Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon

The company's purpose is to acquire, sell, develop, apply and exploit physical and chemical processes, as well as to manufacture and distribute devices, equipment and machines of all kinds. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, sell and manage properties and participations of all kinds, and conduct all business that is intended or suitable to promote the company's purpose. Furthermore, the company may acquire, sell, manage and exploit industrial property rights. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent companies and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, either for consideration or free of charge, and provide security of all kinds for the liabilities of such group companies, including guarantees, pledges and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets.