Occupational pension provision for the employees of the founder or employer company and the affiliated companies by providing support and benefits: to the employee in the event of old age or disability or in cases of need, such as illness, accident or unemployment affecting them personally; to the employee in cases of need, such as illness, accident, unemployment or disability affecting their spouse, minor or disabled children or other persons for whom they provide maintenance; in the event of the employee's death, to the surviving spouse, the divorced spouse and to persons for whom they were responsible for maintenance at the time of their death, or to their legal heirs. The employer's contributions may also be made from previously accumulated and separately disclosed contribution reserves in accordance with Art. 331 para. 3 of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The foundation may pay such contributions to other tax-exempt pension institutions that the founder company has joined or established itself.