At the company's 2009 annual general meeting, the company's shareholders approved an amendment to its Articles of Association changing the scope of the services to be provided by the company's special auditor, as further described in the company's proxy statement dated April 7, 2009. The company's amended and restated Articles of Association containing this amendment will become effective with publication in the Swiss Commercial Gazette, retroactive to their registration in the daily register of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland on May 22, 2009. A copy of the amended and restated Articles of Association is attached hereto as Exhibit 3 and incorporated herein by reference.

At the company's 2009 annual general meeting, the company's shareholders also approved amendments to the company's Articles of Association in conjunction with their approval of payments of a dividend in the form of a par value reduction, as further described in the company's proxy statement dated April 7, 2009. Those amendments to the Articles of Association will become effective with the registration of each quarterly par value reduction in the Swiss Commercial Register.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number         Description
3              Articles of Association of the company, as amended and restated

4              Articles of Association of the company, as amended and restated
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3)