Treasury shares
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | in CHF 000 | number | in CHF 000 | |||||
| Balance as of 1 January | 4 426 | 327 | 9 266 | 914 | ||||
| Acquisition of treasury shares | 5 709 | 670 | 16 241 | 1 475 | ||||
| Sale of treasury shares | (4 426) | (327) | (21 081) | (2 062) | ||||
| Balance as of 31 December | 5 709 | 670 | 4 426 | 327 | ||||
Treasury shares were sold in connection with the profit participation programme for the Group Management (see Note 40 to the consolidated financial statements).