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ANNUAL 
report 
2013
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compANy report
Dufry at a glance

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Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Statement of the Chief Executive Officer

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Group Executive Committee

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Board of Directors

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 Dufry business model

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 Dufry retail concepts

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Dufry regions

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Report of the Chief Financial Officer

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fiNANciAL report
Consolidated financial statements

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

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Report of the statutory auditor

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Financial statements  Dufry AG

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Notes to the financial statements

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Report of the statutory auditor 

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GoverNANce report
Corporate Governance

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Information for investors and media

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Address details of headquarters

DUfry 
at a glance

tUrNover

in millions of CHf

Gross profit

in millions of CHf 

3,600

3,300

3,000

2,700

2,400

2,100

1,800

1,500

1,200

900

600

300

0

2,400

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

margin

70%

68%

66%

64%

62%

60%

58%

56%

54%

52%

50%

48%

46%

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

eBitDA¹

in millions of CHf

Net eArNiNGs

in millions of CHf

+ 8 %

+ 28 %

+ 8 %

+ 14 %

+ 3 %

550

500

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

220

200

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

1EBITDAbeforeotheroperationalresult

 Adjustednetearningswithoutotheroperationalresult

4 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013Net sALes By proDUct cAteGory 2013

4 % otHer

28 % perfumes &  
CosmetiCs

3 % eleCtroniCs

6 % literature &  
puBliCations

8 % toBaCCo gooDs

8 % fasHion, 
leatHer & Baggage

Net sALes By reGioN 2013

33 % emea & asia

9 % watCHes,
Jewelry &  
aCCessories

22 % ameriCa i

19 % ameriCa ii

25 % usa & CanaDa

1 % gloBal  
DistriBution  
Centers

18 % Con­
feCtionery,  
fooD &  
Catering

16 % wine &  
spirits 

Net sALes By chANNeL 2013

Net sALes By mArket sector 2013

86 % airports

67 % Duty free

6 % BorDer, Down­
town & Hotel sHops

4 % Cruise  
liners & seaports

4 % railway  
stations & otHer

33 % Duty paiD

— 5

messAGe from  
the chAirmAN of  
the BoArD  
of Directors
Dear shareholDers

I am pleased to announce another excellent year for  Dufry 
in 2013. Our growth strategy based on organic and external 
growth has resulted in a record year and has continued to 
create value for our shareholders. With turnover increasing 
13 % and EBITDA surpassing the CHF 500 million mark for 
the first time, we delivered a strong financial performance 
and  strengthened  our  leadership  position  in  the  global 
travel  retail  industry.  We  also  set  out  to  expand  in  key 
markets through acquisitions and new concessions.

6 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cAs one element of our growth strategy is being a consoli-
dator in travel retail, we were able to structure another 
attractive transaction with the two-step acquisition of the 
Folli Follie Travel Retail business. We closed the first part 
of the acquisition in April 2013 when we acquired 51 %. In 
December 2013, we concluded the buy-out of the remaining 
49 %. The acquired business is the leading travel retailer in 
Greece and has an attractive concession portfolio with a 
long  duration.  Thanks  to  this  acquisition,  we  have  rein-
forced our position in the Mediterranean area, the most 
important region for tourism globally and one of  Dufry’s 
strategic growth regions. 

In Latin America, another strategic region, we signed a 
number of agreements allowing us to expand our presence 
in key markets. In Brazil, we signed several long-term con-
tracts  with  newly  privatized  airports,  most  notably  São 
Paulo, Brasilia and Viracopos, which consolidates our lead-
ing position in that market for the next 10 years. The rapid 
economic  development  of  Brazil  resulted  in  a  situation 
where the airport structure was not keeping up with the 
remarkable growth in the number of passengers. The huge 
expansion projects at various airports, together with the 
signing of the new contracts, allow us to substantially in-
crease our business and to capitalize from our experience 
in the country by exploring new channels. For example, 
Brazil is introducing border shop duty free businesses, a 
new channel for us with significant potential. 

Last but not least, we were successful in 2013 in increasing 
our market share in Asia, one of our strategic regions. We 
took an important step in the expansion within the region 
by signing seven agreements that together will generate 
CHF 250 million per year once fully operational.

As we had announced in our plans for 2013 we executed 
the expansion plans which are key for our strategy of prof-
itable growth. With a 9 % market share and operations in 
47 countries,  Dufry is the leading player in the travel retail 
industry and very strongly positioned to capture further 
growth in the still fragmented travel retail industry.

These  achievements  and  good  performance  were  re-
flected in our share price.  Dufry’s share price followed the 
momentum of the company and reached an all-time high 
in December. At year-end 2013,  Dufry’s share price was 
CHF 156.60, 31 % higher than in 2012, resulting in a market 
cap of CHF 4.8 billion. Trading volumes continued to grow 
and  reached  a  daily  average  of  CHF  25.2 million,  61 % 
higher than in 2012. As a consequence,  Dufry joined the 
index comprised of the 30 largest listed companies in the 
Swiss Stock Exchange, the Swiss Leader Index (SLI). 

one of our reference shareholders, placed its  Dufry stake 
on the market. In this regard, I would like to thank Advent 
for their support since 2004. Being a core shareholder for 
almost 10 years is a long horizon for a private equity inves-
tor  and  is  a  reflection  not  only  of  the  good  partnership 
between Advent and  Dufry, but a confirmation that  Dufry 
has proven to be a very attractive investment.

In addition, we are pleased that our long-term shareholders 
Travel Retail Investment SCA and Hudson Media Inc. in-
creased their ownership in the company in 2013 and lead a 
newly formed shareholder group. This shareholder group 
held 22.2 % of  Dufry’s share capital at December 31, 2013, 
and we are confident that this group will continue to support 
the strategy. We believe that a dedicated pool of anchor 
investors is beneficial for  Dufry as it facilitates the develop-
ment of the Group, especially as opportunities in the travel 
retail industry present themselves. 

Dufry’s commitment to supporting social programs across 
locations where we operate is unchanged. Following our 
special  focus  on  supporting  children,  our  partnership 
with SOS Kinderdorf continues to provide assistance to 
hundreds of individuals in Brazil, Cambodia, Mexico and 
Morocco.  In  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Brazil,  we  give  full  profes-
sional training for disadvantaged youths aged 16–18. After 
one  year  of  English  courses,  computer  skills,  profes-
sional  guidance  and  others,  an  average  of  90 %  of  the 
youths are able to find jobs.

In 2014, we expect a continuation of the economic develop-
ment of 2013 for the developed markets, and both the United 
States and Europe should continue to show a gradual ac-
celeration in GDP growth. As to the emerging markets, 
despite  current  volatility,  they  keep  offering  interesting 
growth opportunities in the travel retail industry. 

