Biel / Bienne (Switzerland), February 18, 2008. With the acquisition of own shares in the context of the published share repurchase program the Swatch Group Ltd, Biel, exceeded with it's last transaction dated February 13, 2008 the threshold of 10% voting rights. The purchase took place on the publicly observable separate trading line.

Composition of the participation (art. 17 par. 1 lit. a SESTO-SFBC): Please refer to the attached PDF document.