Zurich Financial Services closes repurchase of Bâloise shares
Zurich, October 14, 2003 – Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) has, based on receipt of regulatory approval, completed the purchase of 11,600,000 Bâloise shares from The Strategic Money Management Company B.V. (SMM). This transaction was announced on July 16, 2003. The purchase price was set at CHF 47.30 per share amounting to an aggregate transaction volume of CHF 548.7 million.