Vetropack Holding Ltd

Total assets 31.12.2023

Dividend 2019-2023

CHF millions

CHF millions

Liabilities

Shareholders' equity

2019

Long-term assets

2020

Short-term assets

2021

2022

2023

0102030

601.3

19.8

Change compared to the previous year

+11.1%

Change compared to the previous year

-23.3%

Distribution ratio 2019 - 2023

Earnings per share

in %

in CHF

100

6

50

4

2

0

0

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2019*

2020

2021

2022

2023

31.3

*) nach Aktiensplit 1:50

3.19

Change compared to the previous year

+55.4%

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Balance sheet

CHF millions

Note

31.12.2023

31.12.2022

ASSETS

Short-term assets

Liquid funds

27.3

101.2

Accounts receivable from third parties

0.3

0.2

Accounts receivable from group companies

14.3

11.0

Other short-term receivables from third parties

0.3

0.3

Other short-term receivables from group companies

17.3

2.7

Prepaid expenses and accrued income

3.2

2.1

Subtotal short-term assets

62.7

117.5

Long-term assets

Loans to group companies1

366.7

300.2

Participations

3

169.2

120.2

Tangible assets

0.5

0.6

Intangible assets

2.2

2.7

Subtotal long-term assets

538.6

423.7

Total assets

601.3

541.2

LIABILITIES

Liabilities

- Accounts payable to third

2.4

2.0

- Accounts payable to group companies

3.0

2.5

Accounts payable

5.4

4.5

Short-terminterest-bearing financial debts

101.9

68.1

Other short-term liabilities

4

-

0.1

Accrued expenses, deferred income and short-term provisions

3.4

3.0

Subtotal short-term liabilities

110.7

75.7

- Long-term financial debts to group companies

3.0

3.0

- Long-term provisions

0.7

0.7

Subtotal long-term liabilities

3.7

3.7

Total liabilities

114.4

79.4

Shareholders' equity

Share capital

5

19.8

19.8

Legal capital reserves/reserves from capital investments

0.3

0.3

Legal profit reserves

28.6

28.6

Voluntary profit reserves

374.4

364.4

- Retained earnings brought forward from previous year

18.9

17.2

- Annual profit

44.9

31.5

Accumulated profits

63.8

48.7

Subtotal sharholders' equity

486.9

461.8

Total liabilities

601.3

541.2

1 of which CHF 30.0 million are subordinated (2022: CHF 30.0 million)

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Income statement

CHF millions

Note

2023

2022

Dividend income

39.4

31.0

Income generated from licenses

13.9

12.8

Management fees

14.4

12.1

Other income

23.1

18.7

Total income

90.8

74.6

Personnel expenses

- 16.4

- 16.4

- Administrative expenses

- 22.2

- 17.3

- Promotional expenses

- 1.9

- 1.2

- various operating expenses

- 2.8

- 2.6

Other operating expenses

- 26.9

- 21.1

Depreciation

- 0.1

- 0.1

Amortisation

- 1.4

- 1.7

Operating result (EBIT)

46.0

35.3

Interest expenses

- 0.1

-

Currency exchange losses

- 10.6

- 15.4

Total financial expenses

- 10.7

- 15.4

Interest income

6.0

1.8

Currency exchange gains

4.1

10.3

Total financial income

10.1

12.1

Ordinary result

45.4

32.0

Extraordinary result

6

-

- 0.3

Earnings relating to other periods

7

0.4

-

Annual profit before taxes

45.8

31.7

Income taxes

- 0.9

- 0.2

Annual profit

44.9

31.5

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Notes

1. Information on the principles applied in the annual fi­ nancial statement

The annual financial statement has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Swiss law, in particular the articles govern­ ing commercial accounting and financial reporting in the Swiss Code of Obligations (Art. 957 ff).

2. Range of full-time positions averaged across the year

As in the previous year, the company employed between 50 and 250 people in the year under review.

3. Participations

The overview here provides a breakdown of the participations held directly or indirectly by Vetropack Holding Ltd. In 2023, contri­ butions were made to the reserves at Vetropack Austria Holding AG in the amount of EUR 37.5 million (CHF 36.8 million) and at Vetropack Italia S.r.l. in the amount of EUR 12.5 million (CHF 12.2 million). Value adjustments to participations were neither formed nor released in the reporting year (2022: CHF 0.0 million).