A great company is made of great people, and I would like 
to thank  Dufry’s employees for another strong year. I also 
would like to thank our management team, which was the 
driving force of  Dufry’s growth in 2013, as it has been for 
the last 10 years. A special thanks is due to our suppliers, 
landlords, and business partners for their support in 2013 
and for continued successful partnerships in 2014. Finally, 
we would like to express gratitude to our shareholders and 
bondholders for their trust in and commitment to  Dufry.

Sincerely,

Important changes occurred in  Dufry’s shareholder base 
in 2013. On 17 January, 2013, Advent International Corp., 

Juan Carlos Torres Carretero

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013stAtemeNt 
of the chief 
execUtive  
officer
Dear all

Dufry performed greatly in 2013 and the Company deliv-
ered once more on its growth strategy. Turnover grew by 
13.3 %  and  reached  CHF  3,572 million.  EBITDA  reached 
CHF  511 million  and  EBITDA  margin  stood  at  a  healthy 
14.3 %. In terms of business development, apart from the 
acquisition in Greece,  Dufry signed significant agreements 
to expand its presence in Asia and secured the most im-
portant concessions in Brazil.

The development was supported by the number of inter-
national  travelers,  which  increased  by  5.2 %  in  2013, 
based on a long-term trend which is expected to continue 
going  forward.   Dufry  achieved  substantial  productivity 
gains across the Group as the consequence of another 
improvement in our execution capabilities. This is even 
more  noteworthy  as  it  is  reflective  of  the  operational 
excellence of our Group and showing the importance of 
our ability to improve spend per passenger and penetra-
tion rates.

Strongexpansioninnewmarkets
Following our strategy of being an active consolidator of the 
travel retail industry,  Dufry acquired the leading travel retail 
in Greece, Hellenic Duty Free, in a two-step transaction in 
2013.  Dufry first acquired 51 % of the business in April 2013 
and was able to reach a new agreement with Folli Follie 
Group, to buy the remaining 49 % in December 2013. Overall, 
we invested EUR 892 million to acquire the business, which 
generated a turnover of EUR 300 million and an EBIT of EUR 
77.8 million in 2012. By acquiring the remaining stake of 
Hellenic Duty Free,  Dufry will be able to achieve additional 
synergies through further streamlining of the Group’s lo-
gistics and procurement processes as well as through bet-
ter financing conditions. We also plan to further develop the 
business by refurbishing and expanding the commercial 
offering in key airports in Greece, including retail space at 
airports in Athens, Thessaloniki, Rhodes and Crete in 2014. 
On a strategic level, this acquisition represented another 

8 —

step to consolidate the fragmented travel retail industry and 
the transaction further strengthens our position as a leader 
in this industry. 

The  Greek  operation  has  shown  excellent  results  since 
April 2013, supported by a solid growth in the number of 
passengers  in  Greece.  The  integration  process  has  al-
ready been concluded at the beginning of 2014, well ahead 
of the 18 months timeframe we originally indicated. It is 
worth noting that a first part of the synergies already ma-
terialized in 2013. 

2013  was  an  important  year  towards  strengthening  our 
position in Asia.  Dufry signed agreements to operate retail 
spaces in Bali, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Sri Lanka 
and Taiwan. With these new projects, we have created a 
diversified platform to further develop our position in that 
region. Including these operations,  Dufry will operate in 
14 locations, in 10 countries. With a total of 140 shops and 
retail  space  of  14,000  square  meters,  in  the  Far  East, 
Middle East and Central Asia, we have established our-
selves solidly in that region. 

In Brazil, we entered a new phase of development in 2013. 
 Dufry has reinforced its presence in the country by signing 
long-term  contracts  in  several  airports  to  operate  duty 
free  and  duty  paid  commercial  spaces.  Overall,  we  will 
almost double our footprint in Brazil by adding 13,600 m2 
of retail space, compared to the existing 16,400 m2 when 
we signed those contracts.

In Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo,  Dufry se-
cured a 10 years’ contract and will increase its retail space 
to 14,200 m2 from 5,000 m2 at signing. The expansion plans 
include 6,900 m2 in the new Terminal 3 where  Dufry will 
operate arrivals and departures walk-through duty free 
shops, brand boutiques and duty paid Hudson shops. With 
these new spaces and the commercial offering as well as 
new brands that we can now introduce, our operations will 
grow considerably in terms of penetration rate, sales per 
ticket and ultimately total sales.

We also see a significant potential for the development of 
the duty paid in Brazil, which in 2013 counted an impres-
sive 177 million domestic passengers, representing 90 % 
of all air travelers in the country. We will introduce a new 
and exciting format in this market with the opening of a 
1,900 m2 duty paid mega shop at Brasilia Airport and the 
roll-out of the Hudson concept in Brazil with the opening 
of six shops in different airports. Last but not least, we 
also see interesting opportunities in the development of 
the border shop duty free business in the country. With 
the new regulation currently being established, this new 
channel  has  the  potential  to  be  an  important  source  of 
growth for  Dufry in Brazil going forward.

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c— 9

cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013In North America, we have been able to continue with our 
strong development, where we have gained market share 
year after year. Besides benefitting from the growth in the 
number of passengers, our local team has also been suc-
cessful on expanding the footprint in the region. While we 
continue  to  expand  the  well-known  Hudson  concept  in 
existing and new locations, we have been able to bring 
original duty free formats to the duty paid side, such as 
branded shops and specialized shops. In 2013, main devel-
opments  in  the  United  States  were  the  expansions  and 
openings  at  Saint  Louis  Airport  with  23  shops  totaling 
1,700  m2,  at  Los  Angeles  Airport,  with  15  new  Hudson 
shops and brand boutiques with more than 1,400 m2, and 
in Dallas Airport, with 14 new retail spaces of 1,100 m2. 
Last but not least, we opened seven shops at JFK Airport 
with 1,200 m2.

Altogether,  Dufry opened or signed gross new retail space 
of 39,100 m2 across all regions in 2013. A large part of our 
efforts in 2013 will start to materialize in 2014. On top of 
that, our project pipeline continues strong with 46,000 m2 
of new opportunities that we are currently analyzing.

ProcurementandLogisticsreorganizationwillsupport
ourgrowthinthenextyears
As we had announced in 2012, we initiated an internal re-
organization of the Group to strengthen our position as the 
leader company in the Travel Retail industry and to pre-
pare the Company for future opportunities. As part of this 
initiative, we have implemented a new Procurement and 
Logistics organization, in order to take advantage of eco - 
 n omies of scale as well as to focus on our supplier rela-
tionships and to leverage the use of our knowledge of our 
customers’ needs. As a result, during 2013, we centralized 
our Logistic operations in two main platforms: one in Swit-
zerland, serving the region EMEA & Asia and another in 
Uruguay, attending the Americas.

On the Procurement side, we have strengthened the Global 
Category Managers with dedicated specialist teams and 
from 2014 they will be the key contact for global suppliers 
and will ensure close coordination across the procurement 
platform, regions and business units. The new structure 
will allow us to improve sales and margins by working even 
closer with our global suppliers in order to address the 
requirements of each category and specific brands to posi-
tion  in  our  shops.  Suppliers  will  benefit  from  a  simpler 
procurement process and a much closer interaction. Ulti-
mately, the changes will allow  Dufry to continuously pursue 
opportunities in order to grow and differentiate itself from 
its competitors and constantly offer value to its customers.

