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SOuTH AMErICA

Italy : Milan, Rome, Bergamo,  
Florence, Genoa, Naples, Turin,  
Venice, Verona
France : Nice, Martinique, 
Guadeloupe 
Spain : Tenerife
Switzerland : Basel-Mulhouse, 
Samnaun
Netherlands : Amsterdam
Greece : Diagoras, Eptanisos,  
on-board of ferries of Blue-Star  
or Superfast
Czech republic : Prague

AFrICA

Tunisia : Tunis, Djerba, Monastir, 
Sfax, Tabarka, Tozeur
Egypt : Sharm-el-Sheikh, Assyud, 
Borg El Arab
Algeria : Algiers
Morocco : Casablanca, Marrakech, 
Agadir, Dakhla, Essaouira, Fez,  
Oujda, Rabat, Tanger
Ghana : Accra
Ivory Coast : Abidjan

russian Federation : Moscow
united Arab Emirates : Sharjah
Singapore : Singapore
China: Shanghai
Cambodia : Phnom Penh, Siem Reap
Serbia : Belgrade
Armenia: Yerevan

CENTrAL AMErICA & CArIbbEAN

Mexico: Mexico City, Acapulco,  
Algodones, Cancun, Cozumel,  
Guadalajara, Ixtapa, Laredo, Leon, 
Los Cabos, Mahahual, Mazatlan, 
Monterrey, Nogales, Progreso, 
Puerto Vallarta, Reynosa
Caribbean Islands: 
Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, 
Aruba, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, 
Bonaire, Grand Turk, Grenada, 
Jamaica, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Maarten, 
Trinidad
Nicaragua: Managua, El Espino, 
Guasaule, Las Manos, Peñas Blancas
Honduras: Roatan
Cruise Lines: on-board of ships of 
Norwegian Cruise Lines

brazil: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, 
Brasilia, Belém, Belo Horizonte, 
Campinas, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Natal, 
Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio Grande, 
Salvador
Argentina: Buenos Aires, Cordoba, 
Mendoza, Bariloche
bolivia: La Paz, Santa Cruz
Ecuador: Guayaquil
uruguay: Montevideo, Punta del Este

NOrTH AMErICA

Canada: Vancouver, Calgary, 
Edmonton, Halifax
united States: Over 60 cities including 
Albuquerque, Anchorage, Baltimore, 
Birmingham, Boston, Charleston, 
Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, 
Ft Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, 
Los Angeles, Manchester, Memphis, 
Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, 
New York, Newark, Norfolk, Omaha, 
Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, 
Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, 
Richmond, Rochester, San Francisco, 
San José, Seattle, Washington

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dufry’s Performance 2011

At constant exchange rates (CER2)

Turnover

in millions of CHF 

Gross profit

in millions of CHF 

In 2011, Dufry achieved 16.5% turnover growth and an EBITDA1 of 14.3% of turnover.

IN MILLIONS OF CHF

Turnover

Gross Profit

Selling expenses

Personnel expenses

General expenses

EbITDA1

ACTuAL  
2011

% OF  
TurNOvEr

ACTuAL 
 AT CEr2 2011

% OF  
TurNOvEr

ACTuAL  
2010

% OF  
TurNOvEr

GrOwTH  
AT CEr2

2,637.7

1,535.3

(579.7)

(402.6)

(182.1)

370.9

58.2%

(22.0)%

(15.3)%

(6.9)%

14.1%

3,040.8

1,769.2

(668.5)

(459.1)

(206.1)

435.5

58.2%

(22.0)%

(15.1)%

(6.8)%

14.3%

2,610.2

1,501.9

(584.8)

(398.9)

(175.1)

343.1

57.5%

(22.4)%

(15.3)%

(6.7)%

13.1%

16.5%

17.8%

26.9%

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Margin

64 %

62 %

60 %

58 %

56 %

54 %

52 %

50 %

48 %

46 %

Turnover and EBITDA1 growth

in millions of CHF

Actual

Actual at CEr 2

3600

3200

2800

2400

2000

1600

1200

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2610

2638

2610

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343

371

343

436

Turnover growth bridge

in %

22.5%

20.0%

17.5%

15.0%

12.5%

10.0%

7.5%

5.0%

2.5%

0.0%

6.7%

(2.5)%

16.5%

(15.4)%

4.8%

7.5%

1.1%

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

EBITDA¹

in millions of CHF 

+62 %

+13%

+3%

+14%

+8%

Net earnings

in millions of CHF

360

320

280

240

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160

120

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  Turnover          

2011
 EBITDA1

2010

2011

  Like-for-like growth

   Closed shops

  Exchange rate effect

1 EBITDA before other operational result

  Adjusted net earnings without other operational result

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

   New shops

   Acquisitions 

   Growth at CER

   Reported growth

Turnover and EBITDA1 per region

at CER 2

Net sales by region 2011

Net sales by product categories 2011

IN MILLIONS OF CHF

Europe

Africa

Eurasia

Central America & Caribbean

South America

North America

Distribution Centers

Eliminations

Dufry Group

2011

336.8

156.7

249.0

431.5

1,015.3

825.8

818.4

(792.7)

3,040.8

TurNOvEr

2010

310.8

184.1

229.1

400.0

713.3

755.8

532.2

(515.1)

2,610.2

2011

13.9

21.3

20.9

33.5

164.7

92.3

88.9

435.5

EbITDA1

2010

7.4

29.3

11.2

23.6

136.5

78.9

56.2

343.1

1 EBITDA before other operational result
2 At exchange rates of same periods 2010 (acquisitions considered at actual rates)

  Europe 12 %
  Africa 5 %
  Eurasia 8 %
   Central America &  
Caribbean 14 %
  South America 34 %
  North America 27 %

  Perfumes and Cosmetics 26 %
   Confectionery, Food and Catering 17 %
   Wine and Spirits 16 % 
   Watches, Jewelry and Accessories 10 %
   Literature and Publications 9%
  Fashion, Leather and Baggage 8 %
   Tobacco goods 7 %
  Electronics 3 %
  Other 4 % 

Net sales by channel 2011

Net sales by market sector 2011

  Airports 88 %
  Cruise liners and seaports 4 % 
   Downtown, hotels and resorts 3 % 
  Railway stations and other 5 % 

  Duty Free 66 %
  Duty Paid 34 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
     
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Company report

  02  Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors
  04  Statement of the Chief executive officer
  08  Group executive Committee
  10  Board of Directors
  24  Dufry business model 
  30  Dufry retail concepts
  42  report of the Chief financial officer
  49  Corporate Governance

FinanCial report

  81  Consolidated financial statements 
  88  notes to the consolidated financial statements 
 156  report of the auditors  
 158  financial statements Dufry AG 
 160  notes to the financial statements 
 165  Appropriation of available earnings 
 166  report of the auditors

other inFormation

Information for investors and media

 168 
 169  Address details of headquarters

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meSSaGe From the Chairman
oF the BoarD oF DireCtorS

Dear Shareholders 

2011 was a remarkable year for Dufry: We once more achieved a very positive performance. 
We grew turnover by 16.5% and eBItDA by 26.9% in constant currencies. the year was 
marked by a number of events and developments which impacted our business. Despite 
events like the heavy snow storms in the uSA at the beginning of the year or the political 
turmoil  in  northern  Africa  and  its  collateral  impact  on  our  russian  operations,  Dufry 
generated yet again strong like-for-like growth of 7.5%, thanks mainly to its strong position 
in emerging Markets, especially latin America. 

2011 was also marked by extreme volatility in foreign exchange markets. the uS Dollar 
and the euro, which represent nearly 90% of our sales, softened significantly when com-
pared to our reporting currency, the Swiss franc. As a result, we faced a translational 
foreign exchange impact of 15.4% in 2011, in Swiss francs terms. However thanks to the 
natural hedging of our business, our profitability remained intact. 

We  took  another  important  step  toward  consolidating  our  leadership  position  in  the 
fragmented retail travel industry. In August, we announced the acquisition of duty free 
operations in Argentina, uruguay, ecuador, Armenia, and Martinique for a total consider-
ation of uSD 957 million. this series of transactions is yet another milestone in the history 
of our company and we are now the market leader in emerging countries, particularly 
latin America. 

the year marked new activity in the strategically significant region of eurasia. We signed 
two important contracts in that region, first in China, where we signed a contract to operate 
26 duty-paid stores in the airport of Chengdu; and second in India, where together with our 
local partner we signed a contract to open 48 stores under the Hudson news concept in 
the Delhi Metro stations. even more recently, we expanded our presence in russia through 
an acquisition in early 2012, consolidating and strengthening our position in the Moscow 
airport retail.

As a result of our continuous growth in recent years as well as our efforts to expand our 
shareholder base, trading volumes for both our shares and BDrs have increased. Compared 
to 2010, when we multiplied trading volumes by 5 times, overall daily trading volume 
increased by CHf 2.0 million to CHf 11.3 million in 2011. thanks to this development, in 2011 
Dufry was included in the SMIM® index of SIX Swiss exchange. the index comprises the 
30 largest publicly held mid-cap companies in Switzerland and positions Dufry among 
the top 50 Swiss companies. 

2011 showed again that our strategy of profitable growth is successful and viable with the 
focus on emerging Markets and tourist destinations on one hand, and on risk diversification 
through a global footprint on the other hand. our strategy will remain unchanged and we 

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expect to continue gaining market share and consolidating our position in the industry in 
the medium term. We therefore propose to carry forward the retained earnings of the Group 
to finance the further growth of Dufry.

In 2012, the issues related to sovereign debt both in europe and the uSA will remain an 
important topic and there is a wide range of possible outcomes with corresponding impli-
cations on the global economy. Based on the current forecasts of passenger numbers, we 
expect  that  the  travel  retail  market  will  continue  developing  positively,  with  emerging 
Markets performing above average. Due to short term uncertainties, we remain alert and 
are confident that we are well positioned and prepared for the challenges and opportunities 
that may arise. 

Dufry is aware of its importance in the communities surrounding its operations. With that in 
mind, we have developed social responsibility actions that have become part of our corporate 
culture. In Brazil, we mainly support two such programs. We fund a community center in 
Igarassu (pernambuco State), operated by SoS Children’s Villages Institution, which provides 
shelter, day-care services, classrooms and other services for over 600 people, as well as 
basic healthcare and a small drug store. We have also funded a social development program 
in rio de Janeiro for over 16 years. each year, it offers vocational training to thirty under-
privileged young people between ages 16 and 18 and includes classes in english, computer 
literacy, professional guidance, makeup, team work, leadership skills, ethics and citizenship 
skills. Additionally, the Company also contributed to the red Cross Disaster relief fund, and 
organized donations to assist victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and for people 
displaced by flooding and other natural disasters across the united States.

on behalf of all the members of Dufry’s Board of Directors, I would like to thank our execu-
tive officers and management, who have successfully implemented our strategy, as well 
as our employees for their commitment and contribution. We would also like to thank our 
shareholders for trusting us. We will remain committed to create value for the Company 
and our shareholders. 

Sincerely,

Juan Carlos torres Carretero

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Statement oF the ChieF  
exeCutive oFFiCer

Dear all

Dufry is able to present once more a strong set of results for the financial year 2011. 
turnover increased by 16.5% and eBItDA rose by 26.9%, both on constant exchange rates. 
Just these two key performance indicators illustrate the resilience of our business to 
unexpected changes, such as the political instability that happened in 2011 in the north 
of Africa and validate once more our strategy of profitable growth.

In Swiss francs terms, Group turnover reached CHf 2,637.7 million for full year 2011. 
the increase in our top-line results was led by 7.5% like-for-like growth, a very strong 
performance considering the negative impacts of the political turmoil in north Africa, 
the snowstorms in the uSA in January 2011, as well as the effect of the bankruptcy of 
Mexicana in Mexico. new concessions and expansions accounted for a net 2.3% turn-
over  growth.  We  added  10,000  square  meters  to  our  sales  area  (net)  through  new 
concessions, expanding our presence in all regions we operate. Among the main de-
velopments in this area, we added 2,500 square meters in Mexico, 700 square meters 
in various locations in Brazil, 450 square meters on roatan Island in Honduras and 
around 6,000 square meters in 25 locations in the uSA, including Chicago, new york 
JfK and Seattle. 

Acquisitions contributed 6.7% to the turnover increase in 2011. In August 2011, we ac-
quired airport duty free operations in several emerging Markets. they comprise of the 
leading airport duty free retailer in Argentina, with shops at five of the most important 
airports  in  the  country,  airport  retail  operations  in  uruguay,  ecuador,  Armenia  and 
Martinique, as well as a logistics platform in South America. overall, these businesses 
add more than 13,000 square meters to our operations. All of them have very attractive 
long-term concession contracts, complement our existing business in latin America 
and strengthen our leading position in this region. We expect to fully integrate these 
operations within 24 months and to generate synergies totaling uSD 25 million. 

exchange rate swings generated a negative impact when converting figures from local 
currencies to Swiss francs of 15.4%, which was minimized by the appreciation of the 
uS Dollar and the euro in relation to the Swiss franc in the last quarter.

We further improved the operational performance of our business based on our initiatives 
“Dufry plus one” and “one Dufry”. Gross margin climbed further by 70 basis points year-
over-year and reached the Company’s record level of 58.2%. eBItDA margin grew even 
stronger by 100 basis points and achieved a new all-time high at 14.1%. 

We are pleased with the results we achieved so far with the “Dufry plus one” and “one 
Dufry” initiatives. launched in early 2010, they are geared to systematically analyze, 
identify and implement operational optimization in our business. As part of the initiatives, 

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we have trained close to half of our sales people at the end of 2011, with the goal that 
100% of our sales force will benefit from the same Dufry Sales training by mid 2012. We 
also have fine-tuned the product assortment by location, unified promotions planning 
and intensified the information exchange with suppliers, e.g. through the supplier ex-
tranet or the brand plans. We have also continued to develop our tools to have a better 
understanding of our clients, such as profile studies. on the resources side, we were 
able to integrate the financial reporting of the newly acquired companies in less than 
two months and it also allowed us to manage foreign exchange fluctuations despite the 
high volatility seen in the markets.

Dufry is going to continue with the same focus of increasing its operational capabilities 
and delivering a significant organic growth again in 2012. 

2012 – another year of growth: russia, China, india, and more …
for 2012, we already laid the groundwork to expand our footprint in region eurasia, in 
locations in line with our strategy. Among the most important, I would highlight our entry 
into the Indian market through a partnership with InterGlobe. together we will develop 
an innovative retail concept named Hudson news Café. Starting at Metro stations in new 
Delhi, we plan to open 48 shops with a total retail space of 2,000 square meters.

Another important development in Asia was the signing of a five-year concession agree-
ment in Chengdu, China, to operate 15 brand boutique shops with a total sales area of 
1,600 square meters in the new terminal of Shuangliu International Airport. Shuangliu is 
the sixth largest airport in China and grew by 16% in 2011, with a total of nearly 29 million 
passengers in the period.

furthermore, in January 2012, we expanded in russia acquiring 51% of a local travel 
retail operator at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. By adding this business with an annual 
turnover of about uSD 50 million, we consolidate our leading position in the fast growing 
russian travel retail market. the transaction also includes a commercial and purchasing 
agreement for travel retail operations at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow.

We will continue with our strategy of profitable growth also in 2012, based on the current 
business: increasing sales on our current shops and adding new spaces. Additionally, 
acquisitions will be in due time a key element of growth.

… and strong deleveraging
the integration and ramp up of the new businesses will be a priority for the year to gen-
erate synergies and to maximize cash generation. Both will contribute to a significant 
deleveraging, which in turn will provide room for further growth.

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As for growing organically, prospects remain healthy with around 5% international global 
passengers growth expected for 2012. Having said this, on a regional level the deviation 
from this number can be significant. We expect emerging Markets in eurasia and latin 
America to perform well, and north America has proven to be very resilient over the past 
years. europe is in a much more fragile situation and performance will depend on the 
measures taken to contain the sovereign debt crisis. In northern Africa, the transition to 
new political structures that started a year ago will continue and if this can be managed in 
an orderly fashion, growth prospects for this region are intact.

Given the global economic and political situation, this assessment has a degree of uncertainty 
and we remain alert to act quickly if this is required. We have prepared an action plan for 2012 
that considers the possibility either of a global downturn or a regional one that could happen. 
the plan is ready to be implemented in case we need to accelerate the generation of cash, 
the control on our investment budget and the efficiency of our cost structure.

Apart from the general resilience of our industry, the low operational leverage and Dufry’s 
geographic diversification have proven to be important mitigations in past downturns and 
we are confident that Dufry is well prepared to continue on its successful course. Dufry’s 
achievements over the last eight years encourage us to tackle challenges and to seek new 
opportunities on a daily basis to become the most innovative and successful company in 
the travel retail world.

… and delivering
the results obtained in 2011 would not be true without the hard working and commitment 
of our employees, including those that joined that year, and on behalf of the management 
team I would like to thank everyone. I would also like to thank our customers, for the trust 
they put in Dufry and we will continue our efforts to provide customers with the very best 
shopping experience. We would also thank our suppliers and landlords, as well as our 
shareholders because without their support and trust, we undoubtedly could not achieve 
Dufry’s success.

finally I would like also to thank the members of our Board for their continued support and 
understanding and the contribution they have done to our success in 2011. 

Julián Díaz González

 
our orGaniZational StruCture

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Chief  
executive officer  

Julián Díaz González

Chief  
Financial officer  

Global Chief  
operating officer 

Xavier rossinyol

José Antonio Gea

Chief  
legal officer 

pascal C. Duclos

Chief operating officer 
region europe  

Chief operating officer 
region africa  

Chief operating officer 
region eurasia  

Chief operating officer 
region Central  
america & Caribbean

Chief operating officer 
region South america 

Chief operating officer 
region north america  

Dante Marro

Miguel Ángel Martínez

rené riedi

José H. González

José Carlos rosa

Joseph DiDomizio

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Group exeCutive Committee

Julián Díaz González, Xavier rossinyol, Miguel Ángel Martínez, Joseph DiDomizio, José Carlos rosa,
José Antonio Gea, pascal C. Duclos, Dante Marro, José H. González, rené riedi

Group exeCutive Committee

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BoarD oF DireCtorS

Juan Carlos torres Carretero, ernest George Bachrach, Joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera, Steve tadler, José lucas ferreira de Melo,  
Maurizio Mauro, Andrés Holzer neuman, Jorge Born, Xavier Bouton, James Cohen, Mario fontana

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Juan Carlos torres Carretero, ernest George Bachrach, Joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera, Steve tadler, José lucas ferreira de Melo,  

Maurizio Mauro, Andrés Holzer neuman, Jorge Born, Xavier Bouton, James Cohen, Mario fontana

europe
Czech republic, france, Greece, Italy,  
netherlands, Spain, Switzerland 

prague
ruzyne International Airport

new launches of Maybelline  
and Body Shop

Basel-mulhouse 
International Airport

new Additional brands  
in watch section of the main shop 
location Departure area 
Sales area 855 m2 
Brands on offer over 300 brands,  
best cigars selection in a cigar room

Guadeloupe
pointe-à-pitre International Airport

new opening of walk-through shop
location Departure area
Sales area 500 m2
Brands on offer over 220 brands,  
special spirits selection  
of over 100 different rums

martinique
Aimé Césaire International Airport

new operations acquired in 2011,  
refurbishment planned in 2012

nice 
Aéroport nice Côte d’Azur

tenerife
International Airport

new new Smirnoff  
shop-in-shop concept and  
tobacco, watch corner

new 2011 lancel collections
location Departure area, terminal 2
Sales area 80 m2
Brands on offer Vast selection  
of lancel products

europe

Czech republic, france, Greece, Italy,  

netherlands, Spain, Switzerland 

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milan
Malpensa Airport

Shop type Brand boutique  location Schengen area, terminal 1   
established 2011  Sales area 60 m2  employees 4   
offer range Vast selection of Burberry products including clothes, leather  
and fashion, accessories, perfumes, watches, and much more 

africa
Algeria, egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast,  
Morocco, tunisia

algiers
Houari Boumediene International Airport

new Concessions renewed in 2011

oujda
Angad International Airport

tunis
Carthage International Airport

new Corner opened in 2010
location Departure area, terminal 1
Sales area 20 m2
Brands on offer Maison des Senteurs,  
natural cosmetics

new Shop opened in 2011
location Departure area, Main terminal
Sales area 111 m2
Brands on offer perfumes and cosmetics,  
spirits, tobacco, food

abidjan
International Airport

new Concessions renewed in 2011

accra
Kotoka International Airport 

new Concessions renewed in 2012
location Departure area, Main terminal
Sales area 374 m2
Brands on offer perfumes and cosmetics,  
spirits, tobacco, food, local handicrafts

africa

Algeria, egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast,  

Morocco, tunisia

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alexandria 
Borg el Arab Airport

Shop type Duty free store  location Departure area, Main terminal  
established 2009  Sales area 694 m2  employees 32  
offer range Wide selection of perfumes and cosmetics, food, beverages,  
spirits, chocolate and confectionery products, textile, leather goods, and many more

eurasia
Armenia, Cambodia, China, russian federation,  
Serbia, Singapore, united Arab emirates

moscow
Sheremetyevo International Airport

new Adding nine duty free shops  
through regStaer acquisition in 2012

Shanghai
Hong Qiao International Airport 

new one of several brand boutiques opened in 2010
location Wing 5, Departure area, terminal 2
Sales area 2,500 m2 shopping mall of different  
brand boutiques
Brands on offer Vast selection of Boss accessories

Cambodia
phnom penh International Airport

new new shop opened in 2011
location Departure area, terminal 1
Sales area 677 m2
Brands on offer perfumes and cosmetics,  
chocolate and confectionery products, souvenirs, watches, 
 jewelry, Artisan D’Angkor local craft

Sharjah
International Airport

new opened Hudson  
news & Convenience stores in  
departure and arrival areas

Singapore
Changi International Airport

new Hudson news & Convenience store opened in 2011
location Departure area, terminal 2
Sales area 724 m2
Brands on offer Magazines, books, travel accessories, premium pens,  
electronics, stationary notebooks, gifts

eurasia

Armenia, Cambodia, China, russian federation,  

Serbia, Singapore, united Arab emirates

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yerevan 
Zvarnots International Airport

Shop type Duty free walk-through store  location Departure area, terminal 1  
established 2011  Sales area 1,200 m2  employees 68   
offer range over 500 different brands with wide range of local and international spirits, 
tobacco, food, fragrances, luxury accessories and many more

Central america & Caribbean
Caribbean Islands, Honduras, Mexico,  
nicaragua, Cruise lines

mexico City
Benito Juárez International Airport 

new Introducing new brands in  
Boulevard I shops, including new MAC corner  
and corners for Breitling and Bulgari
location Departure area, terminal 1, Boulevard I
Sales area 242 m2
Brands on offer over 240 different brands

managua
Augusto C. Sandino International Airport

Dominican republic
Santo Domingo International Airport

new refurbished in 2011
location Departure area, north terminal
Sales area 587 m2
Brands on offer Walk-in humidor inside duty free store  
with large selection of premium cigars

puerto rico
San Juan International Airport

new refurbishments in different  
shops for fashion and jewelry, adding a 
Swarovski corner
location Departure area
Sales area 112 m2
Brands on offer over 100 different brands

Barbados
Grantley Adams International Airport

new Adding new assortment of wines in 2011

Central america & Caribbean

Caribbean Islands, Honduras, Mexico,  

nicaragua, Cruise lines

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Cozumel 
puerta Maya Cruise terminal

Shop type Duty free Cruise terminal store  location Seashore Cozumel Mexico  
established 2011  Sales area 941 m2  employees 54  
offer range over 200 different brands of perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewelry, 
food, beverages, spirits, chocolate, electronics, travel accessories and many more

South america
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, ecuador, uruguay 

rio de Janeiro
Galeão International Airport

new Shops restyled in 2011
location Arrival area, terminal 2
Sales area 1,100 m2
Brands on offer over 600 different brands

São paulo
Guarulhos International Airport

new Arrival stores restyled in 2011

Guayaquil
International Airport

new Stores restyled in 2011

Santa Cruz de la Sierra
International Airport 

new Departure store opened in 2011
location Departure area
Sales area 437 m2
Brands on offer over 200 different brands

Buenos aires
ezeiza International Airport

new opened Hugo Boss  
shop-in-shop in 2011
location Departure area, terminal A
Sales area 2,800 m2
Brands on offer over 1,350 different brands

South america

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, ecuador, uruguay 

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montevideo 
Carrasco Airport

Shop type Duty free walk-through store  location Departure area  
established 2004  Sales area 1,200 m2  employees 119  
offer range over 500 different brands of perfumes and cosmetics, sunglasses, watches, 
food, beverages, spirits, chocolate, textile, leather goods, electronics, tobacco

north america
Canada, united States

houston
Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport

Chicago
o’Hare International Airport

new three duty free shops opened  
in 2012 with 656 m2

new two shops opened in 2010–11
location terminal e
Sales area 764 m2
Brands on offer over 300 different brands

albuquerque
Albuquerque Sunport 

new four new stores opening in 2012

San Francisco
International Airport

new three new stores opening in 2012

San Diego
International Airport

new nine new stores coming in 2012–2013

new york
Grand Central Station

new restyled in 2010

newark
newark liberty International Airport

new Duty free shops opened in 2010
location terminal C
Sales area 1,022 m2
Brands on offer perfumes, cosmetics,  
tobacco, wine, spirits, watches,  
jewelry, food, confectionery, fashion, leather, 
 luggage, sunglasses

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new york 
JfK International Airport

Shop type newsstand & Convenience store  location American Airlines terminal 8  
established 2007  Sales area 140 m2  employees 6  
offer range Magazines, books, souvenirs, candy, snacks, beverages, travel accessories, 
health and beauty products, convenience items,  
technology products including Sony electronics, and many more

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our BuSineSS moDel
CreAtInG VAlue

landlords

Customers

Strategy

•  155 airport authorities and 

landlords

•  over 176,000 m2 of sales area 
with high quality concessions

•  tailored retail concepts
•  top ranked customer services

• Global reach 
• Dufry plus one, one Dufry

employees

Suppliers

•  Cultural diversity 
•  Attractive and long-term  

employment

• 1,500 suppliers
•  Window display for inter-

national brands

Shareholders

Social responsibility

•   23% p.a. of top-line growth 

(2003–2011)

•  Sustainable returns

•  reaching out with a  

helping hand

• Support for children

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Strong fundamentals

Specialty retail in an attractive segment
•  Worldwide passenger numbers expected to grow around 4% p.a. in the next 10 years
•  Convenience is an important business driver
•  no substitution threats

Growth strategy
•  Strategy of profitable growth
•  focus on emerging Markets and tourist destinations
•  Average yearly growth of 23% from 2003 to 2011 (before fX impacts)

Global footprint
•  Dufry is the leading travel retailer in the industry
•  More than 1,200 shops in 45 countries

expertise in travel retail
•  over 60 years of travel retail experience
•  Different shop concepts to capture full potential of each location
•  Combines local aspects of operations with global best practices

Strong concession portfolio and suppliers relationships
•  Broadly diversified concession portfolio with above average duration
•  longstanding relationships with suppliers
•  full range of top international brands

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Dufry’s strategy – focused on profitable growth

Dufry defined its corporate strategy of profitable growth with a focus on emerging Markets 
and tourist destinations in 2004 and has continuously grown the group ever since. today, 
we are the world’s leading travel retailer with more than 1,200 shops in 45 countries on five 
continents. With our regional organisation, we combine our global in-depth travel retail 
know-how with local expertise, allowing us to expand our business wherever there are 
interesting opportunities.

our growth strategy is based on three pillars, namely organic (like-for-like) growth, space 
expansion in new and existing concessions, and acquisitions. 

like-for-like growth
one of the key drivers in the travel retail industry is passenger numbers as passengers are 
our potential customers. Globally, there are some 5 billion people flying every year. More 
importantly, this number has been consistently growing in the last ten years at more than 
4% p.a. and it is expected that this number will continue to grow in the coming decade and 
may reach almost 10 billion air passengers by 2029. for Dufry, this means that the number 
of potential customers will continue to grow on average by around 4–5% every year and a 
substantial part of that growth will take place in emerging Markets, where Dufry already 
generates more than 60% of its turnover today. At the same time, we plan to further grow 
our productivity, i.e. sales per passenger. We plan to achieve this through the full range of 
retail activities, including an assortment customized to the specific passenger profiles, 
fine tuning shop layouts and specific marketing activities. 

expand retail space
Space expansion is another important element in our strategy and this can be done through 
expanding space in existing locations or adding new locations to our concession portfolio. 
the increase of retail space in existing locations can generate interesting economies of 
scale and often also optimizes the sales potential as the new space complements the exist-
ing offering. new locations are a great possibility to diversify the already broad concession 
portfolio and allow addressing new markets, locations and customers. thanks to Dufry’s 
global reach, we have a distinct advantage for evaluating and adding new concessions as 
our strong regional organisation established in all parts of the world can support any ex-
pansion projects and successfully integrate the new business into the group.

mergers & acquisitions
last but not least, acquisitions have been another feature of our growth strategy. the global 
travel retail market is very fragmented and Dufry as a global leader represents about 8% 
of the market. Around half of the market is operated by dozens of small and medium-sized 
local and regional operators. Due to the dynamic development of the travel and airport 
retailing in the past years, the globalisation of major brands and the challenges to profitably 
organize global logistics and procurement, travel retail has become more sophisticated 
and standards have increased significantly. As a result, we expect consolidation in the 

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industry to continue and we intend to remain an active consolidator in the market. our 
long-standing mergers & acquisitions track record combined with our local and regional 
teams, allows us to identify, structure, execute and integrate acquisitions quickly. As a 
result, we can capture synergies within a short time frame and hence add sustainable value 
for our shareholders and stakeholders.

our strategic initiatives “Dufry plus one” and “one Dufry” 
In early 2010, Dufry launched the “Dufry plus one” and “one Dufry” initiatives. the two 
initiatives are designed as a 360 degree view on our business and aim to systematically 
analyse and exploit untapped potential in the organisation with a goal of higher returns 
and lower risk.

“Dufry plus one” is targeted to the operational side and consists of a set of projects with 
the aim to better analyze and understand customer needs, and to identify new opportunities 
in retailing. these projects include review of product assortment, promotion plans, sales 
training, new bonus incentive, shop layout and a new website, just to name a few. 

We also launched special initiatives, like customer profile evolution and trend studies, 
mystery shopper programs, market price perception analysis or market research studies 
to constantly refine our commercial concepts. We use such information to set up and ex-
ecute specific commercial plans in the individual markets and to focus on promotional 
activities, pricing policies, shop layouts and customer services.

the “one Dufry” Initiative is focused on the resouces and back office part of our business, 
and includes all support functions, like finance, legal, tax, risk Management, Hr and It. 
the key target there is to increase the effectiveness of the existing resources, to manage 
and reduce risks effectively and to generate additional returns by improving the organiza-
tion and workflows. projects include a renewed tax planning, further development of the 
international cash pooling solutions, global insurance management, re-organization in 
certain regions and new It platforms. 

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unrivalled customer service

net sales by product 
categories 2011

More than 1.7 billion international and domestic passengers travel each year through the 
airports  and  other  locations  where  Dufry  operates.  every  day,  our  sales  teams  greet 
people with different nationalities, interests and styles and make them feel most welcome 
in our “Dufry world”. 

  perfumes and Cosmetics 26%
   Confectionery, food and  
Catering 17%
   Wine and Spirits 16% 
   Watches, Jewelry and  
Accessories 10%
   literature and publications 9%
   fashion, leather and  
Baggage 8%
   tobacco goods 7%
  electronics 3%
  other 4% 

Customized shops complemented with a local touch
Dufry designs and builds highly attractive commercial areas to provide its customers with 
the best assortment of products and services possible. We use four distinct retail concepts 
and customize them to the particular requirements in each specific location. our extensive 
local  expertise  and  in-depth  travel  retail  know-how  enable  us  to  create  a  memorable 
shopping experience for our customers. 

to set up the right combination of general travel retail shops, news and convenience stores, 
boutiques or specialized shops within any given space, and to select the right brands and 
products from the broad range of over 50,000 items available in our portfolio, we analyse 
the customers’ profile and the specific setup of the location. In this context, important pa-
rameters include the type of passengers (departure/arrival), their nationality, and whether 
sales are under a duty free regime or duty paid. 

a unique customer service covering the whole shopping cycle
the shopping behaviour of people differs significantly as to their preferences of brands and 
products, marketing instruments and display in the shops. As we serve customers from 
around the globe, it is critical to understand these differences and to accommodate for 
customized solutions. We have therefore introduced a unique Global Customer Service 
that spans across the entire shopping cycle and supports and covers our customers before, 
during and after their purchasing.

Start your journey online 
even before traveling and visiting our shops, customers can prepare themselves for their 
visit at our shops. our website is available in Chinese, english, french, German, portuguese 
and Spanish, and reflects our worldwide presence and activities. It also offers information 
on custom allowance regulations for every country in the world and travel tips for some of 
the most charming or most exotic places. 

furthermore, Dufry’s website in Brazil includes a pre-order service concept that has 
been available to Brazilian customers for the last 15 years and is planned to be expanded 
and developed internationally. ultimately, it is our goal to allow international customers 
to purchase products online by visiting our website at home, in their office or via mobile 
internet and to even offer a home delivery service. 

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Dufry Customer Service

enjoy the retail experience when traveling
Shopping when traveling is exciting and combines the thrill of seeing new things with the 
comfort of things we know well. Also, the time available to shop can vary substantially. this 
is where our sales teams make the difference: our competent sales people assist our 
customers during their visit in the shops by answering questions, providing advice and 
supporting the decision making process – helping them to get their favorite products quickly 
or spending the time to try something new. 

At every Dufry location, we operate promotional calendars to enhance the shopping expe-
rience and to attract potential customers. promotions also ensure that our customers can 
benefit from new launches, special offers, discounts and gifts, loyalty programs or seasonal 
campaigns throughout the year. 

a truly global guarantee – 24/7
unique within the travel retail industry is our customer guarantee, in case a product is not 
satisfactory: Irrespective of a location where a customer purchased a product, we guarantee 
to replace or refund any product within a 30 days period. this guarantee gives comfort to our 
customers, even if they buy products at a location where they may not return to again. 

A 24 / 7 call center is also available to support our customers on any aspect of the shop-
ping cycle. 

After all, our definition of customer service is simple: We want to provide our customers a 
good shopping experience, give them the comfort that they make the right buying decision 
and that they can rely on Dufry and its global organisation as a trusted retailer, regardless 
which Dufry shop they are visiting anywhere in the world. 

major awards confirming our strong customer relations
Dufry has won several major awards in 2011: Hudson news was recognized as the “Best 
Concessions Winner” in three separate categories – Best news & Gift operator, Best new 
Specialty retail Concept and Best Store Design. the awards were the result of an annual 
industry-wide poll of north American airport executives conducted by Airport revenue 
news (Arn) magazine. furthermore, Dufry Group was rated “Best Airport retailer in the 
Americas” in the Duty free news International (DfnI) Awards 2011. these prestigious 
awards all confirm the reliable and superior quality of our customer services. 

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our retail ConCeptS
tAIloreD to CuStoMerS’ neeDS

General travel retail shops

Selection of brands:

these shops are either duty free or duty paid shops and can be located in arrival or departure 
areas in airports. our offer includes the largest selection of different products and covers 
a range of product categories, such as perfumes & cosmetics, food & confectionery, wine & 
spirits, tobacco goods, souvenirs, fashion & leather, watches & jewelry, electronics and 
other accessories.

In each location, the shop-layout, product assortment and operations are customized to 
ensure the highest attractiveness to the respective customer profiles and spending patterns. 
As an example, in 16 locations, we operate “walk-through” shops, a particular design where 
the entire passenger flow goes directly through the shop on its way to the departure or from 
the arrival gate. 

one of the main developments in 2011 was the expansion of retail space by about 13,500 
square meters through acquisitions in Argentina, ecuador, uruguay, Armenia and Martinique.

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General travel retail shops

Brand boutiques

Selection of brands:

We operate brand boutiques of some of the most prestigious brands like Armani, Bally,  
Bulgari, Burberry, Dunhill, etro, ferragamo, Hermès, lacoste, tumi, Versace, Victoria’s 
Secret or Zegna. they can either be found as stand-alone boutiques or integrated as a 
shop-in-shop concept within general travel stores. the boutiques carry a single, global 
brand and mirror the look-and-feel of the high street shops of the respective brand. thus 
we increase recognition and positioning of the brand and allow the customers to shop in 
an entirely familiar ambience. 

In 2011, we won a contract to operate a total retail space of 2,400 square meters at Shuangliu 
International Airport in Chengdu, China. the commercial area which Dufry will start oper-
ating in 2012 comprises 26 duty paid shops and will include a range of brand boutiques 
ranging from A like Armani to Z like Zegna. the overall retail space will be structured into 
a shopping mall design to create a strong shopping experience for our customers.

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news and convenience stores

Selection of brands:

the news and convenience stores offer a core assortment of newspapers, magazines and 
books, complemented  by a broad  range of convenience products, such  as soft drinks, 
confectionery, travel accessories and electronics, or personal care items and souvenirs. 
this duty paid concept can be applied at airports at the departure or arrival side or in other 
travel spots, such as train stations.

the shops are designed in such a way that consumers can buy quickly their preferred 
reading and get something to eat on the go, or cruise with leisure through the shop, if time 
allows them to do so. the needs of our customers always come first. When traveling, time 
is often of high importance and clear presentation and a strong visualisation of the products 
give the traveler a strong incentive to buy.

