critères sous a) et b) ci-dessus.
²Mandates held in several legal entities each operating under the same management or same beneficial owner (Group), or at the request of a legal entity of the respective Group in a legal entity outside this Group (including pension funds and joint ventures) are deemed to be a single mandate.		²Les mandats exercés dans plusieurs personnes morales opérant chacune sous la même direction ou même bénéficiaire effectif (groupe), ou à la demande d’une personne morale du groupe en question, dans une personne morale externe au groupe (y compris dans des fonds de pension et joint-ventures), sont réputés être un seul mandat.
³If a legal entity fulfills several of the above mentioned criteria, it can be freely counted towards any category.		³Si une personne morale remplit plusieurs des critères mentionnés ci-dessus, elle peut être librement attribuée à l’une des catégories quelconques.
⁴The following mandates are not subject to the limitations set forth in para. 1; instead, the separate limitations hereinafter shall apply: a) mandates in legal entities which are controlled by the Company or which control the Company: unlimited; b) mandates held at the request of the Company, or companies controlled by it, for a legal entity not affiliated with the Group (including in pension funds or joint ventures): 5 mandates;		⁴Les mandats suivants ne sont pas soumis aux limites prévues à l'alinéa 1 ; au lieu de quoi, les limites suivantes seront applicables: a) les mandats dans des personnes morales qui sont contrôlées par la société ou qui contrôlent la société : illimité; b) les mandats tenus à la demande de la société ou de sociétés contrôlées par celle-ci, dans une personne morale non-affiliée au groupe (y compris pour des fonds de pension ou joint-ventures) : 5 mandats;

c) to the extent these are undertakings with an economic purpose, mandates in non-profit organizations, associations, professional or trade organizations, foundations, or pension foundations, educational institutions and similar organizations: 5 mandates;

d) mandates in structures managing the personal or family's assets of members of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee and/or their related persons: 3 mandates.

c) dans la mesure où il s’agit d’entreprise poursuivant un but économique, les mandats dans des organisations sans but lucratif, associations, organisations professionnelles ou syndicats, fondations ou fonds de pension, institutions de formation et organisations similaires : 5 mandats;

d) les mandats dans des structures gérant les actifs de membres du conseil d’administration ou du conseil exécutif et/ou de personnes affiliées ou de leurs familles : 3 mandats.

Art. 39 Loans and Credits

The members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee may not be granted any loans, credits or collateral from the Company. Excepted from the above are advances in the maximum amount of CHF 500'000 per person for attorneys' fees, court and other similar costs required for the defence of third-party liability claims permitted by Article 29.

Art. 39 Prêts et crédits

Les membres du conseil d'administration et du comité exécutif ne peuvent pas obtenir des prêts, des crédits ou des sûretés de la société. Sont exceptées les avances d'un montant maximum de CHF 500'000 par personne pour les frais d'avocat, des coûts de tribunaux et d'autres coûts similaires nécessaires à la défense d’actions en responsabilité civile autorisés par l'article 29.

Art. 40 Pension Funds

¹The Company shall remunerate members of the Board of Directors only in respect of the employer's mandatory contributions to social insurance. Above and beyond this, the Company shall not make any contributions to pension funds or other such pension plans. In exceptional cases, contributions such as these may be made subject to a request by the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and the approval of the General Meeting.

Art. 40 Fonds de pension

¹La société ne doit rémunérer les membres du conseil d'administration que du montant dû au titre de contributions obligatoires de l'employeur à l'assurance sociale. Au-delà de ce montant, la société ne doit pas verser de cotisations à des institutions de prévoyance ou à d'autres régimes de retraite. Dans des cas exceptionnels, des contributions comme celles-ci peuvent être faites sur demande au comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise, et sous réserve de l'approbation de l'assemblée générale.

