Sulzer would like to thank its customers, employees, financial partners and other stakeholders for their support.

The purchase price for the five million shares Sulzer acquired, based on the volumeweighted average share price of the Sulzer shares as quoted on the SIX Swiss Exchange for the period from April 9, 2018, to (and including) April 13, 2018, came to CHF 109.13 for a transaction value of CHF 546 million.

The company will provide further details when it announces its first quarter results on April 19, 2018.