We operate these stores under the brand name “Hudson news”, which was initially present 
in the united States and Canada only. In 2009, Dufry started to roll-out the Hudson news 
concept to other parts of the world and by the end of 2011 we operated more than 530 Hudson 
news stores in 11 countries. 

A major step in 2011 was the association with InterGlobe to establish and operate 48 new 
retail outlets under the Hudson news brand at 48 Delhi Metro stations in India. these shops 
will all be opened throughout 2012.

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Specialized shops

Selection of brands:

In particular markets, we aim to capture the full passenger potential by operating specialized 
shop concepts. these are boutiques that offer a variety of different brands on one specific 
product category. one of our main concepts is Colombian emeralds International (CeI), which 
is a dedicated watches & jewelry format focused on the Caribbean market.

each store is adapted to reflect the specific location at airports, seaports, hotels or downtown 
locations. Shopping at one of these specialized stores leaves a unique and unforgettable 
experience with our customers. regardless of the product being a new watch, jewelry, some 
bottles of premium wine, a pair of fancy sunglasses, a box of the finest cigars or the smell 
and assortment of chocolate. 

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employees

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6
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0
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europe 7%

Africa 7%

eurasia 8%

Central America &  
Caribbean 18%

South America 25%

north America 35%

employees 

our employees are at the heart of our group. It is their strong motivation and dedication to 
service our customers, to help them in their decision-making process and support them in 
finding the right products every day that make our group the most innovative and successful 
travel retail company. 

unique cultural diversity
Dufry’s staff is as diversified as its clientele. Dufry employed 13, 874 people at December 31, 
2011, an increase of 17% compared to year end of 2010. our workforce comprises people 
from more than 70 nationalities across all functions. We view this broad cultural diversity 
as a strong competitive advantage that, together with our global customer base, continued 
expansion and solid strategy, creates an engaging and truly international working environ-
ment and career opportunity for our employees. 

As part of our Human resources strategy, we focus on the key pillars of training and Devel-
opment, reward and recognition. We constantly and systematically invest in our people’s 
development and support a broad range of in-house and external training and development 
opportunities. our training and development strategy is based on:

Sales and customer care trainings
one of our major programs is the “Dufry plus one” Sales Academy, providing quality training 
for our sales people with regards to customer service, sales techniques, product knowledge 
and retail processes and procedures. this particular training program is delivered by Dufry 
personnel, who go through specific training themselves to qualify as Dufry Certified trainers. 
In 2010, when we launched the program, 119 Certified trainers were trained, followed by 
another 89 trainers in 2011. During 2011, they trained 3,216 additional Dufry sales profes-
sionals in 38 countries. It is our aim, that by 2012, all our sales professionals will have gone 
through the extensive training programs and be certified as Dufry sales professionals. 

Development of management skills
A second key element of our long-term Human resources strategy is to develop and grow 
the management potential that exists within our own group. Dufry is putting an increased 
focus on development of management potential among our teams of shop managers and 
supervisors on the shop floor in order to support them with the skills, tools and culture to 
manage their operations and teams effectively. Consistently, we have developed and are in 
the course of piloting our new “out In front” program. the objective is that by 2014 all our 
retail managers have gone through this program. We expect that in the process we will also 
create a large pool of retail professionals from which we can fill new or vacant management 
positions with internal talents. 

Additionally, we actively identify high potential talents in all areas of the business and continue 
to grow our offering for such employees. our objective is to increase the percentage of new 
and vacant managerial positions filled by internal candidates. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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international assignments
We  also  support  international  assignments,  exchange  programs  and  conferences  for 
qualifying  internal  candidates.  through  these  opportunities,  participants  can  leverage 
their existing know-how, gain exposure to responsibilities outside their core functions and 
accumulate a broad and international working experience. this constant exchange of know-
how creates a dynamic and worldwide network of managers, who spread their personal 
expertise across the entire Dufry group and enables them to build and intensify a global 
network of relationships within our organization.

employees by profession

equal opportunities
We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer and offer career opportunities 
without discrimination. Dufry promotes a work environment where everyone, regardless 
of gender, color, ethnic or national origins, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation 
or religion, receives equal treatment. 

  retail operations 83%

  other operations 11%

  executives, finance, It, Hr 6%

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Suppliers 

Dufry works with more than 1,500 well-known suppliers in the travel retail sector. We follow 
a “best brand policy” and have developed the strongest portfolio of brands per product 
category and customer segmentation in our industry over the past years. 

Close ties with our suppliers
A key tool in our retail activity is the promotional calendar, which lists the marketing 
activities for each location throughout the year. It is equally important to our suppliers 
and us as the goals are the same: to attract a maximum of potential customers, strengthen 
the brand awareness, maximize overall sales, convert non-shoppers to customers and 
enhance spend per passenger. 

Dufry has a selected pool of suppliers, with which we jointly develop specific marketing 
plans and promotional activities for their particular brands. We thereby offer the suppliers 
the opportunity to fully leverage Dufry’s retail network globally by combining their regional 
and local marketing activities with the window display opportunities at our airports on a 
longer-term basis. for the suppliers, this facilitates the planning and can also give a sub-
stantial competitive edge as the brands can target their customers at different locations 
in the domestic market and at airports and thus create additional exposure. 

Shared extranet to enhance product positioning
Dufry has introduced a suppliers’ extranet in 2010, which allows suppliers to get access to 
specific sales data in relation to their products on a location-by-location basis, such as 
their market share and ranking of their products. providing specific data across the entire 
group through one platform is a very strong proposition and gives the suppliers additional 
valuable insights as to their product positioning. At the same time, it allows both suppliers 
and Dufry, to work out innovative marketing concepts.

We also share sales forecasting and inventory projections with our major suppliers, in order 
for them to plan our replenishment orders in advance. this allows improvements on their 
production and manufacturing cycles, and reduces lead times, which gives both business 
partners higher productivity at shorter notice. 

Complex logistics
Dufry ships more than 20 containers each day and moves over 70 million product items per 
year to all our locations in 45 countries. As legislations are different in each country, logistics 
is therefore complex. We have developed a strong logistics platform, which allows us to 
centralize the orders through our purchasing companies from our locations and together 
with our external logistics partners distribute the goods worldwide. overall, six major ware-
housing and distribution centers are operated by us or our logistics partners that allow to 
efficiently procure, consolidate and distribute goods to each of our locations. 

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Airport authorities & landlords 

Strong relationships with airport authorities and other landlords are key to the success of 
our business, as operating at major travel locations means to share the infrastructure with 
other service providers. 

Broadly diversified concession portfolio
over the years, Dufry has successfully built a portfolio of concession contracts that is highly 
diversified and of outstanding quality. During fiscal year 2011, Dufry added more than 22,000 
square meters of net retail space to its existing portfolio through the opening of new shops, 
additional new concessions and the acquisition of operations in five emerging Markets 
(Argentina, uruguay, ecuador, Armenia and Martinique). Altogether at the end of 2011, our 
concessions spread across 45 countries and include a retail space of over 176,000 square 
meters in airports, seaports, train stations and other locations. 

Concessions can be won through tenders or negotiated directly with airport authorities, 
be structured as joint ventures with the airport operator or be bought through acquisitions. 
Dufry follows a clear policy whenever looking at expanding the concession portfolio. We 
will analyse the concession fee levels and the duration of the contract, and also assess the 
development potential of the location from retail as well as travel perspectives. We also 
take into consideration any execution or operational complexities. through a strict evalu-
ation of these criteria, we ensure that our concession portfolio remains of the highest 
quality and that each concession offers attractive returns for our group.

Duration
our concession portfolio also has an above average duration in the industry. Based on net 
sales in 2011, about 45% of our sales was generated based on concession contracts with a 
remaining lifetime of more than 5 years. 31% of our revenues was even achieved in locations 
with concession contracts of more than 10 years. 

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Sustainable returns for shareholders

our corporate strategy of profitable growth is designed to create sustainable shareholder 
value. Since 2003, Dufry has achieved a compound annual growth rate of over 23% on 
turnover and multiplied eBItDA by more than ten times. over the last eight years, gross 
margins have also been improved by 11.8 percentage points to 58.2% and the eBItDA 
margin increased by 6.9 percentage points to 14.1%. 

Dufry enters the Smim index
over the last years, we have always enjoyed a broad international shareholder base. In 
order to increase interest in our company and liquidity in our share trading, we undertake 
regular roadshows to institutional investors and place highest importance to an open dia-
logue and communication with the financial community. 

In September 2011, our shares became part of the SMIM® index in Switzerland, which 
comprises the largest 30 mid-cap stocks in the Swiss equity market. our strong operat-
ing performance, the continuous investor relations activities and our separately listed 
Brazilian Depository receipts at the BM & fBoVeSpA in São paulo, Brazil, have all con-
tributed  to  increase  the  daily  average  volume  of  our  shares  by  21%  to  approximately 
CHf 11 million per day. 

our approach to risk management 
Correctly assessing the risks of our group is key to a successful management process. 
We mitigate risks wherever possible and actively manage those risks that are unavoidable 
as part of our business operations. 

Dufry operates a systematic risk management and continuously improves its risk manage-
ment tools. We measure our operational performance with clearly defined indicators, such 
as spend per passenger, gross margins, net working capital ratios and operating profits 
on the day-to-day management. When assessing new projects and operations, we also 
place high importance on additional cash flow models, return on investment and internal 
rates of return. 

Another important component of our risk management is that we identify and quantify the 
risks related to our activities, whenever possible. If ever possible, we seek to mitigate risks 
by implementing structures that minimize the risks. If this is not possible, we will seek to 
cover those through instruments, insurances, or contractual arrangement. the remaining 
business risks are mitigated through our corporate strategy of diversification. Being active 
in a large number of countries, and working with different suppliers and landlords, reduces 
the concentration risk in operations and sourcing. 

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Dufry AG share price and trading volume
Share price
in CHf

trading volume 
millions of CHf

Daily average volume 
millions of CHf

165

150

135

120

105

90

75

60

45

30

15

0

11.3

9.3

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

3.1

2.7

1.7

Q1/10

Q2/10

Q3/10

Q4/10

Q1/11

Q2/11

Q3/11

Q4/11

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

  Dufry            

  SpI            

  Volume

Source: Bloomberg 
note: SpI Index has been rebased to Dufry’s share price

note: Since April 2011 including trading volumes of  
Dufry AG BDr

Shareholder structure
January 31, 2012

Market capitalization and free float
billions of CHf, December 31

  Advent funds 14.4%

  travel retail Investments SCA 8.2%

  Hudson Media 4.3%

  free float 73.1%

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0

1.8

1.1

1.3

0.6

0.6

0.3

3.4

2.5

2.3

1.7

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

  Market Capitalization 

  free float  

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Social responsibility

At Dufry, we are all proud to help those most in need – disadvantaged children. We have 
been concentrating our children support activities on two important projects in Brazil for 
many years. In addition, we sponsor a range of cultural events and contribute to charitable 
organizations to help the victims of natural disasters. 

Support for children in Brazil
In 2009, Dufry funded the construction of a social center in Igarassu. the company has been 
financing & supporting the running and training of classes ever since. the center, which is 
operated by the SoS Children’s Villages institution, provides shelter and services to more 
than 600 people including infants, younger children & teenagers, as well as their mothers. 
the center offers day-care and class room facilities, counsel and training for these adults 
and children, as well as basic medical care and a small pharmacy. 

furthermore, Dufry’s South America operations have been supporting another important 
project in Brazil for over 16 years. It is a social promotion program in rio de Janeiro that 
offers free professional education to thirty disadvantaged young people every year. the 
program can be attended by 16 to 18 year-old teenagers (girls and boys) and covers various 
subjects, such as english, computer classes, retail operations, professional orientation, 
makeup, teamwork, leadership, ethics and citizenship modules. Complementary, these 
students receive free meals, medical and dental care, life insurance, uniform, educational 
material and transportation assistance. our employees also participate in the program as 
volunteers, serving as mentors to those young people. one of the major objectives of the 
program is to increase their chances to find employment in the local labour market. the 
average employment rate of young people having completed this program is about 90%, 
with some of them also having joined Dufry’s operations in Brazil over the past few years. 
for the next years our goal is to expand this project to other cities of Brazil reinforcing our 
social commitment with the youngers, future of the society and of the country.

other donations and cultural events
Dufry has also donated to the red Cross Disaster relief fund in 2011, including donations 
organized to assist victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and to people suffering 
from flooding and other natural disasters across the united States. Major cultural sponsor-
ships were made to the annual AVo Session (music festival) and Swiss Indoors (tennis 
tournament) in Basel, the Arabian Horse festival in Sharjah and sponsoring of the orchestra 
of Copacabana fort (guitar orchestra of 10 to 21 year-old musicians) in Brazil. 

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Social Center Igarassu, Brazil

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report oF the ChieF  
FinanCial oFFiCer

Dear all,

Dufry’s operational and financial performance in 2011 was, once again, proof that our 
business model is robust. We generated a top line growth of 16.5% on constant fX rates, 
which is even more remarkable in light of a series of external factors affecting our 
businesses in some regions, such as the snowstorms in the united States early in the 
year, or the political crisis in north Africa. Dufry’s business today is geared towards 
emerging Markets, which account for over 60% of our turnover and more than 70% of 
our eBItDA. 

fiscal year 2011 was also the year when we signed important contracts to acquire several 
businesses in latin America and  eurasia for a total consideration of  uSD 957 million. 
furthermore, we made our debut in India, a promising market, and we expanded our footprint 
in China. last but not least, we also signed a contract to grow our business in the attractive 
russian market in early 2012. By following our strategy of diversifying our operations, we 
have managed to record continued organic growth and improve our profitability. We have 
also grown faster than international passenger numbers and achieved unprecedented 
profitability levels.

In 2011 we further improved our profitability: Gross Margin went up for the eighth consecutive 
year to 58.2% and our eBItDA increased by 26.9% on constant fX rates and eBItDA margin 
reached 14.1%. net earnings reached CHf 134.9 million for the year.

evolution Dufry Group 2003–2011:

turnover (CHf millions)
eBItDA1 (CHf millions)
retail surface (m2)

Airports

¹ eBItDA before other operational result
2 CAGr 2003–2011

2003

686

49

36,750

47

 2011

2,638

371

176,462

155

CaGr2

18%

29%

22%

16%

Strong turnover growth of 17% in 2011 and 23% p.a. since 2003 …

turnover
turnover increased by 16.5% in 2011 based on constant fX rates with like-for-like growth 
contributing  7.5  percentage  points.  We  furthermore  expanded  our  operations  through 
winning new concessions, which generated a net increase of 2.3% in turnover. finally, we 
continued to consolidate the fragmented travel retail industry by acquiring operations in 

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Argentina, uruguay, ecuador, Armenia and Martinique, which together added 6.7% to our 
turnover growth. the fX accounting effect of translating our results into Swiss francs was 
negative by 15.4%, due to its appreciation of 15% against the uS Dollar and 11% against the 
euro. In absolute terms and on constant fX rates, turnover reached CHf 3,040.8 million, 
up from CHf 2,610.2 million in the previous year.

Managing the fX aspect is important for our business as we report in Swiss franc but 
generate 80% of our turnover in uS Dollars. Across our group, we have a very strong natu-
ral hedging in place as we price and purchase in the same currency in each country and 
thus minimize the fX transaction risk. for the same reason, we also finance ourselves 
largely in uS Dollars to match the currency of our liabilities with the ones of our cash flows. 
the remaining impact is purely a translation accounting effect that has no impact on the 
profitability or cash generation of our business overall.

turnover of region europe increased 8.4% on constant fX rates. After the translation into 
Swiss francs, turnover fell 2.1% to CHf 304.3 million. All major operations contributed to 
the growth, notably france, which counted on the expansion of the pointe-à-pitre opera-
tions and the addition of Martinique. Spain also performed well as some of the tourist flows 
shifted to europe due to the political turmoil in northern Africa.

region africa’s turnover was negative by 14.9% on constant fX rates. After the translation 
into Swiss francs, turnover reached CHf 138.1 million. the political turmoil that hit north 
Africa in early 2011 was the key reason for this weak performance; whereas egypt and Ivory 
Coast saw a mild recovery throughout the year, tunisia was affected during most of the 
year. Morocco on the other hand proved to be stable.

In region eurasia turnover increased 8.7% on constant fX rates. After the translation into 
Swiss francs, turnover fell 6.0% to CHf 215.4 million. our russian operations recorded 
double-digit growth after a weak first quarter when most flights to  north Africa were 
canceled due to political crisis in the region. the other operations in the region also per-
formed well, most notably Sharjah and Cambodia. our duty paid business in China also 
saw a solid growth.

turnover in region Central america and Caribbean rose 7.9% on constant fX rates. When 
translated into Swiss francs, turnover fell 7.9% to CHf 368.3 million. the expansion of our 
activities in Mexico contributed to this result, as did the recovery of our business in the 
country in the fourth quarter, when the filing of the Mexican equivalent of a Chapter 11 
process by Mexicana, one of the incumbent airlines, one year earlier started to impact our 
performance. Most Caribbean operations also performed well and especially our operations 
in Dominican republic continued to thrive.

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region South america reported a growth rate of 42.3% in constant fX rates. translated 
into Swiss francs, turnover increased 24.1% to CHf 885.9 million. our recent acquisitions 
in Argentina, uruguay and ecuador contributed 23 percentage points to growth since the 
consolidation in August 2011. the existing business in the region also performed very well 
with double-digit growth on the back of higher passenger numbers and further improve-
ments in productivity. towards the end of the year, the capacity constraints in some of the 
Brazilian airport started to limit the growth in those operations.

region north america reported an increase in turnover of 9.3% to CHf 700.5 million on 
constant fX rates. translated into Swiss francs, turnover fell 7.3% in the period. the good 
result was supported by a moderate improvement in the region’s macroeconomic scenario 
and the constant growth in the passenger numbers, after a mixed performance early in 
the year, due to the snowstorms at the east Coast. We continued to expand our Hudson 
news concept as well as our duty free operations and this expansion also contributed to 
this good performance.

Growth at constant fX rates:

in millionS oF ChF

turnover at constant fX rates 

turnover translated into CHf

eBItDA at constant fX rates

eBItDA translated into CHf

2011

3,040.8

2,637.7

435.5

370.9

Growth rate  
2011 in %

16.5%

1.1%

26.9%

8.1%

2010

2,610.2

2,610.2

343.1

343.1

…with further improvement of operating performance…

Gross profit: from 46.2% in 2003 to 58.2% in 2011
Gross profit in 2011 amounted to CHf 1,535.3 million, with gross margin improving by 0.7 
percentage points to 58.2% versus 57.5% in 2010. the global negotiations with suppliers, 
branding actions and promotions designed under the “Dufry plus one” initiative were the 
key factors to lead us to the eighth consecutive year of gross margin increase.

Selling expenses contained
Selling expenses dropped by 0.9% in absolute terms, reaching CHf 579.7 million in 2011 
versus CHf 584.8 million in 2010. As a percentage of turnover, selling expenses improved 
to 22.0% from 22.4% in the period. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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personnel and general expenses remain stable
personnel expenses stayed practically stable at CHf 402.6 million in 2011 compared 
to CHf 398.9 million in 2010. As a percentage of turnover, personnel expenses was flat 
at 15.3%. 

General expenses reached 6.9% of turnover in 2011, compared to 6.7% in the previous year. 
expressed in Swiss francs, general expenses increased to CHf 182.1 million in 2011 from 
CHf 175.1 million in 2010.

eBItDA reaching CHf 436 million on constant fX from CHf 49 million in 2003
As a result of the gross margin improvement and reduced expenses, eBItDA1 on constant 
fX increased by 26.9% and reached CHf 435.5 million. After translation effects, the in-
crease was 8.1% to CHf 370.9 million in 2011 from CHf 343.1 million in 2010. the eBItDA 
margin improved by 1.0 percentage point, and reached the record level of 14.1%.

Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and Amortization remained practically unchanged at CHf 131.5 million in 
2011 from CHf 129.5 million in 2010. Depreciation was lower at CHf 58.8 million in 2011 
compared  to  CHf  63.7  million  in  2010.  Amortization  increased  by  CHf  6.9  million  to 
CHf 72.7 million in 2011 due to the acquisitions performed last August and consolidated 
into the Group’s financials since that date. 

eBIt
eBIt increased to CHf 212.5 million in 2011 versus CHf 197.9 million in 2010. other operational 
result (net) was minus CHf 26.9 million in the year. Among this amount, CHf 15.1 million are 
transaction cost related to acquisitions as well as certain startup costs.

financial result and taxes
net financial expenses stood at CHf 49.4 million in 2011 compared to CHf 32.2 million one 
year earlier. the main reason for the increase was the add-on facility of uSD 1,000 million 
that was structured to finance the acquisitions in August.

Income taxes reached CHf 28.2 million, up from CHf 20.9 million in 2010. the tax rate as 
a percentage of eBt was 17.3% in the period. 

net earnings: further improvements and accretive acquisitions
net earnings attributable to equity holders were CHf 111.9 million in 2011 compared to 
CHf 116.6 million in the previous year. excluding the non-recurring acquisition related 
cost, net earnings in 2011 were CHf 123.4 million.

¹ before other operational result

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Consoldiated income statement:

in millionS oF ChF

in %

in millionS oF ChF

2011

net sales

Advertising income

turnover

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Selling expenses

personnel expenses

General expenses

eBitDa (before other operational result)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

other operational result

earnings before interest and taxes (eBit)

financial expenses, net

earnings before taxes (eBt)

Income taxes

net earnings

AttrIButABle to:

net earnings attribut. to equity holders

non-controlling interest

net earnings to equity holders adjusted for  
amortization in respect of acquisitions

Basic earnings per share (in CHf)
Cash earnings per share1 (in CHf)

Weighted average number of outstanding shares  
(in thousands)

¹ adjusted for amortization of acquisitions

100.0%

41.8%

58.2%

22.0%

15.3%

6.9%

14.1%

5.0%

8.1%

1.9%

6.2%

1.1%

5.1%

2,560.9

76.8

2,637.7

(1,102.4)

1,535.3

(579.7)

(402.6)

(182.1)

370.9

(131.5)

(26.9)

212.5

(49.4)

163.1

(28.2)

134.9

111.9

23.0

169.2

4.16

6.30

26,873

2,533.5

76.7

2,610.2

(1,108.3)

1,501.9

(584.8)

(398.9)

(175.1)

343.1

(129.5)

(15.7)

(197.9)

(32.2)

165.7

(20.9)

144.8

116.6

28.2

164.5

4.63

6.54

25,166

2010

in %

100.0%

42.5%

57.5%

22.4%

15.3%

6.7%

13.1%

5.0%

7.6%

1.2%

6.3%

0.8%

5.5%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Core epS were CHf 6.30 for the year and excluding the acquisition related transaction 
cost, pro forma core epS for 2011 was CHf 6.72 versus a core epS in 2010 of CHf 6.54. 
the acquisitions were already accretive at core epS level when excluding non-recurring 
transaction cost and will start to be accretive on basic epS in 2012.

 … and strong cash flow generation… 

Cash flow and debt
our business is characterized by robust cash generation. In 2011, Dufry continued this 
trajectory with a free cash flow generation of CHf 248.9 million. the average free cash 
flow in the last 5 years has been around CHf 213 million, which illustrates the strong 
cash flow generation of our group as well as the resilience of our business.

net debt decreased to CHf 1,361.4 million at the end of December 2011, compared to 
CHf 1,399.9 million at September 30, 2011. the main covenant, net Debt/adjusted eBItDA 
was 3.60x as per December 31, 2011.

the acquisitions done in 2011 were also important in terms of Dufry’s financing structure. 
We were able to fully finance the transactions through a new committed 5-year syndi-
cated add-on facility of uSD 1 billion, which illustrates the important backing Dufry gets 
from its core group of banks. We will use the strong cash generation of our business to 
reduce debt, in line with the deleveraging profile in previous transactions.

… providing scope for further development

With the acquisitions made in 2011, Dufry further strengthened its leading position in 
the travel retail market and further diversified its operations into emerging countries. 
the new operations in Argentina, uruguay, ecuador, Armenia, and Martinique, do provide 
substantial synergy potential and the realization of these synergies will contribute to 
eBItDA in the next years.

Dufry also made an important step on the equity market side. Since 2010, average daily 
trading volumes increased considerably and in 2011 reached CHf 11.3 million on average. 
this together with our increase in free float in 2010, resulted in the inclusion of Dufry in 
the SMIM® index of the SIX Swiss exchange in 2011, which has made the Company one 
of the 50 largest publicly held companies in Switzerland.

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the year 2011 was an important milestone in our history of growth and value creation, 
becoming our basis for even greater challenges in the years to come. We count on a 
well designed strategy and on the commitment of a motivated team to face these 
challenges.

I would like to thank our partner banks, shareholders, investors, analysts and key 
advisors for their support and contribution in 2011. I specially thank the whole Dufry 
team for their commitment and the excellent work done in another challenging year, 
and we are looking forward to an exciting 2012.

Xavier rossinyol

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Corporate GovernanCe
Dufry IS CoMMItteD to GooD  
CorporAte GoVernAnCe

1. Group structure and shareholders

1.1 Group structure

for an overview of the management organizational chart and operational Group structure, 
please refer to page 7 of this Annual report.

listed companies

Company 

listing 

  Dufry aG, hardstrasse 95, 4052 Basel, Switzerland 
(hereinafter “Dufry aG” or the “Company”)

 registered shares: 
SIX Swiss exchange 
Brazilian Depositary receipts (BDrs): 
São paulo Stock exchange 
(BM&fBoVeSpA – Bolsa de Valores de São paulo), Brazil

Market capitalization  

CHf 2,332,092,749 as of December 31, 2011

percentage of shares 
held by Dufry AG  

Security numbers  

 0.4% of Dufry AG share capital as of December 31, 2011

 registered shares: 
ISIn-Code CH0023405456, Swiss Security-no. 2340545 
ticker Symbol Dufn 
Brazilian Depositary receipts (BDrs): 
ISIn-Code BrDAGBBDr008 
ticker Symbol DAGB11

non-listed companies
for a table of the operational non-listed consolidated entities please refer to page 154 in 
section financial Statements of this Annual report1.

1 Including the company names, locations, percentage of shares held, share capital.

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1.2 Significant shareholders

pursuant to the information provided to the Company by its shareholders in compliance 
with the Swiss Stock exchange Act during 2011, the following significant shareholders held 
more than 3% of the share capital as of December 31, 20112:

ShareholDer

perCentaGe 

Group of shareholders consisting of:
1.  Global retail Group S.à r.l. (1), controlled by funds managed by  

Advent International Corporation (2)

2.  travel retail Investment SCA (3), controlled by funds managed by  

Advent International Corporation (2); other shareholders  
are petrus pte ltd (4) and Witherspoon Investments llC (5)

Artio Global Management llC (6)
Credit Suisse Group AG (7)

Group of funds jointly controlled by:  
Skopos Administradora de recursos ltda (8) and  
Skopos Invest Administradora de recursos Internacionais ltda (9)
Hudson Media Inc. (10)

22.62%

7.07%

6.81%

4.43%

4.28%

  (1)  76 Grand rue, l-1660 luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of luxembourg. 
  (2)  75 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, uSA.
  (3)  76 Grand rue, l-1660 luxembourg City, Grand Duchy of luxembourg. 
  (4)  8 Cross Street, #11-00 pWC Building, Singapore 048424.
  (5)  1209 orange Street, Wilmington, De 19801, uSA.
   (6)  330 Madison Avenue, new york, ny 10017, uSA.
  (7)  paradeplatz 8, postfach, 8070 Zurich, Switzerland. Shareholding held indirectly through various subsidiaries and in-

vestment funds controlled by Credit Suisse Group AG. 

  (8)  Alemada tocantins, 75 1st floor, room 101-Alphaville, Barueri, Sp, 06455-020, Brazil. 
  (9)  rua Viradouro, 63, Conjunto 42, São paulo, Sp, 04538-110, Brazil. 
 (10)  one Meadowlands plaza, Suite 902, east rutherford, nJ 07073, uSA. Hudson Media Inc. is controlled by James Co-

hen, c/o Hudson Media Inc., one Meadowlands plaza, Suite 902, east rutherford, nJ 07073, uSA.

Global retail Group S.à r.l., travel retail Investment SCA, petrus pte ltd, Witherspoon 
Investments llC and funds managed by Advent International Corporation constituted a 
group for purposes of the disclosure obligation pursuant to Art. 20 of the federal Act on 
Stock exchange and Securities trading (SeStA) as of December 31, 2011. travel retail 
Investment SCA and Global retail Group S.à r.l. were direct shareholders of Dufry AG, 
holding 14.38% and 8.24% respectively of Dufry on December 31, 2011. Both travel retail 
Investment SCA and Global retail Group S.à r.l. were controlled by funds managed by 
Advent International Corporation; other shareholders of travel retail Investment SCA 
are petrus pte ltd, who is an affiliate of Mr. Andrés Holzer neumann and his family, and 
Witherspoon Investments llC, holding on December 31, 2011, 41.74% and 2.08% respectively 
of travel retail Investment SCA.

2  the actual shareholdings may differ from the figures indicated in the table, as the Company must only be notified by its 
shareholders, if one of the thresholds defined in Art. 20 of the Swiss Stock exchange Act is crossed.

 
 
 
 
 
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funds managed by Advent International Corporation, petrus pte ltd and Witherspoon 
Investments llC, entered into a shareholders’ agreement to govern their relationship as 
shareholders of travel retail Investment SCA. this agreement provided that the funds 
managed by Advent International Corporation would have a right of first refusal should 
either petrus pte ltd or Witherspoon Investments llC wish to transfer their holdings in 
travel retail Investment SCA. In addition, if a third party offered to acquire all the interests 
in travel retail Investment SCA and the funds managed by Advent International Corporation 
decided to transfer their entire interest in travel retail Investment SCA to that third party, 
then the funds managed by Advent International Corporation had the right to compel the 
other shareholders to transfer their entire holding in travel retail Investment SCA to that 
third party by exercising their drag-along rights.

on february 3, 2012, Dufry received disclosure notices that the above mentioned group of 
shareholders had changed in its composition as of January 31, 2012. Global retail Group 
S.à r.l., controlled by funds managed by Advent International Corporation, left the above 
mentioned group of shareholders. Global retail Group S.à r.l. held 14.38% of Dufry as of 
January 31, 2012. travel retail Investment SCA, controlled by petrus pte ltd and Wither-
spoon Investments llC held 8.24% of Dufry as of January 31, 2012.

Accordingly, as of January 31, 2012, the following significant shareholders held more than 
3% of the share capital: 

ShareholDer

perCentaGe 

Global retail Group S.à r.l., controlled by funds managed by  
Advent International Corporation

travel retail Investment SCA, controlled by petrus pte ltd  
and Witherspoon Investments llC

Credit Suisse Group AG

Artio Global Management llC (disclosure notice as of January 24, 2012)

Group of funds jointly controlled by Skopos Administradora de recursos ltda 
and Skopos Invest Administradora de recursos Internacionais ltda.

Hudson Media Inc.

14.38%

8.24%

6.81%

4.81%

4.43%

4.28%

Changes of significant shareholders in connection with Art. 20 of SeStA during fiscal year 
2011 can be summarized as follows:

Blackrock, Inc., 40 east 52nd Street, new york, 10022 uSA, informed the Company that its 
shareholding (held indirectly as a group of companies through various subsidiaries and 
investment funds controlled by Blackrock, Inc.) had gone below the threshold of 3% on 
March 30, 2011, due to a sale transaction. previous disclosures in fiscal year 2011: Gone 
above the threshold of 3% to 3.01% on January 4, 2011 (3.01% purchase positions and 0.001% 
sale positions), due to a purchase transaction. 

 
 
 
 
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Credit Suisse Group AG, paradeplatz 8, postfach, 8070 Zurich, Switzerland, informed the 
Company that its shareholding (held indirectly as a group of companies through various 
subsidiaries and investment funds controlled by Credit Suisse Group AG) had reached 
6.813% on June 6, 2011, due to a change in the group of shareholders’ composition. previ-
ous disclosures in fiscal year 2011: participation changed to 6.947% on April 14, 2011, due 
to a change in the group of shareholders’ composition. participation changed to 7.096% 
on April 7, 2011, due to a change in the group of shareholders’ composition. participation 
changed to 6.5% on february 25, 2011, due to a change in the group of shareholders’ 
composition. Gone above the threshold of 5% to 5.49% on february 7, 2011, due to a purchase 
transaction. Gone below the threshold of 5% to 4.66% on January 26, 2011, due to a sale 
transaction. Gone above the threshold of 5% to 5.11% on January 20, 2011, due to a purchase 
transaction. Credit Suisse Group AG held 4.99% of the share capital of Dufry AG as of 
December 31, 2010.

the Capital Group Companies, Inc., 333 South Hope Street, los Angeles, CA, uSA, informed 
the Company that its shareholding (held indirectly as a group of companies through various 
subsidiaries and investment funds controlled by the Capital Group Companies, Inc.) had 
gone below the threshold of 3% on february 11, 2011, due to a sale transaction. previous 
disclosures in fiscal year 2011: participation changed to 3.8252% on february 7, 2011, due 
to an exercise of financial instruments, as the investor converted BDrs into registered 
shares. the Capital Group Companies, Inc., held 4.21% of the share capital of Dufry AG as 
of December 31, 2010. 

Wellington Management Company, llp, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210, uSA, 
informed the Company that its shareholding had gone below the 3% threshold on December 6, 
2011, as a result of a sale transaction. previous disclosure in fiscal year 2011: Gone above 
the threshold of 3% to 3.04% on August 9, 2011, due to a purchase transaction. 

further details to the above mentioned disclosures are available on the website of SIX Swiss 
exchange on http://www.six-swiss-exchange.wcom/shares/companies/major_shareholders_en.html

1.3 Cross-shareholdings

Dufry AG has not entered into cross-shareholdings with other companies in terms of 
capital shareholdings or voting rights in excess of 5%. 

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2. Capital structure

2.1 Share capital

ordinary share capital 

 As of December 31, 2011: 
CHf 134,881,015 (nominal value) divided in 26,976,203 fully 
paid registered shares with nominal value of CHf 5 each

Conditional share capital 

 CHf 2,836,480 (nominal value) divided in 567,296 fully  
paid registered shares with nominal value of CHf 5 each 

Authorized share capital 

none

2.2 Details to conditional and authorized share capital

Conditional share capital
Art. 3bis of the Articles of Incorporation reads as follows:
1.   the share capital may be increased in an amount not to exceed CHf 2,836,480 by the 
issuance of up to 567,296 fully paid registered shares with a nominal value of CHf 5 each 
through the exercise of conversion and/or option rights granted in connection with the 
issuance of newly or already issued convertible debentures, debentures with option 
rights or other financing instruments by the Company or one of its group companies.
2.   the preferential subscription rights of the shareholders shall be excluded in connection 
with the issuance of convertible debentures, debentures with option rights or other fi-
nancing instruments. the then current owners of conversion and/or option rights shall 
be entitled to subscribe for the new shares.

3.   the acquisition of shares through the exercise of conversion and/or option rights and 
each subsequent transfer of the shares shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in 
Article 5 of these Articles of Incorporation.

4.   the Board of Directors may limit or withdraw the right of the shareholders to subscribe 
in priority to convertible debentures, debentures with option rights or similar financing 
instruments when they are issued, if 

  a)  an issue by firm underwriting by a consortium of banks with subsequent offering to 
the public without preferential subscription rights seems to be the most appropriate 
form of issue at the time, particularly in terms of the conditions or the time plan of the 
issue; or 

 b)  the financing instruments with conversion or option rights are issued in connection 
with the financing or refinancing of the acquisition of an enterprise or parts of an 
enterprise or with participations or new investments of the Company.

5.   If advance subscription rights are denied by the Board of Directors, the following shall 

apply:
 a)  Conversion rights may be exercised only for up to 15 years; and option rights only for 

up to 7 years from the date of the respective issuance.

 b) the respective financing instruments must be issued at the relevant market conditions.

 
 
 
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Authorized share capital
As of December 31, 2011, the Company has no authorized share capital. 

2.3 Changes in capital of Dufry aG

nominal share capital 

Conditional share capital 

Authorized share capital 

 December 31, 2009 
December 31, 2010 
December 31, 2011 

 December 31, 2009 
December 31, 2010 
December 31, 2011  

 December 31, 2009 
December 31, 2010 
December 31, 2011 

96,069,770 
CHf 
CHf  134,881,015 
CHf  134,881,015

CHf 
CHf 
CHf 

2,836,480 
2,836,480 
2,836,480

none 
none 
none

Changes in capital in 2009 
the capital of Dufry AG remained unchanged during fiscal year 2009. 

Changes in capital in 2010
on february 11, 2010, Dufry AG, Dufry South America ltd (“DSA”) and Dufry Holdings & 
Investments AG (“DHIAG”) entered into a merger and amalgamation agreement, pursuant 
to which DSA was merged and amalgamated with and into DHIAG (the “Merger”) by way of 
absorption in accordance with Art. 3 et seq. of the Swiss federal Act on Merger, Demerger, 
Conversion and transfer of liabilities (the “Merger Act”) and Section 104B of the Bermuda 
Companies Act. In connection with the Merger, the trading of the shares of DSA on the 
luxembourg Stock exchange and of the Brazilian Depositary receipt (“BDrs”) of DSA on 
the BM&fBovespa was discontinued. the Company registered with the Comissão de Valores 
Mobiliários (“CVM”) and listed its shares in the form of BDrs on the BM&fBovespa.

the  General  Meeting  of  Shareholders  of  the  Company  approved  the  Merger  and  the 
necessary capital increase on March 22, 2010. the share capital was increased from 
CHf 96,069,770 to CHf 134,881,015 by the issuance of 7,762,249 new registered shares 
with a nominal value of CHf 5 each. the pre-emptive rights were withdrawn for valid 
reasons in accordance with Art. 652b para. 2 of the Swiss Code of obligations, i.e. the 
absorption of DSA by DHIAG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

As a result of the Merger, Dufry’s share capital as of December 31, 2010, amounted to 
26,976,203 shares with a nominal value of CHf 5 each, and Dufry holds 100% of the com-
bined entity DHIAG – DSA.