4. Other short-term liabilities

Liabilities to pension funds amounted to CHF 0.0 million on the reporting date (2022: CHF 0.1 million).

5. Share capital

The detailed information on share capital can be found here.

6. Extraordinary result

In the previous year, the extraordinary costs were related to the events in Ukraine.

7. Earnings relating to other periods

This item contains income of CHF 0.4 million in connection with flat-rate tax credits (2022: CHF 0.0 million).

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8. Derivative financial instruments

As at 31 December 2023, Vetropack Holding Ltd has open currency swaps in the amount of EUR 61.1 million (CHF 56.6 million) (2022: EUR 64.0 million, CHF 63.0 million) with a negative market value of CHF 1.1 million (2022: CHF 0.1 million).

9. Total amount of securities provided for third-party lia­ bilities

There are guarantees in favor of Vetropack AG, St-Prex, of CHF 2.7 million (2022: CHF 2.7 million), in favor of Vetropack Italia S.r.l., Trezzano, of EUR 5.7 million (CHF 5.3 million) (EUR 5.7 million, CHF 5.6 million) and Vetropack Austria Holding AG, Pöch­ larn, for EUR 290.0 million (CHF 268.5 million) (2022: EUR 290.0 million, CHF 285.6 million), of which as of 31 December 2023 EUR 40.0 million (CHF 37.0 million) (31 December 2022: EUR 140.0 million, CHF 137.9 million) was not claimed as a loan by Vetropack Austria Holding AG.

10. Joint liability

In the framework of VAT group taxation, all affiliated Swiss companies within the Vetropack Group are jointly and severally liable for total debt owed to the federal tax authorities.

11. Contingent liabilities

Vetropack Group operates a cash pooling system for which Vetropack Holding Ltd performs the function of pool master. As a result of the cash pooling agreements with the banks, the pool master has a liability for possible negative balances in the participating pool accounts.

12. Off balance sheet transactions

As of 31 December 2023 there were unrecognized leasing obligations in the amount of CHF 0.3 million (2022: CHF 0.3 million).

CHF 0.2 million (2022: CHF 0.2 million) are due within 1 to 2 years and CHF 0.1 million (2022: CHF 0.1 million) are due within 3 to 5 years.

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Board of Directors' (BoD) proposal for the corporate profit appropriation

The board of Directors proposes the following appropriation of profits to the Annual General As­ sembly of shareholders (AGA):

CHF millions

2023

2022

At disposal of the AGA

Retained earnings brought forward from previous year

18.9

17.2

Annual profit

44.9

31.5

Accumulated profits

63.8

48.7

Total at the disposal of the AGA

63.8

48.7

Board of directors' proposal

Accumulated profits

63.8

48.7

Allocation to the voluntary reserve

- 20.0

- 10.0

Dividend payment

- 19.8

- 19.8

Retained earnings brought forward

24.0

18.9

Acceptance of this proposal results in the following dividend payments:

Gross divi­

35% with­

CHF

dend

holding tax

Net dividend

Registered share A CHF 1.00 nominal value

1.00

0.35

0.65

Registered share B CHF 0.20 nominal value

0.20

0.07

0.13

The dividend payment to the shareholders will be made on 2 May 2024 to the paying agent known to us.

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Five-year overview

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

Income statement and balance sheet (CHF millions)

Total income

90.8

74.6

84.1

77.5

61.8

Annual profit

44.9

31.5

35.0

44.4

33.4

Total assets

601.3

541.2

508.5

484.1

457.6

Participations

169.2

120.2

120.2

120.2

116.5

Share capital

19.8

19.8

19.8

19.8

19.8

Shareholders' equity

486.9

461.8

456.1

446.9

428.1

Share details (CHF)

Share prices

- Registered share A high

48.00

58.90

64.90

65.10

62.40

- Registered share A low

35.10

27.90

53.00

39.60

38.00

Earnings per share

3.19

2.05

3.22

4.10

182.61

Dividends

- Registered share A

1

1.00

1.00

1.30

1.30

65.00

- Registered share B

1

0.20

0.20

0.26

0.26

13.00

Distribution ratio in %

31.3

48.6

40.4

31.8

35.3

1 motion for the AGA on 25 April 2024

Consolidated result and dividend 2019 - 2023 in CHF millions

73

2019 20

81

2020 26

2021 64

26

2022 41

26

2023 63

20

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Consolidated Annual Profit

Dividends Vetropack Holding Ltd

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