Lindt & Sprüngli makes chocolate, including Lindor truffles, Excellence bars and the Gold Bunny. It also owns Ghirardelli and Russell Stover in the US and runs its own chocolate shops.
The claim window has closedThe deadline for the 2026 chocolate box was 14 April. Lindt has not announced dates for the next box.
What you get
Lindt & Sprüngli gives a chocolate box called the “Bhaltis” to shareholders who vote at its annual general meeting (AGM), in person or through a representative.
You can collect the box after the meeting or receive it by post within Switzerland.
What it takes
The published terms do not state a minimum shareholding.
Qualifying shares: LISN registered shares (ISIN CH0010570759). LISP participation certificates have no voting rights and do not qualify.
You must be on Lindt’s share register with voting rights by the annual cutoff. You must then vote in person, through an authorised representative or through the independent proxy.
Before buyingA perk is a minor benefit of owning a share, not a reason to buy one. Share prices fall as well as rise, and dealing costs, spreads and tax can exceed a perk’s value. Read about the risks.
Holding through a broker
Ask your bank or broker whether it can have your shares registered with voting rights. Lindt accepts signed registration applications through the bank holding your shares or through the share-register office.
Nominees hold shares for clients. Lindt lets nominees register with voting rights if they meet its rules for identifying those clients. Lindt’s gift terms do not say whether each client receives a box. Ask the share-register office whether you would receive one through a nominee. We have not tested any broker’s service.
Previous claim process
You must prove you acquired the shares outright and sign an application giving your name, address, domicile and nationality. Lindt may ask for more documents. Your AGM form includes login details for Lindt’s shareholder platform, ShApp.
- 1. Register your holdingAsk Lindt to register your shares with voting rights by the annual cutoff.
- 2. Choose collection or deliveryUse ShApp or the written form. To collect the box, register for the AGM. To have it posted, authorise the independent proxy to vote for you and give a Swiss address, even if you live abroad.
- 3. Receive the boxCollect a voucher at the AGM entrance and exchange it for the box after the meeting. Lindt posted boxes automatically if you authorised the independent proxy before the deadline.
Read the AGM and gift-box documents
Registration and gift-box enquiries
Share register, c/o Nimbus AG
lindt@nimbus.ch+41 55 617 37 56
Exclusions and limits
Usage limits: One box per voting shareholder. If someone collects for you, they need your signed power of attorney on the admission ticket.
Dates
The published terms do not say how long you must hold the shares or when the benefit expires.
- Qualifying ownership date
Your shares had to be registered with voting rights by 11:59pm, Swiss time.- Claim by
Lindt had to receive your attendance registration or proxy authorisation by 5pm, Swiss time.- Event date
- Benefit issued
- Shareholders collected boxes after the AGM; Lindt posted them from 27 April 2026.
Practical notes
Arrange for someone to receive the parcel
Lindt offers no alternative dispatch date and does not resend returned boxes. The deadline for complaints about the 2026 box was 29 May.
What’s in the box
The 2026 gift-box sheet does not list the chocolates, weight or value.
History of the perk
Lindt’s 2014 invitation offered shareholders a chocolate package “again this year”, so the gift predates that invitation.
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Collection and postal delivery
Shareholders could collect boxes after the AGM. Lindt posted them within Switzerland to shareholders who authorised the independent proxy before the deadline.
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The gift continued by post
Shareholders could not collect a box at the AGM that year. Lindt sent boxes within Switzerland to shareholders who authorised the independent proxy before the deadline.
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The chocolate suitcase
Lindt’s German gift sheet called the box a “Schokoladekoffer”, or chocolate suitcase. Lindt posted it automatically to shareholders who voted through ShApp before the deadline.
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Collection or Swiss delivery
Voting shareholders could collect a chocolate package after the AGM or receive it by post if they authorised the independent proxy. Shareholders abroad could give a Swiss delivery address.