 
 
 
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Changes in capital in 2011 
the capital of Dufry AG remained unchanged during fiscal year 2011. 

2.4 Shares

As of December 31, 2011, the share capital of Dufry AG is divided into 26,976,203 fully paid 
in registered shares with a nominal value of CHf 5 each. 

the Company has only one category of shares. the shares are issued in registered form. 
All shares are entitled to dividends if declared. each share entitles to one vote. the Company 
maintains a share register showing the name and address of the shareholders or usufruc-
tuaries. only persons registered as shareholders or usufructuaries of registered shares 
in the share register shall be recognized as such by the Company.

2.5 participation certificates and profit sharing certificates

the Company has not issued any non-voting equity securities, such as participation cer-
tificates (“partizipationsscheine”) or profit sharing certificates (“Genussscheine”).

2.6 limitation on transferability and nominee registration of registered shares 

 – only persons registered as shareholders or usufructuaries of registered shares in the 
share register shall be recognized as such by the Company. In the share register the 
name and address of the shareholders or usufructuaries is recorded. Changes must be 
reported to the Company.

 – Acquirers of registered shares shall be registered as shareholders with the right to vote, 
provided that they expressly declare that they acquired the registered shares in their 
own name and for their own account.

 – the Board of Directors may register nominees with the right to vote in the share register 
to the extent of up to 0.2% of the registered share capital as set forth in the commercial 
register. registered shares held by a nominee that exceed this limit may be registered 
in the share register with the right to vote if the nominee discloses the names, addresses 
and number of shares of the persons for whose account it holds 0.2% or more of the 
registered share capital as set forth in the commercial register. nominees within the 
meaning of this provision are persons who do not explicitly declare in the request for 
registration to hold the shares for their own account and with whom the Board of Directors 
has entered into a corresponding agreement (see also Art. 5 of the Articles of Incor-
poration). nominees are only entitled to represent registered shares held by them at 
a meeting of shareholders provided that they are registered in the share register and 

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they hold a valid written proxy granted by the beneficial owner of the registered shares 
instructing the nominee how to vote at the meeting of shareholders. Shares held by a 
nominee for which it is not able to produce such a proxy count as not represented at 
the meeting of shareholders.

 – Corporate bodies and partnerships or other groups of persons or joint owners who are 
interrelated to one another through capital ownership, voting rights, uniform manage-
ment or otherwise linked as well as individuals or corporate bodies and partnerships 
who  act  in  concert  to  circumvent  the  regulations  concerning  the  nominees  (esp.  as 
syndicates), shall be treated as one single nominee within the meaning of the above 
mentioned regulation in terms of nominees.

 – the Board of Directors may cancel the registration, with retroactive effect if appropriate, 
if the registration was effected based on false information or in case of breach of the 
agreement between the nominee and the Board of Directors.

 – After consulting the party involved, the Company may delete entries in the share register 
if  such  entries  occurred  in  consequence  of  false  statements  by  the  purchaser.  the 
purchaser must be informed immediately of the deletion.

exceptions granted in the year under review
the Company has registered with the CVM and listed its shares in the form of BDrs on the 
BM&fBovespa. each BDr issued by Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A. (“Depositary Institution”) 
of the BDr program represents one share issued by the Company and held in custody by 
the Bank of new york, in london (“Custodian”).

BDr holders do not own, from a legal point of view, the Dufry AG shares underlying their 
BDrs. As a consequence, BDr holders are prevented to exercise directly any of the share-
holders rights provided for by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and by the Swiss 
corporate law. for example, BDr holders are not entitled to personally participate in the 
ordinary General Meetings of the Company. However, BDr holders are entitled to instruct 
the Depositary Institution to vote the Company’s shares underlying their BDrs, according 
to the instructions sent to them by the Depositary Institution.

to facilitate voting by BDr holders, the Company entered into arrangements with the De-
positary Institution and the Custodian to enable, by way of exception, registration of the 
Bank of new york in the share register as nominee with voting rights for the number of 
registered shares corresponding to the total number of outstanding BDrs. otherwise, no 
exceptions have been granted during the year under review. 

BDr holders who wish to be in a position to directly exercise any of the shareholders rights 
granted by Swiss corporate law or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation must convert 
its BDrs into shares of Dufry AG and ask to be registered in the shares register of the 
company, pursuant to Art. 5 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. 

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required quorums for a change on the limitations of transferability
A change of the limitations on the transfer of registered shares or the removal of such 
limitations requires a resolution of the Meeting of Shareholders passed by at least two 
thirds of the votes represented and the absolute majority of the nominal value of shares 
represented.

2.7 Convertible bonds and options

As of December 31, 2011, there are no outstanding bonds that are convertible into, or warrants 
or options to acquire, shares issued by or on behalf of the Company. Dufry has a restricted 
Stock unit (rSu) plan, the essentials of which are disclosed under “Compensation, share-
holdings and loans” on page 71. 

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3. Board of Directors

3.1 members of the Board of Directors

name 

proFeSSion 

nationality 

poSition 
with DuFry 

Date oF FirSt 
eleCtion 

term oF 
oFFiCe 

other poSitionS 
with DuFry 1

Juan Carlos torres Carretero 

executive at Advent International 

Spanish 

Chairman 

ernest George Bachrach 

executive at Advent International 

American 

Vice Chairman 

Jorge Born 

Xavier Bouton 

James Cohen 

Ceo of Bomagra S.A. 

Consultant 

Ceo of 
Hudson Media Inc.

José lucas ferreira de Melo 

Consultant 

Mario fontana 

Andrés Holzer neumann 

Consultant 

president of Grupo  
Industrial omega 

Argentinian 

french 

American 

Brazilian  

Swiss 

Mexican 

Director  

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Maurizio Mauro 

Consultant 

Brazilian /Italian 

Director 

Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera 

Consultant 

Spanish 

Steve tadler 

executive at Advent International 

American  

Director 

Director 

1 AC: Audit Committee /nrC: nomination and remuneration Committee

2003 

2004 

2010 

2005 

2009 

2010 

2005 

2004 

2010 

2005 

2010 

2016 

2014 

2013 

2014 

2014 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2013 

2013 

AC | nrC

nrC

none

none

none 

none

AC

nrC 

none

AC

none

Juan Carlos  
torres Carretero
Chairman
born 1949 

ernest George  
Bachrach
Vice Chairman
born 1952

3.2 education, professional background, other activities and functions

education MS in physics from universidad Complutense de Madrid and MS in management 
from MIt’s Sloan School of Management. 
professional Background Many years of private equity and senior management operating 
experience. 1988 Joined Advent International, a private equity firm, in Boston as a partner. 
1991–1995 partner at Advent International in Madrid. Since 1995 Managing Director and Senior 
partner in charge of Advent International Corporation’s investment activities in latin America. 
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, Inmobiliaria fumisa SA de CV, Controladora Milano 
S.A. de C.V., latin American Airport Holding ltd., Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, 
S.A., International Meal Company Holdings S.A., Grupo Gayosso S.A. de C.V.

education BS in chemical engineering from lehigh university and MBA from Harvard 
Business School. 
professional Background More than 22 years of experience in international private equity 
investing. 1990 Joined Advent International (Advent) in london as a partner. Since 1995 
Managing Advent’s latin American investment activity. Senior partner and member of 
the executive Committee of Advent International Corporation. 
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, Advent International Corp., Bunge Group ltd., Grupo 
Gayosso S.A. de C.V., Controladora Milano, S.A. de C.V., latin American Airport Holding 
ltd., International Meal Company Holdings S.A., Board of Governors of the lauder Institute 
at Wharton Business School, and Business Board for regional Development IAe Business 
School – universidad Austral. 

 
 
 
 
 
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Jorge Born
Director
born 1962

xavier Bouton
Director
born 1950

James Cohen
Director
born 1958

José lucas 
Ferreira de melo
Director
born 1956

education B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of the university of pennsylvania.
professional Background 1992–1997 Head of Bunge’s european operations. Before 1997 
Various capacities in the commodities trading, oilseeding processing and food products 
areas in Argentina, Brazil, the united States and europe for Bunge limited. 2004–2005 
Board member of Dufry AG. Since 1997 president and Chief executive officer of Bomgra 
S.A., Argentina.
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, Bunge limited, Hochschild Mining ltd., member of the 
Wharton’s latin American executive Board at Wharton Business School, member of the 
Board of Governors of the lauder Institute at Wharton Business School, member of the 
Board of Georgetown university and fundación Bunge y Born (Chairman). 

Mr. Born served as a member of the Board of Directors of Dufry South America ltd. until 
its merger with Dufry Holdings & Investments AG in March 2010. 

education Diploma in economics and finance from l’Institut d’etudes politiques de Bor-
deaux and doctorate in economics and business administration from the university of 
Bordeaux.
professional  Background  1978–1984  Director  of  C.n.I.l.  (Commission  nationale  de 
l’Informatique et des libertés). 1985–1994 General Secretary of reader’s Digest founda-
tion. 1990–2005 Board member of laboratoires Chemineau. Since 1999 Chairman of the 
Supervisory Board of fSDV (fayenceries de Sarreguemines Digoin & Vitry le françois) 
based in paris, france. 
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, ADl partners and f.S.D.V. (fayenceries de Sarreg-
uemines Digoin & Vitry le françois) (Chairman of the Supervisory Board).

education Bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School of the university of 
pennsylvania.
professional Background Since 1980 Various positions at Hudson Media Inc (president 
and Ceo since 1994).
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG and Hudson Media Inc.

education Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Associação de ensino unificado do Distrito 
federal, Brazil. 
professional Background 1979–1991 Various positions at pricewaterhouseCoopers Au-
ditores Independentes. 1992 Director of Brazilian exchange Commission (CVM). 1993 –1997 
partner at pricewaterhouseCoopers Auditores Independentes. 1998 partner at Global 
Control  Consultoria.  1999–2009  executive  Director  and  later  Vice-president  at  uni-
banco – união de Bancos Brasileiros S.A., and unibanco Holdings S.A.
Current  Board  Mandates  Dufry  AG,  Diagnósticos  da  América  S.A.,  International  Meal 
Company Holdings S.A., and Banco Bradesco, S.A.
Mr. ferreira de Melo served as a member of the Board of Directors of Dufry South America 
ltd. until its merger with Dufry Holdings & Investments AG in March 2010. 

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mario Fontana
Director
born 1946

andrés 
holzer neumann
Director
born 1950

maurizio mauro
Director
born 1949

education engineering studies at etH Zurich and Georgia Institute of technology, Master 
of Science Degree.
professional Background 1970–1977 IBM Switzerland, sales representative and interna-
tional account manager. 1977–1980 Brown Boveri Brazil, Chief of staff and CIo. 1981–1983 
Storage technology Switzerland, General Manager. 1984–1993 Hewlett-packard Switzerland, 
General Manager. 1993–1995 Hewlett-packard Germany, General Manager. 1995–1997 
Hewlett-packard europe, General Manager. 1997–1999 Hewlett-packard uSA, General 
Manager. Since 1998 independent Board member at various public companies. Served 
on the Board of Directors of AC-Service, Amazys, Bon appétit Group, Büro fürrer, Inficon, 
leica Geosystems, SBB Swiss railways, Sulzer and X-rite.
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, Swissquote Bank (Chairman), Hexagon AB and regent 
lighting (Chairman).

education Graduate of Boston university, holds an MBA from Columbia university.
professional Background Since 1973 president of Grupo Industrial omega, S.A. de C.V., 
the holding company of Holzer y CÌA, S.A. de C.V., Industria nacional de relojes Suizos, S.A. 
de C.V., Consorcio Metropolitano Inmobiliario, S.A. de C.V., Inmobiliara Coapa larca, S.A. de 
C.V., Inmobiliara Castellanos, S.A. de C.V., and negocios Creativos, S.A. de C.V.
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, Inmobiliaria fumisa, S.A. de C.V. (Chairman), latin 
American Airport Holding ltd., opequimar, S.A. de C.V., and Grupo Domit.

education Bachelor’s in Business Administration from escola de Admionistração de 
empresas de São paulo da fundação Getulio Vargas and specialization in Corporate 
finance from faculdade de economia e Administração da universidade de São paulo.
professional Background 1986–1988 executive officer of Banco noroeste. 1988–2001 
Several managing and consultant positions in Booz Allen Hamilton. left the company 
as Senior partner and General Manager for Brazil. 2001–2006 Ceo of the Abril Group.
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, tecnisa S.A., Banco pine S.A., t4f (time for fun), 
and topSport S.A.
Academic activities teaching the discipline of leadership at Insper Instituto de ensino 
e pesquisa. 

Mr. Mauro served as a member of the Board of Directors of Dufry South America ltd. until 
its merger with Dufry Holdings & Investments AG in March 2010. 

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Joaquín 
moya-angeler 
Cabrera
Director
born 1949

Steve tadler
Director
born 1959

education  Master’s  degree  in  mathematics  from  the  university  of  Madrid,  diploma  in 
economics and forecasting from the london School of economics and political Science 
and MBA from MIt’s Sloan School of Management.
professional Background Mr. Moya-Angeler has focused his career on the technology 
and real estate industries, including having founded a number of companies. 1994–1997 
Chairman of IBM Spain. 1994–1997 Chairman of leche pascual. 1997–2002 Chairman of 
Meta4 and tIASA (1996–1998). to date Chairman of redsa since 1997, Hildebrando since 
2003, as well as presenzia and pulsar technologies since 2002, la Quinta real estate since 
2003, Inmoan since 1989, Avalon private equity since 1999 and Corporación tecnológica 
Andalucía since 2005.
Current  Board  Mandates  Dufry  AG,  Corporación  teype,  la  Quinta  Group,  palamon 
Capital  partners,  MCH  private  equity,  Industrias  Hidráulicas  pardo  S.l.,  redsa  S.A. 
(Chairman), Hildebrando S.A. de C.V., Corporación tecnológica Andalucia (Chairman), 
Inmoan S.l. (Chairman), Board of trustees university of Almeria (Chairman), fundación 
Mediterránea (Chairman), Avalon private equity (Chairman) and Spanish Association of 
universities Governing Bodies (Chairman).

education BS, with distinction, from the university of Virginia and MBA from Harvard 
Business School. 
professional Background 1981–1984 loan officer at Manufacturers Hanover trust Co., 
providing financing for a number of leveraged buyouts, technology-oriented firms and 
special situations. 1985 Joined Advent International’s Boston office, becoming managing 
director of the north American buyouts group in 1994. 1997 Moved to Advent’s london 
office to head the firm’s european operations and returned to Boston in 2006. Since 2002, 
member of Advent’s executive Committee (Chairman). Managing partner of Advent In-
ternational.  Serves  on  each  of  Advent’s  Western  europe,  Central  europe  and  north 
America Investment Advisory Committees.
Current Board Mandates Dufry AG, Advent International Corporation, wte Corporation, 
SkillSoft, plC and Bojangles.

Messrs Juan Carlos torres Carretero (Chairman), ernest George Bachrach (Vice Chairman), 
and Steve tadler are related to Global retail Group S.à r.l., controlled by funds managed by 
Advent International Corporation, which held 14.38% of Dufry’s share capital as of Janu-
ary 31, 2012. Mr. Andrés Holzer neumann is related to a group of shareholders consisting 
of travel retail Investment SCA, petrus pte ltd and Witherspoon Investments llC, which 
held 8.24% of Dufry’s share capital as of January 31, 2012. See for details the disclosure 
under “1.2 Significant Shareholders” on page 50 of this Annual report. All members of the 
Board of Directors are non-executive members and they have never been in a management 
position at Dufry AG or any of its subsidiaries. for information on related parties and related 
party transactions please refer to note 36 on page 139 of this Annual report. 

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3.3 election and terms of office

In accordance with Art. 13 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company:
 – the Board of Directors shall consist of at least three and at most eleven members.
 – Members of the Board of Directors shall be elected for a maximum term of five years.  
A year shall mean the period running between one ordinary Meeting of Shareholders 
and the next. previous resignation and dismissal may change the terms of office. new 
members elected during the year shall continue in office until the end of their pre-
decessor’s term.

 – the Board of Directors shall be renewed by rotation in such manner that, after a period 

of five years, all members will have been subject to re-election.

 – the members of the Board of Directors may be re-elected without limitation.

At the ordinary General Meeting held on May 11, 2011, Mr. Juan Carlos torres Carretero 
was re-elected for a term of office of five years. Mr. ernest George Bachrach was re-elected 
for a term of office of three years. Both members of the Board of Directors were elected in 
individual elections.

3.4 internal organizational structure

the Board of Directors determines its own organization. It shall elect its Chairman and one 
or two Vice Chairmen. It shall appoint a Secretary who does not need to be a member of 
the Board of Directors.

the Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee and a nomination and remu-
neration Committee. Both Committees are assisting the Board of Directors in fulfilling its 
duties and have also decision authority to the extent described below.

Audit Committee
Members: Joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera (Chairman Audit Committee), Juan Carlos torres 
Carretero, Mario fontana.

the members of the Audit Committee are non-executive and independent members of 
the Board of Directors. An independent member is a non-executive member, has not been 
an executive member of the Dufry Group in the last three years and does not have major 
business relations with the Company. the members shall be appointed, as a rule, for the 
entire duration of their mandate as Board members and be re-eligible. 

the Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its duties of supervision of 
management. It is responsible for the review of the performance and independence of the 
Auditors, the review of and the decision on the audit plan and the audit results and the 

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monitoring of the implementation of the findings by management, the review of the internal 
audit plan, the assessment of the risk management and the decision on proposed measures 
to reduce risks, the review of the compliance levels and risk management, as well as the 
review to propose whether the Board of Directors should accept the Company’s accounts. 
the Audit Committee regularly reports to the Board of Directors on its decisions, assess-
ments, findings and proposes appropriate actions. the Audit Committee generally meets 
at the same dates the Board of Directors meetings take place, although the Chairman may 
call meetings as often as business requires. the length of the meetings lasted usually for 
about 2 to 3 hours in fiscal year 2011, during which the Audit Committee held 5 meetings. 
the auditors attended 3 meetings of the Audit Committee in 2011.

nomination and remuneration Committee
Members: ernest George Bachrach (Chairman nomination and remuneration Committee), 
Andrés Holzer neumann, Juan Carlos torres Carretero. 

the nomination and remuneration Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling 
its nomination and remuneration related matters. It is responsible for assuring the long-
term planning of appropriate appointments to the positions of the Chief executive officer 
and the Board of Directors, as well as for the review of the remuneration system of the 
Company and for proposals in relation thereto to the Board of Directors. the nomination 
and remuneration Committee makes proposals in relation to the remuneration of the 
Chief executive officer and of the members of the Board of Directors. the Board of Directors 
has the ultimate authority to approve such proposals. the nomination and remuneration 
Committee decides on possible amendments to the rSu plan and the overall size of the 
rSus to be granted under the Company’s restricted Stock unit plan, if any, and makes 
proposals on the grant of options or other securities under any other management incentive 
plan of the Company, if any. the nomination and remuneration Committee meets as 
often as business requires. the length of the one meeting held in the fiscal year 2011 
lasted about 3 hours.

Work method of the Board of Directors
As a rule, the Board of Directors meets about five to six times a year (usually at least once 
per quarter). Additional meetings or conference calls are held as and when necessary. 
the Board of Directors held 7 meetings during fiscal year 2011. the meetings of the Board 
of Directors usually lasted half a day. the Chairman determines the agenda and items to 
be discussed at the Board meetings. All members of the Board of Directors can request 
to add further items on the agenda.

the Chief executive officer, the Chief financial officer, the Global Chief operating officer 
and the Chief legal officer, also acting as Secretary to the Board, attend the meetings 
of the Board of Directors. other members of the Group executive Committee may attend 
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engages specific advisors to address specific matters when required. Dufry does not 
publish further detailed information as to the engagement and/or participation of ex-
ternal advisors in Board meetings (other than information regarding the external audi-
tors) during a fiscal year under review for reasons of competition, as doing so would give 
indications to strategic steps and intentions or specific projects that the Company might 
actively pursue. the external Auditors attended 3 meetings of the Audit Committee in 
fiscal year 2011. 

3.5 Definition of areas of responsibility

the Board of Directors is the ultimate corporate body of Dufry AG. It further represents the 
Company towards third parties and shall manage all matters which by law, Articles of In-
corporation or Board regulations have not been delegated to another body of the Company.

In accordance with the Board regulations (“organisationsreglement”), the Board of Directors 
has delegated the operational management of the Company to the Chief executive officer 
who is responsible for overall management of the Dufry Group. the following responsibilities 
remain with the Board of Directors:
 – ultimate direction of the business of the Company and the power to give the necessary 

directives;

 – Determination of the organization of the Company;
 – Administration of the accounting system, financial control and financial planning;
 – Appointment and removal of the persons entrusted with the management and represen-

tation of the Company, as well as the determination of their signatory power;

 – ultimate supervision of the persons entrusted with the management of the Company, in 
particular with respect to their compliance with the law, the Articles of Incorporation, 
regulations and directives;

 – preparation of the business report and the Meetings of Shareholders and to carry out 

the resolutions adopted by the Meeting of Shareholders;

 – notification of the judge if liabilities exceed assets;
 – passing of resolutions regarding the subsequent payment of capital with respect to 

non-fully paid in shares;

 – passing of resolutions confirming increases in share capital and the amendments of the 

Articles of Incorporation entailed thereby;

 – non-delegable and inalienable duties and powers of the Board of Directors pursuant to 

the Swiss Merger Act;

 – examination of the professional qualifications of the Auditors;
 – to approve any non-operational or non-recurring transaction not included in the annual 

budget and exceeding the amount of CHf 4,000,000;

 – to issue convertible debentures, debentures with option rights or other financial market 

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 – to approve the annual investment and operating budgets of the Company and the Dufry 

Group; and

 – to approve the executive regulations promulgated in accordance with the board regulation.

except for the Chairman of the Board of Directors, who has single signature authority, the 
members of the Board have joint signature authority, if any.

3.6 information and control instruments vis-à-vis the Senior management 

the Board of Directors ensures that it receives sufficient information from the management 
to perform its supervisory duty and to make the decisions that are reserved to the Board 
through several means.
 – Dufry Group has an internal management information system that consists of financial 
statements, performance indicators and risk management. Information to management 
is provided on a regular basis according to the cycles of the business: sales on a weekly 
basis; income statement, cash management and key performance indicator (KpI) includ-
ing customer, margins and investment information, balance sheet and other financial 
statements on a monthly basis. the management information is prepared on a consoli-
dated basis as well as per business unit. financial statements and key financial indicators/
ratios are submitted to the entire Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. 

 – During Board meetings, each member of the Board may request information from the 
other members of the Board, as well as from the members of the management present 
on all affairs of the Company and the Group.

 – outside of Board meetings, each member of the Board may request from the Chief ex-
ecutive officer information concerning the course of business of the Company and the 
Group and, with the authorization of the Chairman, about specific matters.

 – the Chief executive officer reports at each meeting of the Board of Directors on the 
course of business of the Company and the Group in a manner agreed upon from time 
to time between the Board and the Chief executive officer. Apart from the meetings, the 
Chief executive officer reports immediately any extraordinary event and any change 
within the Company and within the Dufry Group to the Chairman.

 – the Audit Committee met 5 times in 2011 with management to review the business, 
better understand laws, regulations and policies impacting the Dufry Group and its 
business and support the management in meeting the requirement and expectations 
of stakeholders. In meetings of the Audit Committee, the Chief financial officer acts as 
Secretary to the Committee. the Auditors are invited to the meetings of the Audit Com-
mittee and attended 3 meetings of the Audit Committee in 2011. Among these meetings 
some or part of them are also held without management.

 – the Internal Audit provides independent and objective assessments of the effectiveness 
of the internal control and risk management systems. the selection of Internal Audit 
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the Dufry Group. In fiscal year 2011, the Internal Audit conducted 67 audits, examining 
operations in 26 countries. A written report is compiled for every audit by Internal Audit 
and includes a defined schedule of concrete steps for implementing the measures that 
have been determined. In 2011, a particular focus was, amongst others, on inventory 
controls, cash collection and compliance with the rules on capital expenditures. the 
results of the Internal Audit report are communicated to management in charge and the 
Company’s senior management on an on-going basis and to the Audit Committee on a 
quarterly basis. regular follow-up is performed to ensure that risk mitigation and con-
trol improvement measures are implemented on a timely basis.

 – the Board of Directors and the Group executive Committee regularly carry out risk 
assessments. the objective is to make the principal risks to which Dufry is exposed 
more transparent and to improve the quality of the risk dialogue. the principal risks 
identified in 2011 are, amongst others, in the areas of valuation of intangible assets, 
supply  chain  expertise,  alternative  forms  of  retail  distributions,  relations  with  the 
airport authorities, product and service quality, acquisition methodology and related 
integration capabilities, inventory valuation and management, compliance with debt 
covenants and tax accounting.

 – Detailed information on the financial risk management is provided in note 38 in the 

financial Statements of this Annual report.

 
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4. Group executive Committee

4.1 members of the Group executive Committee

As of December 31, 2011, the Group executive Committee comprised ten executives. the 
Group executive Committee, under the control of the Chief executive officer, conducts the 
operational management of the Company pursuant to the Company’s board regulations. 
the Chief executive officer reports to the Board of Directors on a regular basis. 

the following table sets forth the name and year of appointment of the current ten members 
of the Group executive Committee, followed by a short description of each member’s busi-
ness experience, education and activities:

name 

nationality 

poSition 

appointeD  
in year

Julián Díaz González 

 Xavier rossinyol 

José Antonio Gea 

pascal C. Duclos 

Dante Marro 

Spanish 

Spanish 

Spanish 

Swiss 

Italian 

Miguel Ángel Martínez 

Spanish 

rené riedi 

Swiss 

Chief executive officer 

Chief financial officer 

Global Chief operating officer 

Chief legal officer 

Chief operating officer  
region europe 

Chief operating officer  
region Africa 

Chief operating officer  
region eurasia 

José H. González 

American 

Chief operating officer  
region Central America & Caribbean 

José Carlos Costa da Silva rosa 

portuguese 

Joseph DiDomizio 

American 

Chief operating officer  
region South America 

Chief operating officer  
region north America 

2004

2004

2004

2005

2002

2005

2000

2002

2006

2008

All employment agreements entered into with the members of the Group executive Com-
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Julián Díaz González
Chief executive officer
born 1958

xavier rossinyol
Chief financial officer
born 1970

José antonio Gea
Global Chief 
operating officer
born 1963

pascal C. Duclos
Chief legal officer
born 1967

Dante marro
Chief operating officer 
region europe
born 1944

4.2 education, professional background, other activities and vested interests

education  Degree  in  business  administration  from  universidad  pontificia  Comillas 
I.C.A.D.e., de Madrid.
professional Background 1989–1993 General Manager at tnt leisure SA. 1993–1997 
Division Director at Aldeasa. 1997–2000 Various managerial and business positions at 
Aeroboutiques de Mexico SA de CV and Deor SA de CV. 2000–2003 General Manager of 
latinoamericana Duty-free, SA de CV. Since 2004 Chief executive officer at Dufry AG.
Current Board Mandates Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion (DIA) S.A.

education Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at eSADe (Spain), MBA at eSADe 
and at the university of British Columbia (Canada and Hong Kong), Master’s degree in 
business law from universidad pompeu fabra (Spain).
professional Background 1995–2003 Various positions at Areas (member of the french 
group elior) with responsibility for finance, controlling, strategic planning. left Areas as 
its Corporate Development Director. Since 2004 Chief financial officer at Dufry AG.

education Degree in economics and business sciences from Colegio universitario de 
estudios financieros.
professional  Background  1989–1995  Various  positions  at  tnt  express  espana,  SA. 
Director of its Blue Cow Division (1993–1995). 1995–2003 Various managerial positions at 
Aldeasa. left Aldeasa as its Director of operations. Since 2004 Global Chief operating 
officer at Dufry AG.

education licence en droit from Geneva university School of law, ll.M. from Duke univer-
sity School of law. licensed to practice law in Switzerland and admitted to the new york Bar.
professional Background 1991–1997 Senior attorney at law at Geneva law firm Davidoff & 
partners. Also academic assistant at the university of Geneva School of law (1994–1996). 
1999–2001 Attorney at law at new york law firm Kreindler & Kreindler. 2001–2002 financial 
planner at uBS AG in new york. 2003–2004 Senior foreign attorney at law at the Buenos 
Aires law firm Beretta Kahale Godoy. Since 2005 Chief legal officer and Secretary to the 
Board of Directors at Dufry AG.

education Graduate degrees in architecture from Milan’s technical university and business 
administration from Kensington university, Glendale, California.
professional Background prior to 1981 Served as public administrator and as an adminis-
trator of the Airport Milano and the Association Airports Italia. 1981 Joined Dufry. He held 
various managerial positions at Dufrital SpA as General Manager and Chairman of the 
Board  (1987  –1992)  and  acted  as  General  Manager  and  Board  Delegate  of  all  Italian 
companies belonging to the Group from 1992–2002. Since 2002 Chief operating officer 
region europe at Dufry AG.

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miguel Ángel 
martínez
Chief operating officer 
region Africa
born 1961

rené riedi
Chief operating officer 
region eurasia
born 1960

José h. González
Chief operating officer 
region Central 
America & Caribbean
born 1946

José Carlos 
Costa da Silva rosa
Chief operating officer 
region South America
born 1955

Joseph DiDomizio
Chief operating officer 
region north America
born 1970

education Bachelor’s of science degree in economics and business administration from 
the universidad de león.
professional  Background  1986–1991  Store  Manager  at  C&A  Valencia  and  Mallorca. 
1991–1998 Various managerial positions at Aldeasa SA. 1998–2003 General Manager at 
Select Service partner’s subsidiary Madrid trade fair Center. Joined Dufry in 2004 as 
General Manager Dufry tunisia and acted as Deputy Chief operating officer region Africa. 
Since March 2005 Chief operating officer region Africa at Dufry AG.

education Degree in business administration from the School of economy and Business 
Administration Zurich.
professional Background prior to 1993 Worked in product marketing and international 
sales  of  the  multinational  fMCG  (fast  Moving  Consumer  Goods)  company  unilever. 
1993–2000 Joined Dufry in 1993 as Sales Manager eastern europe. product Category 
Manager Spirits & tobacco (1995–1996). Head of product Marketing (1996–1997). Director 
Division  Spirits  &  tobacco  (Weitnauer  Distribution  ltd.  1998–2000).  Since  2000  Chief 
operating officer region eurasia at Dufry AG.

education Bachelor’s of arts degree from prieto university, Cuba.
professional Background prior to 1992 Active in retail and wholesale industry in north, 
Central and South America for more than 25 years. 1992–2002 Joined Dufry in 1992 and 
held  various  managerial  and  business  positions.  Since  2002  Chief  operating  officer 
region Central America & Caribbean at Dufry AG.

education Military and Civil engineer’s degree from the Academia Militar of portugal. 
professional Background 1993–1994 Director of property Management of richard ellis 
portugal. 1994–2000 General Director of AmoreirasGest. 2000–2006 retail Director at 
AnA-Aeropuertos  de  portugal  AS.  Since  2006  Chief  operating  officer  region  South 
America at Dufry AG.

education Bachelor’s of arts degree in Marketing and Business Administration from the 
university of Bridgeport. 
professional Background 1992–2008 Several managerial positions in Hudson Group (April–
September 2008: president and Ceo). Since october 2008 Chief operating officer region 
north America at Dufry AG.

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other activities and vested interests
none of the members of the Group executive Committee of Dufry AG has had other activities 
in governing and supervisory bodies of important Swiss or foreign organizations, institu-
tions or foundations under private and public law with the exception of Mr. Julián Díaz who 
serves as member of the Board of Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion (DIA) S.A. 
no member of the Group executive Committee has permanent management or consultancy 
functions for important Swiss or foreign interest groups, nor holds any official functions 
and political posts.

In addition to his employment relationship with the Dufry Group, Mr. Dante Marro, Chief 
operating  officer  for  region  europe  and  member  of  the  Group  executive  Committee, 
controls GSA Srl Gestione Spazi Attrezzati (GSA); GSA keeps the usufruct right on 6% of 
the shares of Dufrital SpA, which are held by Dufry Shop finance Srl. upon expiration of 
these rights in May 2041 GSA shall be entitled to receive 6% of the undistributed retained 
earnings of Dufrital SpA.

In addition to his employment relationship with the Group, Mr. José González, Chief oper-
ating officer for region Central America & Caribbean and member of the Group executive 
Committee, owns 26.3% of the share capital of the subsidiary puerto libre International 
SA (plISA). plISA operates duty free shops at the international airport of Managua as well 
as border shops in nicaragua.

4.3 management contracts

Dufry AG does not have management contracts with companies or natural persons not 
belonging to the Group.

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5. Compensation, shareholdings and loans 

5.1 Content and method of determining the compensation and the shareholding programs

Board of Directors
the Board of Directors determines the amount of the fixed remuneration of its members, 
taking into account their responsibilities, experience, and the time they invest in their 
activity as members of the Board of Directors. the compensation for the members of the 
Board of Directors is not tied to particular targets of the Company and the weighting of 
the criteria mentioned above is determined on a discretionary basis. the nomination and 
remuneration Committee makes proposals in relation to the compensation of the members 
of the Board of Directors. the Board of Directors ultimately decides on the compensation 
to its members, upon proposal of the nomination and remuneration Committee, once per 
year and at its own discretion. extraordinary assignments or work which a member of the 
Board of Directors accomplishes outside of his activity as a Board member is specifically 
remunerated and is approved by the Board of Directors. In addition, the members of the 
Board of Directors are reimbursed all reasonable cash expenses incurred by them in the 
discharge of their duties. 

Juan Carlos torres Carretero (Chairman), ernest George Bachrach (Vice Chairman) and 
Steve tadler (Board member) do not receive compensation as members of the Board of 
Directors  of  Dufry  AG,  as  they  are  representing  the  interests  of  Advent  International 
Corporation and its funds in the group of shareholders described on section “1.2 Significant 
shareholders” on page 50. 

Group executive Committee
Members  of  the  Group  executive  Committee  receive  compensation  packages,  which 
consist of a fixed basic salary in cash that reflects competitive compensation, the experi-
ence and the area of responsibility of each individual member, and a performance related 
cash bonus. the weighting of the criteria relevant for the determination of the fixed basic 
salary in cash is defined on a discretionary basis. the bonus is defined once per year and 
depends on the overall financial results of the Group and of specific sub-divisions thereof, 
as well as on achieving defined goals by each individual person. each member of the 
Group executive Committee has its own bonus. the main part of the bonus is related to 
measures regarding financial results, in fiscal year 2011 mainly eBItDA, both of the Group 
and of the region in the case of the regional Chief operating officers. Such financial 
measures are weighted with up to 100%. non-results oriented targets are also taken into 
account and are reflected with a weighting of up to approx. 30%. the bonus component 
can be between a minimum of zero and no maximum. 

the bonus part of the compensation for the members of the Group executive Committee 
represented in 2011 between zero and 110% of their fixed basic salary and amounted to 
CHf 3.65 million in the aggregate (2010: between zero and 113% of fixed basic salary and 
an amount of CHf 2.24 million in the aggregate). In addition, fringe benefits such as health 

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insurance in an amount of CHf 0.56 million in the aggregate have been granted to certain 
members (2010: CHf 0.50 million). the bonus compensation for each of the members of the 
Group executive Committee is approved by the Chief executive officer at his own discretion. 
the total amount of the bonus pool available for the members of the Group executive Com-
mittee (other than the Ceo bonus) is approved by the Ceo following guidelines given by the 
nomination and remuneration Committee. 

the Ceo’s own compensation is proposed by the nomination and remuneration Com-
mittee and decided upon by the Board of Directors at their own discretion. the Chief 
executive officer does not participate during the time of the meeting that the nomination 
and remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors discuss his compensation. the 
Board of Directors receives the proposal for the compensation of the Chief executive 
officer from the nomination and remuneration Committee once per year. the nomination 
and remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors review yearly the compensation 
of the Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Global Chief operating officer and 
the Chief legal officer. 

the Company also has restricted Stock unit (rSu) plans in place for the members of the 
Group executive Committee and certain members of the Dufry Group Management, in 
the aggregate 86 persons (rSu plan participants). the participants of Dufry’s rSu plan 
have been granted the right to receive on January 1, 2013, free of charge, 349,322 rSu’s 
on aggregate, based on the market value of the Company’s shares on the Swiss Stock 
exchange (SIX) on December 14, 2011 (i.e. CHf 85.65 per share) (“the rSu Awards 2011”). 
the rSu Awards 2011 contain two vesting conditions to be met: a) the participants must 
be employed by the Company from January 1, 2011 (or, if later, from the individual employ-
ment entry date) until January 1, 2013 and b) the average price of the Company’s shares on 
the SIX for the ten previous trading days to January 1, 2013 must be equal or higher than 
101% of the company’s share price on December 14, 2011. 

from an economic point of view, the rSus are stock options with an exercise price of nil. 
the vesting of the rSu awards is conditioned upon the price of the Dufry share at the vest-
ing date being superior to the price of the Dufry share at the grant date. the total number 
of rSus to be granted yearly is set forth in the rSu plans and related documents. the rSu 
plans have been approved by the nomination and remuneration Committee and the Board 
of Directors. pursuant to the rSu plans, the Chief executive officer, in its own and sole 
discretion, decides the amount of each specific grant to each individual plan participant. 
the grants made to the Chief executive officer are decided by the Chairman. 

for information on individual grants please refer to note “Compensation, participations 
and loans” on page 162 of this Annual report. the fair value calculation and the individual 
vesting conditions of the granted rSus are described in note 30 of this Annual report.