Focusonexecution
For 2014 and beyond,  Dufry will continue to pursue its stra-
tegy  of  profitable  growth.  We  continue  to  see  attractive 

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growth opportunities in the travel retail market, a fact con-
firmed in our healthy project pipeline.

Our focus in 2014 will be on the execution of the projects 
announced so far. After an important year full of achieve-
ments, especially regarding expansion in key markets for 
the Company,  Dufry will focus on the implementation of 
these projects in the year to come. In Brazil, where we will 
almost double our retail space, our attention will be on the 
new shops, which will require a significant amount of re-
sources especially in light of the most important sports 
event worldwide, namely the football World Cup, that is 
forecasted  to  attract  over  600,000  tourists  to  Brazil  in 
2014. Regarding our expansion in Asia, it will be key to get 
our new operations up and running in the shortest period 
of time and with excellence in execution to showcase them 
as our expertise in that region. In Greece, we will imple-
ment  the  second  round  of  synergies  along  with  the  im-
provement of the key retail spaces. 

Dufry will  
continue to pursue  
its strategy of  
profitable growth.

In  2013,   Dufry  launched  a  fresh  new  Hudson  concept, 
moving one step further to be “The traveler’s best friend”. 
The new logo, shop layout and shifts in assortment aim 
to offer travelers the best of the convenience items, be it 
confectionery, travel accessories or publications. Given 
the  very  strong  results  achieved  so  far  in  a  number  of 
pilot locations, we will introduce the new format in all new 
locations  and  expansion  projects.  We  expect  that  this 
move will be an important growth driver in the next years 
in the United States and Canada. 

Already a success in North America, the Hudson concept 
has been rolled-out internationally and  Dufry operates 80 
Hudson  shops  outside  North  America.  We  believe  that 
there are substantial opportunities in the duty paid seg-
ment, as two thirds of the overall passenger are domestic. 
For this reason, we plan a second phase of international 
expansion  of  the  Hudson  format  with  a  dedicated  team 
responsible for the further international roll-out.

As for the industry, the prospects continue to be good for 
2014. International passenger numbers are forecasted to 
grow by 5.4 % in 2014 according to Air4casts agency. In that 
context,  Dufry’s global footprint is an important asset to 
seize this opportunity and grow the business even further. 

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cOn the economic front, we will remain vigilant to the de-
velopment in the current markets. Having said this, the 
essence of business offers a natural protection against 
currency swings, therefore safeguarding our profitability 
due to our diversified concession portfolio.

I would like to take this chance and acknowledge the efforts 
from employees in this year full of achievements, and to 
welcome the nearly 2,000 employees who came from the 
acquired business in Greece: welcome to  Dufry.

Equally important was the support of our landlords, sup-
pliers and business partners. Thank you for your trust and 
confidence. I look forward to an exciting 2014. Last but not 
least, I thank our shareholders and Board of Directors for 
their important support and contribution to our business.

Best regards,

Julián Díaz González

Readyforanotherthrillingyear
Dufry has won a number of awards in 2013 that confirm the 
excellence in travel retail that we are striving for. To name 
a few:  Dufry was awarded by the DFNI Americas as “The 
Americas Travel Retailer of the Year” for the second con-
secutive year, which reflects our travel retail excellence in 
the  Americas.  Also,  The  Airport  Revenue  News  (ARN) 
magazine named Hudson again the “Best News and Gift 
Operator” and the Airports Council International – North 
America (ACI-NA) awarded its first-ever “Inclusion Cham-
pion Award” to Hudson. All these awards represent the 
recognition of our efforts to provide a superior shopping 
experience to our customers. 

Our OrganiZatiOnal  
Structure

Chief executive officer 
JuliánDíazGonzález

Chief financial officer  
AndreasSchneiter

global Chief operating officer 
JoséAntonioGea

general Counsel 
PascalC.Duclos

Chief Corporate officer 
LuisMarin1

Chief operating officer 
region emea & asia  
XavierRossinyol

Chief operating officer 
region america i 
RenéRiedi

Chief operating officer 
region america ii  
JoséCarlosRosa

Chief operating officer 
region united states & Canada 
JosephDiDomizio

1  Appointed to Group Executive Committee as of January 1, 2014

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GroUp 
execUtive  
committee

Julián Díaz 
gonzález

José antonio 
gea

Joseph  
DiDomizio

rené  
riedi

12 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cluis 
marin

andreas 
schneiter

pascal C.  
Duclos

Xavier 
rossinyol

José Carlos  
rosa

— 13

cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013BoArD of  
Directors

Juan Carlos 
torres Carretero 

Jorge 
Born 

Joaquín 
moya­angeler Cabrera 

14 —

Xavier 
Bouton 

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013candrés 
Holzer neumann 

Julián 
Díaz gonzález

José lucas 
ferreira de melo

James s.
Cohen 

— 15

cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013DUfry’s  
iNvestmeNt cAse

1,389

1,389 shops
worldwide.

LeADiNG trAveL retAiLer  
With GLoBAL footpriNt

Dufry is the market leader in the 
industry with 9 % market share

most diversified travel retailer: more 
than 1,380 shops in 47 countries

focus on emerging markets and  
tourist destinations

profitABLe 
GroWth

growth with special attention  
to profitability

strong margins improvement  
in the last years

further opportunities to im­
prove efficiency

16 —

21%21 % average growth 

p. a. since 2003  
(constant fX rates).

execUtioN  
oN GroWth 
strAteGy

average like­for­like growth 5 % and 4 % 
through new concessions p.a. since 2003

active in the consolidation of the industry 
with 12 % yearly average growth from 
acquisitions in the last ten years

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 20134%

passenger numbers  
expected to grow over 4 % p.a. 
in the next years

fAst GroWiNG iNDUstry

industry expected to double its size in the next 10 years, mainly 
driven by passenger numbers, expected to grow over 4 % p.a.  
in the next years

attractive customer profile with above average spending power

Convenience is an important business driver

fragmented industry with consolidation potential

stroNG coNces-
sioN portfoLio 
AND sUppLier  
reLAtioNships

Diversified concession portfolio with 
above average duration

longstanding relationships with  
landlords

trusted partner for full range of top  
international brands

60over 60 years  

of travel retail  
experience

expertise iN 
trAveL retAiL

over 60 years of travel retail experience

Different shop concepts to capture the  
full potential of each location

largest portfolio of brands in the industry

organization combines local aspects of  
operations with global best practices

— 17

oUr
BUsiNess 
moDeL

soCial  
responsiBility
Continued support  
for disadvantaged 
children

strategy 
Strategy of profitable  
growth with a global  
reach, focused on 
emerging markets and 
tourist destinations 

employees
Unique cultural 
diversity and attractive 
employment

retail  
ConCepts 
Distinct retail  
concepts custom-
ized to the  
travelers’ needs

Customers
First class shopping 
experiences and 
unique customer 
services for over  
1�8 billion potential 
customers

Dufry
business
model

suppliers 
Window display  
for international  
brands 

inVestors
Sustainable returns 
for equity and bond 
investors

regional 
organiZation
47 countries orga n ized 
in four regions,  
where we combine  
our global travel  
retail know-how with 
local expertise 

lanDlorDs
Trusted and strong 
partner with  
innovative concepts

18 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013coUr 
strAteGy

Dufry is the global leading travel retailer, with focus on 
emerging markets and tourist destinations. Our strategy 
is  to  grow  profitably,  combining  internal  and  external 
growth.  With  a  9 %  market  share,  we  are  the  market 
leader in our industry, which generates currently more 
than USD 45 billion in revenues, over double the amount 
of one decade ago. Industry specialists expect that the 
travel retail will continue to grow to reach USD 85 billion 
in revenues by 2020.

