Treasury shares
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | in CHF 000 | number | in CHF 000 | |||||
| Balance as of 1 January | 9 266 | 914 | 25 609 | 3 579 | ||||
| Acquisition of treasury shares | 16 241 | 1 475 | 9 266 | 914 | ||||
| Sale of treasury shares | (21 081) | (2 062) | (25 609) | (3 579) | ||||
| Balance as of 31 December | 4 426 | 327 | 9 266 | 914 | ||||
Treasury shares were sold in connection with the profit participation programme for the Management Board (see Note 39 to the consolidated financial statements).