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In 2011, 281,362 rSus vested to the participants of the rSu award 2010, on the total grant of 
291,102 rSus. this represents 1.04% of the outstanding share capital at December 31, 2011.

In addition to legal and tax advices, Dufry consulted external advisors for a general review 
of the conditions and the structure of the compensation of the Senior Management and 
the employee share ownership plan. Confidential studies were done by two international 
firms, one based in Switzerland and the other in the uK. the peer group contained mainly 
listed companies in Switzerland, europe and uSA with broad international reach, mostly 
in the areas of retail, travel but also other selective other sectors, and with comparable 
size of Dufry. one of the advising companies also acted as tax advisor (different division 
of that company), while the other has not been awarded additional mandates.

the employment contracts of the Chief executive officer, the Chief financial officer, the 
Global Chief operating officer and the Chief legal officer provide for a termination notice 
of 3 months and a severance payment corresponding to the salary of 24 months unless 
the employment agreement is terminated for cause. 

5.2 Compensation, shareholdings and loans of acting as well as former members of 
governing bodies

for detailed information on remuneration, shareholdings and loans please refer to the 
financial Statements, Statutory notes on page 162 of this Annual report. 

 
 
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6. Shareholders’ participation rights

6.1 voting rights and representation

each share recorded as share with voting rights in the share register confers one vote on 
its registered holder. each shareholder duly registered in the share register on the record 
date may be represented at the Meeting of Shareholders by any person who is authorized 
to do so by a written proxy. A proxy does not need to be a shareholder. Shareholders entered 
in the share register as shareholders with voting rights on a specific qualifying date (record 
date) designated by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to vote at the Meeting of Share-
holders and to exercise their votes at the Meeting of Shareholders. See section 6.5 below.

nominees are only entitled to represent registered shares held by them at a Meeting of 
Shareholders, if they are registered in the share register in accordance with Art. 5 para. 4 
of the Articles of Incorporation and if they hold a valid written proxy granted by the benefi-
cial owner of the registered shares instructing the nominee how to vote at the Meeting of 
Shareholders. Shares held by a nominee for which it is not able to produce such a proxy 
count as not be represented at the Meeting of Shareholders. 

As explained under section 2.6 above, BDr holders do not own the Dufry AG shares under-
lying their BDrs. As a consequence, BDr holders are prevented from exercising directly 
any of the shareholders rights provided for by the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and 
by Swiss corporate law. for example, BDr holders are not entitled to personally participate 
in the ordinary General Meetings of the Company. However, BDr holders are entitled to 
instruct the Depositary Institution to vote the Company’s shares underlying their BDrs, 
according to the instructions sent to them by the Depositary Institution.

See section 2.6 before or the Articles of Incorporation on our website
  http://www.dufry.com/en/Investors/Articlesofincorporation/index.htm

6.2 Quorums

the Meeting of Shareholders shall be duly constituted irrespective of the number of share-
holders  present  or  of  shares  represented.  unless  the  law  or  Articles  of  Incorporation 
provide for a qualified majority, an absolute majority of the votes represented at a Meeting 
of Shareholders is required for the adoption of resolutions or for elections, with abstentions, 
blank and invalid votes having the effect of “no” votes. the Chairman of the Meeting shall 
have a casting vote.

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A resolution of the Meeting of Shareholders passed by at least two thirds of the votes 
represented and the absolute majority of the nominal value of shares represented shall be 
required for:
 1.  a modification of the purpose of the Company
 2.  the creation of shares with increased voting powers
 3.  restrictions on the transfer of registered shares and the removal of such restrictions
 4.  restrictions on the exercise of the right to vote and the removal of such restrictions
 5.  an authorized or conditional increase in share capital
 6.   an increase in share capital through the conversion of capital surplus, through a contri-
bution in kind or in exchange for an acquisition of assets, or a grant of special benefits 
upon a capital increase

 7.  the restriction or denial of pre-emptive rights
 8.  the change of the place of incorporation of the Company
 9.  the dismissal of a member of the Board of Directors
10. an increase in the maximum number of members of the Board of Directors
11.  the dissolution of the Company
12. other matters where statutory law provides for a corresponding quorum 

6.3 Convocation of the meeting of Shareholders

the Meeting of Shareholders shall be called by the Board of Directors or, if necessary, by 
the Auditors. one or more shareholders with voting rights representing in aggregate not 
less than 10% of the share capital can request, in writing, that a Meeting of Shareholders 
shall be convened. Such request must be submitted to the Board of Directors, specifying 
the items and proposals to appear on the agenda.

the Meeting of Shareholders shall be convened by notice in the Swiss official Gazette of 
Commerce (SoGC) not less than 20 days before the date fixed for the Meeting. registered 
shareholders will also be informed by ordinary mail.

6.4 agenda

the invitation for the Meeting of Shareholders shall state the day, time and place of the 
Meeting, and the items and proposals of the Board of Directors and, if any, the proposals 
of the shareholders, who demand that the Meeting of Shareholders be called or that items 
be included in the agenda.

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one or more shareholders with voting rights whose combined holdings represent an ag-
gregate nominal value of at least CHf 1,000,000 may request that an item be included in the 
agenda of a Meeting of Shareholders. Such a request must be made in writing to the Board 
of Directors at the latest 60 days before the Meeting and shall specify the agenda items and 
the proposals made.

6.5 registration into the share register

the record date for the inscription of registered shareholders into the share register in view 
of their participation in the Meeting of Shareholders is defined by the Board of Directors. It 
is usually 14 days before the Meeting. Shareholders who dispose of their shares before the 
Meeting of Shareholders are no longer entitled to vote.

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7. Change of control and defence measures

7.1 Duty to make an offer

An investor who acquires more than 33 ¹/³% of all voting rights (directly, indirectly or in 
concert with third parties) whether they are exercisable or not, is required to submit a 
takeover offer for all shares outstanding (Art. 32 SeStA). the Articles of Incorporation of 
the Company contain neither an opting-out nor an opting-up provision (Art. 22 SeStA).

7.2 Clauses on change of control

In case of change of control or in any event which would trigger a mandatory offer pursuant 
to the SeStA with respect to the Company, the restricted Stock units awarded to the rSu 
plan participants shall vest immediately. In case of change of control, all amounts drawn 
under the CHf 602,800,000 and uSD 435,000,000 multicurrency term and revolving credit 
facility agreements and the uSD 1,000,000,000 multicurrency term credit facility agree-
ment shall become immediately due and payable.

 
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8. Auditors

8.1 auditors, duration of mandate and term of office of the lead auditor

pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, the Auditors shall be elected every year and may 
be re-elected. ernst & young ltd acted as Auditors and has held the mandate as Auditor 
since 2004. patrick fawer has been the lead Auditor in charge for the consolidated financial 
statements of the Company and the statutory financial statements as of December 31, 2011. 
Mr. fawer took the existing auditing mandate in 2011.

8.2 auditing fee

During fiscal year 2011, Dufry agreed with ernst & young ltd to pay a fee of CHf 2.6 million 
for services in connection with auditing the statutory annual financial statements of Dufry AG 
(including quarterly reviews) and its subsidiaries, as well as the consolidated financial state-
ments of Dufry Group and a fee of CHf 0.3 million for audit related services.

8.3 additional fees

Additional fees amounting to CHf 1.6 million were paid to ernst & young ltd for transaction 
services and CHf 0.2 million for tax services.

8.4 Supervisory and control instruments pertaining to the audit

the Audit Committee as a committee of the Board of Directors reviews and evaluates the 
performance and independence of the Auditors at least once each year. Based on its review, 
the Audit Committee recommends to the Board of Directors, which external Auditor should 
be proposed for election at the General Meeting of Shareholders. the decision regarding 
this agenda item is then taken by the Board of Directors. 

When evaluating the performance and independence of the Auditors, the Audit Committee 
puts special emphasis on the following criteria: Global network of the audit firm, profes-
sional competence of the lead audit team, understanding of Dufry’s specific business risks, 
personal independence of the lead auditor and independence of the audit firm as a com-
pany, co-ordination of the Auditors with the Audit Committee and the Senior Management/
finance  Department  of  Dufry  Group,  practical  recommendations  with  respect  to  the 
application of IfrS regulations. Within the yearly approved budget, there is also an amount 
permissible for non-audit services that the Auditors may perform. Within the scope of the 
approved and budgeted amount, the Chief financial officer can delegate non-audit related 
mandates to the Auditors. 

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the Audit Committee determines the scope of the external audit and the relevant method-
ology to be applied to the external audit with the Auditors and discusses the results of the 
respective audits with the Auditors. the Auditors prepare a management letter addressed 
to the Senior Management, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee once per year, 
informing them in detail on the result of their audit. In fiscal year 2011, the Auditors also 
performed a review of the interim consolidated financial statements each quarter.

representatives of the Auditors are regularly invited to meetings of the Audit Committee, 
namely to attend during those agenda points that dealt with accounting, financial reporting 
or auditing matters. 

In addition, the Audit Committee reviews regularly the internal audit plan. 

During the fiscal year 2011, the Audit Committee held 5 meetings. the Auditors were present 
at 3 of those meetings. the Board of Directors has determined the rotation interval for the 
lead Auditor to be seven years, as defined by the Swiss Code of obligation; such rotation 
occurred in 2011. 

 
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9. Information policy

Dufry is committed to an open and transparent communication with its shareholders, financial 
analysts, potential investors, the media, customers, suppliers and other interested parties.

Dufry AG publishes its financial reports on a quarterly basis, both in english and portuguese. 
the financial reports and media releases containing financial information are available on 
the Company website. 

In addition, Dufry AG organizes presentations and conference calls with the financial 
community and media to further discuss details of the reported earnings or on any other 
matters of importance. the Company undertakes roadshows for institutional investors 
on a regular basis.

Details and information on the business activities, Company structure, financial reports, 
media releases and investor relations are available on the Company’s website: 
  www.dufry.com

the official means of publication of the Company is the Swiss official Gazette of Commerce:
  https://www.shab.ch 

Web-links regarding the SIX Swiss exchange push-/pull-regulations concerning ad-hoc 
publicity issues are:
  http://www.dufry.com/en/ourCompany/newsandMedia/latestnews/index.htm
  http://www.dufry.com/en/ourCompany/newsandMedia/Mediareleasesubscription/index.htm

Web-links regarding the filings made by the Company with the CVM or BM&fBoVeSpA are:
  http://www.dufry.com/en/Investors/CVMfilings/QuarterlyfinancialStatementsItr/index.htm
  http://www.cvm.gov.br 
  http://www.bovespa.com.br 

the current Articles of Incorporation are available on Dufry’s website under:
  http://www.dufry.com/en/Investors/Articlesofincorporation/index.htm 

the financial reports are available under:
  http://www.dufry.com/en/Investors/financialreports/index.htm

for the Investor relations and Corporate Communications contacts as well as a summary 
of anticipated key dates in 2012 please refer to page 168 of this Annual report.

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financial report

 consolidated financial statements  
as of December 31, 2011
  82  Consolidated income statement 
  83  Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
  84  Consolidated statement of financial position 
  85  Consolidated statement of changes in equity 
  87  Consolidated statement of cash flows 
  88  notes to the consolidated financial statements 
 154  Most important affiliated companies 
 156  report of the auditors 

 financial statements Dufry aG  
as of December 31, 2011
Income statement

 158 
 159  Statement of financial position
 160  notes to the financial statements
 165  Appropriation of available earnings
 166  report of the auditors

  other information

Information for investors and media

 168 
 169  Address details of headquarters

 
 
 
 
 
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consoliDateD financial statements

Consolidated income statement

for the year ended December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

net sales

Advertising income 

turnover 

Cost of sales

Gross profit 

Selling expenses

personnel expenses

General expenses

eBitDa1 

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

other operational result

earnings before interest and taxes (eBit) 

Interest expenses 

Interest income 

foreign exchange gain / (loss) 

earnings before taxes (eBt) 

Income taxes

net earnings 

AttrIbutAble to:

equity holders of the parent 

non-controlling interests 

eArnInGS per ShAre AttrIbutAble to equIty holDerS  
of the pArent

basic earnings per share  

Diluted earnings per share  

epS adjusted for amortization (cash epS)  

Weighted average number of outstanding shares in thousands

1  ebItDA before other operational result

note

 7

8

9

11

12

 13

14

15

15

16

17 

 17

17

17

2011

2010

 2,560.9 

 76.8 

 2,637.7 

 (1,102.4)

 1,535.3 

 (579.7)

 (402.6)

 (182.1)

 370.9 

 (131.5)

 (26.9)

 212.5 

 (55.2)

 4.1 

 1.7 

 163.1 

(28.2)

 134.9 

 111.9 

 23.0 

 4.16 

 4.16 

 6.30 

26,873

 2,533.5 

 76.7 

 2,610.2 

(1,108.3)

 1,501.9 

 (584.8)

 (398.9)

 (175.1)

 343.1 

(129.5)

 (15.7)

 197.9 

 (37.0)

 4.8 

 – 

 165.7 

(20.9)

 144.8 

 116.6 

 28.2 

4.63 

 4.58 

6.54 

25,166

  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

for the year ended December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

net earnings

other CoMprehenSIve InCoMe

exchange differences on translating foreign operations

net gain / (loss) on hedge of net investment in foreign operations

Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps held as cash flow hedges

other comprehensive income before taxes

Income tax relating to net gain / (loss) on hedge of net investment

Income tax on cash flow hedges

income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

total other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

AttrIbutAble to:

equity holders of the parent

non-controlling interests

2011

 134.9 

 98.2 

 (82.7)

 1.1 

 16.6 

 9.9 

 (0.1)

 9.8 

 26.4 

 161.3 

 135.3 

 26.0 

2010

 144.8 

 (105.9)

 20.9 

 (2.2)

 (87.2)

 (6.3)

 0.3 

 (6.0)

(93.2)

 51.6 

 2.9 

 48.7 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
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Consolidated statement of financial position

at December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

ASSetS

property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Deferred tax assets

other non-current assets

non-current assets

Inventories

trade and credit card receivables

other accounts receivable

Income tax receivables

Cash and cash equivalents

current assets

total assets

lIAbIlItIeS AnD ShAreholDerS’ equIty

equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

non-controlling interests

total equity

financial debt

Deferred tax liabilities

provisions

post-employment benefit obligations

other non-current liabilities

non-current liabilities 

trade payables

financial debt

Income tax payables

provisions

other liabilities

current liabilities 

total liabilities

total liabilities and shareholders' equity

note

31. 12. 2011

31.12.2010

19

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

32

23

33

34

35

32

33

35

 246.1 

 2,078.6 

 146.5 

 37.8 

 2,509.0 

 432.0 

 47.0 

 127.3 

 3.4 

 199.1 

 808.8 

 3,317.8 

 870.0 

 84.1 

 954.1 

 1,529.8 

 168.5 

 39.5 

 6.0 

 11.3 

 225.9 

 1,188.6 

 137.8 

 38.4 

 1,590.7 

 306.1 

 50.8 

 104.9 

 6.1 

 80.6 

 548.5 

 2,139.2 

733.7 

 81.1 

 814.8 

 683.1 

 146.3 

 3.1 

 6.4 

 9.6 

 1,755.1 

 848.5 

 301.1 

 30.6 

 14.2 

 7.1 

 255.6 

 608.6 

 2,363.7 

 3,317.8

 203.9 

 35.3 

 11.7 

 2.4 

 222.6 

 475.9 

 1,324.4 

 2,139.2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the year ended December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

note

share 
capital

share 
premium

treasury 
shares

Hedging 
and re-
valuation 
reserves

trans-
lation 
reserves

retained 
ear nings

non- 
controllinG 
interests

total

total 
equity

attriButaBle to equity HolDers of tHe parent

Balance at January 1, 2011

 134.9 

 934.2 

 (28.7)

 (1.9)

 (199.0)

 (105.8)

 733.7 

 81.1 

 814.8 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

–

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 2.6 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

(2.3)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (12.5)

 – 

 27.7 

 – 

–

 0.3 

 15.2 

 – 

 –

 111.9 

 111.9 

 1.0 

 22.4 

 – 

 23.4 

 23.0 

 3.0 

134.9 

 26.4 

 1.0 

 22.4 

 111.9 

 135.3 

 26.0 

 161.3 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

–

 – 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

–

 – 

 – 

 – 

 –

 2.6 

 (12.5)

 1.3 

 (27.7)

 9.6 

2.3

 1.3 

 –

 9.6 

–

 (25.0)

 (25.0)

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

–

 2.6 

 (12.5)

 1.3 

 –

 9.6 

–

 –

 (14.5)

 1.0 

 (25.0)

 (24.0)

29.1

30.2

16

30.2

30

30

net earnings

other comprehensive income (loss)

18

total comprehensive income  
for the period

ContrIbutIonS by AnD  
DIStrIbutIonS to oWnerS:

Dividends to non-controlling  
interests

release of share issuance costs

purchase of treasury shares

tax effect on equity transactions

Distribution of treasury shares

Share-based payment

reclassification

total contributions by and  
distributions to owners

ChAnGeS In oWnerShIp  
IntereStS In SubSIDIArIeS:

Changes in participation of  
non-controlling interests

Balance at December 31, 2011

 134.9 

 934.5 

 (13.5)

 (0.9)

 (176.6)

 (8.4)

 870.0 

 84.1 

 954.1 

31

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 –

 – 

 –

 2.0 

 2.0 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the year ended December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

note

share 
capital

share 
premium

treasury 
shares

Hedging 
and re-
valuation 
reserves

trans-
lation 
reserves

retained 
ear nings

total

non- 
controllinG 
interests

total 
equity

attriButaBle to equity HolDers of tHe parent

Balance at January 1, 2010

 96.1 

 391.4 

 (18.2)

 – 

 (87.2)

 292.4 

 674.5 

 323.1 

 997.6 

 – 

 116.6 

 116.6 

 (1.9)

 (111.8)

 – 

 (113.7)

 28.2 

 20.5 

144.8 

 (93.2)

 (1.9)

 (111.8)

 116.6 

 2.9 

 48.7 

 51.6 

net earnings

other comprehensive income (loss)

18

total comprehensive income  
for the period

ContrIbutIonS by AnD  
DIStrIbutIonS to oWnerS:

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

Issue of share capital 

29

 38.8 

 565.2 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

Dividends to non-controlling  
interests 1

transaction costs of share issuance

purchase of treasury shares

tax effect on equity transactions

Distribution of treasury shares

Share-based payment

total contributions by and  
distributions to owners

ChAnGeS In oWnerShIp  
IntereStS In SubSIDIArIeS:

Changes in participation of  
non-controlling interests

6.4

29.1

30.2

16

30.2

30

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (22.4)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (28.5)

 – 

 18.0 

 – 

 – 

 604.0 

 – 

 604.0 

 – 

 (175.2)

(175.2)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 4.4 

 (18.0)

 (22.4)

 (28.5)

 4.4 

 – 

 12.0 

 12.0 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (22.4)

 (28.5)

 4.4 

 – 

 12.0 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 38.8 

542.8 

 (10.5)

 – 

 (1.6)

 569.5 

 (175.2)

 394.3 

31

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

(513.2)

 (513.2)

 (115.5)

 (628.7)

Balance at December 31, 2010

 134.9 

 934.2 

 (28.7)

 (1.9)

 (199.0)

 (105.8)

 733.7 

 81.1 

 814.8 

1  Dividends to non-controlling interests for the year ended December 31, 2010 include Chf 158.0 million in respect of the Dufry South America ltd Merger 

(see note 6.4)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Consolidated statement of cash flows

for the year ended December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

earnings before taxes (ebt)

ADjuStMentS for
Depreciation, amortization and impairment
Increase  / (decrease) in allowances and provisions
loss / (gain) on unrealized foreign exchange differences
other non-cash items
Interest net
cash flow before working capital changes

Decrease / (increase) in trade and other accounts receivable
Decrease /  (increase) in inventories
Increase / (decrease) in trade and other accounts payable
cash flow from changes in working capital
cash flow generated from operations

Income tax paid
net cash flows from operating activities

CASh floW froM InveStInG ACtIvItIeS
purchase of property, plant and equipment 
purchase of intangible assets
projects development in progress
proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Interest received 
cash flows from ordinary investing activities
free cash flow

business combinations, net of cash
proceed from sale of interest in subsidiaries, net of cash
cash flows from other investing activities
net cash flows used in investing activities

CASh floW froM fInAnCInG ACtIvItIeS
proceeds from borrowings
repayment of borrowings
proceeds from / (repayment of) loans 
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
purchase of treasury shares
Share capital contributions by non-controlling interests
Share issuance costs paid
bank arrangement fees paid
Interest paid 
net cash flows (used in) / from financing activities

Currency translation in cash
(Decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents

CASh AnD CASh equIvAlentS
  at the beginning of the period
  at the end of the period

note

13

15

25

20
22

6.3

31.1

2011

 163.1 

 131.5 
 15.8 
 (2.7)
 9.5 
 51.1 
 368.3 

 9.8 
 (69.9)
 68.4 
 8.3 
 376.6 

 (39.8) 
336.8 

 (65.0)
 (30.0)
 –
 3.2 
 3.9 
 (87.9)
 248.9 

 (743.2)
 0.6 
 (742.6)
 (830.5)

 773.4 
 (87.9)
 3.8 
 (25.0)
 (12.5)
 0.7 
 (0.9)
 (15.0)
 (41.1)
 595.5 

 16.7 
 118.5 

80.6 
 199.1 

2010

 165.7 

 129.5 
 3.6 
 28.7 
 13.1 
 32.2 
 372.8 

(23.6)
 (32.7)
 46.0 
 (10.3)
 362.5 

(35.5)
 327.0 

(76.4)
 (22.4)
 (1.7)
 2.6 
 4.7 
 (93.2)
 233.8 

 (24.9)
 0.7 
 (24.2)
 (117.4)

115.2 
 (344.8)
 3.5 
 (175.2)
 (28.5)
 – 
 (18.8)
 (3.0)
 (37.7)
 (489.3)

(45.0)
 (324.7)

 405.3 
 80.6 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
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notes to tHe consoliDateD  
financial statements
for the yeAr enDeD DeCeMber 31, 2011 

1. Corporate information

Dufry AG (“Dufry” or “the Company”) is a publicly listed company with headquarters in basel, Switzerland. the 
Company is the world’s leading travel retail company. It operates over 1,200 shops worldwide. the shares of the 
Company are listed on the Swiss Stock exchange (SIX) and its brazilian Depository receipts on the bM & fboveSpA 
in Sao paulo. 

the consolidated financial statements of Dufry AG and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) for the year ended Decem-
ber 31, 2011 were authorized for public disclosure in accordance with a resolution of the board of Directors of 
the Company dated March 6, 2012.

2. Accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation

the consolidated financial statements of Dufry AG and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) have been prepared in accordance 
with International financial reporting Standards (IfrS).

Dufry AG’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for financial 
instruments that are measured at fair values, as explained in the accounting policies below. historical cost is 
generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for assets. the carrying values of recog-
nized assets and liabilities that are hedged items in fair value hedges, and are otherwise carried at amortized cost, 
are adjusted to record changes in the fair values attributable to the risks that are being hedged. 

the consolidated financial statements are presented in Swiss francs and all values are rounded to the nearest 
one hundred thousand except when otherwise indicated. 

2.2 Basis of consolidation

the consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of Dufry AG and entities controlled by 
Dufry (its subsidiaries) as at December 31, 2011 and the respective comparative information. 

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date of acquisition, being the date on which the Group obtains 
control, and continue to be consolidated until the date when such control is lost. the financial statements of the 
subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the parent company, using uniform accounting 
policies. All intra-group balances, transactions, unrealized gains and losses resulting from intra-group trans-
actions and dividends are eliminated in full.

A change in the ownership interest of a subsidiary, without a loss of control, is accounted for as an equity transaction. 
If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it 
(i)   derecognizes the assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the subsidiary, derecognizes the carrying 
amount of any non-controlling interest as well as derecognizes the cumulative translation differences 
recorded in equity 

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(ii)   recognizes the fair value of the consideration received, recognizes the fair value of any investment retained 

as well as recognizes any surplus or deficit in the income statement and 

(iii)  reclassifies the parent’s share of components previously recognized in other comprehensive income to the 

income statement or retained earnings, as appropriate.

2.3 summary of significant accounting policies

a) business combinations and goodwill
business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. the cost of an acquisition is measured as 
the aggregate of the consideration transferred, measured at acquisition date fair value and the amount of any non-
controlling interest in the acquiree. for each business combination, the Group elects whether it measures the 
non-controlling interest in the acquiree either at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable 
net assets. Acquisition costs incurred are expensed and included in the “other operational result”.

When the Group acquires a business, it assesses the financial assets and liabilities assumed for appropriate 
classification and designation in accordance with the contractual terms, economic circumstances and pertinent 
conditions as at the acquisition date.

If a business combination is achieved in stages, the acquisition date fair value of the acquirer’s previously held 
equity interest in the acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date through the income statement.

Any contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer will be recognized at fair value at the acquisition 
date. Subsequent changes to the fair value of the contingent consideration that is deemed to be an asset or liabil-
ity will be recognized either in the income statement or as a change to other comprehensive income. If the contin-
gent consideration is classified as equity, it will not be remeasured. Subsequent settlement is accounted for within 
equity. In instances where the contingent consideration is not a financial instrument, it is measured in accordance 
with the appropriate IfrS.

the Group measures goodwill at the acquisition date as:
 – the fair value of the consideration transferred; plus
 – the recognized amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree; plus
 – if the business combination is achieved in stages, the fair value of the pre-existing equity interest in the acquiree; less
 – the net recognized amount of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

When the excess is negative, a bargain purchase gain is recognized immediately in the income statement.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. for the purpose 
of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each 
of the Group’s cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the combination, irrespective of whether 
other assets or liabilities of the acquiree are assigned to those units.

Where goodwill forms part of a cash-generating unit and part of the operation within that unit is disposed of, the 
goodwill associated with the operation disposed of is included in the carrying amount of the operation when deter-
mining the gain or loss on disposal of the operation. Goodwill disposed of in this circumstance is measured based 
on the relative values of the operation disposed of and the portion of the cash-generating unit retained.

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b) Investments in associates and jointly controlled entities (equity-accounted investees)
An associate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an 
interest in a joint venture. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy 
decisions of the investee but the Group does not have control or joint control over those policies. 

A joint venture is a contractual arrangement whereby the Group and other parties undertake an economic activity 
that is subject to joint control (i.e. when the strategic financial and operating policy decisions relating to the activities 
of the joint venture require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control).

During the year ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 the Company did not hold any equity accounted 
investments.

c) revenue recognition
revenue is recognized to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Group and the 
revenue can be reliably measured. revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received, excluding 
discounts, rebates, sales taxes or duties. 

net sales
Sales are recognized when significant risks and rewards of ownership of the products have been transferred 
to the customer. retail sales are settled in cash or by credit card. 

Advertising income
Advertising income is recognized when the services have been rendered.

d) foreign currency translation
the consolidated financial statements are expressed in Swiss francs (Chf). each company in the Group uses its 
corresponding functional currency and items included in the financial statements of each entity are measured 
using that functional currency. transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded in the functional currency 
using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign 
currencies are translated in the functional currency using the exchange rate at the reporting date. 

exchange differences arising on the settlement or on the translation of derivative financial instruments are 
recognized through income statement, except where the hedges on net investments allow the recognition in the 
other comprehensive income, until the respective investments are disposed of. In this case any related deferred 
taxes are also accounted for in the other comprehensive income. non-monetary items that are measured at 
historical cost in the respective functional currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the dates of 
the initial transactions. 

non-monetary items (held for sale or discontinued operations) measured at fair value in a foreign currency are 
translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was determined. 

At the reporting date, the assets and liabilities of all subsidiaries reporting in foreign currency are translated 
into the presentation currency of Dufry (Swiss francs) using the exchange rate at the reporting date. the income 
statement is translated using the average exchange rates of the respective month in which the transactions 
occurred. the net translation differences are recognized in the other comprehensive income. on disposal of a 
foreign entity or when control is lost, the deferred cumulative translation difference recognized within equity 
relating to that particular operation is recognized in the consolidated income statement as gain or loss on sale 
of subsidiaries. 

Intangible assets and fair value adjustments identified on the acquisition of a new business (purchase price allocation) 
are treated as assets and liabilities of such operation in the respective functional currency. 

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principal foreign exchange rates applied for valuation and translation:

in cHf

1 uSD – uS Dollar

1 eur – euro

1. 1. – 31. 12. 2011 

averaGe rates

1. 1. – 31. 12. 2010 

averaGe rates

31. 12. 2011 

31. 12. 2010 

closinG rates

closinG rates

0.8868

1.2329 

 1.0427

 1.3821 

0.9387 

1.2167 

 0.9352 

 1.2518 

e) borrowing costs
borrowing costs are recognized as an expense when incurred, except for the initial arrangement fees, which are 
set-off from the bank loans and amortized over the period of the credit facility.

borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which are 
assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are added to 
the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale. the 
Group did not hold any qualifying assets during the periods disclosed.

f) pension and other post-employment benefit obligations
pension obligations
the employees of the subsidiaries are eligible for retirement, invalidity and death benefits under local social 
security  schemes  prevailing  in  the  countries  concerned  and  defined  benefit  and  defined  contribution  plans 
provided through separate funds, insurance plans, or unfunded arrangements. the pension plans are generally 
funded through regular contributions made by the employer and the employee and through the income generated 
by their capital investments. 

In the case of defined contribution plans, the net periodic pension cost to be recognized in the income statement 
equals the contributions made by the employer.

In the case of defined benefit plans, the net periodic pension cost is determined using the projected unit credit 
method. the defined benefit obligation is measured as the present value of expected future payments required 
to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. the net periodic pen-
sion cost less employee contributions is included in the personnel expenses. plan assets are recorded at their 
fair value. Actuarial gains or losses beyond a corridor of 10% of the greater of the present value of the defined 
benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets arising from adjustments posted and changes in actuarial 
assumptions are recognized in the income statement over the average remaining service lives of the related 
plan participants.

termination benefits
termination benefits are payable when employment is terminated before the normal retirement date, or whenever 
an employee accepts voluntary redundancy in exchange for the benefits. the Group recognizes termination ben-
efits when it is demonstrably committed to either, terminating the employment of current employees according 
to a detailed formal plan without the possibility of withdrawal; or providing termination benefits as a result of an 
offer made to encourage voluntary redundancy. benefits falling due more than 12 months after reporting date are 
discounted to present value.

g) Share-based payments
equity-settled share-based payments to employees and others providing similar services are measured at the 
fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date. the fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-
settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the estimated 
number of equity instruments that will eventually vest. At the end of each reporting period, the Group revises its 
estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to vest. the impact of the revision of the original estimates, 

 
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if any, is recognized in the consolidated income statement such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised 
estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to retained earnings.

Where the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, the minimum expense recognized is the expense if the 
terms had not been modified. An additional expense is recognized for any modification, which increases the total 
fair value of the share based payment arrangement, or is otherwise beneficial to the employee as measured at 
the date of modification.

for cash-settled share-based payments, a liability is recognized for the goods or services acquired, measured 
initially at the fair value of the liability. At the end of each reporting period until the liability is settled, and at the 
date of settlement, the fair value of the liability is re-measured, with any changes in fair value recognized in the 
consolidated income statement for the year.

h) taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current income tax
Current income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the 
tax authorities. the tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantially 
enacted, at the reporting date in the countries where the Group operates and generates taxable income. 

Current income tax relating to items recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in the same state-
ment. Management periodically evaluates positions taken in the tax returns with respect to situations in which 
applicable tax regulations are subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate.

Deferred tax
Deferred tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and 
liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except:
 – When the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction 
that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor 
taxable profit or loss

 – In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests 
in joint ventures, when the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is prob-
able that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax 
credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable 
profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax 
credits and unused tax losses can be utilized, except:
 – When the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition 
of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, 
affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss

 – In respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and 
interests in joint ventures, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the 
temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which 
the temporary differences can be utilized

the carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is 
no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow the deferred tax asset to be utilized. 

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unrecognized deferred tax assets are reassessed at each reporting date and are recognized to the extent that it 
has become probable that future taxable profits will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the 
asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantially 
enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax positions not relating to items recognized in the income statement, are recognized in correlation to 
the underlying transaction either as other comprehensive income or equity.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax 
assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same 
taxation authority.

tax benefits acquired as part of a business combination, but not satisfying the criteria for separate recognition at 
that date, would be recognized subsequently if new information about facts and circumstances changed. the 
adjustment would either be treated as a reduction of goodwill (as long as it does not exceed goodwill) if it was noted 
during the measurement period or afterwards in the income statement.

i) property, plant and equipment
these are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment in fair value. Depreciation is computed 
on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term. 

the useful lives applied are as follows:
 – buildings 15 to 20 years
 – leasehold improvements 5 to 10 years 
 – furniture, fixture and vehicles 4 to 10 years 
 – Computer hardware 5 years

the asset’s residual values and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each reporting date.

land is recognized at acquisition cost and not depreciated as it is deemed to have an indefinite life. Additional 
costs, which extend the useful life of tangible assets, are capitalized. there are no borrowing costs recognized 
that are associated with the construction of tangible assets. 

the carrying amount of tangible assets is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. the recoverable amount is the higher of an 
asset’s fair value less cost to sell or its value in use.

j) Intangible assets 
Intangible assets acquired (separately or from a business combination)
these  assets  mainly  comprise  of  concession  rights  and  brands.  Intangible  assets  acquired  separately  are 
capitalized at cost and those from a business acquisition are capitalized at fair value as at the date of acquisition. 
following initial recognition, the cost model is applied to intangible assets. the useful lives of these intangible 
assets are assessed to be either finite or indefinite. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the 
useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may 
be impaired. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment an-
nually at the asset or cash generating unit level. the useful life of an intangible asset with an indefinite life is 
reviewed annually to determine whether indefinite life assessment continues to be supportable. If not, any 
changes are made on a prospective basis. brands have been assessed to have indefinite useful lives and are 
therefore not amortized.

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Certain concession rights are granted for periods ranging from 10 to 30 years by the relevant airport authorities. 
based on Dufry’s experience, these concession rights have been renewed in the past at little or no cost for the 
Group. As a result these concession rights are assessed as having an indefinite useful life. 

k) Impairment of non-financial assets
Intangible assets with indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment. 
Assets that are subject to depreciation and amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circum-
stances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the 
carrying amount of an asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. the recoverable amount is the 
higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. for the purpose of assessing impairment, assets 
are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash inflows (cash generating units).

l) Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of historical cost or net realizable value. the historical costs are determined 
using the fIfo method. historical cost includes all expenses incurred in bringing the inventories to their present 
location and condition. this includes import duties, transport and handling costs and any other directly attribut-
able costs of acquisition. purchase discounts and rebates are deducted in determining the cost of inventories. the 
net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs 
necessary to make the sale. Inventory allowances are set up in the case of slow-moving and obsolete stock. expired 
items are fully written off.

m) provisions
provisions are recognized when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past 
event, it is probable that the Group will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of 
the amount of the obligation.

the amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present 
obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the 
obligation. When a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its 
carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (where the effect of the time value of money is material).

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third 
party, a receivable is recognized as an asset if it is virtually certain that the reimbursement will be received and 
the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

onerous contracts
present obligations arising under onerous contracts are recognized and measured as provisions. An onerous 
contract is considered to exist if the Group has a contract under which the unavoidable costs of meeting the obli-
gations under the contract exceed the economic benefits expected to be received from the contract.

restructurings
A restructuring provision is recognized when the Group has developed a detailed formal plan for the restructuring 
and has raised a valid expectation in those affected that it will carry out the restructuring by starting to implement 
the plan or announcing its main features to those affected by it. the measurement of a restructuring provision 
includes only the direct expenditures arising from the restructuring, which are those amounts that are both 
necessarily entailed by the restructuring and not associated with the ongoing activities of the entity.

Contingent liabilities acquired in a business combination
Contingent liabilities acquired in a business combination are initially measured at fair value at the acquisition date. 
At the end of subsequent reporting periods, such contingent liabilities are measured at the higher of the amount 
that would be recognized in accordance with IAS 37 provisions, Contingent liabilities and Contingent Assets and 
the amount initially recognized less cumulative amortization recognized in accordance with IAS 18 revenue.

