BCGE will conduct a stock split at a ratio of 10 to 1, according to a statement released on Thursday. As a result, the number of shares will increase from 7,2 million to 72 million, each with a nominal value of 5 francs. The split will take effect when trading opens on the Swiss stock exchange on October 15, 2025.

The decision was approved at the Annual General Meeting on April 29, following the adoption of the new Law on the Banque Cantonale de Genève (LBCGe) by the Grand Council of Geneva. The new law aims to modernize the bank’s corporate governance, the statement added.

The stock split will not dilute voting rights; shareholders will continue to have one vote per share. The split will be automatically processed by the banks managing the securities accounts.

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All market orders not executed by the market close on October 14, 2025, will be cancelled. The share price on October 15, 2025, will correspond to the previous day’s closing price divided by ten. From that date, the new security number and ISIN code for the shares will be «148589935» and «CH1485899350,» respectively.

BCGE shares closed at 245  francs on Wednesday. After the split, this would correspond to 24,50 francs per share. Since the beginning of the year, the share price has declined by 4,7 percent. The year’s high was recorded in February at 275 francs.

A lower share price is intended to make the stock more accessible to a broader group of investors. The bank hopes this will boost demand and increase the stock’s liquidity, thereby improving tradability. The shares are generally traded only infrequently.

Only 27,4 percent of BCGE shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The remaining 72,6 percent are held by public entities in Geneva: the canton (44,3 percent), the City of Geneva (20,9 percent), and Geneva municipalities (7,4 percent.