Dufry is the  
worlD’s leaDing 
travel retailer  
with a 9 %  
market share. 

The numbers confirm our strategy. Over the last decade, 
we have multiplied by 5 our turnover and our EBITDA is 10 
times higher today compared to 2003.  Dufry became the 
world’s No. 1 in travel retail in almost every aspect, be it 
in terms of turnover (CHF 3.6 billion), profitability (EBITDA 
of  CHF  511 million),  number  of  shops  (1,389  shops)  and 
global reach (47 countries).

Focusonemergingmarketsandtouristdestinations
Dufry  identified  a  decade  ago  core  markets  where  the 
prospects for the industry are most dynamic. Based on our 
view of the industry, emerging markets and tourist destina-
tions  hold  significant  potential  for  future  development. 
 Dufry had then defined its strategic focus in three main 
geographies: the Mediterranean corridor, the Americas 
and Asia.

In  the  Mediterranean  area,   Dufry  has  become  market 
leader with strong presence in Northern Africa, including 
Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco and substantial operations in 
South of Europe, such as in Greece, France, Italy and Spain. 
We  have  also  a  first-class  concession  portfolio  in  the 
Americas, where in the United States  Dufry is particular 
strong with the Hudson convenience shop concept and in 
Latin  America  with  duty  free  and  duty  paid  operations 
across  key  countries  like  Argentina,  in  the  Caribbean, 
Mexico and in Uruguay.

Altogether,  Dufry generates currently 56 % of its sales 
in emerging markets and the remaining 44 % in devel-
oped markets.

Geographicallydiversified
Dufry is the most diversified travel retailer in the industry, 
with about 1,400 shops in 47 countries. This characteristic 
puts  us  in  a  favorable  position  in  many  aspects.  On  the 
expansion side,  Dufry profits from its global reach. Local 
teams spread in key geographies enable us to evaluate 
new  opportunities  anywhere.  This  together  with  the 
Group’s expertise creates a strong competitive advantage 
for  Dufry. 

Our large footprint is also appreciated by suppliers as we 
can  offer  a  vast  platform  to  showcase  their  products. 
From the commercial point of view we also take advantage 
of our global presence.  Dufry has built an important da-
tabase  of  preferences  and  behaviors  of  its  consumers. 
This intelligence proves important when defining all as-
pects of the commercial offering, such as mix of products, 
pricing and promotions. The knowledge is especially use-
ful when  Dufry evaluates opportunities in new markets, 
where the knowledge of the consumer is crucial.

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013GLoBAL preseNce

LoNG term pAsseNGer forecAst

GLoBAL pAsseNGers 2013

in Billions of passengers

By region

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

30 % europe

8 % Latin america

7 % middLe east / africa

27 % asia /pacific

2013

2014

2015

2016

2021

2031

Source:ACI-DKMA

Theunderlyingtravelretailmarketisexpectedtodoubleinthenext10years,
followingthestronggrowthinairpassengers–CAGRofabout4.1%until2031.

28 % north america

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Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 201321% 21 % average growth p.a.  

over the last 10 years  
on constant fX rates.

Last but not least, the geographic diversification of our 
business is important from a risk management point of view. 
We have a well-balanced concession portfolio and we aim 
to diversify it further by expanding into new markets.

age reaches almost 50 %. Since 2003,  Dufry has been able 
to add on average 12 % of growth from acquisitions. Our 
view to the market remains unchanged and we continue 
to see further opportunities ahead. 

Dedicatedgrowthstrategy
Dufry has established itself in the market thanks to its 
dynamic growth story.  Dufry has grown by an average of 
21 %  per  year  in  the  last  10  years,  as  a  combination  of 
organic  and  external  growth.  One  important  driver  for 
this  growth  is  the  dynamic  increase  in  the  number  of 
passengers  over  time.  Over  the  last  10  years  the  total 
number of passenger increased in average by 5 %. Indus-
try specialists expect that the trend will continue for the 
next years. ACI-DKMA, for example, forecasts that the 
total number of air travelers will grow on average 4.1 % 
per annum until 2031. For the travel retail industry this 
means the addition of more than 300 million new potential 
consumers every year.

Apart from the growth in passenger numbers,  Dufry has 
successfully  been  able  to  increase  its  productivity.  By 
implementing  new  store  concepts,  adjusting  its  mix  of 
products, among other initiatives, we were able to grow 
like-for-like above passenger numbers. 

We have also consistently increased our footprint through 
expansions and new concessions. As airports expand their 
facilities due to the rise in passenger numbers,  Dufry also 
benefits from expanded retail space. Apart from that,  Dufry 
has also gained market share by winning concessions in 
new locations. All-in-all,  Dufry has grown on average by 
4 % through new concessions and expansions. 

Dufry has played an important role in the consolidation 
of the sector, growing its business also through acquisi-
tions. In 2004, the top 10 players in the industry accounted 
for about 30 % of the overall market. Today, that percent-

Profitablegrowth
Dufry considers it essential to combine growth and prof-
itability. Thus, we approach every operation with a strong 
focus  on  profitability  and  returns.  Be  it  a  contract  re-
newal,  new  concession  or  acquisition,   Dufry  deeply 
evaluates the development potential of a project in order 
to assess its attractiveness from an operational and fi-
nancial side. 

We aim to continue to improve the efficiency of our opera-
tions and activities. Ongoing projects will help us to take 
further advantage of our scale and consolidation and to 
use our proximity to the market to understand our cus-
tomers’ needs. Our margins have expanded significantly 
over the last years as a result of our increased scale and 
improved efficiency.  Dufry is currently further centralizing 
its  procurement  and  logistic  functions  in  order  to  take 
these activities to the next level. These functions will be-
come a proactive driver of sales growth through the rela-
tions we have with our global suppliers, and the continu-
ous interaction with our regional organization. As part of 
the process, key executives within the company have been 
appointed  to  manage  categories  on  a  global  scope.  The 
global  category  managers  will  ensure  the  perfect  syn-
chronization  between   Dufry  and  suppliers  and  between 
headquarters and regions.