²Members of the Executive Committee participate in the Company's pension plans (the Company's pension fund and the management pension plan). The pension plans conform to the legal requirements. For members of the Executive Committee, the insured income is defined as the fixed remuneration plus 50 percent of the target performance-related remuneration, up to the legal maximum. Equity-linked income components are not included.		²Les membres du comité exécutif participent aux régimes de retraite de la société (le fond de pension de la société et le régime de retraite du management). Les régimes de retraite sont conformes aux exigences légales (LPP). Pour les membres du comité exécutif, le revenu assuré est défini comme la rémunération fixe plus les 50 pour cent de la rémunération liée à la performance, jusqu'au maximum légal. Les composantes du revenu liées au capital propre ne sont pas inclus.
³Within the overall compensation approved by the General Meeting, the Company may make additional payments into the Company's pension funds for the benefit of members of the Executive Committee in order to cover any disadvantage suffered as a result of the change of jobs or to purchase additional pension entitlements. In this context the Company may conclude life insurance policies on behalf of members of the Executive Committee and pay the insurance premiums either fully or in part.		³Dans la rémunération globale approuvée par l'assemblée générale, la société pourra effectuer des paiements supplémentaires dans les caisses de retraite de la société pour le bénéfice des membres du comité exécutif afin de couvrir tout désavantage subi par suite de la modification de l'emploi ou pour acheter des droits de pension supplémentaires. Dans ce contexte, la société peut conclure des contrats d'assurance-vie au nom des membres du comité exécutif et payer en totalité ou en partie les primes d'assurance.
⁴Upon retirement, the Company may also grant members of the Executive Committee a bridging pension to cover the period between early retirement at 62 and the ordinary age of retirement, if such bridging pension does not exceed 100 percent of the total annual compensation of the respective member last paid.		⁴À la retraite, la société peut également accorder aux membres du comité exécutif, une pension de transition pour couvrir la période entre la retraite anticipée à 62 ans et l'âge ordinaire de la retraite, si cette rente transitoire ne dépasse pas 100 pour cent du dernier montant de la rémunération annuelle totale payée au membre respectif.
Art. 41 Option and Share Plans ¹Under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan, the Board of Directors, upon proposal of the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, allocates the participating members of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors a fixed number of options or shares with a vesting or a blocking period (the vesting period). In the case of stock options, at the end of the vesting period, participants in the Long Term Incentive Plan are entitled to exercise the options granted against payment of the strike price. These options to acquire shares in the Company or allocated shares are subject to the basic principles set out in the following:		Art. 41 Options et plan d'actions ¹En vertu du plan d’intéressement à long terme de la société, le conseil d'administration, sur proposition du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise, attribue aux membres participants du comité exécutif et du conseil d'administration un nombre fixe d'options ou d'actions avec une période de vesting ou de blocage (la "Période de Vesting "). Dans le cas d’options, à la fin de la Période de Vesting, les participants au plan d’intéressement à long terme sont habilités à exercer les options attribuées contre paiement du prix d'exercice. Ces options d'achat d'actions de la société ou d'actions attribuées sont soumises aux principes de base suivants:

a) it is the sole discretion of the Board of Directors to decide whether to allocate options or shares and to whom and to determine the valuation of each compensation element on the basis of the principles that apply to the establishment of the compensation report;

b) each year, the Board of Directors, upon proposal of the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, stipulates the number of options and shares to be allocated, the date of allocation and the strike price;

c) each option incorporates a non-transferable, pre-emptive, and contingent right to acquire a certain number of Company's shares;

d) in the case of a change of control (as defined in the Long Term Incentive Plan) or delisting of the Company's shares, the vesting period shall end (accelerated vesting) and the participant shall be entitled to exercise the options on a pro rata basis on the day the transaction that led to the change of control or delisting was executed. It is at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors to decide upon proposal of the Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee whether the financial objectives have been met;

e) the individual members of the Executive Committee or the Board of Directors participating in the Long Term Incentive Plan are responsible for paying any taxes or social security contributions and for declaring income correctly to the authorities;

f) it is at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors to decide whether to supplement the Long Term Incentive Plan within the bounds of the principles set out above or to discontinue it.

a) il relève de la libre appréciation du conseil d'administration de décider si des options ou actions sont attribuées et à qui et de déterminer l'évaluation de chaque élément de rémunération sur la base des principes qui s'appliquent à l'établissement du rapport de rémunération;

b) chaque année, le conseil d'administration, sur proposition du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise, fixe le nombre d'options et d'actions à attribuer, la date d'attribution et le prix d'exercice;

c) chaque option comporte un droit non transférable, de souscription préférentielle et optionnel d'acquérir un certain nombre d'actions de la société;

d) dans le cas d'un changement de contrôle (tel que défini dans le plan d’intéressement à long terme) ou la radiation des actions de la société, la Période de Vesting prend fin (vesting accéléré) et le participant est en droit d'exercer les options sur une base pro rata, le jour de la transaction qui a conduit à un changement de contrôle ou le jour où la radiation a été exécutée. Il relève de la libre appréciation du conseil d'administration de décider, sur proposition du comité de rémunération, de nomination et de gouvernance d’entreprise, si les objectifs financiers ont été atteints;

e) les membres individuels du comité exécutif ou du conseil d'administration qui participent au plan d’intéressement à long terme sont responsables du paiement de tous les impôts ou cotisations de sécurité sociale et de déclarer correctement le revenu aux autorités;

f) il relève de la libre appréciation du conseil d'administration de compléter le plan d’intéressement à long terme dans les limites des principes énoncés ci-dessus ou de l'interrompre.

