Sika AG (SXYAY) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

SA Transcripts159.1K FollowersFollow5ShareSaveCommentsPlay Earnings CallPlay Earnings Call Sika AG (SXYAY) Shareholder/Analyst Call March 24, 2026 11:00 AM EDT Company Participants Thierry F. VanlanckerThomas Hasler - Chief Executive OfficerIvo Schädler - Head of ConstructionVictor BalliPaul Schuler - Chief Executive Officer and President Conference Call Participants Marc Possa - VV Vermögensverwaltung AGBarbara Frei - Schneider Electric S.E.Lukas Gahwiler Presentation Thierry F. Vanlancker Dear shareholders, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to extend a very cordial welcome to you to the Annual General Meeting of Sika AG. It is a particular pleasure for me to welcome so many of you today to Congress House of Zurich. I would particularly like to welcome the members of the Board of Directors and the group management as well as the Sika employees, President and Dr. Paul Halg and Monika Ribar, of course. Joining me on the podium, we have Thomas Hasler, our CEO; Adrian Widmer, our CFO; and Sebastian Battig, Head of Corporate Legal and Secretary of the Board of Directors. And then on site, we have more than 20 Sika employees on duty working in various places. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to these hard-working helpers and thank them for their efforts. Safety is a top priority at Sika. Every event begins with a safety moment. And this is why I would also like to give you some important information on safety at the start of the Annual General Meeting. The entire building has emergency exits, which are clearly marked. You can see them, for instance, on the sides here in this hall. In the unlikely event of an evacuation, I would like to ask you to use the appropriate emergency exit and leave the building by the most direct route, an emergency team identifiable by high visibility vests will assist you. The assembly point is located on the other side of the road on the Lake