Professional pension provision within the framework of the BVG and its implementing regulations for the employees of Hager Industrie AG (CHE-101.639.814) and Hager AG (CHE-106.008.041) in Switzerland and companies economically or financially closely linked with it, as well as for their dependents and survivors against the economic consequences of old age, death, and disability; operation of a pension scheme exceeding the BVG minimum benefits; provision of support benefits to the aforementioned beneficiaries or their survivors in cases of need such as illness, accident, disability, and unemployment, etc.; payment of the employer's contributions from the foundation's funds, provided that they have previously accumulated contribution reserves and these are separately stated.