²The Company may periodically offer shares in the Company to employees as part of the Long Term Incentive Plan.		²La société peut périodiquement offrir des actions de la société aux salariés au titre du plan d’intéressement à long terme .
VIII. Business Year, Accounting, Allocation of Profits		VIII. Exercice, comptabilité, Répartition des bénéfices
Art. 42 Business Year The Board of Directors shall determine the start and the end of the Company's business year.		Art. 42 Exercice Le conseil d'administration détermine le début et la fin de l'exercice de la société.
Art. 43 Accounting ¹The annual accounts consist of the profit and loss statement, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement, the annex and the management report, and shall be drawn up pursuant to the provisions of the CO, particularly of Articles 958 et seq. CO, and the generally accepted commercial principles and customary rules in that business area.		Art. 43 Comptabilité ¹Les comptes annuels se composent du compte de profits et pertes, du bilan, du tableau des flux de trésorerie, de l'annexe et du rapport de gestion, et sont établis conformément aux dispositions du CO, en particulier des articles 958 ss. CO, et aux principes commerciaux généralement reconnus et aux règles coutumières dans ce secteur d'activité.
²If required by law, the consolidated financial statements shall be drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 962 CO.		²Si requis par la loi, les états financiers consolidés sont établis en conformité avec les dispositions de l'article 962 CO.
Art. 44 Allocation of Profits ¹Subject to the legal provisions regarding distribution of profits, the profit as shown on the balance sheet shall be allocated by the General Meeting at its discretion after receipt of the proposals of the Board of Directors and the Auditors.		Art. 44 Répartition des bénéfices ¹Sous réserve des dispositions légales en matière de répartition des bénéfices, le bénéfice comme indiqué sur le bilan doit être alloué à la libre appréciation de l'assemblée générale après réception des propositions du conseil d'administration et de l'organe de révision.
²In addition to the legal reserves, the General Meeting may create supplemental reserves.		²En plus des réserves légales, l'assemblée générale peut créer des réserves supplémentaires.
³Dividends not claimed within five years after the due date shall remain with the Company and be allocated to the general reserves.		³Les dividendes non réclamés dans les cinq ans après la date d'échéance restent avec la société et sont attribués aux réserves générales.

Ix. Dissolution and Liquidation		Ix. Dissolution et Liquidation
Art. 45 Dissolution and Liquidation The dissolution and liquidation of the Company shall take place in accordance with the provisions of the CO.		Art. 45 Dissolution et Liquidation La dissolution et la liquidation de la société ont lieu en conformité avec les dispositions du CO.
X. Notices and Publications		X. avis et Publications
Art. 46 Notices and Publications ¹The Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce is the official publication medium.		Art. 46 Avis et Publications ¹L'organe de publication légal est la Feuille officielle suisse du commerce.
²Shareholder communications and notices to the shareholders shall be made by publication in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce or sent by mail or e-mail to the contacts registered in the share register.		²Les communications et avis aux actionnaires sont effectués par publication dans la Feuille officielle suisse du commerce ou envoyés par courrier ou e-mail aux coordonnées enregistrées dans le registre des actions.
³Unless the law provides otherwise, notices shall be given to creditors by publication in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce. The Board of Directors may assign further means of communication.		³Sauf si la loi en dispose autrement, les avis seront envoyés aux créanciers par publication dans la Feuille officielle suisse du commerce. Le conseil d'administration peut prévoir d'autres moyens de communication.

Statuts modifiés lors de la séance du conseil d’administration du 21 juin 2024.