Globalorganizationandlocalexecution
It is critical for our success that we adapt our retail for-
mats to the specifics of each local market. Based on this 
approach, we have structured our organization into four 
regions in order to fully capitalize on the global presence 
and local approach. 

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013concepts – general travel retail shops, brand boutiques, 
specialized  shops  and  convenience  stores  in  duty  free 
and duty paid regimes – offer tailored solutions to land-
lords. We equally adapt the assortment and shop format 
(e.g. standalone, combined, walk-through shops, store-
in-store)  in  order  to  maximize  the  revenue  potential  of 
the commercial space.

Dufry  captures  both,  duty  free  and  duty  paid  business 
opportunities. About 67 % of our turnover today is based 
on  duty  free  shops.  We  see  further  organic  as  well  as 
external  growth  potential  in  this  area,  as  international 
traveling is set to increase over the next years, especially 
in emerging markets’ locations. 

With about two thirds of air passengers being domestic 
travelers (entitled to buy duty paid goods only), there is 
also tremendous potential for duty paid. These activities 
currently represent 33 % of our turnover and we expect 
this business to grow dynamically in the future. Our Hud-
son shop concept is particularly targeted at this sector 
and has become a well-known brand in the United States 
and Canada. Other shop concepts present in the duty paid 
segment  include  boutiques  showcasing  prestigious 
brands and specialized stores focused on a specific array 
of products. 

The four regions monitor all business aspects for their re-
spective locations. Our local teams are responsible for the 
understanding of the different customer needs and inter-
ests as well as for managing relationships with airports and 
other landlords, local authorities and local suppliers. 

The teams at the company headquarters focus on overall 
coordination  and  business  areas  that  result  in  global 
synergies. They provide global standard procedures and 
best practices, and monitor the business and strategic 
initiatives across all functions. 

both, Duty free  
anD Duty paiD  
offer tremenDous  
opportunities.

In 2013 for example, we launched the “Dufry Stylebook 
Website”, which is an internal design manual to assist 
our personnel involved in the development and operation 
of our shops worldwide. The Stylebook’s aim is to align 
all projects (from shop creation to refurbishment) with 
our  corporate  commercial  objectives  by  standardizing 
the analysis, definition and presentation of layouts and 
by providing a standardized framework for all product 
categories. As it is very much a “live” tool, the Stylebook 
will be continuously updated using new information and 
additional feedback from the regions.

ITbasedsolutionsenhancingourretailexpertise
Having a solid IT structure has been important given the 
high growth of the business in the last years.  Dufry has 
created a number of IT solutions that support the busi-
ness and differentiates itself from competition. Our main 
commercial  tool,  DCIS  (Dufry  Commercial  Information 
System), allows among other things the consolidation of 
commercial information from all operations, irrespective 
which local system is utilized in the locations.

Many other applications exist to support decision making 
processes across several departments in the organiza-
tion. Our commercial team, for example, benefits from 
tools that help on choosing the best promotion in a given 
location or assist on the right pricing policy for a certain 
product category.

Retailformatsandproductofferingtocapturetravelers
wherevertheygo
Dufry is a complete travel retailer, with distinct offerings 
for every passenger profile and location. Our four shop 

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Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cempLoyees

Starting in 2012, we introduced our “Out in Front” program, 
which is specifically designed for our shop managers and 
supervisors on the shop floor. After having trained over 300 
retail managers in 2012, another 264 in 14 locations have 
gone through this training program in 2013, and we expect 
that the remaining retail managers, about 470 people, will 
have completed the program by the end of 2014. We see 
initiatives and programs like this as an effective way to 
constantly increase the internal pool of travel retail profes-
sionals from which we can fill vacant or new management 
positions in the upcoming years. 

We acknowledge that managers running important seg-
ments in our value chain, such as the commercial, logistics, 
procurement, marketing or retail functions, require a spe-

Every  Dufry employee is an important ambassador of our 
company. It is their team spirit and focus on customer ser-
vice, together with their collaboration with our business 
partners  and  their  strong  commitment  to  our  company 
that make us the leading and most successful travel re-
tailer in the world. 

Uniqueculturaldiversity
At December 31, 2013,  Dufry employed 16,423 people com-
pared to 14,361 at year-end 2012. Our staff is as diversified 
as  the  travelers  we  serve.  In  total,  our  workforce  com-
prises people from more than 75 nationalities across all 
functions.  We  believe  that  this  broad  cultural  diversity 
represents a strong competitive advantage that, together 
with the global customer base, solid strategy and contin-
ued expansion, creates an engaging and truly international 
working environment with unique career opportunities for 
our employees. 

Our  global  Human  Resources  strategy  continues  to  be 
focused on the key pillars of Training and Development, 
Reward  and  Recognition.  We  foster  a  general  working 
atmosphere that is characterized by mutual respect and 
appreciation  for  each  individual.  And  we  systematically 
invest in our people’s development by supporting a broad 
range of in-house as well as external training and devel-
opment opportunities. 

Developingourpeople
We are developing and growing the management potential 
within  our  group  through  job  enrichment,  coaching  and 
targeted management trainings. It is our aim to fill new or 
open management positions with internal talents when-
ever possible. In order to ensure that our professionals 
and managers obtain the skills and knowledge necessary 
to  operate  our  business  and  lead  their  teams,  we  have 
developed  a  training  strategy  with  different  programs 
tailored to our main professional groups:

enhanceD trainings 
for our shop  
managers to increase 
the pool of internal  
professionals.

cific training focus in order to succeed at their roles, and 
run the company according to the group’s performance 
expectations and consistently with our global processes 
and business model. 

Therefore, in 2013  Dufry launched the “Step Ahead” Retail 
Management Training Program. The goal of this program is 
to ensure that the new and potential retail managers of the 
group are formally trained on  Dufry’s business model and 
processes, as well as critical people management skills. 

“Step  Ahead”  was  piloted  successfully  in  2013,  and  has 
trained 22 managers. We are rolling it out gradually in our 
different regions, in order to ensure that by the end of 2014 
all new and future managers in these functions are for-
mally trained and certified through this program. As is our 
policy, all training is delivered by other  Dufry managers, 
ensuring that a healthy exchange of best practices among 
peers takes place, that the know-how imparted remains 
in the company, and that trainers take advantage of the 
substantial  development  opportunity  that  training  other 
colleagues brings.

