## [General Meetings](/investors/shareholder-information/general-meetings "General Meetings") - [English](#tabenglish-28821) - [Deutsch](#tabdeutsch-28826) - [2025](#tab2025-462426) - [2024](#tab2024-396476) - [2023](#tab2023-28831) - [2022](#tab2022-51071) - [2021](#tab2021-28866) - [Archive](#tabarchive-28871) ## 2026 Annual General Meeting **Date**: Friday, March 06, 2026, 10:00 CET **Place**: St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland ### Agenda and Instructions [Invitation to the Annual General Meeting (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Brochure Compensation Votes (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-sop-brochure-en.pdf) [Information on the professional background of Charles Swanton (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-background-info-charles-swanton.pdf) [Sample of form "Registration/appointment of proxy" for registered shareholders (PDF 0.6 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-agm-registration.pdf) ### Press release [English](/news/media-releases/novartis-shareholders-approve-all-resolutions-proposed-board-directors-2026-annual-general-meeting) | [Deutsch](/news/media-releases/aktionare-von-novartis-heissen-der-generalversammlung-2026-alle-antrage-des-verwaltungsrats-gut) ### Voting results [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-en.pdf "novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-en.pdf") | [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-de.pdf "novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-de.pdf") ### Minutes [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-agm-protocol.pdf "2026-novartis-agm-protocol.pdf") ### Annual Report [Read the Annual Report 2025 or the Novartis Report on Nonfinancial Matters 2025](/investors/reporting-and-transparency-hub "Reporting and transparency hub") ## Ordentliche Generalversammlung 2026 **Datum**: Freitag, 06. März 2026, 10.00 MEZ **Ort**: St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Schweiz ### Traktanden und Instruktionen [Einladung zur ordentlichen Generalversammlung (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Broschüre Abstimmungen über die Vergütungen (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-sop-brochure-de.pdf) [Informationen zum beruflichen Hintergrund von Charles Swanton (in Englisch) (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-background-info-charles-swanton.pdf) [Musterformular "Anmeldung/Vollmachtserteilung" für registrierte Aktionäre (PDF 0.6 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-agm-anmeldung.pdf) ### Pressemitteilung [Deutsch](/news/media-releases/aktionare-von-novartis-heissen-der-generalversammlung-2026-alle-antrage-des-verwaltungsrats-gut) | [Englisch](/news/media-releases/novartis-shareholders-approve-all-resolutions-proposed-board-directors-2026-annual-general-meeting) ### Ergebnisse der Abstimmungen [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-de.pdf "novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-de.pdf") | [Englisch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-en.pdf "novartis-agm-2026-voting-results-en.pdf") ### Protokoll [Englisch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2026-novartis-agm-protocol.pdf "2026-novartis-agm-protocol.pdf") ### Geschäftsbericht [Lesen Sie den Geschäftsbericht 2025 (in Englisch) oder den Bericht über nichtfinanzielle Belange 2025 (in Englisch)](/investors/reporting-and-transparency-hub "Reporting and transparency hub") ## 2025 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.9 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2025-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.9 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2025-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Information on the professional background of Giovanni Caforio (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2025-background-info-giovanni-caforio.pdf) [Information on the professional background of Elizabeth McNally (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2025-background-info-elizabeth-mcnally.pdf) [Statement regarding Attendance Rate of Board Members (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-statement-regarding-attendance-rate-ms-andrews.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2025-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2025-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2025-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2025-voting-results-de.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB )](/sites/novartis_com/files/2025-novartis-agm-protokoll.pdf) ## 2024 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2024-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2024-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2024-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2024-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2024-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2024-voting-results-de.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2024-novartis-agm-protokoll.pdf) ## 2023 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Brochure "Explanations of the Board of Directors on the Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation"** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-articles-brochure-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-articles-brochure-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-articles-brochure-fr.pdf) **Statement regarding Agenda Item 6.1 – Participation at General Meetings by Electronic Means (Article 12a of the Articles of Incorporation)** [English (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-item-6-statement-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-item-6-statement-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-item-6-statement-fr.pdf) [Background information on John D. Young (updated) (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-background-info-john-young.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2023-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2023-voting-results-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2023-voting-results-fr.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-agm-protokoll.pdf) --- ## 2023 Extraordinary General Meeting **Agenda** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-einladung.pdf) **Shareholder Information Brochure "Proposed Spin-off of Sandoz"** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-sandoz-brochure-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-sandoz-brochure-de.pdf) [Listing Prospectus of Sandoz Group AG and other related documents](https://www.sandoz.com/sandoz-spin) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-egm-2023-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-egm-2023-voting-results-de.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2023-novartis-egm-protokoll.pdf) ## 2022 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2022-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2022-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2022-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2022-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2022-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2022-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2022-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2022-voting-results-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2022-voting-results-fr.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2022-novartis-agm-protokoll.pdf) ## 2021 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2021-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2021-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2021-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2021-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2021-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2021-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2021-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2021-voting-results-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2021-voting-results-fr.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2021-novartis-agm-protokoll.pdf) ## 2020 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 4.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2020-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 4.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2020-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 4.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2020-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2020-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2020-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2020-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2020-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2020-voting-results-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2020-voting-results-fr.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv-protokoll-2020.pdf) --- ## 2019 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Brochure ‘Proposed Spin-Off of Alcon’** [English (PDF 0.9 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-alcon-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.9 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-alcon-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.9 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-alcon-fr.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2019-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2019-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2019-voting-results-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2019-voting-results-fr.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv-protokoll-2019.pdf) --- ## 2018 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2018-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2018-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2018-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) [Letter from the Chairman of the Compensation Committee concerning the 2017 Compensation Report (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-december-18-shareholder-letter.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2018-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2018-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2018-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2018-voting-results-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2018-voting-results-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2018-voting-results-fr.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv-protokoll-2018.pdf) --- ## 2017 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.8 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.8 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.9 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) [Novartis response to the report issued by proxy advisor ISS on February 07, 2017 (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-02-response-to-iss-report.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2017-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English/Deutsch/Français (PDF 0.6 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2017-voting-results.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv-protokoll-2017.pdf) --- ## 2016 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.7 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2016-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.8 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2016-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.8 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2016-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) [Comment: Further Share Repurchase Program, item 5 of the Agenda (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2016-agm-comment-further-share-repurchase.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2016-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2016-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2016-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English/Deutsch/Français (PDF 1.0 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2016-voting-results.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv_protokoll_2016.pdf) --- ## 2015 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 3.6 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2015-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 3.6 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2015-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 3.7 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2015-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2015-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2015-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2015-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English/Deutsch/Français (PDF 1.0 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2015-voting-results.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv-protokoll-2015.pdf) --- ## 2014 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 1.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2014-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 1.0 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2014-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 1.0 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2014-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2014-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2014-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.3 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2014-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English/Deutsch/Français (PDF 1.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2014-voting-results.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv-protokoll-2014.pdf) --- ## 2013 Annual General Meeting **Agenda and Shareholder Information on the Compensation Votes** [English (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2013-novartis-agm-notice.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.4 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2013-novartis-agm-einladung.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.9 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2013-novartis-agm-invitation.pdf) **Press release** [English (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2013-novartis-agm-media-release-en.pdf) [Deutsch (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2013-novartis-agm-media-release-de.pdf) [Français (PDF 0.2 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/2013-novartis-agm-media-release-fr.pdf) **Voting results** [English/Deutsch/Français (PDF 0.5 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-agm-2013-voting-results.pdf) **Minutes** [Deutsch (PDF 0.1 MB)](/sites/novartis_com/files/gv-protokoll-2013.pdf)