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n) financial instruments 
financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions 
of the instrument. 

financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. transaction costs that are directly 
attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets 
and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the 
financial assets or financial liabilities on initial recognition. transaction costs directly attributable to the ac-
quisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately 
in the income statement.

effective interest method
the effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a debt instrument and of allocating 
interest income over the relevant period. the effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated 
future cash flows (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest 
rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the debt instrument, or, 
where appropriate, a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

Income is recognized on an effective interest basis for debt instruments other than those financial assets classi-
fied as at fvtpl and AfS. 

o) financial assets 
financial assets are classified into the following categories: financial assets “at fair value through profit or loss” 
(fvtpl), “held-to-maturity” investments, “available-for-sale” (AfS) financial assets and “loans and receivables”. 
the categorization depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of 
initial recognition. All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a 
trade date basis. regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery 
of assets within the time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace. 

financial assets at fvtpl (fair value thought profit & loss)
financial assets are classified as at fvtpl when the financial asset is either held for trading or it is designated 
as at fvtpl.

A financial asset is classified as held for trading if:
 – it has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the near term; or
 – on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Group manages together 

and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or 

 – it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument. 

A financial asset other than a financial asset held for trading may be designated as at fvtpl upon initial recognition if:
 – such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would 

otherwise arise; or 

 – the financial asset forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and 
its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Group’s documented risk management 
or investment strategy, and information about the grouping is provided internally on that basis; or

 – it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and IAS 39 financial Instruments: rec-
ognition and Measurement permits the entire combined contract (asset or liability) to be designated as at fvtpl.

financial assets at fvtpl are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized 
in the income statement. the net gain or loss recognized in the income statement incorporates any dividend or 
interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the “other operating result” line item in the consolidated 
income statement. fair value is determined in the manner described in note 38.

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held-to-maturity investments
held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and 
fixed maturity dates that the Group has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. Subsequent to initial 
recognition, held-to-maturity investments are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method 
less any impairment. 

Available-for-sale financial assets (AfS financial assets)
AfS financial assets are non-derivatives that are either designated as AfS or are not classified as 
a) loans and receivables, 
b) held-to-maturity investments or 
c) financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. 

AfS financial assets are stated at fair value at the end of each reporting period. fair value is determined in the 
manner described in note 38. Changes in the carrying amount of AfS monetary financial assets relating to 
changes in foreign currency rates (see below), interest income calculated using the effective interest method 
and dividends on AfS equity investments are recognized in the income statement. other changes in the carrying 
amount of available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated 
in the hedging and revaluation reserves. Where the investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, 
the cumulative gain or loss previously accumulated in the hedging and revaluation reserves is reclassified to 
the income statement. 

Dividends on AfS equity instruments are recognized in the income statement when the Group’s right to receive 
the dividends is established.

loans and receivables
loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not 
quoted in an active market. loans and receivables (including trade and credit cards receivables, other accounts 
receivable, cash and cash equivalents) are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, 
less any impairment. 

Interest income is recognized by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the 
recognition of interest would be immaterial.

Impairment of financial assets
financial assets, other than those at fvtpl, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each report-
ing period. financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one 
or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of 
the investment have been affected. 

for AfS equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is 
considered to be objective evidence of impairment. 

for all other financial assets, objective evidence of impairment could include:
 – significant financial difficulty of the issuer or counterparty; or
 – breach of contract, such as a default or delinquency in interest or principal payments; or
 – it becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or financial re-organization; or
 – the disappearance of an active market for that financial asset because of financial difficulties.

Certain categories of financial assets, such as trade receivables, are assessed for impairment individually. for 
financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between 
the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial 
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the carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with 
the exception of trade receivables, loans and other receivables, where the carrying amount is reduced through 
the use of an allowance account. When a trade receivable is considered uncollectible, it is written off against the 
allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance 
account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized in the income statement. When 
an AfS financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other 
comprehensive income are reclassified to the income statement in the period.

for financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss 
decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, 
the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through the income statement to the extent that the car-
rying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost 
would have been had the impairment not been recognized. 

In respect of AfS equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in the income statement are not reversed 
through the income statement. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other 
comprehensive income and accumulated in the hedging and revaluation reserves. In respect of AfS debt securities, 
impairment losses are subsequently reversed through the income statement if an increase in the fair value of the 
investment can be objectively related to an event occurring after the recognition of the impairment loss.

Derecognition of financial assets
the Group derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, 
or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to 
another entity. If the Group neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and 
continues to control the transferred asset, the Group recognizes its retained interest in the asset and an associated 
liability for amounts it may have to pay. If the Group retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership 
of a transferred financial asset, the Group continues to recognize the financial asset and also recognizes a col-
lateralized borrowing for the proceeds received. 

on derecognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the asset's carrying amount and the 
sum of the consideration received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other 
comprehensive income and accumulated in equity is recognized in the income statement.

on derecognition of a financial asset other than in its entirety (e.g. when the Group retains an option to repurchase 
part of a transferred asset or retains a residual interest that does not result in the retention of substantially all 
the risks and rewards of ownership and the Group retains control), the Group allocates the previous carrying 
amount of the financial asset between the part it continues to recognize under continuing involvement, and the 
part it no longer recognizes on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. the 
difference between the carrying amount allocated to the part that is no longer recognized and the sum of the 
consideration received for the part no longer recognized and any cumulative gain or loss allocated to it that had 
been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in the income statement. A cumulative gain or loss 
that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is allocated between the part that continues to be rec-
ognized and the part that is no longer recognized on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts.

p) financial liabilities and equity instruments
Classification as debt or equity  
Debt and equity instruments issued by the Group are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance 
with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

equity instruments
An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting 
all of its liabilities. equity instruments issued by the Group are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct 

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issue costs. repurchase of the Company’s own equity instruments is recognized and deducted directly in equity. 
no gain or loss is recognized in the income statement on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Com-
pany’s own equity instruments.

q) financial liabilities
financial liabilities are classified as either financial liabilities “at fvtpl” or “other financial liabilities”.

financial liabilities at fvtpl
financial liabilities are classified as at fvtpl when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated 
as at fvtpl.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading if:
 – it has been acquired principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term; or
 – on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Group manages together 

and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or 

 – it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument. 

A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may be designated as at fvtpl upon initial 
recognition if:
 – such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would 

otherwise arise; or 

 – the financial liability forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and 
its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Group’s documented risk management 
or investment strategy, and information about the grouping is provided internally on that basis; or

 – it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and IAS 39 financial Instruments: rec-
ognition and Measurement permits the entire combined contract (asset or liability) to be designated as at fvtpl.

financial liabilities at fvtpl are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized 
in the income statement. the net gain or loss recognized in the income statement incorporates any interest paid on 
the financial liability and is included in the “other operational result” line item in the consolidated income statement. 
fair value is determined in the manner described in note 38.

other financial liabilities
other financial liabilities (including borrowings) are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective 
interest method. 

the effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating 
interest expense over the relevant period. the effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated 
future cash payments (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective inter-
est rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability, or 
(where appropriate) a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

financial guarantee contracts
A financial guarantee contract is a contract that requires the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the 
holder for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when due in accordance with the 
terms of a debt instrument.

financial guarantee contracts issued by the Group are initially measured at their fair values and, if not designated 
as at fvtpl, are subsequently measured at the higher of:
 – the amount of the obligation under the contract, as determined in accordance with IAS 37 provisions, Contingent 

liabilities and Contingent Assets; and

 – the amount initially recognized less, where appropriate, cumulative amortization recognized in accordance with 

the revenue recognition policies.

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Derecognition of financial liabilities
the Group derecognizes financial liabilities when, and only when, the Group’s obligations are discharged, cancelled 
or they expire. the difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consid-
eration paid and payable is recognized in the income statement. 

r) Derivative financial instruments
the Group enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate and 
foreign exchange rate risks, including foreign exchange forward contracts, interest rate swaps and cross currency 
swaps. further details of derivative financial instruments are disclosed in note 38.

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are 
subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. the resulting gain or loss is 
recognized in the income statement immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging 
instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in the income statement depends on the nature of the 
hedge relationship. 

s) embedded derivatives
Derivatives embedded in non-derivative host contracts are treated as separate derivatives when their risks and 
characteristics are not closely related to those of the host contracts and the host contracts are not measured 
at fvtpl.

t) hedge accounting
the Group designates certain hedging instruments, which include derivatives, embedded derivatives and non-
derivatives in respect of foreign currency risk, as either fair value hedges, cash flow hedges, or hedges of net 
investments in foreign operations. hedges of foreign exchange risk on firm commitments are accounted for as 
cash flow hedges.

At the inception of the hedge relationship, the entity documents the relationship between the hedging instrument 
and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its strategy for undertaking various hedge 
transactions. furthermore, at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Group documents whether 
the hedging instrument is highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item 
attributable to the hedged risk. 

note 38 sets out details of the fair values of the derivative instruments used for hedging purposes.

fair value hedges
Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognized in the 
income statement immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are 
attributable to the hedged risk. the change in the fair value of the hedging instrument and the change in the hedged 
item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in the line of the consolidated income statement relating to 
the hedged item.

hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationship, when the hedging instrument 
expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. the fair value 
adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged item arising from the hedged risk is amortized to profit or loss 
from that date. 

Cash flow hedges
the effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges 
is recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the hedging and revaluation reserves. the gain 
or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement, and is included in the 
“interest expenses / income” line item.

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Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are reclassified to the 
income statement in the periods when the hedged item is recognized in the income statement, in the same line of 
the consolidated income statement as the recognized hedged item. however, when the hedged forecast transac-
tion results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, the gains and losses previously 
recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are transferred from equity and included 
in the initial measurement of the cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability.

hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationship, when the hedging instru-
ment expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. Any gain 
or loss recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity at that time remains in equity and 
is recognized when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognized in the income statement. When a forecast 
transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognized immediately in 
the income statement.

hedges of net investments in foreign operations
hedges of net investments in foreign operations are accounted for similarly to cash flow hedges. Any gain or 
loss on the hedging instrument relating to the effective portion of the hedge is recognized in other comprehen-
sive income and accumulated under the heading of translation reserves. the gain or loss relating to the inef-
fective portion is recognized immediately in the income statement, and is included in the “foreign exchange 
gains / loss” line item. 

2.4 changes in accounting policy and disclosures

new and amended standards and interpretations
the accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year, except for the following 
new and amended IfrS and IfrIC interpretations:

 – IAS 24 related party Disclosures (amendment) – effective 1 january 2011

the IASb issued an amendment to IAS 24 that clarifies the definitions of a related party. the new definitions 
emphasize a symmetrical view of related party relationships and clarify the circumstances in which persons 
and key management personnel affect related party relationships of an entity. In addition, the amendment 
introduces  an  exemption  from  the  general  related  party  disclosure  requirements  for  transactions  with 
government and entities that are controlled, jointly controlled or significantly influenced by the same govern-
ment as the reporting entity. the adoption of the amendment did not have any impact on the financial position 
or performance of the Group.

 – IAS 32 financial Instruments: presentation (amendment) – effective 1 february 2010

the IASb issued an amendment that alters the definition of a financial liability in IAS 32 to enable entities to 
classify rights issues and certain options or warrants as equity instruments. the amendment is applicable 
if the rights are given pro rata to all of the existing owners of the same class of an entity’s non-derivative 
equity instruments, to acquire a fixed number of the entity’s own equity instruments for a fixed amount in any 
currency. the amendment has had no effect on the financial position or performance of the Group because 
the Group does not have this type of instruments.

 – IfrIC 14 prepayments of a Minimum funding requirement (amendment) – effective 1 january 2011

the amendment removes an unintended consequence when an entity is subject to minimum funding requirements 
and makes an early payment of contributions to cover such requirements. the amendment permits a prepayment 
of future service cost by the entity to be recognized as a pension asset. the Group is not subject to minimum 
funding requirements, therefore the amendment of the interpretation has neither affected the financial position 
nor the performance of the Group.

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 – IfrIC 19 extinguishing financial liabilities with equity Instruments – effective july 1, 2010

Dufry has not entered into this type of agreements.

Improvements to IfrSs (May 2010)
In May 2010, the IASb issued its third omnibus of amendments to its standards, primarily with a view to removing 
inconsistencies and clarifying wording. there are separate transitional provisions for each standard. the adoption 
of the following amendments resulted in changes to accounting policies, but no impact on the financial position 
or performance of the Group.

 – IAS 1 presentation of financial Statements

the amendment clarifies that an entity may present an analysis of each component of other comprehensive 
income either in the statement of changes in equity or in the notes to the financial statements. the Group provides 
this analysis in note 18.

 – IfrIC 13 Customer loyalty programs – effective january 1, 2011

fair value of award credit: the amendment clarifies that when the fair value of awards credits is measured 
based on the value of the awards for which they could be redeemed, the amount of discounts or incentives 
otherwise granted to customers not participating in the awards credit scheme, is to be taken into account. 

other amendments resulting from improvements to IfrSs to the following standards did not have any significant 
impact on the accounting policies, financial position or performance of the Group:
 – IfrS 3 business Combinations 

 – the measurement options available for non-controlling interest (nCI) were amended.
 – Contingent consideration arising from business combination prior to adoption of IfrS 3 (as revised in 2008).
 – un-replaced and voluntarily replaced share-based payment awards.

 – IfrS 7 financial Instruments – Disclosures

the amendment was intended to simplify the disclosures provided by reducing the volume of disclosures around 
collateral held and improving disclosures by requiring qualitative information to put the quantitative information 
in context. 

 – IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate financial Statements

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3. Critical accounting judgments and key sources of  
estimation uncertainty

the preparation of the Group’s financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of income, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure 
of contingent liabilities, at the reporting date. however, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could 
result in outcomes that could require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability in 
the future.

Key sources of estimation uncertainty

the key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation include uncertainties at the re-
porting date, which may have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets 
and liabilities within the next financial periods, are discussed below.

Concession rights
Concession rights acquired in a business combination are measured at fair value as at the date of acquisition. the 
useful lives of operating concessions are assessed to be either finite or indefinite based on individual circumstances. 
the useful lives of operating concessions are reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite useful life as-
sessment for those concessions continues to be sustainable. the Group annually tests the operating concessions 
with indefinite useful lives for impairment. the underlying calculation requires the use of estimates. the comments 
and assumptions used are disclosed in note 21.

brands and Goodwill
the Group tests these items annually for impairment. the underlying calculation requires the use of estimates. 
the comments and assumptions used are disclosed in note 21.

Income taxes
the Group is subject to income taxes in numerous jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining 
the worldwide provision for income taxes. there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate 
tax assessment is uncertain. the Group recognizes liabilities for tax audit issues based on estimates of whether 
additional taxes will be payable. Where the final tax outcome is different from the amounts that were initially 
recorded, such differences will impact the income tax or deferred tax provisions in the period in which such 
assessment is made. further details are given in note 16.

Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax assets are recognized for all unused tax losses and deductible temporary differences to the extent 
that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilized. Management 
judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognized, based upon the 
likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies. further details are 
given in note 23.

provisions
Management makes assumptions in relation to the expected outcome and cash outflows based on the development 
of each individual case. further details are given in note 33.

Share-based payments
the Group measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity 
instruments at the grant date. estimating fair value requires determining the most appropriate valuation model for a 
grant of equity instruments, which depends on the terms and conditions of the grant. this also requires determining 

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the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the expected life of the option, volatility and dividend 
yield and making assumptions about them. the assumptions and models used are disclosed in note 30. 

pension and other post-employment benefit obligations
the cost of defined benefit pension plans is determined using actuarial valuations. the actuarial valuation involves 
assumptions about discount rates, expected rates of return on assets, future salary increases, mortality rates 
and future pension increases. Due to the long-term nature of these plans, such estimates are subject to significant 
uncertainty. further details are given in note 34.

purchase price allocation
the determination of the fair values of the identifiable assets (especially the concession rights) and the assumed 
liabilities (especially the contingent liabilities recognized as provisions), resulting from business combinations, is 
based on valuation techniques such as the discounted cash flow model. Some of the inputs to this model are partially 
based on assumptions and judgments and any changes thereof would affect the reported values (see note 6).

4. new and revised standards and interpretations in issue 
but not yet adopted / effective

the Group will apply the following standards or changes to standards for the first time following the dates stated 
in the respective standard. 

standards and interpretations that are relevant for the Group and whose effects are currently being evaluated

 – IAS 1 financial Statement presentation (presentation of Items of other Comprehensive Income) – effective 

july 1, 2012
the amendments to IAS 1 change the grouping of items presented in other comprehensive income. Items that 
could be reclassified (or “recycled”) to the income statement at a future point in time (for example, upon derecog-
nition or settlement) would be presented separately from items that will never be reclassified. the amendment 
affects presentation only and has no impact on the Group’s financial position or performance.

 – IAS 19 employee benefits (Amendment) – effective january 1, 2013

the IASb has issued numerous amendments to IAS 19. these range from fundamental changes such as removing 
the corridor mechanism and the concept of expected returns on plan assets to simple clarifications and re-
wording. If the amendments would have been adopted in 2011 the equity in the consolidated financial statements 
would have been lower by approximately Chf 8.3 million representing the unrealized actuarial losses whereas 
the income statement would have been impacted by additional expenses of Chf 0.7 million.

 – IfrS 7 financial Instruments: Disclosures (enhanced Derecognition Disclosure requirements) – effective 

july 1, 2011
the amendment requires additional disclosure about financial assets that have been transferred but not derec-
ognized to enable the user of the Group’s financial statements to understand the relationship with those assets 
that have not been derecognized and their associated liabilities. In addition, the amendment requires disclosures 
about continuing involvement in derecognized assets to enable the user to evaluate the nature of, and risks 
associated with, the entity’s continuing involvement in those derecognized assets. the amendment affects 
disclosure only and has no impact on the Group’s financial position or performance.

 – IfrS 9 financial instruments – effective january 1, 2015

IfrS 9 as issued reflects the first phase of the IASbs work on the replacement of IAS 39 and applies to classi-

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fication and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities as defined in IAS 39. In subsequent phases, 
the IASb will address hedge accounting and impairment of financial assets. the adoption of the first phase of 
IfrS 9 will have an effect on the classification and measurement of the Group’s financial assets, but will poten-
tially have no impact on classification and measurements of financial liabilities. the Group will quantify the 
effect in conjunction with the other phases, when issued, to present a comprehensive picture.

 – IfrS 10 Consolidated financial Statements – effective january 1, 2013

IfrS 10 replaces the portion of IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate financial Statements that addresses the 
accounting for consolidated financial statements. IfrS 10 establishes a single control model that applies to all 
entities including special purpose entities. the changes introduced by IfrS 10 will require management to 
exercise significant judgment to determine which entities are controlled, and therefore, are required to be 
consolidated by a parent, compared with the requirements that were in IAS 27.

 – IfrS 12 Disclosure of Involvement with other entities – effective january 1, 2013

IfrS 12 includes all of the disclosures that were previously in IAS 27 related to consolidated financial statements, 
as well as all of the disclosures that were previously included in IAS 31 and IAS 28. these disclosures relate to 
an entity’s interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and structured entities. A number of new 
disclosures are also required. 

 – IfrS 13 fair value Measurement – effective january 1, 2013

IfrS 13 establishes a single source of guidance under IfrS for all fair value measurements. IfrS 13 does not 
change when an entity is required to use fair value, but rather provides guidance on how to measure fair value 
under IfrS when fair value is required or permitted. the Group is currently assessing the impact that this 
standard will have on the financial position and performance. 

further new and revised standards and interpretations of no practical relevance:
 – IAS 12 Deferred tax: recovery of underlying assets amendments to IAS 12 – effective january 1, 2012

IAS 12 has been updated to include a presumption that deferred tax on investment property measured using 
the fair value model in IAS 40 and on non-depreciable assets measured using the revaluation model in IAS 16, 
should always be measured on a sale basis.

 – IAS 27 Separate financial Statements (as revised in 2011) – effective january 1, 2013

As a consequence of the new IfrS 10 and IfrS 12, what remains of IAS 27 is limited to accounting for subsidiaries, 
jointly controlled entities, and associates in separate financial statements. the Group does not present separate 
financial statements. 

 – IAS 28 Investments in Associates and joint ventures (as revised in 2011) – effective january 1, 2013

As a consequence of the new IfrS 11 and IfrS 12, IAS 28 has been renamed IAS 28 Investments in Associates 
and joint ventures, and describes the application of the equity method to investments in joint ventures in 
addition to associates. 

 – IAS 32 (amendments) offsetting financial Assets and financial liabilities – effective january 1, 2014

the amendments address inconsistencies in current practice when applying the offsetting criteria in IAS 32 
financial Instruments: presentation. the amendments clarify: a) the meaning of “currently has a legally 
enforceable right of set-off”; and b) that some gross settlement systems may be considered equivalent to 
net settlement. 

 – IfrS 7 financial instruments: Disclosures (amendment) offsetting financial Assets and financial liabilities – 

effective january 1, 2013
these disclosures will provide users with information that is useful in (a) evaluating the effect or potential 
effect of netting arrangements on an entity’s financial position and (b) analyzing and comparing financial 
statements prepared in accordance with IfrSs and uS GAAp. 

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 – IfrS 11 joint Arrangements – effective january 1, 2013

IfrS 11 replaces IAS 31 Interests in joint ventures and SIC-13 jointly-controlled entities – non-monetary 
Contributions by venturers. IfrS 11 removes the option to account for jointly controlled entities (jCes) using 
proportionate consolidation. Instead, jCes that meet the definition of a joint venture must be accounted for 
using the equity method.

 – IfrIC 20 the Interpretation clarifies when production stripping of a surface mine should lead to the recogni-
tion of an asset and how that asset should be measured, both initially and in subsequent periods – effective 
january 1, 2013

5. Segment information

An operating segment is a group of assets and operations engaged in providing products or services that are 
subject to risks and returns different from those of other operating segments. transfer prices between operations 
and segments are set on an arm’s length basis. Where sales, expenses or the result include transfers between 
segments, those transfers are eliminated in the consolidation.

the Group’s risks and returns are predominantly affected by the fact that it operates in different countries. there-
fore,  the  Group  reports  segmental  information  as  it  does  internally  to  the  group  executive  committee,  using 
geographical segments. the activities of the distribution centers are reported as a separate segment. 

2011 
in millions of cHf

europe

Africa

eurasia

Central America & Caribbean

South America

north America

Distribution Centers

eliminations

Dufry Group

2010 
in millions of cHf

europe

Africa

eurasia

Central America & Caribbean

South America

north America

Distribution Centers

eliminations

Dufry Group

1 ebItDA before other operational result.

net sales 
tHirD party

aDvertisinG 
income

net sales – 
intercompany

turnover

eBitDa1 

 299.8 

 136.9 

 212.4 

 364.2 

 864.7 

 677.1 

 5.8 

 – 

 2,560.9 

 4.5 

 1.2 

 3.0 

 4.1 

 21.2 

 23.4 

 19.4 

 – 

 76.8 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 690.2 

 (690.2)

 – 

 304.3 

 138.1 

 215.4 

 368.3 

 885.9 

 700.5 

 715.4 

 (690.2)

 2,637.7 

 12.3 

 18.6 

 17.3 

 28.9 

 139.2 

 77.0 

 77.6 

 – 

 370.9 

net sales 
tHirD party

aDvertisinG 
income

net sales – 
intercompany

turnover

eBitDa1 

 306.0 

 182.3 

 225.1 

 395.5 

 693.3 

 730.7 

 0.6 

 – 

 2,533.5 

 4.8 

 1.8 

 4.0 

 4.5 

 20.0 

 25.1 

 16.5 

 – 

 76.7 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 515.1 

 (515.1)

 – 

 310.8 

 184.1 

 229.1 

 400.0 

 713.3 

 755.8 

 532.2 

 (515.1)

 2,610.2 

 7.4 

 29.3 

 11.2 

 23.6 

 136.5 

 78.9 

 56.2 

 – 

 343.1 

the share in net sales to third parties of the Group generated in Switzerland (domicile) represents about 1.2% 
(2010: 1.3%) of the total.

 
 
 
 
 
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2011 
in millions of cHf

europe

Africa

eurasia

Central America & Caribbean

South America

north America

Distribution Centers

unallocated positions

Dufry Group

2010 
in millions of cHf

europe

Africa

eurasia

Central America & Caribbean

South America

north America

Distribution Centers

unallocated positions

Dufry Group

total  
assets

 203.2 

 66.8 

 108.3 

 429.3 

 1,097.0 

 553.9 

 351.5 

 507.8 

 3,317.8 

total  
assets

 213.4 

 72.1 

 86.6 

 402.9 

 535.6 

 545.0 

 194.0 

 89.6 

total  
liaBilities

income tax 
expense

capital  
expenDiture 
paiD

Depreciation 
anD amor- 
tization ¹

otHer  
non-casH 
items

 96.7 

 37.8 

 52.8 

 83.8 

 273.7 

 103.4 

 182.7 

 1,532.8 

 2,363.7 

 1.8 

 (1.4)

 2.2 

 0.6 

 (29.3)

 (0.5)

 (1.2)

 (0.4)

 (28.2)

 (14.2)

 (1.4)

 (4.6)

 (15.8)

 (27.0)

 (19.9)

 (0.5)

 (11.6)

 (95.0)

 14.2 

 4.9 

 8.2 

 23.9 

 34.7 

 40.3 

 1.0 

 4.3 

 3.5 

 1.9 

 (0.5)

 3.0 

 4.7 

 0.4 

 4.9 

 4.6 

 131.5 

 22.5 

total  
liaBilities

income tax 
expense

capital  
expenDiture 
paiD

Depreciation 
anD amor- 
tization ²

otHer  
non-casH 
items

 104.8 

 49.1 

 40.5 

 72.4 

 229.4 

 93.3 

 118.3 

 616.6 

 (1.0)

 (1.8)

 0.2 

 (3.1)

 (19.4)

 8.3 

 (1.7)

 (2.4)

 (20.9)

 (21.3)

 (2.3)

 (9.4)

 (14.4)

 (11.5)

 (36.4)

 (1.0)

 (2.5)

 (98.8)

 12.7 

 6.0 

 10.0 

 28.3 

 20.1 

 46.8 

 1.8 

 3.8 

 129.5 

 2.1 

 0.8 

 2.3 

 1.2 

 3.0 

 0.4 

 (0.9)

 36.6 

 45.5 

 2,139.2 

 1,324.4 

1  2011 includes impairments of Chf 1.3 million in region europe.
2  2010 includes impairments of Chf 0.1 million in region europe.

the unallocated liabilities correspond mainly to long-term financial debt whereas the unallocated assets comprise 
those of headquarter companies.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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6. business combinations

2011 transactions

6.1 acquisition of interbaires and other companies in armenia, ecuador and uruguay

on August 4, 2011, continuing with its strategy of investing in emerging markets, the Group acquired 100% of the shares 
and obtained control of several companies in South America and in Armenia, for a total consideration of Chf 753.9 mil-
lion (uSD 987.2 million). the main companies incorporated into the group are:
 – Interbaires SA: the exclusive retailer operating duty free shops at both international airports of buenos Aires plus 

the airports of Cordoba, Mendoza and other smaller destinations in Argentina,

 – navinten SA and blaicor SA: two uruguayan retailers operating duty free shops at the international airports of 

Montevideo and punta del este respectively,

 – ADf Shops CjSC: An Armenian retailer operating exclusively the duty free shops at the international airport of 

yerevan,

 – ecuador Duty free SA: A retailer in ecuador operating duty free shops at the international airport of Guayaquil, and
 – International operation & Services Corp, an uruguayan distribution platform delivering duty free products to the 

above mentioned retailers. 

 As a result of the acquisition the Group achieved a leading position in the Duty free market in South America. the 
Group is integrating the new businesses into its existing organization and in this way generating considerable 
synergies. the acquisitions have been accounted for using the acquisition method. the financial statements of the 
Group include the results of all the above mentioned companies as well as some intermediate holding entities as 
from the acquisition date. the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquired companies at the 
date of acquisition and the resulting goodwill were determined preliminary as follows:

recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

in millions of usD

Inventories

other assets

property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets, mainly concession rights

net deferred tax liability

provisions and contingent liabilities

liabilities

identifiable net assets

Goodwill

total consideration

Cash flow on the acquisition:

in millions of usD

total consideration

Cash acquired with the transaction

subtotal

payables for this acqusition at the end of the period

net cash outflow

 auGust 4, 2011  
preliminary fair value

 71.8 

 62.4 

 20.3 

 596.3 

 (40.6)

 (41.2)

 (82.0)

587.0

400.2 

987.2

2011

 (987.2)

 24.7 

 (962.5)

–

 (962.5)

  
 
 
 
 
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Acquisition related expenses, included in the other operational result in the income statement for the period ended 
December 31, 2011 amounted to Chf 11.1 million (uSD 12.5 million).

In the period ended December 31, 2011 these operations contributed Chf 171.4 million (uSD 195.6 million) in 
turnover and Chf 34.4 million (uSD 39.2 million) in ebItDA1 to the consolidated income statement of the Group.

6.2 acquisition of sovenex sas, martinique

on September 14, 2011, the Group acquired through a share deal 100% of the shares of Sovenex SAS, a retailer 
operating the duty free shops at the international airport of Martinique (france) for a total consideration of 
Chf 7.0 million (eur 6.1 million). As a result of the acquisition, the Group expects to increase its presence in the 
french Caribbean and to improve profitability through economies of scale. the goodwill will not be deductible 
for tax purposes.

the acquisition has been accounted for using the acquisition method. these financial statements include the 
results of Sovenex SAS as of September, 2011. the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquired 
company at the date of acquisition and the resulting goodwill were determined preliminary as follows:

in millions of eur

Cash

Contingent consideration

total consideration

recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

in millions of eur

Inventories

other assets

property, plant and equipment

Concession rights

net deferred tax liability

Current liabilities

identifiable net assets

Goodwill

total consideration

Cash flow on the acquisition:

in millions of eur

total consideration

Cash acquired with the transaction

subtotal

payables for this acqusition at the end of the period

net cash outflow

septemBer 14, 2011

 5.4 

 0.7 

 6.1 

preliminary fair value

0.6 

 2.3 

 0.1 

 5.2 

 (1.7)

 (1.1)

 5.4 

 0.7 

 6.1

2011

(6.1)

 2.0 

 (4.1)

 1.9 

 (2.2)

 
 
 
 
 
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Acquisition related expenses, included in the other operational result in the income statement for the period ended 
December 31, 2011 amounted to Chf 0.2 million (eur 0.2 million).

In the period ended December 31, 2011 this operation contributed Chf 2.8 million (eur 2.3 million) in net sales 
and Chf 0.4 million (eur 0.4 million) in ebItDA1 to the consolidated income statement of the Group.

If all business combinations of 2011 would have occurred as of the beginning of the current reporting year, the 
Group would have generated a turnover of Chf 2,855.8 million and an operative result of Chf 413.0 million

6.3 reconciliation of cash flows (used for) / from business combinations (Bc), net of cash 

2011 
in millions of cHf

cost of tHe  
acquisition

net casH  
acquireD

Interbaires and other companies

Sovenex SAS, Martinique (france)

network Italia edicole

puerto rico

other

total

 (753.9)

 (7.0)

 – 

 – 

 (0.4)

 (761.3)

 18.9 

 2.3 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 21.2 

suBtotal

 (735.0)

 (4.7)

 – 

 – 

 (0.4)

 (740.1)

cHanGes  
in accounts 
payaBles

 – 

 2.2 

 (4.4)

 (0.9)

 – 

 (3.1)

net casH  
flow

 (735.0)

 (2.5)

 (4.4)

 (0.9)

 (0.4)

 (743.2)

2010 transactions

6.4 merger with Dufry south america ltd

on December 31, 2009, Dufry AG owned 51% of the shares of Dufry South America ltd. (“DSA”) which operates 
duty free shops in South America. on february 11, 2010, Dufry South America ltd., bermuda; Dufry AG (“DAG”) 
and Dufry holdings & Investments AG, basel (“DhI”), a wholly-owned Swiss subsidiary of DAG, entered into a 
Merger and Amalgamation Agreement, providing for an amalgamation under the bermuda Companies Act 1981 
and a merger under applicable Swiss law. Simultaneously with the completion of the Merger, the capital of DhI 
has increased by a contribution in kind consisting of 49% of the net assets of DSA. 

pursuant  to  the  Merger  Agreement  negotiated  between  the  Special  Committee  of  board  Members  of  DSA 
(“SCbM”) and the board of Directors of DAG, DSA shareholders and DSA brazilian Depositary receipt holders 
(“bDr”)  received  one  DAG  share  (or  DAG  bDr)  in  exchange  for  4.10  DSA  shares / bDrs  (“exchange  ratio”). 
furthermore, DSA shareholders and bDr holders received an extraordinary dividend of uSD 4.71 per DSA 
share / bDr on April 12, 2010.

the new shares of DhI created in course of the Merger were contributed into DAG in exchange for 7,762,249 shares 
newly issued and bDrs of DAG (“Merger Shares”). Such Merger shares were then allocated and given to the 
shareholders of DSA and to the holders of DSA bDrs, respectively. DAG listed its shares through a bDr program 
in brazil with the bDrs being traded on bM&fboveSpA.

the Special General Meeting of the members of DSA (“SGM”) held on March 19, 2010 and an  extraordinary 
Shareholders Meeting of Dufry AG (“eGM”) held on March 22, 2010, discussed, evaluated and approved the rel-
evant aspects of the Merger Agreement.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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overview of merGer transactions

equity DSA as of March 22, 2010

less dividend approved in relation with the merger

equity of DSA as per March 22, 2010

portion acquired (48.96%) 

book value of non-controlling interests at historical cost 

Currency translation adjustments 

Carrying amount of these non-controlling interests

Goodwill attributable to the non-controlling interests  
not recognized in the books of the parent

Contribution in kind

recognized directly in reserves for transactions  
with non-controlling interest

6.5 Dufry (shanghai) commercial co. ltd., china

in tHousanDs  
of usD 

in tHousanDs  
of cHf 

792,187

(306,150)

486,037

237,964

117,615

(25,419)

87,481

92,196

150,482

603,981

511,785

Dufry founded in february 2010 Dufry (Shanghai) Commercial Co. ltd. thereafter Dufry signed a 7-year contract 
with Shanghai hongqiao International Airport to operate 20 duty paid stores, distributed over an area of 1,500 m2, 
in the new West terminal. Serving mainly domestic destinations, hongqiao International Airport handles more than 
23 million passengers per year and is considered one of the two main gates for travelers arriving to and departing 
from Shanghai. the West terminal, and thus our 20 shops, became operational end of March 2010, just ahead of 
the opening of the Shanghai 2010 World expo.

Since the start of operations Dufry (Shanghai) Commercial Co. ltd contributed in 2010 Chf 16.1 million to the net 
sales, and reduced Chf 2.0 million the earnings before interest and taxes, of the Group.

6.6 Global service retail Group

As of May 19, 2010, Dufry acquired the remaining 49% of the voting shares of Global Service retail Group (GSrl) 
for a price of Chf 2.8 million from the minority shareholder. the difference of Chf 1.2 million between the book 
value of the additional interest acquired and the respective consideration has been recognized in the reserve for 
transactions with non-controlling interest. 

6.7 reconciliation of cash flows (used for) / from business combinations (Bc), net of cash

2010 
in millions of cHf

cost of tHe  
acquisition

net casH  
acquireD

Global retail Services

operadora Aero-boutiques (lDf)

network Italia edicole

puerto rico

other

total

 (2.8)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (2.8)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

suBtotal

 (2.8)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (2.8)

cHanGes  
in accounts 
payaBles

 – 

 (18.2)

 (2.6)

 (1.1)

 (0.2)

 (22.1)

net casH  
flow

 (2.8)

 (18.2)

 (2.6)

 (1.1)

 (0.2)

 (24.9)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. net sales

Different breakdowns of net sales are as follows:

net sales by product categories:

in millions of cHf

perfumes and Cosmetics

Confectionery, food and Catering

Wine and Spirits

literature and publications

Watches, jewelry and Accessories

fashion, leather and baggage

tobacco goods

electronics

toys, Souvenirs and other goods

total 

net sales by market sector:

in millions of cHf

Duty free

Duty paid

total 

net sales by channel:

in millions of cHf

Airports

Cruise liners and seaports

railway stations and other

Downtown hotels and resorts

total 

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2011

656.6

426.7

416.3

236.0

242.9

213.2

180.4

81.7

107.1

2010

588.9

441.2

383.4

291.2

249.4

199.0

192.1

85.4

102.9

2,560.9

2,533.5

2011

2010

1,690.3

870.6

2,560.9

1,604.5

929.0

2,533.5

2011

2010

 2,258.2 

 2,213.5 

 98.0 

 118.0 

 86.7 

 113.0 

 118.4 

 88.6 

2,560.9

2,533.5

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8. Cost of sales

Cost of sales are recognized when the Company sells a product and comprise the purchase price and the cost incurred 
until the product arrives at the warehouse, i.e. import duties, transport and third parties handling cost as well as 
inventory valuation adjustments and inventory differences.

9. Selling expenses

in millions of cHf

Concession fees and rents

Credit card commissions

Advertising and commission expenses

packaging materials

other selling expenses

selling expenses

Concession and rental income

Commission income

Commercial services and other selling income

selling income

total

2011

2010

 (558.8)

(31.2)

(13.9)

(8.6)

(10.9)

(623.4)

14.6

2.0

27.1

43.7

 (572.8)

 (29.5)

 (12.9)

 (8.4)

 (6.4)

(630.0)

19.7

2.5

23.0

45.2

(579.7)

(584.8)

10. number of retail shop concessions

Dufry Group operates around 1,200 retail shops in 45 countries at the reporting date. Dufry has entered into conces-
sion arrangements with operators of airports, seaports, railway stations etc. to operate these retail shops. 

the concession providers grant the right to sell a pre-defined assortment of products to travelers during the 
concession period as defined in the respective arrangements.

the arrangements typically define among other aspects:
 – duration
 – nature of remuneration
 – assortment of products to be sold
 – location

they may comprise one or several shops and are awarded in a public or private tender or in a negotiated transaction.

the leasehold improvements and installations of these operations are depreciated over the shorter of the useful 
life of the assets or the duration of the arrangements.