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of AC Immune SA of our report dated March 14, 2024 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in AC Immune SA’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers SA

Lausanne, Switzerland
July 26, 2024

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form F-3

(Form Type)

AC Immune SA

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

	Security Type	Security Class Title	Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule	Amount Registered	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit	Maximum Aggregate Offering Price	Fee Rate	Amount of Registration Fee	Carry Forward Form Type	Carry Forward File Number	Carry Forward Initial Effective Date	Filing Fee Previously Paid In Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward
Newly Registered Securities
Fees to Be Paid	Equity	Common Shares	Rule 457(o)	(1)	(1)	(1)		(1)
	Debt	Securities	Rule 457(o)	(1)	(1)	(1)		(1)
	Other	Warrants	Rule 457(o)	(1)	(1)	(1)		(1)
	Other	Purchase Contracts	Rule 457(o)	(1)	(1)	(1)		(1)
	Other	Subscription Rights	Rule 457(o)	(1)	(1)	(1)		(1)
	Other	Units	Rule 457(o)	(1)	(1)	(1)		(1)
	Unallocated (Universal) Shelf	Unallocated (Universal) Shelf	Rule 457(o)	(1)	(1)	$350,000,000	0.00014760	$51,660
Fees Previously Paid	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		N/A
Carry Forward Securities
Carry Forward Securities	Equity	Common Shares	415(a)(6)	(2)		(2)		(2)	F-3	333-255576	May 5, 2021	(2)
Carry Forward Securities	Debt	Securities	415(a)(6)	(2)		(2)		(2)	F-3	333-255576	May 5, 2021	(2)
Carry Forward Securities	Other	Warrants	415(a)(6)	(2)		(2)		(2)	F-3	333-255576	May 5, 2021	(2)
Carry Forward Securities	Other	Purchase Contracts	415(a)(6)	(2)		(2)		(2)	F-3	333-255576	May 5, 2021	(2)
Carry Forward Securities	Other	Subscription Rights	415(a)(6)	(2)		(2)		(2)	F-3	333-255576	May 5, 2021	(2)
Carry Forward Securities	Other	Units	415(a)(6)	(2)		(2)		(2)	F-3	333-255576	May 5, 2021	(2)
Carry Forward Securities	Unallocated (Universal) Shelf	Unallocated (Universal) Shelf	415(a)(6)	(2)		$291,745,726 (2)	0.00014760	$43,061.67	F-3	333-255576	May 5, 2021	(2)
Total Offering Amounts						$58,254,274		$8,598.33
Total Fees Previously Paid						$58,106,310(3)		$8,576.49
Total Fee Offsets								N/A
Net Fee Due								$21.84

(1)

Omitted pursuant to General Instruction II.C to Form F-3. The amount to be registered consists of up to $350,000,000 of an indeterminate amount of common shares, debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts, subscription rights and/or units that may be offered and sold from time to time in one or more offerings.

(2)

AC Immune SA (the “Registrant”) previously filed a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-255576), initially filed on April 28, 2021 and declared effective on May 5, 2021 (the “2021 Prior Registration Statement”) and which registered the offer and sale of an indeterminate number of common shares, principal amount of debt securities, purchase contracts, warrants to purchase common shares, debt securities or other securities, units and subscription rights (collectively, the “Shelf Securities”) having an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $350,000,000. The 2021 Prior Registration Statement was not fully used and as of July 26, 2024, $291,745,726 of the Shelf Securities remain unsold. The Registrant expects to carry forward to this registration statement the Unsold Securities pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). To the extent that, after the filing date hereof and prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, the Registrant sells any Unsold Securities pursuant to the Prior Registration Statement, the Registrant will identify in a pre-effective amendment to this registration statement the updated amount of Unsold Securities from the 2021 Prior Registration Statement to be included in this registration statement pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6). Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6), the offering of the Unsold Securities under the 2021 Prior Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this registration statement.

(3)

The Registrant on March 14, 2024 filed this registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-277940) which registered the offer and sale of an indeterminate number of common shares, principal amount of debt securities, purchase contracts, warrants to purchase common shares, debt securities or other securities, units and subscription rights (collectively, the “Shelf Securities”) having an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $350,000,000. At the time of filing, the 2021 Prior Registration Statement was not fully used and $291,893,690 of the Shelf Securities remained unsold. Since the initial filing of this registration statement, there has been a decrease of $147,964 in the amount of unsold shares under the 2021 Prior Registration Statement. The Registrant previously paid a registration fee of $8,576.49 in connection with the initial filing of this registration statement. The $8,576.49 previously paid filing fees relating to such Unsold Securities under the 2021 Prior Registration Statement will continue to be applied to such Unsold Securities registered on this registration statement. The updated amount of unsold securities results in $21.84 in net fee due.

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