Notes to the Financial Statements

1. Standards

2. Other statutory disclosures

2.1 Guarantees, assets pledged in favor of third parties

  31.12.2018 31.12.2017
  MCHF MCHF
Guarantee notes, MEUR 325 (PY: MEUR 500), 0.688%, due 30.03.2021 365.8 584.4
Guarantee Revolving Facility, due 06.11.2022 500.0 500.0
Guarantee GRI Pensions 0.1 0.1
     

The guarantees are limited to the distributable reserves of the company.

2.2 Significant investments

  2018
Ownership in %
2018
capital stock
2017
Ownership in %
2017
capital stock
     
Geberit Holding AG, Rapperswil-Jona 100 TCHF 39 350 100 TCHF 39 350
Geberit Reinsurance Ltd., Guernsey 100 TEUR 2 100 TEUR 2

The investments are stated separately at the respective acquisition costs, less any adjustments required. The indirect investments are shown in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Note 33.

2.3 Share capital

The share capital of Geberit AG consists of 37,041,427 ordinary shares with a par value of CHF 0.10 each.

  2018 2017
Number of shares issued pcs. pcs.
January 1 37,041,427 37,041,427
December 31 37,041,427 37,041,427

2.4 Capital contribution reserves

From the total of MCHF 25.7 shown as at 31.12.2018 the amount of MCHF 4.2 was confirmed by the Swiss tax authorities and is therefore available for withholding tax free distribution.

2.5 Treasury shares

Treasury shares held by Geberit AG or by companies in which Geberit AG holds a majority interest:

  Prices per share
  Number of
registered shares
High Average Low
    in CHF in CHF in CHF
Balance at December 31, 2017 391,640      
Purchases share buyback program 2017 - 2020 445,551 452.95 414.53 375.17
Other Purchases 250,000 467.09 434.01 412.25
Sales -88,009 467.30 435.44 412.90
Balance at December 31, 2018 999,182      
Number of treasury shares held by Geberit AG 650,801      

The Board of Directors of Geberit AG decided in March 2017 to initiate a share buyback program. Over a maximum period of three years, shares for a total amount of maximum CHF 450 million will be repurchased, less withholding tax. As at December 31, 2018, in total 650’801 shares for a total amount of MCHF 276.5 were repurchased under the program.

The legal reserves for treasury shares were recorded at cost.

2.6 Bonds

Geberit has the following bonds outstanding:

  • a bond of MCHF 150 with a term of four years and a coupon of 0.05%, due 17.04.2019
  • a bond of MCHF 150 with a term of eight years and a coupon of 0.3%, due 17.04.2023

2.7 Shareholdings of members of the board of directors and of the group executive board

As of the end of 2018 and 2017, members of the Board of Directors held the following shares in the company:

  A. Baehny
Chairman
H. Reuter
Vice Chairman
F. Ehrat T. Hübner J. Tang-Jensen E.  Zehnder-Lai Total
2018              
Shareholdings Board of Directors       
Shares 70,778 9,023 2,798 1,343 2,920 363 87,225
Options 41,864 0 0 0 0 0 41,864
Share of voting rights 0.19% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% 0.24%
  A. Baehny
Chairman
H. Reuter
Vice Chairman
F. Ehrat T. Hübner J. Tang-Jensen E. Zehnder-Lai Total
2017              
Shareholdings Board of Directors       
Shares 56,812 8,318 2,281 858 2,511 0 70,780
Options 55,231 0 0 0 0 0 55,231
Share of voting rights 0.15% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% 0.0% 0.19%

As of December 31, 2018, there were no outstanding loans or credits between the company and members of the Board of Directors

As of the end of 2018 and 2017, the Group Executive Board held the following shares in the company:

  Maturity Average
exercise
price
in CHF
C. Buhl
CEO
R. Iff
CFO
M. Bau-
müller
E. Renfordt-
Sasse
K. Spach-
mann
R. van
Triest
M. Ziegler Total
2018                    
Shareholdings Group Executive Board          
Shares     7,404 31,564 3,078 1,546 12,500 300 2,416 58,808
Percentage voting rights shares   < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% 0.16%
                     
Call options1          
End of vesting period:                  
Lapsed 2020-2024 332.00 13,219 8,836 3,706 6,166 807 60 2,857 35,651
2019 2022-2026 394.76 11,600 7,665 754 4,074 6,766 2,621 980 34,460
2020 2023-2027 409.97 13,351 7,608 1,983 3,664 6,751 4,627 921 38,905
2021 2024-2028 409.97 19,945 10,746 3,462 5,161 9,684 6,653 2,548 58,199
2022 2025-2028 434.08 13,439 6,623 3,088 3,098 6,056 4,067 2,071 38,442
2023 2028 432.20 6,871 3,266 1,527 1,594 3,011 2,036 1,696 20,001
Total options   78,425 44,744 14,520 23,757 33,075 20,064 11,073 225,658
Percentage potential share of voting
rights options
0.21% 0.12% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0,1% < 0,1% 0.61%
1 Purchase ratio 1 share for 1 option      
  Maturity Average
exercise
price
in CHF
C. Buhl
CEO
R. Iff
CFO
M. Bau-
müller
M. Rein-
hard
E. Renfordt-
Sasse
K. Spach-
mann
R. van
Triest
Total
2017                    
Shareholdings Group Executive Board          
Shares   6,212 32,840 2,850 2,500 2,452 12,407 200 59,461
Percentage voting rights shares   < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0,1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0,1% 0.16%
                     
Call options1                  
End of vesting period:                  
Lapsed 2020-2023 306.01 7,474 9,172 2,922 3,783 4,779 3,236 10 31,376
2018 2021-2024 357.20 5,745 7,091 784 7,261 2,631 6,140 50 29,702
2019 2022-2026 382.28 11,302 7,484 697 7,989 4,074 6,647 2,596 40,789
2020 2023-2027 398.85 13,053 7,427 1,926 7,895 3,664 6,632 4,602 45,199
2021 2024-2027 398.85 12,776 7,299 1,878 7,770 3,567 6,554 4,592 44,436
2022 2027 435.95 6,270 3,176 1,504 3,314 1,504 2,926 2,006 20,700
Total options   56,620 41,649 9,711 38,012 20,219 32,135 13,856 212,202
Percentage potential share of voting
rights options
0.15% 0.11% < 0.1% 0.10% < 0.1% < 0.1% < 0.1% 0.57%
1 Purchase ratio 1 share for 1 option    

As of December 31, 2018, there were no outstanding loans or credits between the company and members of the Group Executive Board

2.8 Significant shareholders

According to the information available to the Board of Directors, the following shareholders have attained or exceeded the threshold of 3% of the share capital of Geberit AG:

  31.12.2018 31.12.2017
Black Rock, New York (notification dated: 01.08.2018) 4.98% 4.99%
Marathon Asset Management, London (notification dated: 20.12.2018) 3.02% < 3.00%

2.9 Employees

In Geberit AG no employees are employed.

3. Profit distribution