 
 
 
 
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11. personnel expenses

in millions of cHf

Salaries and wages

Social security expenses

retirement benefits (defined contribution plans)

retirement benefits (defined benefit plans)

other personnel expenses

total

2011

2010

 (302.5)

 (56.6)

 (3.2)

 (1.8) 

 (38.5)

 (402.6)

 (303.2)

 (54.4)

 (3.4)

(1.3) 

 (36.6)

 (398.9)

number of full time equivalents at year-end

 13,874 

11,892 

12. General expenses

in millions of cHf

repairs, maintenance and utilities

legal, consulting and audit fees

premises

office and administration

travel, car, entertainment and representation

eDp and It expenses

franchise fees and commercial services

taxes, other than income taxes

pr and advertising

Insurances

bank expenses

total

2011

 (33.6)

 (35.1)

 (20.8)

 (16.3)

 (16.1)

 (18.0)

 (10.7)

 (12.1)

 (9.4)

 (5.4)

 (4.6)

2010

 (32.9)

 (31.2)

 (22.2)

 (17.1)

 (16.1)

 (14.9)

 (11.3)

 (9.3)

 (9.7)

 (6.6)

 (3.8)

 (182.1)

 (175.1)

13. Depreciation, amortization and impairment

in millions of cHf

Depreciation

Impairment

total property plant and equipment

Amortization

Impairment

total intangible assets

 total 

note

19

21

2011

 (55.2)

 (3.6)

 (58.8)

 (72.4)

 (0.3)

 (72.7)

2010

 (63.6)

 (0.1)

 (63.7)

 (65.8)

 – 

 (65.8)

 (131.5)

 (129.5)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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14. other operational result

other operational expenses and other operational income include non-recurring transactions, impairments of 
financial assets and provisions.

in millions of cHf

transaction costs

Consulting fees and expenses related to projects, as well as start-up expenses

Closing or rebranding of shops

expenses for provisions

Impairment of financial assets

losses on sale of non-current assets

other expenses

subtotal other operational expenses

in millions of cHf

Gain on sale of non-current assets

recovery of write offs / release of allowances

release of project costs

other income

subtotal other operational income

in millions of cHf

other operational expenses

other operational income

other operational result

15. Interest 

in millions of cHf

Interest income on short-term deposits

other interest and finance income

total interest income

Interest on bank debt

Amortization of credit arrangement fees

Discounted interest on financial liabilities

other finance expenses

interest expense on financial liabilities

Interest on non-financial instruments

total interest expense

2011

 (11.3)

 (6.3)

 (3.2)

 (2.2)

 (1.2)

 (0.3)

 (4.6)

 (29.1)

2011

 1.7 

 – 

 – 

 0.5 

 2.2 

2010

 – 

 (7.3)

 (4.1)

 (0.8)

 (1.1)

 (0.6)

 (4.3)

 (18.2)

2010

 0.6 

 0.5 

 0.1 

 1.3 

 2.5 

2011

2010

 (29.1)

 2.2 

 (26.9)

 (18.2)

 2.5 

 (15.7)

2011

 4.1

 – 

 4.1

 (42.2)

 (6.9)

 (0.2)

 (5.9)

 (55.2)

 – 

 (55.2)

2010

 4.3

 0.5 

 4.8

 (31.3)

 (4.8)

 (0.3)

 (0.5)

(36.9)

 (0.1)

 (37.0)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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16. Income taxes

Consolidated income statement:

in millions of cHf

Current income taxes

  of which corresponding to the current period

  of which adjustments recognized in relation to prior years

Deferred income taxes

  of which related to the origination or reversal of temporary differences

  of which adjustments recognized in relation to prior years

  of which adjustments due to change in tax rates

total

in millions of cHf

Consolidated earnings before income tax (ebt) 

expected tax rate in %

tax at the expected rate

effeCt of:

Income not subject to income tax

Different tax rates of subsidiaries in other jurisdictions

Different tax regime for sale of subsidiaries

non deductible expenses

unused tax loss carry-forwards not recognized 

non recoverable withholding taxes

Adjustments recognized in relation to prior year 

other items

total

2011

 (41.7)

 (43.1)

 1.4 

 13.5 

 13.5 

 0.3 

 (0.3)

 (28.2)

2011

163.1 

29.5%

 (48.1)

 14.4 

 26.3 

 0.4

 (14.6)

(0.7) 

 (6.7)

 1.4 

 (0.7)

 (28.2)

2010

 (41.9)

 (41.3)

 (0.6)

 21.0 

 16.0 

 5.2 

 (0.2)

 (20.9)

2010

165.7

28.0%

 (46.4)

 14.9 

 26.5 

 0.2 

 (6.1)

 (8.3)

 (1.9)

 4.6 

 (4.4)

 (20.9)

the expected tax rate used for 2011 is 29.5% (2010: 28.0%). the tax rate approximates the weighted average based 
on net sales of the countries where Dufry is active. the increase in the expected tax rate comes from Ghana +8%, 
bolivia +9% and the mix effect from the newly incorporated companies, i.e. Argentina 35%, uruguay 25%, ecua-
dor 25% and Armenia 20%.

Current tax assets and liabilities:

in millions of cHf

Income tax refunds receivable

Income tax payable

total 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 3.4 

 14.2 

 (10.8)

 6.1 

 11.7 

 (5.6)

Income tax receivables or payables for the current and prior period are measured at the amount expected to be 
recovered from or paid to the tax authorities. the tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amounts are those 
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Income tax recognized directly in equity: 

in millions of cHf

Current tAX

Current tax effect on share based payments

subtotal

DeferreD tAX

tax effect on share based payments

tax effect on treasury shares

subtotal

total

2011 

2010 

 3.5 

 3.5 

 (3.8)

 1.5 

 (2.3) 

1.3 

 2.4 

 2.4 

 1.4 

 0.6 

 2.0 

 4.4 

Deferred income tax recognized in other comprehensive income: 

in millions of cHf

2011

2010

ArISInG on InCoMe AnD eXpenSeS reCoGnIzeD  
In other CoMprehenSIve InCoMe

net gain / (loss) on hedge of net investment

Cash flow hedges

total

17. earnings per share

 9.9 

 (0.1)

 9.8 

 (6.3)

 0.3 

 (6.0)

basic
basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent 
by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. 

in millions of cHf / quantity

net earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding
Basic earnings per share in cHf

2011

2010

 111.9 

 26,873 

 4.16 

 116.6 

 25,166 

 4.63 

Diluted
Diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent 
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average num-
ber of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into 
ordinary shares.

in millions of cHf / quantity

net earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding adjusted for  
the effect of dilution
Diluted earnings per share in cHf

2011

 111.9 

 26,873 

 4.16 

2010

 116.6 

 25,447 

 4.58 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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earnings per share adjusted for amortization (cash epS)
Dufry is presenting an adjusted epS, so called Cash epS, where the net earnings attributable to equity holders of 
the parent are adjusted by the amortization effect generated by the intangible assets identified during the purchase 
price allocations of past acquisitions. With this Cash epS, Dufry aims to facilitate the comparison at epS level with 
other companies not having performed such acquisition activities.

in millions of cHf / quantity

net earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent

ADjuSteD for:

Dufry’s share of the amortization in respect of acquisitions 

Adjusted net earnings

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

eps adjusted for amortization (cash eps) in cHf 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares:

in tHousanDs

outstanding shares

less treasury shares

used for calculation of basic earnings per share 

effeCt of DIlutIon:

Share options

used for calculation of earning per share adjusted for the effect of dilution

2011

 111.9 

 57.3 

 169.2 

 26,873 

 6.30 

2010

 116.6 

 47.9 

 164.5 

 25,166 

 6.54 

2011

2010

 26,976

 (103.4)

 26,873 

 – 

 26,873 

 25,254 

 (88.0)

 25,166 

 281.4 

 25,447 

for movements in shares see note 29.1 equity, 30.1 Share-based payment and 30.3 treasury shares.

18. Components of other comprehensive income

2011 
in millions of cHf

exchange differences on translating foreign operations

net gain / (loss) on hedge of net investment in foreign  
operations

Income tax effect

subtotal

Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps held as  
cash flow hedges

Income tax effect

subtotal

other comprehensive income (loss)

attriButaBle to equity HolDers of tHe parent

Hedging & 
revaluation 
reserves

translation  
reserves

non- 
controllinG 
interests 

total

 – 

 – 

 – 

–

 1.1 

 (0.1)

 1.0 

 1.0 

 95.2 

 95.2 

3.0 

 (82.7)

 9.9 

 (82.7)

 9.9 

 (72.8)

 (72.8)

–

 –

 –

 22.4 

 1.1 

 (0.1)

 1.0 

 23.4 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 3.0

total  
equity

 98.2 

 (82.7)

 9.9 

 (72.8)

 1.1 

 (0.1)

 1.0 

 26.4 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2010 
in millions of cHf

attriButaBle to equity HolDers of tHe parent

Hedging & 
revaluation 
reserves

translation  
reserves

non- 
controllinG 
interests 

total

total  
equity

exchange differences on translating foreign operations

 – 

 (126.4)

 (126.4)

 20.5 

 (105.9)

net gain / (loss) on hedge of net investment in foreign  
operations

Income tax effect

subtotal

Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps held as  
cash flow hedges

Income tax effect

subtotal

other comprehensive income (loss)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (2.2)

 0.3 

 (1.9)

 (1.9)

 20.9 

 (6.3)

 14.6 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 20.9 

 (6.3)

 14.6 

 (2.2)

 0.3 

 (1.9)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 20.9 

 (6.3)

 14.6 

 (2.2)

 0.3 

 (1.9)

 (111.8)

 (113.7)

 20.5 

 (93.2)

19. property, plant and equipment

2011 
in millions of cHf

At CoSt

balance at january 1, 2011

business combinations

Additions (note 20)

Disposals

reclassification within classes

reclassification to intangible assets

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2011

ACCuMulAteD DepreCIAtIon

balance at january 1, 2011

Additions (note 13)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2011

IMpAIrMent

balance at january 1, 2011

Impairment (note 13)

Currency translation adjustments

Balance at December 31, 2011

leaseHolD  
improvements

furniture 
fixture

computer 
HarDware

veHicles

worK in  
proGress

total

 205.2 

 156.9 

 6.6 

 17.6 

 (7.7)

 11.5 

–

 0.4 

 0.8 

 12.4 

 (6.1)

 8.1 

 – 

 0.6 

 233.6 

 172.7 

(83.7)

 (25.3)

 7.2 

 – 

 (83.5)

 (23.0)

 5.5 

 (0.3)

 43.4 

 0.8 

 6.8 

 (0.5)

 0.6 

 – 

 0.3 

 51.4 

 (29.3)

 (6.0)

 0.4 

 – 

 (101.8)

 (101.3)

 (34.9)

 (1.1)

 (2.0)

 0.1 

 (3.0)

 (0.1)

 (0.8)

 (0.3)

 (1.2)

 (0.2)

 (0.4)

 – 

 (0.6)

 7.0 

 0.1 

 0.9 

 (0.6)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 7.4 

 (4.7)

 (0.9)

 0.6 

 (0.1)

 (5.1)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 16.0 

 7.2 

 25.5 

 (0.4)

 (20.2)

 (0.1)

 1.3 

 29.3 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (0.4)

 – 

 (0.4)

 428.5 

 15.5 

 63.2 

 (15.3)

 – 

 (0.1)

 2.6 

 494.4 

(201.2)

 (55.2)

 13.7 

 (0.4)

 (243.1)

 (1.4)

 (3.6)

 (0.2)

 (5.2)

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2010 
in millions of cHf

At CoSt

balance at january 1, 2010 

Additions (note 20) 

Disposals 

reclassification within classes 

reclassification to intangible assets 

Currency translation adjustment 

Balance at December 31, 2010

ACCuMulAteD DepreCIAtIon 

balance at january 1, 2010 

Additions (note 13) 

Disposals 

Currency translation adjustment 

Balance at December 31, 2010

IMpAIrMent 

balance at january 1, 2010 

Impairment (note 13) 

Currency translation adjustment 

Balance at December 31, 2010 

CArryInG AMount

at December 31, 2011 

at December 31, 2010

19.1 impairment

leaseHolD  
improvements

furniture 
fixture

computer 
HarDware

veHicles

worK in  
proGress

total

 199.1 

 22.7 

 (10.1)

 12.8 

 – 

 (19.3)

 205.2 

 (68.5)

 (28.6)

 8.7 

 4.7 

 174.1 

 11.0 

 (16.7)

 11.7 

 – 

 (23.2)

 156.9 

 (86.9)

 (27.9)

 16.0 

 15.3 

 43.1 

 7.0 

 (3.0)

 0.8 

 – 

 (4.5)

 43.4 

 (29.7)

 (5.9)

 2.9 

 3.4 

 (83.7)

 (83.5)

 (29.3)

 (1.2)

 (0.1)

 0.2 

 (1.1)

 (0.1)

 (0.2)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (0.1)

 (0.2)

 7.9 

 0.8 

 (0.8)

 – 

 – 

 (0.9)

 7.0 

 (4.9)

 (1.2)

 0.7 

 0.7 

 (4.7)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 8.9 

 35.2 

 (0.1)

 (25.3)

 (0.3)

 (2.4)

 16.0 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 433.1 

 76.7 

 (30.7)

 – 

 (0.3)

 (50.3)

 428.5 

 (190.0)

 (63.6)

 28.3 

 24.1 

 (201.2)

 (1.5)

 (0.1)

 0.2 

 (1.4)

 128.8 

 120.4 

 70.2 

 73.3 

 15.9 

 13.9 

 2.3 

 2.3 

 28.9 

 16.0 

 246.1 

 225.9 

the impairment loss in 2011 relates to certain shops in europe (Chf 1.3 million) and uSA (Chf 1.7 million).

20. Cash flow used for purchase of property, plant  
and equipment

in millions of cHf

2011

2010

payables for capital expenditure at the beginning of the period

business combinations

Additions of property, plant and equipment (note 19)

payables for capital expenditure at the end of the period

Currency translation adjustment

total cash flow

 (14.0)

 (2.9)

 (63.2)

 15.0 

 0.1 

 (65.0)

 (15.8)

 – 

 (76.7)

 14.0 

 2.1 

 (76.4)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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21. Intangible assets

2011 
in millions of cHf

At CoSt

balance at january 1, 2011

business combinations

Additions (see note 22)

Disposals

reclassifications from property, plant  
and equipment

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2011

ACCuMulAteD AMortIzAtIon

balance at january 1, 2011

Additions (note 13)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2011

IMpAIrMent

balance at january 1, 2011

Additions (note 13)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2011

2010 
in millions of cHf

At CoSt

balance at january 1, 2010

Additions (see note 22)

Disposals

reclassification

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2010

ACCuMulAteD AMortIzAtIon

balance at january 1, 2010

Additions (note 13)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2010

IMpAIrMent

balance at january 1, 2010

reclassification

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2010

concession riGHts

indefinite 
lives 

finite  
lives 

BranDs 

GooDwill 

otHer 

total 

 62.5 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 769.2 

 460.7 

 1.2 

 (0.8)

 –

 (1.3)

 106.9 

 158.9 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 61.2 

 1,337.2 

 158.9 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

(168.4)

 (61.5)

 0.3 

 (5.0)

 (234.6)

 (0.3)

 –

 –

 (0.1)

 (0.4)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 338.5 

 306.3 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 70.5 

 715.3 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (0.8)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (0.8)

 58.1 

 0.7 

 22.7 

 (1.3)

 0.1 

 1.2 

 1,387.2 

 767.7 

 23.9 

 (2.1)

 0.1 

 177.3 

 81.5 

 2,354.1 

 (29.1)

 (10.9)

 1.0 

 (0.7)

 (39.7)

 –

 (0.3)

 0.2 

 0.1 

 –

 (197.5)

 (72.4)

 1.3 

 (5.7)

 (274.3)

 (1.1)

 (0.3)

 0.2 

 – 

 (1.2)

concession riGHts

indefinite 
lives 

finite  
lives 

BranDs 

GooDwill 

otHer 

total 

 132.1 

 787.5

 – 

 – 

 (54.7)

 (14.9)

 62.5 

 17.2 

 0.4 

 54.7

 (90.6)

 769.2 

 149.9 

 6.6 

 – 

 – 

 2.4 

 158.9 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (139.2) 

 (54.1) 

 (0.4) 

25.3 

(168.4) 

 (0.2)

 0.2 

 – 

 – 

 (0.1)

 (0.2)

 – 

 (0.3) 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 389.8 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (51.3)

 338.5 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (0.9)

 – 

 0.1 

 (0.8)

 52.7 

 11.6 

 (1.9)

 0.3 

 (4.6)

 58.1 

 (21.1)

 (11.7)

 1.6 

 2.1 

 1,512.0 

 35.4 

 (1.5)

 0.3 

 (159.0)

 1,387.2 

 (160.3)

 (65.8)

 1.2 

 27.4 

 (29.1)

 (197.5)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (1.2)

 – 

 0.1 

 (1.1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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in millions of cHf

CArryInG AMount

at December 31, 2011

at December 31, 2010

concession riGHts

indefinite 
lives 

finite  
lives 

BranDs 

GooDwill 

otHer 

total 

 61.2 

 62.5 

 1,102.2 

600.5 

 158.9 

 158.9 

 714.5 

 337.7 

 41.8 

 29.0 

2,078.6

1,188.6

21.1 Goodwill recognized from business combinations in 2011

Interbaires and other companies in Armenia, ecuador and uruguay: 
on August 4, 2011, continuing with its strategy of investing in emerging markets, the Group acquired 100% of the 
shares and obtained control of several companies in South and Central America and Asia, for a total consideration 
of Chf 753.9 million (uSD 987.2 million). the goodwill resulting from the purchase price allocation was Chf 305.4 mil-
lion (uSD 400.2 million).

Sovenex SAS: 
on September 14, 2011, the Group acquired through a share deal 100% of the shares of Sovenex SAS, a retailer oper-
ating the duty free shops at the international airport of Martinique (france) for a total consideration of Chf 7.0 million 
(eur 6.1 million). the goodwill resulting from the purchase price allocation was Chf 0.9 million (eur 0.7 million).

21.2 Goodwill recognized from business combinations in 2010

network Italia edicole: 
on September 14, 2009, the Group acquired all shares of network Italia edicole S.r.l. for a total consideration of 
eur 12 million. the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of the acquired company has been determined 
during 2010. Dufry recognized in 2009 additional concession rights of Chf 25.9 million, which will be amortized 
along the 18 years contract duration and an associated deferred tax liability of Chf 8.1 million. no goodwill was 
recognized in relation with this transaction.

21.3 impairment test 

Concession rights with indefinite useful lives, as well as brands and goodwill are subject to impairment tests each 
year. Concession rights with finite useful lives are tested for impairment whenever events or circumstances indi-
cate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. 

21.3.1 Impairment test of goodwill 
for the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill recognized from business combinations has been allocated to 
the following six cash generating units (CGu’s). these groups also reflect the reportable segments that are ex-
pected to benefit from the synergies of the business combinations: 

in millions of cHf

europe

Africa

eurasia 

Central America & Caribbean

South America

north America

total carrying amount of goodwill

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 15.3 

 24.1 

 25.8 

 55.9 

 517.0 

 76.4 

 714.5 

 13.8 

 23.5 

 26.3

 56.6 

 141.1 

 76.4 

 337.7 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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the recoverable amounts of goodwill for each of the above group of CGu’s have been determined based on value-
in-use calculations. Such calculations are based on business plans approved by senior management and use 
cash flow projections covering a five-year period as well as a discount rate, which represents the weighted aver-
age cost of capital (WACC) adjusted for regional specific risks. 

Cash flows beyond that five-year period have been extrapolated using a steady growth rate that does not exceed 
the long-term average growth rate for the respective markets in which these CGu’s operate. the discounted 
cash flow model uses net sales as a basis to determine the free cash flow and the value assigned. net sales 
projections are based on actual net sales achieved in the year 2011 and latest estimations for the projected years. 

GooDwill

europe

Africa

eurasia 

Central America & Caribbean

South America

north America

post tax  
Discount rates

pre-tax  
Discount rates

GrowtH rates  
for net sales

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

6.30%

8.10%

6.22%

7.21%

7.60%

5.03%

6.34%

8.63%

7.65%

7.78%

8.31%

6.00%

8.48%

9.15%

6.78%

8.21%

9.12%

6.83%

8.80%

9.00%

8.85%

8.70%

12.68%

7.67%

4.5–9.3%

6.0–11.7%

8.0–22.0%

5.2–9.0%

6.3–7.0%

7.9–9.0%

4.5–12.0%

5.0–11.4%

5.2–38.1%

2.4–10.9%

5.9–11.1%

2.9–5.0%

As basis for the calculation of these discount rates, the following risk free interest rates have been used (derived 
from prime 10-year bonds rates): Chf 0.73%, eur 1.87%, uSD 1.97% (2010: Chf 1.72%, eur 2.96%, uSD 3.30%).

Sensitivity to changes in assumptions
Management believes that any reasonably possible change in the key assumptions, on which the recoverable 
amounts are based, would not cause the respective carrying amount to exceed its recoverable amount. the key 
assumptions used for the determination of the value-in-use are the same as the ones described below for con-
cession rights.

21.3.2 Impairment test of concession rights with indefinite useful lives 
for the purpose of impairment testing, concession rights with indefinite useful lives are allocated to the respec-
tive CGu’s to which they relate. the following table indicates the allocation of the concession rights with indefinite 
useful lives to the group of CGu’s that are also the Company’s applicable reportable segments:

in millions of cHf

europe

Africa

eurasia 

total carrying amount of concession rights

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 48.8 

 0.1 

 12.3 

 61.2 

50.2

0.1

 12.2 

 62.5 

each of the above reportable segments represents a group of CGu’s, for example, region europe includes op-
erating concessions in the european region, which have been allocated and valued for the purpose of testing 
the concession rights with indefinite lives. for impairment purposes, each company represents a cash gener-
ating unit.

from the reassessment performed in 2010 of the useful lives of the concession rights estimated as indefinite in 
past periods, the management concluded that due to changes in the organization of the commercial area and 
relationships with the landlords, the ones assigned to Dufry Mexico SA de Cv and Dufry free Shop SpA, Italia 
should be considered as concession rights with a definite useful life as of 2010. Consequently, management 
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de Cv has a remaining useful life of 10 years and the concession rights regarding Dufry free Shop SpA, Italia has 
a remaining useful life of 17 years. the yearly amortization of concession rights increased in 2010 by Chf 3.9 mil-
lion due to this change. In both cases the impairment test showed that the carrying amount at the reporting date 
was lower as the fair value.

the recoverable amounts for each of the CGu’s have been determined based on value-in-use calculations. Such 
calculations are based on business plans approved by senior management and use cash flow projections cover-
ing a five-year period as well as a discount rate, which represents the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) 
adjusted for local specific risks.

Cash flows beyond that five-year period have been extrapolated using a steady growth rate that does not exceed 
the long-term average growth rate for the respective markets in which these CGu’s operate. the discounted 
cash flow model uses net sales as a basis to determine the free cash flow and subsequently the value assigned. 
net sales projections are based on actual net sales achieved in year 2011 and latest estimations for the years 
thereafter.

the following are the key assumptions used for determining the recoverable amounts for each of the above group 
of CGu’s: 

post tax  
Discount rates 1

pre-tax  
Discount rates 1

GrowtH rates  
for net sales

concession riGHts

2011

2010

2011

2010

2011

2010

europe

Africa

eurasia 

6.19%

7.71%

6.09%

6.34%

8.82%

7.10%

7.40%

8.36%

6.09%

7.59%

9.75%

7.10%

1.9–5.9%

5.0–7.6%

8.9–9.7%

4.2–5.8%

9.0–14.5%

9.3–13.8%

1 Depending on the country in which the concession is operated.

Sensitivity to changes in assumptions
the actual recoverable amount for the CGu’s subject to impairment testing exceeds its carrying amount by 
Chf 434.0 million (2010: Chf 458.3 million). With regard to the assessment of value-in-use of these CGu’s, 
management believes that no reasonably possible change in any of the above key assumptions would cause the 
carrying value of the concession rights to materially exceed its recoverable amount.

21.3.3 Key assumptions used for value-in-use calculations
the calculation of value-in-use is most sensitive to the following assumptions:
 – Sales growth
 – Gross margin and suppliers prices
 – Concession fee levels
 – Discount rates

Sales growth:
Sales growth is estimated based on several factors. first Management takes into consideration statistics published 
by Airforecast or ACI (Airports Council International) to estimate the development of international passenger 
transit per airport or country where Dufry is active. then Management takes into consideration specific price 
inflation factors of the country, cross currency effect from origin of main passenger groups and the expected 
increase in attractively to capture clients (penetration) per business segment.

Gross margins:
the expected gross margins are based on average product assortment values estimated by the management for 
the budget 2012. these values are maintained over the planning period or where specific actions are planned, 
these values have been increased or decreased by up to 1% over the 5 planned years compared to the historical 
precedents. the gross margin is also affected by supplier’s prices. estimates are obtained from global negotiations 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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held with the main suppliers for the products and countries for which products are sourced, as well as data relating 
to specific commodities during the months before the reporting date. 

Concession fee levels:
these assumptions are important because, as well as using specific economic sector data for growth rates (as 
noted below), management assesses how the position of the CGu, relative to its competitors, might change over 
the projected period. for the CGu’s subject to a value-in-use calculation, management expects the competitive 
position to remain stable over the budget period. 

Discount rates:
Several factors affect the discount rates. 
 – for the financial debt part the rate is based on the yield of the respective currency for a ten-year government 
bond increased by the company’s effective bank margin and adjusted by the effective blended tax rate of the 
respective CGu. 

 – for the equity part, a 5% equity risk premium was added to the rate commented above and adjusted by the beta 

of Dufry’s peer group. 

the same methodology is used by management to determine the discount rate used in discounted cash flow (DCf) 
valuations, which are a key instrument to assess business potential of new or additional investment proposals. 

21.3.4 brands
the brand name Dufry is not allocated to any specific CGu for impairment testing purpose, but to a group of CGu’s. 
the brand name hudson is allocated only to the CGu’s of hudson. Management believes that the synergies from 
the brands reflecting the economic reality are in accordance with these two groupings.

the recoverable amount is determined based on the relief from the royalty method that considers a steady 
royalty stream of 0.3% post tax of the net sales projected of Dufry (without hudson) and a steady royalty stream 
of 0.9% post tax of the net sales projected of hudson. the net sales projections cover a period of five years 
(2012–2016) with a year on year growth rate between 4.7% and 21.0% (budget). this growth rate does not exceed 
the long-term average growth rate for Dufry Group. the discount rate of 5.0% (2010: 6.0%) represents the 
weighted average cost of capital (WACC) at Group level. the recoverable amount exceeds the carrying amount 
by Chf 221.6 million (2010: Chf 202.1 million).

22. Cash flows used for purchase of intangible assets

in millions of cHf 

2011

2010

payables for capital expenditure at january 1

Additions of intangible assets (note 21) 1

payables for capital expenditure at December 31

Currency translation adjustment

total cash flow

 (12.8)

 (23.9)

 6.9 

 (0.2)

 (30.0)

 (0.8)

 (35.4)

 12.8 

 1.0 

 (22.4)

1  the additions in 2011 are mainly comprised of Chf 8.7 million for usufruct Italy and software purchases for Dufry do brasil of Chf 5.3 million, Italy 
Chf 3.7 million, hudson Group Chf 2.1 million and Dufry Management Chf 2.0 million.

23. Deferred tax assets and liabilities

temporary differences arise from the following positions: 

in millions of cHf 

DeferreD tAX ASSetS

property plant and equipment

Intangible assets

provisions and other payables

tax loss carryforward

other

total

DeferreD tAX lIAbIlItIeS

property plant and equipment

Intangible assets

provisions and other payables

other

total

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31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 8.5 

 79.0 

19.9 

38.6

16.3 

 162.3 

(1.3)

 (160.7)

 (16.6)

 (5.7)

 (184.3)

 8.5 

 81.2 

 15.8 

 24.3 

 20.7 

 150.5 

 (0.5)

 (127.8)

 (26.0)

 (4.7)

 (159.0)

Deferred tax liabilities net

(22.0)

 (8.5)

there are no temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, for which deferred tax liabilities 
need to be recognized.

Deferred tax balances are presented in the consolidated statement of financial position as follows:

in millions of cHf

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities

Balance at the end of the period

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 146.5 

 (168.5)

 (22.0)

 137.8 

 (146.3)

 (8.5)

reconciliation of movements to the deferred taxes:

in millions of cHf 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

Changes in deferred tax assets

Changes in deferred tax liabilities

business combinations

Currency translation adjustment

Deferred tax income (expense) at the end of the period

 8.7 

 (22.2)

 33.1 

 (6.1)

 13.5 

 (3.1)

 17.2 

 – 

 6.9 

 21.0 

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
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tax loss carry-forwards
Certain subsidiaries incurred tax losses, which according to the local tax legislation gives rise to a tax credit usable 
in future tax periods. however, the use of this tax benefit can be limited in time (expiration) and by the ability of the 
respective subsidiary to generate enough taxable profits in future. 

Deferred tax assets relating to tax loss carry-forwards or temporary differences are recognized when it is 
probable that such tax credits can be utilized in the future in accordance with the budget 2012 approved by the 
board of Directors and the projections prepared by management for these entities.

the unrecognized tax loss carry-forwards by expiry date are as follows:

in millions of cHf 

expiring within 1 to 3 years

expiring within 4 to 7 years

expiring after 7 years

With no expiration limit

total

24. other non-current assets

in millions of cHf

Guarantee deposits

loans and contractual receivables

other

subtotal

Allowances

total

other non-current assets have maturities exceeding 12 months from initial recognition.

Movement in allowances: 

in millions of cHf 

balance at the beginning of the period

Creation

unused amounts reversed

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at the end of the period

2011

 4.0 

 42.6 

 82.3 

 15.0 

 143.9 

2010

 2.9 

 32.2 

 77.9 

 27.2 

 140.2 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 12.9 

 18.3 

 8.5 

 39.7 

 (1.9)

 37.8 

2011

(2.0)

 – 

 0.1 

 – 

 (1.9)

 12.9 

 20.3 

 7.2 

 40.4 

 (2.0)

 38.4 

2010

 (1.4)

 (0.7) 

 – 

 0.1 

 (2.0)

 
 
 
 
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25. Inventories

in millions of cHf

purchased inventories at cost

Inventory allowances

total

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 453.8 

 (21.8)

 432.0 

 314.9 

 (8.8)

 306.1 

Cash flow used for / from increase / decrease in inventories:

in millions of cHf 

2011

2010

balance at the beginning of the period

balance at the end of the period

Gross change

business combinations

Currency translation adjustment

cash flow – (increase) / decrease in inventories

(314.9)

 (453.8)

 (138.9)

 63.9 

 5.1 

 (69.9)

 (315.7)

 (314.9)

 0.8 

 – 

 (33.5)

 (32.7)

Cost of sales includes inventories written down to net realizable value and inventory differences of Chf 17.0 million 
(2010: Chf 13.6 million).

26. trade and credit card receivables

in millions of cHf

trade receivables

Credit card receivables

Gross

Allowances

net

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 23.7 

 24.1 

 47.8 

 (0.8)

 47.0 

 12.7 

 38.5 

 51.2 

 (0.4)

 50.8 

trade receivables and credit card receivables are stated at their nominal value less allowances for doubtful 
amounts. these allowances are established based on an individual evaluation when collection appears to be no 
longer probable.

Aging analysis of trade receivables:

in millions of cHf

not due

overdue:

  up to 30 days

  31 to 60 days

  61 to 90 days

  More than 90 days

total overdue

trade receivables, gross

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 12.8 

 6.5 

 5.8 

 1.7 

 1.6 

 1.8 

 10.9 

 23.7 

 5.5 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.5 

 6.2 

 12.7 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Movement in allowances:

in millions of cHf 

balance at the beginning of the period

Creation

Balance at the end of the period

27. other accounts receivable

in millions of cHf

Sales tax and other taxes

refund from suppliers and concessionaires

receivables from subtenants and local business partners

prepayments 

Accrued concession fees and rents

personnel receivables

Guarantee deposits

Accrued income

Derivative financial assets 1

loans receivable

other

total

Allowances

total

1 See note 38 “financial instruments”.

Movement in allowances:

in millions of cHf 

balance at the beginning of the period

Creation 

release 

utilized

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at the end of the period

2011

 (0.4)

 (0.4)

 (0.8)

2010

 (0.4)

 –  

 (0.4)

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 41.7 

 30.8 

 14.5 

 13.4 

 13.3 

 1.9 

 1.7 

 1.1 

 0.4 

 0.2 

 12.2 

 131.2 

 (3.9)

 127.3 

2011

 (1.6)

 (2.0)

 – 

 (0.4)

 0.1 

 (3.9)

 41.6 

 24.6 

 7.6 

 10.4 

 9.4 

 2.8 

 1.5 

 1.0 

 0.4

2.3 

 4.9 

 106.5 

 (1.6)

 104.9 

2010

 (1.7)

 (0.3)

 0.2 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 (1.6)

 
 
 
 
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28. Cash and Cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and banks as well as short-term deposits at banks with maturity 
of 90 days or less. 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period include Chf 6.1 million (2010: Chf 6.4 million) held 
by subsidiaries operating in countries with exchange controls or other legal restrictions on money transfer.

29. equity

29.1 issued capital

in millions of cHf 

Share capital

Share premium

total

29.1.1 fully paid ordinary shares

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 134.9 

 934.5 

 1,069.4 

 134.9 

 934.2 

 1,069.1 

in millions of cHf

numBer of sHares

sHare capital

sHare premium

balance at january 1, 2010

Issue of shares

Share issuance costs

Balance at December 31, 2010

release of accrued share issuance costs

reclassification to reserves

Balance at December 31, 2011

19,213,954

 7,762,249 

 –

26,976,203

– 

–

 96.1 

 38.8 

 – 

 134.9 

 – 

–

26,976,203

 134.9 

 391.4 

 565.2 

 (22.4)

 934.2 

 2.6 

 (2.3)

 934.5 

the extraordinary General Shareholders’ meeting of Dufry AG of March 22, 2010 approved the increase of registered 
share capital by Chf 38,811,245 from Chf 96,069,770 to Chf 134,881,015 by the issuance of 7,762,249 registered 
shares, each with a par value of Chf 5. the share capital of Chf 38,811,245 was settled by a contribution in kind 
consisting of 4,896 registered shares of Dufry holdings & Investments AG, basel with a nominal value of Chf 100 
each. the contribution in kind amounted to Chf 604.0 million.

for share options granted under the Company's specific restricted stock unit (“rSu”) plans see note 30.

29.2 reserves

in millions of cHf 

hedging and revaluation reserves 

translation reserves

retained earnings

total 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 (0.9)

 (176.6)

 (8.4)

 (185.9)

 (1.9)

 (199.0)

 (105.8)

 (306.7)

 
 
 
  
 
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29.2.1 hedging and revaluation reserves 

in millions of cHf

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

balance at the beginning of the year 

Gain / (loss) arising on changes in fair value of financial instruments:

Interest rate swaps entered for as cash flow hedges

Income tax related to gains / losses on changes in fair value of interest rate swaps

Balance at the end of the year 

 (1.9)

 1.1 

 (0.1)

 (0.9)

 – 

 (2.2)

 0.3 

 (1.9)

the cash flow hedging reserve represents the cumulative effective portion of gains or losses arising on changes in 
fair value of hedging instruments entered into for cash flow hedges. the cumulative gain or loss arising on changes 
in fair value of the hedging instruments that are recognized and accumulated under the heading of cash flow hedging 
reserve will be reclassified to the income statement only when the hedged transaction affects the income statement, 
or included as a basis adjustment to the non-financial hedged item, consistent with the relevant accounting policy. 

there were no gains or losses arising on changes in fair value of hedging instruments reclassified from equity 
into income statement during the year.

29.2.2 translation reserves

in millions of cHf 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

balance at the beginning of the year 

exchange differences arising on translating the foreign operations

loss on hedging instruments designated in hedges of the net assets of foreign operations

Income tax related to loss on hedge of the net assets of foreign operations

Balance at the end of the year 

 (199.0)

 95.2 

 (82.7)

 9.9 

 (176.6)

 (87.2)

 (126.4)

 20.9 

 (6.3)

 (199.0)

exchange differences arising on the translation of the results and net assets of the Group’s foreign operations 
from their functional currencies to the Group’s presentation currency (i.e. Chf) are recognized directly in other 
comprehensive income and accumulated in the translation reserves. exchange differences previously accumulated 
in the translation reserves (in respect of translating the net assets of foreign operations) are reclassified to the 
income statement on the disposal of the foreign operation.

foreign exchange gains and losses on financing instruments that are designated as hedging instruments for net 
investments in foreign operations are included in the translation reserves.