Salesandcustomercaretrainings
The third major global development program in our Train-
ing and Development strategy targets our sales people: it 
is the “Dufry Sales Academy”. With this program, we train 

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 201316,423Dufry employed 

16,423 people (fte) 
at December 31, 
2013, an increase of 
14.4 % compared to 
year­end 2012.

empLoyees By professioN

0.2 % eXeCutiVes

5 % wareHouse, logistiCs

5 % otHer operations

6 % finanCe, it, Hr

83 % retail  
operations

empLoyees By reGioN

usa & CanaDa

34%

emea & asia

30%

13%

ameriCa ii

1% 

gloBal  
DistriBution 
Centers

ameriCa i

22%

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Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cneed and the managers qualified to fill them in the future. 
Accordingly, in 2013,  Dufry started piloting a global, sys-
tematic integrated process to identify high-potential talent 
in our organization and develop them toward the key roles 
in our business model. This complements and reinforces 
local development initiatives: we always intend to exploit 
global  synergies  while  remaining  intensely  local  in  our 
focus, wherever we operate. 

Awardsprogramtorecognizeexcellence
Dufry runs a global recognition program, the “Dufry One 
Awards”, open to all  Dufry teams that demonstrate out-
standing improvements in productivity, customer service 
or a remarkable innovation. The awards given in 2013 rec-
ognized major steps to increase productivity and to further 
improve the level of customer service.

Equalopportunities
Dufry is an equal opportunities employer and offers career 
opportunities without discrimination. We offer and pro-
mote a work environment where everyone receives equal 
treatment, regardless of gender, color, ethnic or national 
origins, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation 
or religion. 

the sales people in our shops for specific aspects such as 
customer service, sales techniques, product knowledge 
and in-store retail processes and procedures. The training 
program is delivered by  Dufry personnel, who go through 
specific training themselves to qualify as "Dufry Certified 
Trainers". We had 626 Certified Trainers at the end of 2013, 
who in turn have trained 9,197 of  Dufry sales professionals 

Dufry one 
awarDs recogniZe 
teams that go  
the eXtra mile.

in 44 countries between 2011 and 2013. The vast majority 
of our sales professionals have been trained now and it will 
be  the  Certified  Trainers’  responsibility  to  focus  on  the 
training of the new employees that have joined our group 
through the acquisition of Hellenic Duty Free and other 
expansion projects we did in 2013. Importantly, we have 
evolved the program with an improved delivery approach, 
“Guide At Your Side”, which increases the training time 
spent at the shop floor while being coached on the job, 
learning directly in real work situations at the place where 
our business is made. 

IncreasedfocusonTalentManagement
We recognize that in order to continue growing while main-
taining performance and consistent delivery on a global 
scale, we need to ensure that future management needs 
will  be  addressed  by  a  good  balance  on  new  talent  (for 
instance,  in  the  new  countries  that  we  operate  in),  and 
internal personnel. In all cases, we ensure that we make 
a particular development effort on the key positions we 

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 201326 —

GeNerAL 
trAveL retAiL 
shops

General travel retail shops are typically located in areas 
with high passenger flow, and are either duty free or 
duty  paid.  The  shop-layout,  product  assortment  and 
operations are always customized to the individual loca-
tion in order to ensure the highest attractiveness to the 
respective customer profiles and spending patterns.

These shops offer a large selection of different prod-
ucts and cover a wide range of product categories, such 
as perfumes & cosmetics, food & confectionary, wine &  
spirits, tobacco goods, watches & jewelry, fashion & 
leather, souvenirs, electronics and other accessories. 

In 2013,  Dufry has been very active on expanding its 
general travel retail shops in all regions. In total, we 
opened  133  general  travel  retail  shops  and  refur-
bished 3,500 m2 of existing retail space. Especially in 
the Middle East and in Asia,  Dufry opened 5 stores and 
increased its footprint by 1,600 m2 in locations like Bali 
or Kazakhstan. In Brazil we further expanded with 5 
new shops representing 2,200 new m2, with the most 
important additions being in Guarulhos and Viracopos 
Airports, in São Paulo and in Brasilia Airport.

The shop concept will continue to be expanded during 
2014.   Dufry  has  already  signed  contracts  to  operate 
16,900 m2 of retail space. In Brazil, for example, 10,900 m2 
of new commercial space will be opened, doubling our 
current presence in the country.

 
BrAND  
BoUtiqUes

These boutiques carry a single global brand and mirror 
the look-and-feel of the high street shops of the re-
spective brand. Depending on the location, we design 
these  shops  as  stand-alone  boutiques  or  integrate 
them as a shop-in-shop concept within our own gen-
eral travel retail stores. They are to be found in either 
duty free or duty paid areas. 

Brand boutiques we operate include the most pres-
tigious  and  worldwide  recognized  brands  such  as 
Armani, Burberry, Coach, Etro, Hermès, Hugo Boss, 
Lacoste,  L’Occitane,  Montblanc,  Swarovski,  Tumi, 
Versace, Victoria’s Secret, Zegna. 

In 2013,  Dufry initiated operations of 70 brand bou-
tiques, of which 46 in the United States. At St. Louis 
and Dallas international airports, for example,  Dufry 
opened 12 and 8 shops, respectively, showcasing brands 
like  Coach,  Victoria’s  Secret,  Bulgari,  etc.  For  2014, 
we have already signed contracts to operate 37 new 
brand boutiques, whereas in the São Paulo Guarulhos 
International Airport, Brazil, we plan the opening of 
16 shops of this type.

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30 —

NeWs &  
coNveNieNce 
stores

This duty paid concept is applied at the departure or 
arrival areas of airports, and in other travel locations 
such as train stations. 

Operated under the “Hudson” brand, the stores offer a 
broad range of convenience products like soft drinks, 
confectionery, travel accessories, electronics, personal 
items or souvenirs, together with the classical publication 
items such as newspapers, magazines and books. 

The Hudson format became famous for being available to 
travelers wherever they are. Due to its flexibility, the busi-
ness can be applied almost in any travel location; some-
times it is even the only commercial offering in a certain 
travel  environment.  Our  Hudson  shops  are constantly 
adapting to consumer needs. In 2013,  Dufry started test-
ing a fresh Hudson concept look with a new logo, shop 
layout and assortment. Pilots initiated in already 17 loca-
tions like JFK Airport and Chicago O’Hare Airport in the 
United States are showing encouraging results and we 
expect to bring the new format to other airports in the 
next years.

Already a success in North America with around 550 
shops, the Hudson concept has been rolled-out to other 
operations where we are present. Nowadays,  Dufry op-
erates already 80 shops in other regions, and for 2014, 
the expansion of the format will continue in additional 
markets like Brazil.

 
speciALiZeD 
shops

The  specialized  shop  concept  is  used  in  particular 
markets, where we aim to capture the full passenger 
potential by operating boutiques that offer a variety 
of  different  brands  on  one  specific  theme.  These 
shops  can  be  found  in  airports,  seaports,  hotels  or 
downtown locations.

Major concepts include Colombian Emeralds Interna-
tional, which is a dedicated watches & jewelry format 
used in the Caribbean market, the Discover concept, 
which  offers  a  variety  of  destination  merchandise,  
Dufry Do Brasil, a particular concept for local Brazil-
ian goods or Sweet Treats, offering premium chocolate 
to our customers.

