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UBS 8 April 2021 News Release Media Relations Tel . + 41-44-234 85 00 Results of the Annual General Meeting 2021 of UBS Group AG UBS shareholders approved all proposals of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting of UBS Group AG . Shareholders confirmed the re - election of the Chairman and the members of the Board of Directors . They elected Claudia Böckstiegel and Patrick Firmenich as new members of the Board . Shareholders approved a dividend distribution of USD 0.37 ( gross ) in cash per share . They also approved the new share buyback program 2021-2024 . Shareholders approved the proposals relating to the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board and accepted the Compensation Report 2020 . At the Annual General Meeting , the independent proxy represented 2,146,06 1,226 votes . Zurich , 8 April 2021 - UBS Group AG shareholders approved all of the Board of Directors ' proposals at the Annual General Meeting ( AGM ) . Management report and consolidated and standalone financial statements Shareholders approved the management report and the consolidated and standalone financial statements for the 2020 financial year of UBS Group AG by 99.49 % . Compensation Report Shareholders ratified the Compensation Report 2020 in an advisory vote by 85.72 % . Appropriation of total profit and dividend distribution of ordinary dividend out of total profit and capital contribution reserve Shareholders approved the appropriation of total profit and an ordinary dividend distribution of USD 0.37 ( gross ) per share in cash ( 99.60 % ) . UBS Group AG , News Release , 8 April 2021 Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board Shareholders approved the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board for the 2020 financial year ( excluding all issues related to the French cross - border matter ) by 91.36 % . Page 1 of 3