29.2.3 retained earnings

in millions of cHf 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

balance at the beginning of the year 

net earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent

Distribution of treasury shares 

Share-base payment

tax effect on equity transactions

transactions with non-controlling interests

reclassification from share premium

Balance at the end of the year 

 (105.8)

 111.9 

 (27.7)

 9.6 

 1.3 

 – 

 2.3 

 (8.4)

 292.4 

 116.6 

 (18.0)

 12.0 

 4.4 

 (513.2)

–

 (105.8)

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30. Share-based payment

restricted Stock unit plan (rSu)
Dufry has implemented specific restricted stock unit (“rSu”) plans for certain members of the Group management. 
these rSu Awards are from economic point of view stock options with an exercise price of nil. each rSu represents 
the right to receive one share if the vesting conditions are met.

30.1 rsu plans of Dufry aG

on january 1, 2010, the participants of Dufry’s rSu plan were granted the right to receive on january 1, 2011, free 
of charge, up to 291,102 rSu’s on aggregate, based on the price of Chf 68.76 per share (“the rSu Awards 2010”). 
under this rSu Awards 2010 281,362 rSus vested on january 1, 2011 as the average price of the Company’s shares 
on the SIX for the ten previous trading days reached Chf 125.80 and consequently the market condition was met. 
All restrictions on the rSu Award 2010 lapsed on january 1, 2011, and the rSu Awards 2010 were converted into 
shares of the Company and given to the rSu plan participants free of restrictions. 

the 86 participants of Dufry’s rSu award 2011 have been granted the right to receive on january 1, 2013, free of 
charge, 349,200 rSu’s on aggregate, based on the market value of the Company’s shares on the Swiss Stock 
exchange (SIX) on December 14, 2011 (i.e. Chf 85.65 per share) (“the rSu Awards 2011”). the rSu Awards 2011 
contain two vesting conditions to be met: 
a) the participants must be employed by the Company from january 1, 2011 until january 1, 2013 and 
b)  the average price of the Company’s shares on the SIX for the ten previous trading days to january 1, 2013 must 

be at least 1% higher than at grant date. 

the fair value of the rSu Awards 2011 has been estimated at the grant date using a binominal pricing model, taking 
into account the terms and conditions (risk free interest rate of 0.7% and a volatility of 42%) upon which the awards 
were granted. the contractual life of the awards 2011 is two years. the expected volatility reflects assumptions, 
that the historical volatility is indicative of future trends, which may also not necessarily be the actual outcome. 
there are no cash settlement alternatives. In 2011, the accrued cost based on a fair value of Chf 55.11 per rSu 
(2010: Chf 41.26 per rSu) is Chf 9.6 million (2010: Chf 12.0 million) and has been recorded in the income state-
ment against a reserve in equity.

30.2 treasury shares

At the beginning of 2011 Dufry hold 289,059 treasury shares with a book value of Chf 28.7 million (2010: 269,134 shares 
at Chf 18.2 million). During the period the Company distributed to rSu holders 281,362 shares with a value of 
Chf  27.7  million  (2010:  266,810  shares  with  a  value  of  Chf  18.0  million)  and  purchased  100,419  shares  to 
Chf 12.5 million (2010: 286,735 to Chf 28.5 million). At the end of the year Dufry hold 108,116 treasury shares with 
a book value of Chf 13.5 million.

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31. breakdown of transactions with non-controlling interests

31.1 changes in participations of non-controlling interests

recognized in equity attributable to non-controlling interests:

in millions of cHf 

founding of Shanghai huaihai Dufry trading Co. ltd with 50% non-controlling interest

Increase in the non-controlling interests of several subsidiaries of the hudson Group

Merger with Dufry South America limited

Acquisition of 49% interest in the Global retail Services Group

other

total

31.2 equity reserve for transactions with non-controlling interests

recognized in equity attributable to holders of the parent:

in millions of cHf 

balance at the beginning of the year 

Changes from transactions with non-controlling interests: 

  Merger with Dufry South America ltd 

  Acquisition of 49% interest in the Global retail Services Group 

  other 

Balance at the end of the year

32. financial debt

in millions of cHf

bank debt 

loans

financial debt, short-term

bank debt

loans

financial debt, long-term

total

of which are:

  bank debt

  loans payable

2011

 0.7 

 1.7 

 –

 –

 (0.4)

 2.0 

2011

 (513.2)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (513.2)

2010

 – 

 5.6 

 (117.6)

 (1.6)

 (1.9)

 (115.5)

2010

 – 

 (511.8)

 (1.2)

 (0.2)

 (513.2)

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 28.5 

 2.1 

 30.6 

 1,525.5 

 4.3 

 1,529.8 

 1,560.4 

 1,554.0 

 6.4 

 34.3 

 1.0 

 35.3 

 678.8 

 4.3 

 683.1 

 718.4 

 713.1 

 5.3 

During q3 2011, Dufry acquired several companies in South and Central America and Armenia and financed these 
transactions with an additional syndicated credit facility of Chf 763.7 million (uSD 1,000.0 million). 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
bank debt:

in millions of cHf

loans denominated in:

  uS Dollar

  Swiss franc

  euro

  other currencies 

subtotal

Deferred bank arrangement fees

total 

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31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 1,475.6 

 30.4 

 56.7 

 12.2 

 1,574.9 

(20.9)

 1,554.0 

 456.5 

 172.5 

88.6 

 11.9

 729.5 

(16.4)

713.1 

the Group centrally negotiates and manages its key credit facilities. Minor credit lines at local level are kept for 
practical reasons.

At December 31, 2011 the Group’s main credit facilities amounted to Chf 602.8 million and uSD 1,435.0 million 
(2010: Chf 687 million and uSD 435 million). 

the main credit facilities are granted by two bank syndicates with the london branch of InG n.v. acting as agent 
for both bank syndicates. 

the facilities consist of three term loans and one revolving credit facility. 
 – the  first  term  loan  includes  an  amortization  schedule  and  was  reduced  by  Chf  87.9  million  during  2011 
(Chf 82.3 million in 2010) in accordance with the credit agreement. the term loan is scheduled to be fully repaid 
in August 2013.

 – the second term loan as well as the revolving credit facility is structured with a bullet repayment at the expiry 

of the contract in August 2013.

 – finally the new term loan entered into in August 2011 includes an amortization schedule with repayments 

scheduled between August 2014 and August 2016. 

During 2010 and 2011, Dufry complied with the financial covenants and conditions contained in the bank credit 
agreements. the agreements contain covenants and conditions customary to this type of financing. 

the borrowings under these credit facilities bear interest at a floating rate (eurIbor or lIbor) plus spread. At 
December 31, 2011 the overall weighted average interest rate was 2.5% (2010: 2.0%), consisting of uSD borrowings 
at 2.5% (2010: 2.0%), eur borrowings at 3.2% (2010: there was no draw down in eur) and Chf borrowings at 1.9% 
(2010: 1.7%). 

In addition the operations in the Caribbean (Duty free Caribbean ltd, emeralds Distributors ltd, young Caribbean 
jewelers Distributors ltd and CeI barbados ltd) maintain credit facilities from the first Caribbean International 
bank for an amount of uSD 23.3 million (2010: uSD 14.8 million) which are guaranteed with their respective fixed 
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hedge of net investments in foreign operations
At December 31, 2011 an amount of uSD 707.3 million (December 31, 2010: uSD 243.0 million) included in the 
financial debt has been designated as hedge in net investment held in Dufry do brasil, Alliance Inc., Interbaires 
SA, navinten SA, blaicor SA, International operation & Services Corp. and Duty free ecuador SA.

Additionally, Dufry granted the following long-term loans to subsidiaries, which have been designated as hedge 
in net investment:

in millions

Subsidiary:

  Dufry America holding Inc. (uSD)

  Dufry Mexico SA de Cv

  Dufry hispanosuiza Sl

currency 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 uSD

uSD

eur

 20.4

52.5

5.1

21.5

–

–

the Group uses the above hedges to reduce the translation risk. 

 At December 31, 2011, a loss in the amount of Chf 82.7 million (2010: gain of Chf 20.9 million) was recognized in 
other comprehensive income to compensate corresponding movements in the translation reserve.

33. provisions

in millions of cHf

Balance at January 1, 2011

business combinations

Charge for the year

utilized

unused amounts reversed

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2011

thereof:

  current

  non-current

Balance at January 1, 2010

Charge for the year

utilized

unused amounts reversed

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2010

thereof:

  current

  non-current

continGent  
 liaBilities

law suits  
anD Duties

Dispute on 
contracts

laBor  
Disputes 

otHer

total

 – 

 30.0 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 6.7 

 36.7 

 – 

 36.7 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 1.8 

 – 

 3.2 

 – 

 – 

 (0.1)

 4.9 

 4.9 

 – 

 1.8 

 0.3 

 – 

 – 

 (0.3)

 1.8 

 1.8 

 – 

 0.4 

 – 

 – 

 (0.4)

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 0.4 

 – 

 3.2 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 (0.3)

 (0.1) 

 – 

 3.0 

 0.2 

 2.8 

 3.5 

 0.2 

 (0.2)

 – 

 (0.3)

 3.2 

 0.1 

 3.1 

 0.1 

 1.4 

 2.8 

 (0.1)

 (2.7)

 0.5 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 – 

 0.3 

 0.1 

 (0.2)

 – 

 (0.1)

 0.1 

 0.1 

 – 

 5.5 

 31.5 

 6.1 

 (0.8)

 (2.8)

 7.1 

 46.6 

 7.1 

 39.5 

 5.6 

 1.0 

 (0.4)

 – 

 (0.7)

 5.5 

 2.4 

 3.1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Management believes that its total provisions are adequate based upon currently available information. however, 
given the inherent difficulties in estimating liabilities in the below described areas, it cannot be guaranteed that 
additional or lesser costs will be incurred above or below the amounts provisioned.

Contingent liabilities
Different contingent liabilities with a fair value of Chf 30 million at the date of acquisition were determined 
during the due diligence process made for the acquisition of the companies in South and Central America and 
Asia. IfrS 3 business combinations requires to reflect these liabilities with uncertain amount in the statement 
of financial position although the risk exposure for some of these positions has been regarded as medium or 
low. the identified risks include a variety of potential liabilities from past periods, mainly related to the import 
and sale of merchandise by entities under common control or regarding contributions owed based on the 
contractual situation of employees. As the identified risks implied in these contingent liabilities is subject to 
interpretations and uncertainties in the respective regulations the management made an estimation of the 
fair value. 

labor disputes
the provision of Chf 3.0 million (2010: Chf 3.2 million) relates mainly to claims presented by sales staff due to 
the termination of temporary labor contracts in brazil.

law suits and duties
the Chf 4.9 million (2010: Chf 1.8 million) provision covers uncertainties related to the outcome of several law 
suits in relation to taxes, duties or other claims in several countries. In 2011 the increase relates to cases in 
brazil, tunisia and Côte d’Ivoire. these claims are subject to arbitration where the final outcome can take 
several years. no cases were settled in 2011. 

the expected timing of the related cash outflows of non-current provisions as of December 31, 2011 is currently 
projected as follows:

in millions of cHf

expecteD casH outflows

2013

2014

2015

2016+

total non-current

 0.1 

 15.0 

 0.1 

 24.3 

 39.5 

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34. post-employment benefit obligations

the employees of Dufry Group are insured against the risk of old age and disablement in accordance with the 
local laws and regulations. A description of the significant retirement benefit plans is as follows:

34.1 switzerland

Dufry has a defined benefit pension plan, which is based on the actual salary of the employee, covers substantially 
all of Dufry’s employees in Switzerland. the plan requires contributions to be made to a separate legal entity, the 
administrative fund. the pension fund is a separate entity from the Dufry Group and does not hold assets related 
to the Group. 

the following table summarizes the components of pension expenses recognized in the income statement:

net pension costs:

in millions of cHf 

Current service costs

past service costs

Interest costs

net actuarial loss recognized in year under §92 ff.

expected return on plan assets

pension expenses

2011

 (1.8)

–

 (0.9)

 (0.1)

 1.0 

 (1.8)

2010

 (1.5)

 – 

 (0.7)

 – 

 0.9 

 (1.3)

the total of the pension expenses of the Group is included in personnel expenses (retirement benefits). the actual 
return of plan assets in 2011 was a gain of Chf 0.29 million (2010: Chf 0.71 million).

In 2012, Dufry expects to contribute Chf 2.0 million to this defined benefit pension plan.

the overall expected rate of return on assets is determined based on the market prices prevailing on that date 
applicable to the period over which the obligation is to be settled. 

the principal assumptions for the actuarial computation are as follows:

 in %

Discount rates

expected return on plan assets

future salary increases

future pension increases

Average retirement age (in years)

2011

2.25%

3.00%

1.50%

1.00%

 64

2010

2.50%

3.25%

1.50%

1.00%

 64 

the following table summarizes the components of the funded status and amounts recognized in the consolidated 
statement of financial position for the plan:

 
 
 
 
 
funded status:

in millions of cHf 

fair value of plan assets at beginning of period

expected return

Contributions paid by employer

Contributions paid by employees

benefits paid

expected fair value of plan assets at end of period

Actuarial gains / (losses)

fair value of plan assets at end of period

Defined benefit obligation (pbo) at beginning of period

Current service costs

Contributions paid by employees

Interest costs

benefits paid

expected defined benefit obligation at end of period

Actuarial loss (gain) on obligation

Defined benefit obligation (pBo) at end of period

funded status

unrecognized actuarial loss (gain)

net asset in balance sheet

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2011

 31.7 

 0.9 

2.0

 1.2 

 1.0 

 36.8 

 (0.7)

 36.1 

 35.2 

 1.8 

 1.2 

 0.9 

 1.0 

 40.1 

 3.4 

 43.5 

 (7.4)

 8.3 

 0.9 

2010

 22.5 

 0.9 

 1.7 

 1.0 

 5.8 

 31.9 

(0.2)

 31.7 

 24.2 

 1.5 

 1.0 

 0.7 

 5.8 

 33.2 

 2.0 

 35.2 

(3.5)

 4.2 

 0.7 

reconciliation to the consolidated statement of financial position
the movement in the pension liability is recognized in other non-current assets of the consolidated statement of 
financial position as follows:

in millions of cHf 

net asset at beginning of period

pension expenses

Contributions paid by employer

net asset at end of period

Amounts for the current and previous periods are as follows:

in millions of cHf

Defined benefit obligation (pbo)

plan assets

(Deficit) surplus

experience adjustments on plan liabilities

effect of changes in actuarial assumptions 
on plan liabilities

experience adjustments on plan assets

2011

 43.5 

 36.1 

 (7.4)

 1.3 

 2.1 

 (0.7)

2010

 35.2 

 31.7 

 (3.5)

 (1.6)

 (3.5)

 (0.2)

2009

 24.2 

 22.5 

 (1.7)

 (0.1)

 – 

 1.4 

2011

 0.7 

 (1.8)

 2.0 

 0.9 

2008

 22.2 

 19.1 

 (3.1)

 (0.1)

 1.9 

 (2.7)

2010

 0.3 

 (1.3)

 1.7 

 0.7 

2007

 18.3 

 19.2 

 0.9 

 0.2 

 0.8 

 (0.5)

 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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the major categories of plan assets as percentages of the fair value of the total plan assets are as follows:

in %

Shares

bonds

rented properties

other

total

2011

24%

44%

26%

6%

2010

25%

44%

25%

6%

2009

24%

46%

26%

4%

2008

19%

50%

26%

5%

2007

27%

45%

23%

5%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

34.2 italy and other countries

post-employment benefit obligations:

in millions of cHf 

Italy

other countries

total

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 4.6 

 1.4 

 6.0 

 5.2 

 1.2 

 6.4 

In Italy, an unfunded defined benefit plan exists. the pension contributions owed by the employer are based on the 
number of years the respective employee worked with the respective Italian subsidiary. the principal assumptions 
for actuarial computation are as follows:

in %

Discount rate

expected salary increase 

Inflation rate

35. other liabilities

in millions of cHf

Concession fee payables

personnel payables

other service related vendors

Sales tax and other taxes

payables for capital expenditure (see note 20 / 22)

Interest payables

payables for acquisitions

payables to local business partners

Accrued liabilities

financial derivative liabilities

other payables

 total 

thereof :
  non-current liabilities

  current liabilities

total

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

4.5%

3.0%

2.0%

4.5%

3.0%

2.0%

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 71.5 

 62.0 

 54.3 

 23.3 

 23.3 

 11.2 

 5.4 

 5.2 

 4.2 

 1.8 

 4.7 

 266.9 

11.3

255.6

266.9

 67.2 

 50.7 

 34.5 

 14.6 

 26.8 

 4.2 

 8.5 

 6.2 

 7.1 

 2.3 

 10.1 

 232.2 

 9.6 

 222.6 

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other current liabilities comprise of current or renewable liabilities due within one year. 

36. related parties and related party transactions

A party is related to the Group if the party directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common 
control with Dufry, has an interest in the Group that gives it significant influence over the Group, has joint control 
over the Group or is an associate or a joint venture of the Group. In addition, members of the key management 
personnel of Dufry or close members of the family are also considered related parties as well as post-employment 
benefit plans for the benefit of employees of the Group. transactions with related parties are conducted on an 
at-arm’s-length basis.

the related party transactions and relationships for the Dufry Group are the following:

Dufry Group purchased during 2011, goods from the following related parties: hudson Wholesale for Chf 23.2 mil-
lion (2010: Chf 37.4 million), from hudson rpM Chf 4.6 million (2010: Chf 5.4 million) and finished his relationship 
with MDI (2010: Chf 2.2 million). the purchase prices used in these transactions were at arm’s length. At Decem-
ber 31, 2011, the Dufry Group had open invoices with the following related parties: hudson Wholesale Chf 2.4 million 
(2010: Chf 2.2 million) and with hudson rpM Chf 0.5 million (2010: Chf 0.5 million).

latin American Airport holding ltd is the holding company of Inmobiliaria fumisa SA de Cv (“fumisa”) and 
Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, SA (“Aerodom”). three members of the Group’s board of Directors are also 
members of the board of Directors of latin American Airport holding ltd. Advent International Corporation 
manage funds that control among others, the Group, fumisa and Aerodom.

In 2011, the Company operates shops at the international airport in Mexico City under concession agreement with 
fumisa. During 2011 fumisa charged Chf 16.2 million (2010: Chf 22.5 million) to the Company in concept of rent, 
and Dufry has advanced to fumisa Chf 4.2 million (2010: Chf 4.2 million) as prepaid rent.

Inversiones tunc SA operates shops at several airports in the Dominican republic under concession agreements 
with Aerodom. According to these agreements, Inversiones tunc SA compensated through monthly rental fees 
the right to use the commercial areas leased to them by Aerodom. In 2011, the total sales based rent for Inversiones 
tunc SA amounted to Chf 5.1 million (2010: Chf 4.5 million). 

on january 15, 2010 transportes Aereos de Xalapa SA de Cv, a subsidiary of Aerodom agreed to provide during 
two years air transport services to Dufry for at least uSD 2.1 million per year. During 2011 Dufry received services 
for Chf 2.6 million (2010: Chf 1.9 million).

on june 14, 2011 Dufry International AG purchased back the usufruct right granted to Gestione Spazi Attrezzati 
Srl (GSA) which permitted the benefits of share ownership, including the receipt of dividends on 10% of the 
shares of Dufry Shop finance Srl, which otherwise would have expired in May 4, 2041 for eur 4.5 million. After 
this transaction GSA keeps the usufruct right acquired in 2002, on 6% of the shares of Dufrital SpA, which are 
held by Dufry Shop finance Srl. upon expiration of these rights in May-41 GSA shall be entitled to receive 6% of 
the undistributed retained earnings of Dufrital SpA. GSA is a company controlled by Mr. Dante Marro, Chief 
operating officer of region europe and member of the Group executive Committee of the Company. In 2011, no 
charge (2010: Chf 0.5 million) was recognized as usufruct in the income statement.

Mr. josé González, Chief operating officer of region Central America & Caribbean and member of the Group 
executive  Committee,  owns  26.3%  of  the  share  capital  of  the  subsidiary  puerto  libre  International  SA 
(“plISA”). plISA operates duty free shops at the international airport of Managua as well as three border 
shops in nicaragua.

 
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In 2011 the remuneration for the board members was Chf 1.4 million (2010: Chf 0.9 million). In addition Mr. 
Xavier bouton (member) received Chf 0.3 million (2010: Chf 0.3 million) for strategic consulting services provided 
to the Group. 

In 2011 the total compensation to members of the Group executive Committee recognized in personnel expenses 
and including all short-term employee benefits was Chf 15.7 million (2010: Chf 14.6 million). this amount includes: 
a) 181,541 stock options (rSu’s) of the biannual award 2011 (2010: 142,750 rSu’s of the annual award 2010) of Dufry AG, 
b) a cash compensation of Chf 8.8 million (2010: Chf 7.3 million), c) employer’s contribution to the pension and 
other post-employment benefits of Chf 2.0 million (2010: Chf 1.5 million). the expenses accrued in relation to 
the restricted stock unit plan 2011 (biannual) was Chf 5.0 million (2010: Chf 5.9 million) and is included in the 
short-term employee benefits mentioned above. 

the legally required disclosure of the participations and compensations of the members of the board of Directors 
and key management of Dufry are explained in the respective notes to the stand alone financial statements of 
Dufry AG.

37. Commitments and Contigencies

Guarantee commitments
the Group enters into long-term agreements with airport authorities, seaport authorities and other landlords. 
the concessionaires use to require a minimum annual guarantee, which can be based on sales, number of 
passengers or other indicators of operational activity to guarantee the performance of Dufry’s obligations. In 
case of an early termination, the operation can be required to compensate the concessionaire for lost earnings. 
the Group or their subsidiaries have granted these guaranties regarding the performance of the above mentioned 
long-term contracts directly or through third parties. As per December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no request 
for fulfillment of such contingent liabilities was pending.

Some of these long-term concession agreements Dufry has entered into include clauses to prevent the early 
termination, such as obligations to fulfill guaranteed minimal payments during the full term of the agreement. 
the conditions for an onerous contract will be met, when such operation presents a non-profitable outlook. In this 
event a provision based on the present value of the future net cash flows needs to be created. At the reporting date 
of 2011 and 2010 no such onerous concession exists. 

Contingent liabilities
the group has recognized a provision for a contingent liability of Chf 36.7 million as of December 31, 2011 in the 
course of the acquisition of the companies in South and Central America and Asia. refer to note 6 business com-
binations for additional information.

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38. financial instruments

38.1 capital risk management

Capital comprises equity attributable to the equity holders of the parent less hedging and revaluation reserves for 
unrealized gain on net investment plus other equity-linked or equity-like instruments attributable to the parent.

the primary objective of the Group’s capital management is to ensure that it maintains an adequate credit rating 
and sustainable capital ratios in order to support its business and maximize shareholder value.

the Group manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of its strategy and the long-term 
opportunities and costs of each capital source. to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Group evaluates to 
adjust dividend payments to shareholders; return capital to shareholders, issue new shares, issue equity-linked 
instruments or equity-like instruments.

no changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes during 2011 or 2010.

the Group monitors capital using a combination of ratios; including a gearing ratio, cash flow considerations and 
profitability ratios. As for the gearing the Group includes within net debt, interest bearing loans and borrowings, 
less cash and cash equivalents, excluding discontinued operations. Capital includes ordinary shares, equity 
attributable to the equity holders of the parent less hedge reserve for unrealized gain on net investment and other 
equity-linked or equity-like instruments.

38.1.1 Gearing ratio
the following ratio compares owner’s equity to borrowed funds:

in millions of cHf 

Cash and cash equivalents 

financial debt, short-term

financial debt, long-term

net debt 

equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

translation reserve, hedging and revaluation reserves1

total capital 

Gearing ratio 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

(199.1)

30.6 

1,529.8 

1,361.3 

870.0 

(26.5)

843.5 

61.7%

(80.6)

35.3 

683.1 

637.8 

733.7 

(98.2)

635.5 

50.1%

1  this position is included in the translation reserves (Chf 27.4 million) as well as in the hedging and revaluation reserves (–Chf 0.9 million) in the statement of changes in equity

the Group did not hold collateral of any sort at the reporting date.

Significant accounting policies:
Details of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted (including the criteria for recognition, the bases 
of measurement, and the bases for recognition of income and expenses) for each class of financial asset, financial 
liability and equity instrument are disclosed in note 2.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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38.2 categories of financial instruments

At December 31, 2011

financial assets

loans and 
receivables 

at fvtpl1 

Held-to- 
maturity  
investments 

in millions of cHf

Cash and cash equivalents

trade and credit card receivables

other accounts receivable

other non-current assets

total

in millions of cHf

trade payables

financial debt, short-term

other liabilities

financial debt, long-term

other non-current liabilities

total

At December 31, 2010

in millions of cHf

Cash and cash equivalents

trade and credit card receivables

other accounts receivable

other non-current assets

total

in millions of cHf

trade payables

financial debt, short-term

other liabilities

financial debt, long-term

other non-current liabilities

total

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 – 

 0.4 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

subtotal 

 199.1 

 47.0 

 52.4 

 33.3 

 331.8 

financial liaBilities

at fvtoci 2 

at fvtpl1 

subtotal 

 – 

 – 

 1.0 

 – 

 – 

 1.0 

 – 

 – 

 0.8 

 – 

 – 

 301.1 

 30.6 

 227.5 

 1,529.9 

 11.3 

 0.8 

 2,100.4 

financial assets

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 – 

 0.4 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

subtotal 

 80.6 

 50.8 

 40.4 

 36.2 

 208.0 

financial liaBilities

at fvtoci 2 

at fvtpl1 

subtotal 

 – 

 – 

 2.2 

 – 

 – 

 2.2 

 – 

 – 

 0.1 

 – 

 – 

 203.9 

 35.3 

 200.9 

 683.1 

 9.4 

 0.1 

 1,132.6 

 199.1 

 47.0 

 52.0 

 33.3 

 331.4 

at  
amortized  
cost 

 301.1 

 30.6 

 225.7 

 1,529.9 

 11.3 

 2,098.6 

 80.6 

 50.8 

 40.0 

 36.2 

 207.6 

at  
amortized  
cost 

 203.9 

 35.3 

 198.6 

 683.1 

 9.4 

 1,130.3 

loans and 
receivables 

at fvtpl1 

Held-to- 
maturity  
investments 

non- 
financial 
assets2

 – 

 – 

 74.9 

 4.5 

non- 
financial 
liaBilities 3

 –

 –

 28.1 

 (0.1)

 –

non- 
financial 
assets2

 – 

 – 

 64.5 

 2.2 

non- 
financial 
liaBilities 3

 – 

 – 

 21.7 

 – 

 0.2 

total 

 199.1 

 47.0 

 127.3 

 37.8 

total 

 301.1 

 30.6 

 255.6 

 1,529.8 

 11.3 

total 

 80.6 

 50.8 

 104.9 

 38.4 

total 

 203.9 

 35.3 

 222.6 

 683.1 

 9.6 

1  financial assets and liabilities at fair value through income statement; 
2  financial liabilities at fair value through other comprehensive income
3  non-financial assets and liabilities comprise prepaid expenses and deferred income, which will not generate a cash outflow or inflow as well as sales tax and 

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total 

 4.1 

 – 

 4.1 

 0.4 

 163.9 

 (3.7)

 160.6 

 164.7 

loans anD 
receivaBles 

at fvtpl 

HelD-to- 
maturity  
investments 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 0.4 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 4.1 

 – 

 4.1 

 – 

 163.9 

 (3.7)

 160.2 

 164.3 

at 
 amortizeD 
costs 

 (49.3)

 (5.9)

 (55.2)

 – 

 (161.8)

 – 

 (161.8)

 (217.0)

at fvtoci 

at fvtpl 

total 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (0.8)

 – 

 – 

 (0.8)

 (0.8)

financial 
assets

financial 
liaBilities 

 4.1 

 – 

 4.1 

 0.4 

 163.9 

 (3.7)

 160.6 

 164.7 

 (49.3)

 (5.9)

 (55.2)

 (0.8)

 (161.8)

 – 

 (162.6)

 (217.8)

 (49.3)

 (5.9)

 (55.2)

 (0.8)

 (161.8)

 – 

 (162.6)

 (217.8)

net 

 (45.2)

 (5.9)

 (51.1)

 (0.4)

 2.1 

 (3.7)

 (2.0)

 (53.1)

38.2.1 net income by IAS 39 valuation category

financial Assets at December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

Interest income (expenses)

other finance income (expenses)

from interest

fair values gain (loss)

foreign exchange gain (loss) 1

Impairments / allowances 2

total – from subsequent valuation

net income

financial liabilities at December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

Interest income (expenses)

other finance income (expenses)

from interest

fair values gain (loss)

foreign exchange gain (loss) 1

Impairments / allowances 2

total – from subsequent valuation

net income

net financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 

in millions of cHf

Interest income (expenses)

other finance income (expenses)

from interest

fair values gain (loss)

foreign exchange gain (loss) 1

Impairments / allowances 2

total – from subsequent valuation

net income

1  this position includes the foreign exchange gain (loss) recognized on third party and intercompany financial assets liabilities through income statement
2  this position includes the income from the release of impairments and allowances and recoveries during the period less the increase of impairments 

and allowances and write-offs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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financial Assets at December 31, 2010

in millions of cHf

Interest income (expenses)

other finance income (expenses)

from interest

fair values gain (loss)

foreign exchange gain (loss) 1

Impairments / allowances 2

total – from subsequent valuation

net income

financial liabilities at December 31, 2010

in millions of cHf

Interest income (expenses)

other finance income (expenses)

from interest

fair values gain (loss)

foreign exchange gain (loss) 1

Impairments / allowances 2

total – from subsequent valuation

net income

net financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2010 

in millions of cHf

Interest income (expenses)

other finance income (expenses)

from interest

fair values gain (loss)

foreign exchange gain (loss) 1

Impairments / allowances 2

total – from subsequent valuation

net income

loans anD 
receivaBles 

at fvtpl 

HelD-to- 
maturity  
investments 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 0.4 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

total 

 4.3 

 0.5 

 4.8 

 0.4 

 (67.5)

 (1.9)

 (69.0)

 (64.2)

 4.3 

 0.5 

 4.8 

 – 

 (67.5)

 (1.9)

 (69.4)

 (64.6)

at 
 amortizeD 
costs 

 (36.4)

 (0.5)

 (36.9)

 – 

 67.5 

 – 

 67.5 

 30.6 

at fvtoci 

at fvtpl 

total 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 (0.1)

 – 

 – 

 (0.1)

 (0.1)

financial 
assets

financial 
liaBilities 

 4.3 

 0.5 

 4.8 

 0.4 

 (67.5)

 (1.9)

 (69.0)

 (64.2)

 (36.4)

 (0.5)

 (36.9)

 (0.1)

 67.5 

 – 

 67.4 

 30.5 

 (36.4)

 (0.5)

 (36.9)

 (0.1)

 67.5 

 – 

 67.4 

 30.5 

net 

 (32.1)

 – 

 (32.1)

 0.3 

 – 

 (1.9)

 (1.6)

 (33.7)

1  this position includes the foreign exchange gain (loss) recognized on third party and intercompany financial assets liabilities through income statement
2  this position includes the income from the release of impairments and allowances and recoveries during the period less the increase of impairments 

and allowances and write-offs

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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38.3 financial risk management objectives

As a global player, Dufry has worldwide activities which need to be financed in different currencies and are conse-
quently affected by fluctuations of foreign exchange and interest rates. the Group treasury manages the financing 
of the operations through centralized credit facilities as to ensure an adequate allocation of these resources and 
simultaneously minimize the potential financial risk impacts. 

Dufry continuously monitors the market risk, such as foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity 
risk and capital risk. the Group seeks to minimize the currency exposure and interest rates risk using appropriate 
transaction structures or alternatively, using derivative financial instruments to hedge the exposure to these risks. 
the treasury policy forbids to enter or trade financial instruments for speculative purposes.

38.4 market risk

Dufry’s financial assets and liabilities are mainly exposed to market risk in foreign currency exchange and interest 
rates. the Group’s objective is to minimize the income statement impact and to reduce fluctuations in cash flows 
through structuring the respective transactions to minimize market risks. In cases, where the associated risk 
cannot be hedged appropriately through a transaction structure and the evaluation of market risks indicates a 
material exposure, the Group may use financial instruments to hedge the respective exposure.

the Group may enter into a variety of financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk, 
including forward foreign exchange contracts, currency swaps and over the counter plain vanilla options.

During the current financial year the Group utilized interest rate swaps and foreign currency forward contracts 
for hedging purposes.

38.5 interest rate risk management

the following table shows the contracts or underlying principal amounts and fair values of derivative financial 
instruments. Contracts or underlying principal amounts indicate the volume of business outstanding at the balance 
sheet date. the fair values are determined by reference to market prices or standard pricing models that used 
observable market inputs at December 31, 2011.

At December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

contract or unDerlyinG 
principal amount

positive  
fair values

neGative  
fair values

foreign exchange forward contracts and options

Interest rate related instruments 1

 67.5 

 280.6 

total

At December 31, 2010

 0.5 

 – 

 0.5 

 0.8 

 1.0 

 1.8 

in millions of cHf

contract or unDerlyinG 
principal amount

positive  
fair values

neGative  
fair values

foreign exchange forward contracts and options

Interest rate related instruments 1

 12.2 

 280.6 

total

 0.4 

 – 

 0.4 

 0.1 

 2.2 

 2.3 

1 these instruments are designated as cash flow hedges. the changes in fair value are recognized through other comprehensive income.

 
 
 
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38.6 foreign currency risk management

Dufry manages the cash flow surplus or deficits in foreign currency of the operations through fX-transactions in 
the respective local currency. Major imbalances in foreign currencies at Group level are hedged through foreign 
exchange forwards contracts. the terms of the foreign currency forward contracts have been negotiated to match 
the terms of the forecasted transactions.

38.6.1 foreign currency sensitivity analysis
Among various methodologies to analyze and manage risk, Dufry utilizes a system based on sensitivity analyses. 
this tool enables Group treasury to identify the level of risk of each entity. Sensitivity analysis provides an ap-
proximate quantification of the exposure in the event that certain specified parameters were to be met under a 
specific set of assumptions. 

foreign currency exposure at December 31, 2011:

in millions of cHf

Monetary assets

Monetary liabilities

net exposure before hedging

hedging

net exposure after hedging

usD

euro

Brl

otHer

total

 983.5 

 1,591.3 

 (607.8)

 634.4 

 26.6 

 121.7 

 143.7 

 (22.0)

 (5.1)

 (27.1)

 15.7 

 53.5 

 (37.8)

 –  

 (37.8)

 43.1 

 65.2 

 (22.1)

 – 

 (22.1)

 1,164.0 

 1,853.7 

 (689.7)

 629.3 

 (60.4)

foreign currency exposure at December 31, 2010:

in millions of cHf

Monetary assets

Monetary liabilities

net exposure before hedging

hedging

net exposure after hedging

usD

euro

Brl

otHer

total

 494.2 

 683.9 

 (189.7)

 222.1 

 32.4 

 115.0 

 142.8 

 (27.8)

 –  

 (27.8)

 38.2 

 43.8 

 (5.6)

 – 

 (5.6)

 39.9 

 17.8 

 22.1 

 – 

 22.1 

 687.3 

 888.3 

 (201.0)

 222.1 

 21.1 

the sensitivity analysis includes all monetary assets and liabilities irrespective of whether the positions are third 
party or intercompany. Dufry has considered some intercompany long-term loans, which are not likely to be settled 
in the foreseeable future as being part of the net investment in such subsidiary. Consequently, the related exchange 
differences are recognized in other comprehensive income and presented within translation reserve in equity.

the foreign exchange rate sensitivity is calculated by aggregation of the net foreign exchange rate exposure of 
the Group entities. the values and risk disclosed here are the hedged and not hedged positions assuming a 5% 
appreciation of the Chf against all other currencies. 

A positive result indicates a profit in the income statement or in the hedging and revaluation reserves when the 
Chf strengthens against the relevant currency.

in millions of cHf 

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

net earnings – profit (loss) of uSD

other comprehensive income – profit (loss) of uSD

net earnings – profit (loss) of euro

other comprehensive income – profit (loss) of eur

 0.5 

 29.8 

 1.4 

 (0.3)

 (5.2)

 14.7 

 1.4 

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reconciliation to categories of financial instruments:

in millions of cHf 

fInAnCIAl ASSetS 

total financial assets held in foreign currencies (see above)  

less intercompany financial assets in foreign currencies  

third party financial assets held in foreign currencies  

third party financial assets held in reporting currencies  

total third party financial assets 1 

fInAnCIAl lIAbIlItIeS 

total financial liabilities held in foreign currencies (see above)  

less intercompany financial liabilities in foreign currencies  

third party financial liabilities held in foreign currencies  

third party financial liabilities held in reporting currencies  

total third party financial liabilities 1 

1 see note 38.2 “categories of financial instruments”

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

 1,164.0 

 (1,097.0)

 67.0 

 264.8 

 331.8 

 1,853.7 

 (113.0)

 1,740.7 

 359.7 

 2,100.4 

 687.3 

 (626.6)

 60.7 

 147.3 

 208.0 

 888.3 

 (115.2)

 773.1 

 359.5 

 1,132.6 

38.6.2 forward foreign exchange contracts at fair value
As the management of the company actively pursues to naturally hedge the positions of each operation, the policy 
of the Group is to enter into forward foreign exchange contracts only where needed.

