Integrated
Annual Report 2016

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basic information and principles of the report

2. Changes in Group structure

3. Summary of significant accounting policies

4. Risk assessment and management

5. Management of capital

6. Trade accounts receivable

7. Other current assets and current financial assets

8. Inventories

9. Property, plant and equipment

10. Other non-current assets and non-current financial assets

11. Goodwill and intangible assets

12. Short-term debt

13. Other current liabilities and provisions

14. Long-term debt

15. Financial instruments

16. Retirement benefit plans

17. Participation plans

18. Deferred tax assets and liabilities

19. Other non-current liabilities and provisions

20. Contingencies

21. Capital stock and treasury shares

  2016 2015
  pcs. pcs.
Issued shares    
January 1 37,798,427 37,798,427
Capital reduction -757,000 0
December 31 37,041,427 37,798,427

The share buyback programme, which began on April 30, 2014, ended on February 29, 2016. A total of 757,000 registered shares were bought back for MCHF 247.8. When the programme ended, this represented 2.0% of the share capital registered with the commercial register. The share buyback programme was conducted via a second trading line set up especially for this purpose. The average purchase price per share was CHF 327.40. The General Shareholders Meeting of April 6, 2016 approved the proposal to cancel the repurchased shares by means of a capital reduction. The shares were cancelled on June 20, 2016.

  2016 2015
  pcs. pcs.
Stock of treasury shares    
From share buyback programmes 0 634,600
Other treasury shares 239,869 243,280
Total treasury shares 239,869 877,880

As of December 31, 2016, the Group held a total of 239,869 (PY: 877,880) treasury shares with a carrying amount of MCHF 79.4 (December 31, 2015: MCHF 276.5), meaning that the Group decreased its net number of treasury shares by 638,011 in 2016. Treasury shares are deducted at cost from equity.

For transactions in connection with the participation plans, see Note 17.

22. Earnings per share

23. Other operating expenses, net

24. Financial result, net

25. Income tax expenses

26. Operating Leasing

27. Research and development cost

28. Cashflow figures

29. Segment reporting

30. Related party transactions

31. Foreign exchange rates

32. Subsequent events

33. Group companies as of December 31, 2016