Already common in the duty free environment,  Dufry 
has  been  implementing  the  format  also  in  areas  of 
domestic  passenger  flow,  especially  in  the  North 
America  region.  We  are  also  pleased  with  the  co-
franchise model applied in specific markets, show-
casing  shop  concepts  like  Sunglass  Hut  or  Dunkin’ 
Donuts, among others.

R

— 33

cUstomers

Shoppingatitsbest
Have you ever considered shopping when traveling? “Visit 
one of our shops the next time you travel and experience 
 Dufry’s unique shopping atmosphere and the friendliness 
of our staff! We promise that you will spend a prime time 
in any of our 1,389 shops worldwide.” 

That is our commitment to the 1.8 billion international and 
domestic travelers who pass through locations where we 
operate today. With that in mind, we define the most suit-
able shop concepts and product categories in the locations 
we operate. Our commitment to these travelers is clear and 
straight forward: We offer the most prestigious brands and 
innovative commercial environments. And we want to make 
our customers feel at home in the “Dufry World”. 

Customerservicesbeyondtheshops
Buying at a travel location is often an impulse driven deci-
sion.  Dufry understands this behavior and creates the best 
environment for travelers to spend their time at our shops 
and enjoy their shopping with confidence. Our sales staff is 
there to assist you making your best buying decisions.

But our customer services won’t stop at the boundaries of 
our shops:  Dufry offers a unique Global Customer Service 
that spans across the entire shopping cycle and supports 
and covers our customers before, during and after their 
purchasing. These services are accessible either via the 
internet or through our call center, which supports cus-
tomers on any aspect of their shopping. 

Dufry also offers special services tailored to each location. 
For those who already know what to buy,  Dufry offers in 
certain operations a pre-order service, which allows cus-
tomers to select and reserve products they want to buy 
through the internet. At the store the travelers then pick 
up their orders in exclusive check outs.  Dufry also offers 
a locker service in certain locations. According to the motto 

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“travel light”, we offer our customers the possibility to buy 
their preferred products at our departure shops and to pick 
them up in the arrivals, so that travelers don’t need to carry 
the items along on their journey.

Most unique within the travel retail industry is our customer 
guarantee. Consumers are ensured that in case a product 
is not satisfactory, we guarantee to replace or refund it 
within a 30 days period, irrespective of the location where 
a customer purchased the product. This guarantee gives 
additional comfort to our customers, even if they buy prod-
ucts at a location where they may not return to again. 

Over the internet,  Dufry’s website is available in Chinese, 
English,  French,  German,  Portuguese  and  Spanish  and 
includes information on our presence and activities world-
wide. It further lists custom allowance regulations for every 
country in the world and gives travel tips for over 60 of the 
most romantic and exotic places.

Retailawardsconfirmourstrongpositionyear-by-year
Dufry has again won major awards in 2013 that confirm the 
reliability and superior quality of our customer relations: 
We  received  for  the  second  consecutive  year  the  DFNI 
Americas award “The Americas Travel Retailer of the Year”, 

Dufry proviDes  
the best proDucts  
anD the largest  
variety of top inter­
national branDs.

which reflects our travel retail excellence in the Americas. 
The Airport Revenue News (ARN) magazine named Hudson 
again the “Best News and Gift Operator” and the Airports 
Council International – North America (ACI-NA) awarded 
its  first-ever  “Inclusion  Champion  Award”  to  Hudson. 
This award recognizes exceptional achievements in pro-
moting  and  sustaining  diversity  throughout  the  airport 
industry’s  workforce.  Furthermore,  Dallas-Fort  Worth 
International Airport recognized with its “Champions of 
Diversity  Award”  a  Hudson  Group  –  Regali  DFW  Joint 
Venture (joint venture partnership between Hudson and 
its ACDBE partner Regali, Inc.) for achievements in di-
versity  hiring.  Last  but  not  least,  the  Airport  Council 
International – North America (ACI-NA) awarded us in 
their Excellence in Airport Contest with the “Best New 
Retail  Concept  for  the  Mattel  Experience”  at  the  Los 
Angeles International Airport. 

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cmore thAN

items are available 
in our portfolio  
that our customers 
can choose from. 

Net sALes By proDUct cAteGory 2013

4 % other

3 % eLectronics

28 % perfumes &  
cosmetics 

6 % Literature & 
pubLications

8% tobacco  
goods

8 % fashion, 
Leather & baggage

9 % Watches,
JeWeLry &  
accessories

18 % con- 
fectionery,  
food &  
catering

16 % Wine &  
spirits 

30 daysreplace or refund 

guarantee offered 
by  Dufry is unique 
in the travel retail 
industry. 

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Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013sUppLiers

specific  marketing  plans  and  promotional  activities  for 
their particular brands. We also share sales forecasts and 
inventory projections with them. This allows suppliers to 
plan our replenishment orders well in advance, which in 
turn  supports  their  own  production  and  manufacturing 
cycles, reduces lead times and gives both partners higher 
productivity at shorter notice. 

Since 2010,  Dufry operates its own Supplier’s Extranet, 
which  allows  our  suppliers  to  directly  access  specific 
sales data of their products and brands on a location-by-
location basis. Such data includes for example market 
share  or  ranking  of  their  products.  Providing  this  data 
across the entire  Dufry group through one platform is a 
very strong proposition and gives the supplier valuable 
insight as to their product or brand positioning. 

Dufry partners with the most prestigious brands in the 
travel  retail  sector.  We  have  developed  the  strongest 
portfolio of brands per product category and customer 
segmentation in our industry over these past years. 

Animportantmarketforsuppliers
Travel retail has called the attention of many international 
brands over the last years. The appealing structural growth 
of  the  market  and  the  unique  consumer  profile,  among 
other aspects, has led suppliers to intensify their efforts on 

Thenewprocurementorganization
Over the last years  Dufry has been able to increase the 
interaction with suppliers, creating tools and improving 
practices and procedures, generating value for both par-
ties.   Dufry  created  a  novel  in  the  travel  retail  industry 
years ago when it implemented its centralized negotia-
tions with suppliers. The relationship was brought to the 
global level, from both suppliers and  Dufry, allowing our 
partners to approach the travel retail market in a global 
perspective. 

We are now taking another step on the  Dufry - Supplier 
relationship  by  structuring  a  new  centralized  ordering 
model. Two logistic platforms, one in Europe (attending 
the EMEA & Asia region) and another one in Latin America 
(addressing this region) will be responsible to aggregate 
orders from all locations and send them to suppliers in a 
consolidated way. The new structure will generate a new 
wave of positive results to both  Dufry and suppliers and 
will further facilitate our relationship, simplifying signifi-
cantly processes of our partners.

