The Board of Directors of St.Galler Kantonalbank will propose to the Annual General Meeting to increase the dividend per share by CHF 1.00 and, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary, to add another CHF 1.50 per share, so that a total of CHF 17.50 per share will be paid out. This corresponds to a payout ratio of 62.5% of the consolidated profit and a dividend yield of 3.6%, calculated at the year-end share price of 2017.