As at December, 2011 the Group had open contracts with a notional value of Chf 67.5 million (2010: Chf 12.2 million). 
the loss of Chf 0.3 million (2010: Chf 0.3 million) resulting from the subsequent valuation at fair values is included 
as foreign exchange gain / (loss) in the income statement to compensate corresponding foreign exchange positions 
in the opposite direction. 

38.7 interest rate risk management

the Group manages the interest rate risk through interest rate swaps and options to the extent that the hedging 
cannot be implemented through managing the duration of the debt drawings. the levels of the hedging activities 
are evaluated regularly and may be adjusted in order to reflect the development of the various parameters. 

38.7.1 Interest rate sensitivity analysis
the sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to interest rates derivatives and 
non-derivative instruments at the reporting date. the risk analysis provided here assumes a simultaneous increase 
of 100 basis points of the interest rate of all interest bearing financial positions.

If interest rates had been 100 basis points higher whereas all other variables were held constant, the Group’s net 
earnings for the year 2011 would decrease by Chf 7.4 million (2010: decrease by Chf 6.5 million).

38.7.2 Interest rate swap contracts
under interest rate swap contracts, the Group agrees to exchange the difference between fixed and floating rate 
interest amounts calculated on agreed notional principal amounts. Such contracts enable the Group to mitigate 
the risk of changing interest rates on the fair value of issued fixed rate debt and the cash flow exposures on the 
issued variable rate debt. the fair value of interest rate swaps at the end of the reporting period is determined by 
discounting the future cash flows using the interest rate curves at the end of the reporting period and the credit 
risk inherent in the contract, and is disclosed below. the average interest rate is based on the outstanding balances 
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During the second quarter of 2010 the Group entered into a payer swap agreement with a notional value of uSD 
300 million which was designated as a cash flow hedge. the net loss of Chf 1.0 million per December 31, 2011 
(2010: Chf 2.2 million) resulting from the subsequent valuation at fair value was recorded in other comprehensive 
income and does not affect the income statement. 

the following tables detail the notional principal amounts and remaining terms of interest rate swap contracts 
outstanding at the end of the reporting period.

At December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

less than 1 year

1 to 2 years

total

At December 31, 2010

in millions of cHf

less than 1 year

1 to 2 years

total

averaGe contracteD fixeD 
interest rate

notional  
principal value

fair value assets  
(liaBilities)

 0.9982%

 – 

 280.6 

 – 

 280.6 

 1.0 

 – 

 1.0 

averaGe contracteD fixeD 
interest rate

notional  
principal value

fair value assets  
(liaBilities)

 – 

0.9982%

 – 

 280.6 

 280.6 

 – 

 2.2 

 2.2 

the interest rate swaps settle on a monthly basis. the floating rate on the interest rate swaps is the one month 
uSD lIbor rate. the Group will settle the difference between the fixed and floating interest rate on a net basis.

All interest rate swap contracts exchanging floating rate interest amounts for fixed rate interest amounts are 
designated as cash flow hedges in order to reduce the Group’s cash flow exposure resulting from variable interest 
rates on borrowings. the interest rate swaps and the interest payments on the loan occur simultaneously and the 
amount accumulated in equity is reclassified to the income statement over the period that the floating rate interest 
payments on debt affect the income statement.

38.7.3 Allocation of financial assets and liabilities to interest classes

At December 31, 2011

Cash and cash equivalents

trade and credit card receivables

other accounts receivable

other non-current assets

financial assets

trade payables

financial debt, short-term

other liabilities

financial debt, long-term

other non-current liabilities

financial liabilities

net financial liability

in %

average  
variable  
interest rate

average  
fixed  
interest rate

variable  
interest rate

fixed  
interest rate

total interest 
bearing

non-interest 
bearing

1.1%

2.6%

 139.6 

0.1%

11.7%

4.5%

2.0%

 – 

 (0.1)

 3.4 

 142.9 

 – 

 27.9 

 0.1 

 2.2 

 – 

 0.1 

 1.7 

 4.0 

 – 

 2.7 

 – 

in millions of cHf

 141.8 

 – 

 – 

 5.1 

 57.3 

 47.0 

 52.4 

 28.2 

total

 199.1 

 47.0 

 52.4 

 33.3 

 146.9 

 184.9 

 331.8 

 – 

 301.1 

 30.6 

 0.1 

 – 

 227.4 

 301.1 

 30.6 

 227.5 

2.5%

4.2%

 1,525.6 

 4.2 

 1,529.8 

 0.1 

 1,529.9 

 – 

 1,553.6 

 1,410.7 

 – 

 6.9 

 2.9 

 – 

 11.3 

 11.3 

 1,560.5 

 539.9 

 2,100.4 

 1,413.6 

 355.0 

 1,768.6 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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in millions of cHf

in %

average  
variable  
interest rate

average  
fixed  
interest rate

variable  
interest rate

fixed  
interest rate

total interest 
bearing

non-interest 
bearing

0.7%

2.4%

 49.0 

0.2%

2.1%

3.0%

5.8%

7.2%

5.0%

6.8%

4.4%

7.3%

 – 

 – 

 2.2 

 51.2 

 – 

 33.0 

 – 

 678.7 

 – 

 711.7 

 660.5 

total

 80.6 

 50.8 

 40.4 

 36.2 

 203.9 

 35.3 

 200.9 

 683.1 

 9.4 

 3.2 

 – 

 0.8 

 6.4 

 52.2 

 – 

 0.8 

 8.6 

 28.4 

 50.8 

 39.6 

 27.6 

 10.4 

 61.6 

 146.4 

 208.0 

 – 

 2.3 

 3.3 

 4.4 

 6.1 

 16.1 

 5.7 

 – 

 203.9 

 – 

 197.6 

 – 

 3.3 

 35.3 

 3.3 

 683.1 

 6.1 

 727.8 

 666.2 

 404.8 

 1,132.6 

 258.4 

 924.6 

At December 31, 2010

Cash and cash equivalents

trade and credit card receivables

other accounts receivable

other non-current assets

financial assets

trade payables

financial debt, short-term

other liabilities

financial debt, long-term

other non-current liabilities

financial liabilities

net financial liabilities

38.8 credit risk management

Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty may default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss 
to the Group. 

Almost all Groups’ sales are retail sales made against cash or internationally recognized credit/debit cards. 
Dufry has policies in place to ensure that other sales are only made to customers with an appropriate credit history 
or that the credit risk is insured adequately. the remaining credit risk is in relation to subtenants of concessions 
or holders of minority interests. 

the credit risk on liquid funds and derivative financial instruments relates to financial institutions with high credit-
ratings. the Group does not expect defaults from non-performance of these counterparties.

38.8.1 Maximum credit risk
the carrying amount of financial assets recorded in the financial statements, after deduction of any allowances 
for losses, represents the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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38.9 liquidity risk management

the group evaluates this risk as the ability to settle its financial liabilities on time and at a reasonable price. beside 
its capability to generate cash through its operations, Dufry mitigates liquidity risk by keeping credit facilities with 
highly rated financial institutions. (See note 32).

38.9.1 remaining Maturities for non-derivative financial assets and liabilities
the following tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial assets and liabilities 
(based on the earliest date on which the Group can be required to pay). the tables include principal and interest 
cash flows.

At December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

1–6 montHs

6–12 montHs

1–2 years

Cash and cash equivalents

trade and credit card receivables

other accounts receivable

other non-current assets

total cash inflows

trade payables

financial debt, short-term

other liabilities

financial debt, long-term

other non-current liabilities

total cash outflows

At December 31, 2010

 199.9 

 47.0 

 51.9 

 –

 298.8 

 301.1 

 39.6 

 223.2 

 64.4 

 –

 628.3 

 0.5 

 – 

 0.5 

 – 

 1.0 

 – 

 9.0 

 2.6 

 64.3 

 – 

 75.9 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 844.5 

 – 

 844.5 

in millions of cHf

1–6 montHs

6–12 montHs

1–2 years

Cash and cash equivalents

trade and credit card receivables

other accounts receivable

other non-current assets

total cash inflows

trade payables

financial debt, short-term

other liabilities

financial debt, long-term

other non-current liabilities

total cash outflows

 80.6 

 50.8 

 39.1 

 – 

 170.5 

 203.9 

 35.3 

 192.3 

 44.4 

 – 

 475.9 

 – 

 – 

 0.8 

 – 

 0.8 

 – 

 – 

 4.0 

 44.4 

 – 

 48.4 

 – 

 – 

 0.1 

 0.4 

 0.5 

 – 

 – 

 1.9 

 177.8 

 – 

 179.7 

more tHan  
2 years

 – 

 – 

 0.1 

 33.4 

 33.5 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 709.2 

 11.3 

 720.5 

more tHan  
2 years

 – 

 – 

 – 

 38.3 

 38.3 

– 

 – 

 0.9 

 433.0 

 9.4 

 443.3 

total

 200.4 

 47.0 

 52.5 

 33.5 

 333.4 

 301.1 

 48.6 

 225.8 

 1,682.4 

 11.3 

 2,269.2 

total

 80.6 

 50.8 

 40.0 

 38.7 

 210.1 

 203.9 

 35.3 

 199.1 

 699.6 

 9.4 

 1,147.3 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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38.9.2 remaining maturities for derivative financial instruments
the following table details the Group's liquidity analysis for its derivative financial instruments. the table has been 
drawn up based on the undiscounted contractual net cash inflows and outflows on derivative instruments that 
settle on a net basis and those derivatives that require gross settlement. When the amount payable or receivable 
is not fixed, the amount disclosed has been determined by reference to the projected interest rates as illustrated 
by the yield curves at the end of the reporting period.

At December 31, 2011

in millions of cHf

net settled:

interest rate swaps

foreign exchange forward contracts

Gross settled:

foreign exchange forward contracts

total

At December 31, 2010

in millions of cHf

net settled:

interest rate swaps

foreign exchange forward contracts

Gross settled:

foreign exchange forward contracts

total

less tHan  
3 montHs

3–6 montH

6 montHs  
to 1 year

1 year + 

 (0.5)

 0.3 

 0.3 

 0.1 

 (0.6)

 – 

0.1 

 (0.5)

–

–

0.1 

 0.1 

–

–

–

 – 

less tHan  
3 montHs

3–6 montH

6 montHs  
to 1 year

1 year + 

 (0.5)

 – 

 0.3 

 (0.2)

–

–

 0.1 

 0.1 

 (1.3)

 – 

 – 

 (1.3)

 (0.3)

 – 

 – 

 (0.3)

38.10 fair value of financial instruments 

38.10.1 fair value of financial instruments carried at amortized cost
except as detailed in the following table, the Group considers that the carrying amounts of financial assets and 
financial liabilities recognized in the consolidated financial statements approximate their fair values. 

in millions of cHf

carrying amount

fair value

carrying amount

31. 12. 2011 

31. 12. 2010

fair value

fInAnCIAl ASSetS

loans and receivables: 
  credit card receivables

24.1 

 23.8 

 38.5 

 38.0 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
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38.10.2 valuation techniques and assumptions applied for the purposes of measuring fair value
the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities are determined as follows: 
 – the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and traded on 
active liquid markets are determined with reference to quoted market prices (includes listed redeemable notes, 
bills of exchange, debentures and perpetual notes). 

 – the fair values of derivative instruments are calculated using quoted prices. Where such prices are not available, 
a discounted cash flow analysis is performed using the applicable yield curve for the duration of the instruments 
for  non-optional  derivatives,  and  option  pricing  models  for  optional  derivatives.  foreign  currency  forward 
contracts are measured using quoted forward exchange rates and yield curves derived from quoted interest 
rates matching maturities of the contracts. Interest rate swaps are measured at the present value of future 
cash flows estimated and discounted based on the applicable yield curves derived from quoted interest rates.
 – the fair values of other financial assets and financial liabilities (excluding those described above) are determined 

in accordance with generally accepted pricing models based on discounted cash flow analysis.

38.10.3 fair value measurements recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position
the following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recogni-
tion at fair value, grouped into levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable:
 – level 1:   fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for 

identical assets or liabilities.

 – level 2:   fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within 
level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. 
derived from prices).

 – level 3:   fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset 

or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

the Group held the following financial instruments measured at fair value at the reporting date:

At December 31, 2011

in tHousanDs of cHf

level 1 

level 2 

level 3 

total 

ASSetS MeASureD At fAIr vAlue 1

foreign exchange related derivative financial instruments

Interest rate related derivative financial instruments

total

lIAbIlItIeS MeASureD At fAIr vAlue 2

foreign exchange related derivative financial instruments

Interest rate related derivative financial instruments

total

– 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.5 

 – 

 0.5 

 0.8 

 1.0 

 1.8 

– 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.5 

 – 

 0.5 

 0.8 

 1.0 

 1.8 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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At December 31, 2010

in tHousanDs of cHf

level 1 

level 2 

level 3 

total 

ASSetS MeASureD At fAIr vAlue 1

foreign exchange related derivative financial instruments

Interest rate related derivative financial instruments

total

lIAbIlItIeS MeASureD At fAIr vAlue 2

foreign exchange related derivative financial instruments

Interest rate related derivative financial instruments

total

– 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 –

 0.4 

 – 

 0.4 

0.1 

 2.2 

 2.3 

– 

– 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 0.4 

 – 

 0.4 

0.1 

 2.2 

 2.3 

1 Included in the position “other accounts receivable” in the statement of financial position
2 Included in the position “other liabilities” in the statement of financial position

During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no transfers between level 1 and level 2 fair 
value measurements, and no transfers into and out of level 3 fair value measurements.

39. events after reporting date

on january 10, 2012 Dufry expanded its presence at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, russia by taking control 
(51% of the issued shares) of regstaer Sheremetjevo Duty free, a local travel retail operator for a total consid-
eration of Chf 46.9 million. In 2011 this operation generated a turnover of about uSD 60 million. the Group is in 
the process of preparing a purchase price allocation as to determine the fair values involved in this transaction. 
the estimated transaction costs are Chf 0.9 million.

the acquired business complements the existing operations at site and adds 1,200 square meters in nine duty 
free shops across several terminals of the airport. Synergies are expected to be achieved among others when 
Dufry  integrates  the  200  regstaer  employees  into  its  local  organization,  introduces  the  standard  corporate 
procedures and incorporates these shops to its global supply chain. In 2011 Sheremetyevo International Airport 
was the second busiest airport in russia with 14 million international passengers. It is also one of the fastest 
growing airports in europe and recorded a passenger growth of close to 20% in the last twelve months.

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
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40. MoSt IMportAnt AffIlIAteD CoMpAnIeS

h = holding          r = retail          D = Distribution Center

as of DecemBer 31, 2011

location

country

type

ownersHip 
in %

sHare capital 
in tHousanDs

currency

europe

Dufry International ltd

Dufry holdings & Investments ltd

Dufry basel-Mulhouse ltd

Dufry Samnaun ltd

Dufrital SpA

Cid Italia SpA

Dufry Italia SpA

network Italia edicole

Dufry Islas Canarias Sl

Dufry france SA

Dufry hellas ltd

AfrICA

Dufry tunisie SA

Dufry Maroc Sarl

Dufry egypt llC 

basel

basel

basel

Samnaun

Milan

Milan

Milan

Milan

tenerife

nice

Athens

tunis

Casablanca

Sharm-el-Sheikh 

Dufry & G.t.D.C. ltd

Dufry Aeroport d’Alger Sarl

Dufry Côte d’Ivoire SA 

Accra

Alger

Abidjan

Moscow

Moscow

Singapore

phnom pen

Shanghai

yerevan

Sharjah 

belgrade

eurASIA

Dufry east ooo

Dufry Moscow Sheremetyevo

Dufry Singapore pte. ltd.

Dufry Cambodia ltd

 Dufry (Shanghai)  
Commercial Co. ltd.

ADf Shops CjSC

Dufry Sharjah fzc 

Dufry d.o.o. 

CentrAl AMerICA & CArIbbeAn

Dufry Mexico SA de Cv

Alliance Duty free, Inc.

Dufry Aruba n.v.

Inversiones tunc, SA 

Duty free Caribbean ltd

flagship retail Services Inc.

Colombian emeralds  
International ltd

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

Italy

Italy

Italy

Italy

Spain

france

Greece

tunisia

Morocco 

egypt 

Ghana

Algeria 

Ivory Coast

russia

russia

Singapore

Cambodia

China

Armenia

u. Arab  
emirates

Serbia

h

h

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r 

r

r

r

r

r 

r

r

r 

100

100

100

100

60

60

100

100

100

100

99

100

80

80

63

80

100

100

69

100

80

100

100

51 

100

100

100

80

100 

60

100

60 

1,000 

1,000

100 

100

258 

208 

251 

20

333 

3,491 

147 

2,300

2,500

450

413

20,000 

2,810

712

420

13,300

1,231

19,497

553,834

2,054 

693,078

27,429

2,213

1,000

0 

5,000

0

0 

Chf

Chf

Chf

Chf

eur

eur

eur

eur

eur

eur

eur

eur

MAD

uSD

uSD

DzD

eur

uSD

uSD

SGD

uSD

Cny

AMD

AeD 

rSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD 

uSD

uSD

uSD 

Mexico City

San juan

oranjestad

Santo Domingo 

bridgetown

Charlestown

Castries 

Mexico

puerto rico

Aruba

Dominican  
republic

barbados

St. Kitts & nevis

St. lucia 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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h = holding          r = retail          D = Distribution Center

as of DecemBer 31. 2011

location

country

type

ownersHip 
in %

sHare capital 
in tHousanDs

currency

South AMerICA

Interbaires S.A.

navinten S.A.

Duty free ecuador S.A.

buenos Aires

Montevideo

Guayaquil

Dufry do brasil Duty free Shop ltda.

rio de janeiro

eMAC Comercio Importaçao ltda

rio de janeiro

north AMerICA

Dufry America, Inc.

Miami

hudson news Company Inc.

east rutherford 

Dufry newark, Inc.

Dufry houston Duty free and  
retail partnership

AMS-Cv newark, jv

Airport Management Services, llC

AMS-olympic nashville, jv

hudson news o’hare, jv

hudson retail-neu news jv

jfK Air ventures

national Air ventures

Seattle Air ventures

AMS-teI Miami, jv

AMS hudson las vegas, jv

hudson Group Canada, Inc.

DIStrIbutIon CenterS

Dufry travel retail ltd

Dufry America Services, Inc.

International operations and  
Services Corp.

newark

houston 

newark

new york

nashville

Springfield

new york

new york

Dallas

olympia

Miami

las vegas

vancouver

basel

Miami

Montevideo 

Argentina

uruguay

ecuador

brazil

brazil

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA 

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA 

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

Canada

Switzerland

uSA

uruguay 

eurotrade Corporation (II) limited

nassau

bahamas

r

r

r

r

r

h

h /r

r

r 

r

h /r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

r

D

D

D 

D

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

75 

80

100

83

70

80

80

70

75

70

73

100

100

100

100 

100

293

126

401

4,146

0

5

0

1,501

1 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5,000

398

50 

5,580

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

brl

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD 

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

CAD

Chf

uSD

uSD 

uSD

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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financial statements Dufry aG

Income statement

for the year ended December 31, 2011

in tHousanDs of cHf

Dividend income

financial income

Management and franchise fee income

total income

personnel expenses

General and administrative expenses

Management and franchise fee expenses

Amortization of intangibles

transaction and project costs

financial expenses

taxes

total expenses 

net earnings (loss)

2011

–

3,216

12,000

15,216

12,664

3,731

11,851

5,755

(2,638)

8,450

612

40,425

(25,209)

2010

91,000

17,622

11,380

120,002

24,004

3,484

9,096

–

22,424

5,865

632

65,505

54,497

 
 
 
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Statement of financial position

at December 31, 2011

Assets

in tHousanDs of cHf

Cash and cash equivalents

Marketable securities

receivables intercompany

receivables – related party

receivables – third party

other current assets

current assets

Investments

Intangible assets

non-current assets

total assets

liabilities and shareholders’ equity

in tHousanDs of cHf

payables – intercompany

payables – related party

payables – third party

bank debt

other current liabilities

current liabilities

total liabilities

Share capital

legal reserves

  Share premium (capital contribution reserves)

  General reserves

  reserve for treasury shares

Available earnings

shareholders’ equity

total liabilities and shareholders' equity

note

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

4

1

9

9,494

84,504

2

49

1

39

36,948

267,135

–

77

26

94,059

304,225

1,074,449

105,025

1,179,474

1,185,228

–

1,185,228

1,273,533

1,489,453

note

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

51,291

367

340

29,134

13,147

94,279

94,279

243,311

280

1,082

–

40,317

284,990

284,990

3

134,881

134,881

10

972,734

5,927

13,485

52,227

975,061

3,600

28,704

62,217

1,179,254

1,204,463

1,273,533

1,489,453

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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notes to tHe financial statements

Amounts are expressed in thousands of Chf, except where otherwise indicated.

1. Significant Investments

All investments of Dufry AG are in Switzerland and consist of:

suBsiDiary  
in tHousanDs of cHf

Dufry International AG

Dufry Management AG

Dufry Corporate AG

Dufry holdings & Investments AG

total 

participation

2011

2010

2011

2010

BooK value

sHare capital 

100%

100%

100%

100%

344,673

455,453

100

100

100

100

729,575

729,575

1,074,449

1,185,228

1,000

100

100

1,000

1,000

100

100

1,000

A dividend of Chf 91,000 approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting of Dufry holdings & Investments AG held on 
february 11, 2011, has been recognized as financial income of the 2010.

2. Significant shareholders’ participation

in %

31. 12. 2011

31. 12. 2010

Group of shareholders consisting of:

  1. travel retail Investment SCA, luxembourg 
  2. Global retail Group S.àr.l., luxembourg

Artio Global Management llC

Credit Suisse Group AG

Skopos Administradora de recursos ltda and  
SkoposInvest Administradora de recursos International ltda.

the Capital Group Companies, Inc. 1

hudson Media Inc., east rutherford, uSA

1 this participation fell below the reporting threshold

22.62%

7.07%

6.81%

4.43%

–

4.28%

22.62%

7.07%

4.99%

4.43%

4.21%

4.28%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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3. Authorized and conditional share capital

As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 Dufry AG had a conditional share capital of 567,296 shares or 
Chf 2,836, and there was no authorized share capital.

on March 22, 2010 the extraordinary General Shareholders’ meeting of Dufry AG approved the increase of registered 
share capital by Chf 38,811 from Chf 96,070 to Chf 134,881 by the issuance of 7,762,249 registered shares, each 
with a par value of five Swiss francs. the share capital of Chf 38,811 was settled by a contribution in kind consisting 
of 4,896 registered shares of Dufry holdings & Investments AG, basel with a nominal value of hundred Swiss francs 
each. the value of the contribution in kind amounted to Chf 604,000.

4. treasury shares

at January 1, 2010

Assigned to holders of rSu-awards 2009

Share purchases

revaluation

at December 31, 2010

Assigned to holders of rSu-awards 2010 (see note 3.2)

Share purchases

revaluation

at December 31, 2011

numBer of  
sHares

in tHousanDs  
of cHf

269,134

18,662

(266,810)

286,735

–

289,059

(281,362)

100,419

–

108,116

(18,501)

28,539

8,248

36,948

(35,452)

12,503

(4,505)

9,494

5. enterprise risk management

In accordance with the article 663b of the Swiss Code of obligations the board of Directors of Dufry AG reviewed 
and assessed the risk areas of the Group and where necessary, updated the key controls performed to ensure an 
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6. pledged assets

In 2011, Dufry AG had no pledged assets. In 2010, Dufry AG presented the shares of Dufry holdings & Investments 
AG with a book value of Chf 729,575 as a pledge for the bank facilities of its subsidiary Dufry International AG. 

7. Guarantee commitment regarding  
Swiss value Added tax (vAt)

the following companies constitute a group for the Swiss federal tax Administration:

Main division vAt:
 – Dufry International AG
 – Dufry travel retail AG
 – Dufry Samnaun AG
 – Dufry participations AG
 – Dufry russia holding AG 
 – Dufry basel Mulhouse AG
 – Dufry Management AG
 – Dufry Corporate AG
 – Dufry holdings & Investments AG
 – Dufry AG

Dufry AG is jointly and severally liable for the value Added tax owed by this specific group.

8. Compensation, participations and loans to the members 
of the board of Directors and the Group executive Committee 

(Disclosure according to Swiss Code of obligations 663b)

participations in Dufry AG
the members of the board of Directors of Dufry AG juan Carlos torres Carretero (Chairman), ernst George bachrach 
(vice Chairman) and Steve tadler (member) representing the interest of Advent International Corporation and its 
funds do not hold any shares or share options on December 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010. 

on December 31, 2011, the following members of the board of Directors and Group executive Committee (including 
closely related parties) held the following number of shares / number of share options (restricted stock units) /
percentage  participation  in  Dufry  AG:  Mr.  james  Cohen,  Member  1,257,687 / 0 / 4.66%  (which  includes 
1,154,677 shares held by hudson Media, Inc.); Mr. Mario fontana, Member 10,000 / 0 / 0.04%; Mr. Andrés holzer 
neumann, Member 2,262,125 / 0 / 8.39% (which includes 2,151,913 shares held by petrus pte ltd); Mr. joaquin 
Moya-Angeler Cabrera, Member 13,390 / 0 / 0.05%; Mr. julián Díaz González, Chief executive officer 60,100 /  
39,941/ 0.37%; Mr. Xavier rossinyol, Chief financial officer 45,000 / 26,400 / 0.26%; Mr. josé Antonio Gea, Global 
Chief operating officer 37,000 / 26,400 / 0.24%; Mr. pascal C. Duclos, General Counsel 0 / 21,000 / 0.08%; Mr. Dante 
Marro, Coo region europe 0 / 10,200 / 0.04%; Mr. Miguel Ángel Martínez, Coo region Africa 8,500 / 10,200 / 0.07%; 
Mr. rené riedi, Coo region eurasia 1,500 / 10,200 / 0.04%; Mr. josé h. González, Coo region Central America & 
Caribbean 0 / 10,200 / 0.04%; Mr. josé Carlos Costa da Silva rosa, Coo region South America 2,000 / 10,200 / 0.05% 
and Mr. joseph DiDomizio, Coo region north America 13,500 / 16,800 / 0.11%.

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on December 31, 2010, the following members of the board of Directors and Group executive Committee (including 
closely  related  parties)  held  the  following  number  of  shares / number  of  share  options  (restricted  stock  units) /  
percentage participation in Dufry AG: Mr. Mario fontana, Member 3,893 / 0 / 0.01%; Mr. Andrés holzer neumann, 
Member 2,259,125 / 0 / 8.37% (which includes 2,151,913 shares held by petrus pte ltd); Mr. joaquin Moya-Angeler 
Cabrera, Member 15,390 / 0 / 0.06%; Mr. james Cohen, Member 1,154,677 / 0 / 4.28% hold through hudson Media, 
Inc.; Mr. julián Díaz González, Chief executive officer 39,350 / 33,250 / 0.27%; Mr. Xavier rossinyol, Chief financial 
officer 23,000 / 22,000 / 0.17%; Mr. josé Antonio Gea, Global Chief operating officer 35,200 / 22,000 / 0.21%; Mr. 
pascal C. Duclos, General Counsel 0 / 17,500 / 0.06%; Mr. Miguel Ángel Martínez, Coo region Africa 5,000 / 8,500 / 0.05%; 
Mr. rené riedi, Coo region eurasia 1,500 / 8,500 / 0.04%; Mr. josé h. González, Coo region Central America & 
Caribbean 6,550 / 8,500 / 0.06%; Mr. josé Carlos Costa da Silva rosa, Coo region South America 0 / 8,500 / 0.03% and 
Mr. joseph DiDomizio, Coo region north America 9,520 / 14,000 / 0.09%. the remaining members of the board of 
Directors or the Group executive Committee had no participation on December 31, 2010.

All these participations are reported in accordance with the regulations of the federal Act on Stock exchanges and 
Securities trading (SeStA), in force since December 1, 2007, showing the participation (including restricted stock 
units) as a percentage of the number of outstanding registered shares on December 31, 2011 and December 31, 
2010, respectively.

9. Compensation of members of the board of Directors 
and Group executive Committee

the members of the board of Directors of Dufry AG juan Carlos torres Carretero (Chairman), ernst George bachrach 
(vice Chairman) and Steve tadler (member) representing the interest of Advent International Corporation and its 
funds do not receive any compensation for the years 2011 or 2010.

In 2011 Dufry paid to its non-executive members of the board of Directors fees in total amount of Chf 1,350.0 
(to Mr. jorge born, member Chf 150.0; to Mr. Xavier bouton, member Chf 150.0; to Mr. james Cohen, member 
Chf 150.0; to Mr. josé lucas ferreira de Melo, member Chf 150.0; to Mr. Mario fontana, member Chf 200.0; to 
Mr. Andrés holzer neumann, member Chf 200.0; to Mr. Maurizio Mauro, member Chf 150.0; to Mr. joaquin 
Moya-Angeler Cabrera, member Chf 200.0). In addition to these fees Mr. Xavier bouton received Chf 250.0 for 
strategic consulting services provided to the Group during the year. the social charges related to these fees are 
calculated in accordance with the local regulations amounted to Chf 81.8 in total (to Mr. jorge born, member 
Chf 9.1; to Mr. Xavier bouton, member Chf 9.1, to Mr. james Cohen, member Chf 9.1; to Mr. josé lucas ferreira 
de Melo, member Chf 9.1; to Mr. Mario fontana, member Chf 12.1; to Mr. Andrés holzer neumann, member 
Chf 12.1; to Mr. Maurizio Mauro, member Chf 9.1; to Mr. joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera, member Chf 12.1).
finally, the total compensation to the non-executive members of the board of Directors amounted to Chf 1,681.8 
in total (to Mr. jorge born, member Chf 159.1; to Mr. Xavier bouton, member Chf 409.1; to Mr. james Cohen, 
member Chf 159.1; to Mr. josé lucas ferreira de Melo, member Chf 159.1; to Mr. Mario fontana, member 
Chf 212.1; to Mr. Andrés holzer neumann, member Chf 212.1; to Mr. Maurizio Mauro, member Chf 159.1; to 
Mr. joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera, member Chf 212.1).

In 2010 Dufry paid to its non-executive members of the board of Directors fees in total amount of Chf 914 (to 
Mr. jorge born, member Chf 63; to Mr. Xavier bouton, member Chf 100; to Mr. james Cohen, member Chf 100; 
to Mr. josé lucas ferreira de Melo, member Chf 63; to Mr. Mario fontana, member Chf 175; to Mr. Andrés  
holzer neumann, member Chf 175; to Mr. Maurizio Mauro, member Chf 63; to Mr. joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera, 
member Chf 175). In addition to these fees Mr. Xavier bouton received Chf 250 for strategic consulting services 
provided to the Group during the year. the social charges related to these fees are calculated in accordance with 
the local regulations amounted to Chf 55 in total (to Mr. jorge born, member Chf 3.8; to Mr. Xavier bouton, 
member Chf 6; to Mr. james Cohen, member Chf 6; to Mr. josé lucas ferreira de Melo, member Chf 3.8; to 

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Mr. Mario fontana, member Chf 10.6; to Mr. Andrés holzer neumann, member Chf 10.6; to Mr. Maurizio Mauro, 
member Chf 3.8; to Mr. joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera, member Chf 10.6). finally, the total compensation to 
the non-executive members of the board of Directors amounted to Chf 1,219 in total (to Mr. jorge born, mem-
ber Chf 67.1; to Mr. Xavier bouton, member Chf 356.0; to Mr. james Cohen, member Chf 106.0; to Mr. josé 
lucas ferreira de Melo, member Chf 67.1; to Mr. Mario fontana, member Chf 185.6; to Mr. Andrés holzer 
neumann, member Chf 185.6; to Mr. Maurizio Mauro, member Chf 67.1; to Mr. joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera, 
member Chf 185.6).

In the years 2011 and 2010 there were no other compensations paid directly or indirectly to active or former 
members of the board of Directors and there are also no loans or guarantees received or provided to these 
board members, nor to their related parties. 

In  2011  the  ten  members  of  the  Group  executive  Committee  received  the  following  compensation:  i)  in  cash 
Chf 8,765 (basic salary Chf 4,336, bonus Chf 3,647, allowances in kind Chf 782) and ii) as employer’s social 
charges Chf 1,978 and iii) in form of unvested stock options for the biannual award 2011, i.e. for the years 2011 and 
2012 181,541 rSu’s of Dufry AG (for this purposes fully considered as a compensation 2011), adding up to a total 
compensation of Chf 20,748. these figures include the compensation to Mr. julián Díaz González, Chief executive 
officer of Dufry AG, who received a compensation: i) in cash Chf 1,789 (basic salary Chf 912, bonus Chf 844, 
allowances in kind Chf 33) and ii) as employer’s social charges Chf 513 and iii) in form of unvested stock options 
for the biannual award 2011, i.e. for the years 2011 and 2012 39,941 rSu’s of Dufry AG (for this purposes fully 
considered as a compensation 2011), adding up to a total compensation of Chf 4,504.

In  2010  the  ten  members  of  the  Group  executive  Committee  received  the  following  compensation:  i)  in  cash 
Chf 7,286 (basic salary Chf 4,551, bonus Chf 2,237, allowances in kind Chf 498) and ii) as employer’s social 
charges Chf 1,454 and iii) in form of unvested stock options for the annual award 2010, 142,750 rSu’s of Dufry AG, 
adding up to a total compensation of Chf 14,630. these figures Includes the compensation to Mr. julián Díaz 
González, Chief executive officer of Dufry AG, who received a compensation: i) in cash Chf 1,265 (basic salary 
Chf 941, bonus Chf 293, allowances in kind Chf 32) and ii) as employer’s social charges Chf 342 and iii) in form 
of unvested stock options for the annual award 2010 33,250 rSu’s of Dufry AG, adding up to a total compensation 
of Chf 2,979.

In the years 2011 and 2010 there were no other compensations paid directly or indirectly to active or former 
members of the Group executive Committee, nor to their related parties and there are also no loans or guar-
antees received or provided to these members, nor to their related parties.

for details regarding conditions of restricted Stock unit (rSu) plan refer to note 30 of the consolidated financial 
statements.

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10. Appropriation of available earnings

in tHousanDs of cHf

retained earnings

Movement in legal reserves

net earnings (loss) for the year

available earnings at December 31

to be carried forward

2011

2010

62,217

15,220

(25,209)

52,227

52,227

18,272

(10,552)

54,497

62,217

62,217

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otHer information

Information for investors and media

ticker details Dufry shares
listing  
type of security 
ticker symbol  
ISIn-no.  
Swiss Security-no.  2 340 545
reuters  
bloomberg  

Dufn.S
Dufn SW

SIX Swiss exchange
registered shares
Dufn
Ch 0 023 405 456

ticker details Dufry BDr
listing  
type of security 

ticker symbol 
ISIn-no. 
reuters 
bloomberg 

bM&fboveSpA
brazilian Depositary
receipts (bDrs)
DAGb11
brDAGbbDr008
Dufb11.SA
Dufb11 bz

corporate communications
lubna haj Issa
Corporate Communications
Dufry Group
phone +41 61 266 44 46
lubna.haj-issa@dufry.com

Mario rolla
Corporate Communications
Dufry Group
phone +55 21 2157 9611
mario.rolla@br.dufry.com

investor relations
Andreas Schneiter 
Director of treasury & Investor relations
Dufry Group
phone +41 61 266 42 38 
andreas.schneiter@dufry.com

Sara lizi
Manager Investor relations
Dufry Group
phone +55 21 2157 9901
sara.lizi@br.dufry.com

rafael Duarte
Investor relations
Dufry Group
phone +41 61 266 45 77
rafael.duarte@dufry.com

victor bento
Investor relations
Dufry Group
phone +55 21 2157 9610
victor.bento@br.dufry.com

Key dates in 2012
May 2, 2012 
May 3, 2012 
july 30, 2012 
november 5, 2012  results first nine Months 2012

Annual General Meeting
results first quarter 2012
results first half year 2012

 
  
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Address details of headquarters

corporate Headquarters
Dufry AG
hardstrasse 95
4020 basel
Switzerland
phone +41 61 266 44 44

region europe
Dufry Shop finance ltd Srl
viale lancetti, 43
20158 Milan
Italy 
phone + 39 02 698 151

region africa
Dufry tunisie S.A. 
Angle de la rue du lac victoria
rue des lacs de Mazurie
les berges du lac
tunis 1053
tunisia
phone + 216 71 137 800

region eurasia
Dufry eurasia fze
Cargo terminal building 1
Sharjah International Airport
p. o. box 9011
Sharjah
united Arab emirates
phone + 971 6 558 11 46

region central america & caribbean
Dufry America, Inc.
10300 n. W. 19th Street Suite 114
Miami / fl 33172
Mailing Address: p.o. box 226170, 
Miami / fl 33222
uSA 
phone + 1 305 591 1763

region south america
Dufry do brasil Duty free Shop ltda 
rua da Assembléia, 51
Centro, rio de janeiro – rj
brazil – 20011-001
phone + 55 21 2157 9695

region north america
hudson Group
one Meadowlands plaza
east rutherford, nj 07073
uSA
phone + 1 201 939 5050

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this Annual report contains certain forward-looking statements, which can be identified by  
terms like “believe”, “assume”, “expect” or similar expressions, or implied discussions  
regarding potential new projects or potential future revenues, or discussions of strategy,  
plans or intentions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,  
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from  
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements.  
All forward-looking statements are based only on data available to Dufry at the time of  
preparation of this Annual report. Dufry does not undertake any obligation to update any  
forward-looking statements contained in this Annual report as a result of new information,  
future events or otherwise.

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