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- May 12, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Swatch Shareholders Reject Activist's Board Bid Again
- Swatch Group's annual general meeting on 12 May 2026 voted 79.6% against seating activist investor Steven Wood on the board, with 19.2% in favour[1]
- Proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis had urged investors to back Wood over Swatch's own nominee, Andreas Rickenbacher[2]
- In a separate procedural vote open only to bearer shareholders, Wood was elected their representative with 80.4% support, but the full general meeting then rejected him[1]
- Swatch said shareholders had 'for the second time' clearly rejected Wood's election; Wood said he was considering an injunction to invalidate future board decisions[1]
- The Hayek family holds about a quarter of Swatch Group's equity but more than 40% of voting rights through its dual-class share structure[2]
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- [1]90%933thedrive.com/2026/05/12/swatch-shareholders-reject-activist-investors-bid-for-board-seat933thedrive.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts May 12, 2026 ✓· 71% of score
The article dates the annual general meeting to 'Tuesday, May 12, 2026' and quotes Swatch's statement that shareholders 'clearly rejected his election' 'for the second time.'
- [2]76%Swatch faces new US activist challenge, rejects changesswissinfo.ch· Published Feb 9, 2026· 29% of score
Background on the lead-up to the vote: Greenwood/Wood's seven governance proposals, Swatch's rejection of them, and the dual-class share structure the family relies on.[1]
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