Largest Shareholders

Published holdings (shares only)1: Company Holding    Publication Date Detail Information Everest Beteiligungs GmbH, Vienna, Austria2 25.99%   June 18, 2008 More Fidelity Management Research, Boston, USA 9.61%   November 03, 2008 More 1 As of April 14, 2008 total number of shares issued changed to a total of 34 262 370 due to cancellation of shares from the share buyback program and the share split 10 for 1. The number of shares shown for the above shareholders reflects the status according to the latest publications of their holdings. 2 For notification purposes Sulzer Ltd and the Renova Group are considered a group within the meaning of Art. 15 SESTO-SFBC. The combined holding as at June 18, 2008, amounted to 27.42% in shares. Julius Bär notified Sulzer of its holding of 166 446 shares (4.6%) and 60 350 other purchase positions (1.7%) (notification of July 9, 2007). According to the notification of September 27, 2007, the company reduced its holding to below 5%.