As part of the reorganization,  Dufry has selected key ex-
ecutives within the organization to represent each product 
category on the Group level. The Global Category Managers 
will be the direct point of contact for global suppliers and 
will work together with them on how to make each category 
and specific brands grow in our shops. The global structure 
will strengthen the relationship with suppliers on three 
main areas: price and margin management, product man-
agement and finally promotions management. Last but not 
least, the new structure will ensure transparency and close 
collaboration across procurement platforms, regions, and 
business units. 

over 1,000  
suppliers – among 
them the most  
prestigious branDs  
in the worlD.

growing their business in the sector.  Dufry is a preferred 
partner for suppliers, as they can benefit from our wide 
range of operations to promote their brands. Besides the 
regular commercial relationship, we work extensively on 
several marketing initiatives, including product launches, 
promotions and advertisements, all carefully coordinated 
to generate the expected results for both parties. 

Sharingthesamegoals
We work very closely with our suppliers to strengthen our 
partnerships and to enhance the returns we can achieve 
from the potential of more than 6 billion people traveling.

With  our  major  suppliers,  we  analyze  and  combine  re-
search information on a regular basis and jointly develop 

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Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c 
Airport  
AUthorities & 
LANDLorDs

Dufry’s strong track record and unique characteristics led 
to a strong competitive advantage and have made us the 
preferred partner for airport authorities and other land-
lords. That helped us to reach the position we have now 
as market leaders in the industry, operating 1,389 shops 
across 47 countries.

Dufry–thepartnerofchoiceforlandlords
Dufry is the preferred travel retailer partner worldwide 
for airport operators and other landlords. We provide the 
complete set of retail solutions they need to address pas-
senger needs and maximize their commercial revenues. 

Depending on the characteristics of each location and retail 
space, we can choose from our portfolio of shop concepts 
and brands, and combine them to create the most attractive 
retail environments and thereby also increase the overall 
attractiveness of the location, be it an airport, railway sta-
tion or downtown shopping mall.

Dufry brings to each location the global best practices ac-
cumulated over its 60 years of travel retail experience. Our 
know-how, strong track record and impeccable execution 
skills are great added value to our competitive position.

Broadlydiversifiedconcessionportfolio
Over the years,  Dufry has successfully built a portfolio of 
concession contracts that is highly diversified and of pre-
mium  quality.  This  portfolio  continued  to  grow  in  2013, 
when we added more than 28,000 m2 of net retail space to 
our existing portfolio. At the end of 2013, our concession 
portfolio spread across 47 countries and included a total 
retail  space  of  over  208,000  m2,  of  which  77 %  is  in  air-
ports, 13 % in downtown and border shops, 7 % in cruise 
liners and seaports, and 3 % in other locations. 

There are various ways to structure concession agree-
ments: They can be won in a tender process or negotiated 

directly  with  airport  authorities,  be  structured  as  joint 
ventures with the airport operator or be bought through 
acquisitions.  Dufry has a clear policy whenever looking 
at expanding the concession portfolio: We will analyze the 
concession  fee  levels  and  the  duration  of  the  contract, 
and 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 evaluation of these criteria, we ensure 
that  our  concession  portfolio  remains  of  the  highest 
quality and that each concession offers attractive returns 
for our group. 

Activelymanagingtheconcessionportfolio
Getting interesting concessions is part of our daily work 
and we actively manage our concession portfolio to re-
new and extend existing contracts and to win new con-
tracts. On average, we renew every year contracts which 
generate 5 % to 10 % of our sales. In addition, we add new 
contracts every year and since 2003, we have added in 
average a net 4 % of sales per year through new conces-
sion contracts.  Dufry’s concession portfolio also includes 

the new projects anD 
concessions signeD  
in 2013 will contribute 
an aDDitional  
chf 250 million in turn­
over in the future. 

a  number  of  long-term  contracts  with  durations  well 
above  10  years.  For  example,  our  operations  in  Italy  at 
Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa have concession con-
tracts until 2041. Also the recently acquired operations in 
Greece  contemplate  a  long-term  duty  free  license  that 
runs until 2048.

In 2013,  Dufry was very active on its expansion plans, sign-
ing a number of important long-term concessions. In Asia, 
we  signed  several  agreements  in  key  locations,  namely 
Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and 
Indonesia, which are expected to generate CHF 250 mil-
lion of revenues per year. In Brazil, we will take our com-
mercial offering to a whole new level as we signed new 
concession contracts in several airports that together will 
double our presence in the country.

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013 
emeA AND AsiA
representeD in 89 cities
number of shops 370
total sales area 70,009 m²
employees 4,867
turnover chf 1,174.1 million

3

4

2

1

01
BALi
Bali ngurah rai international airport

03
miLAN
malpensa airport

02
shArjAh 
international airport

38 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c04

AtheNs
international 
airport

Duty free general travel retail shop with about  
360 m2 of sales area. located at the intra schengen 
departure area. 

— 39

 
AmericA i
representeD in over 40 cities
number of shops 248
total sales area 60,641 m²
employees 3,604
turnover chf 768.5 million

4

3

1

2

04
mexico city
Benito Juárez international airport

01
BUeNos Aires
ezeiza international airport

03
DomiNicAN repUBLic
las américas international airport,  
santo Domingo

40 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c02

moNteviDeo
carrasco 
international 
airport

Duty free general travel retail shop with about  
791 m2 of sales area. located in the departure area  
of the airport.

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AmericA ii
representeD in 16 cities
number of shops 66
total sales area 16,151 m²
employees 2,084
turnover chf 692.2 million

1

3

2

02
são pAULo
Congonhas airport

03
rio De jANeiro
santos Dumont airport

01
BrAsíLiA 
presidente Juscelino Kubitschek  
international airport 

42 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c02

são pAULo
guarulhos 
international
airport

Duty free general travel retail shop with about  
3,100 m2 of sales area. located at the arrival area  
terminal 2.

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UNiteD stAtes AND cANADA
representeD in 57 cities
number of shops 705
total sales area 61,895 m²
employees 5,586
turnover chf 876.1 million

3

2

4

1

02
Los ANGeLes
los angeles international airport

01
hoUstoN
george Bush intercontinental airport

03
seAttLe 
seattle­tacoma international airport

44 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c04

NeW york
john f. kenneDy
international 
airport (jfk)

news and convenience store with about 209 m2  
of sales area. located at the terminal 4 – Concourse B. 

— 45

 
iNvestors

Our strategy of profitable growth is designed to create 
long-term sustainable value for our shareholders. 

Following  an  already  exciting  performance  in  2012  of 
38 %,  Dufry’s share price continued to climb by another 
31 %  in  2013  and  closed  at  CHF 156.60  by  year-end.  It 
has outperformed the broad Swiss Performance index 
(SPI performance of 25 %) by almost 6 percentage points 
in 2013. The daily average volume of our shares (inclu-
ding trading volumes of the separately listed Brazilian 
Depository Receipts at BM & FBOVESPA in São Paulo, 
Brazil) increased by 61 % to approximately CHF 25 mil-
lion per day. Our market capitalization at December 31, 
2013  reached  CHF 4.8  billion  (CHF 3.5  billion  at  year-
end 2012). 

Dufry  keeps  a  close  relationship  with  investors  and 
analysts. Our investor relations team is always ready to 
take queries from the financial community. With investor 
relations offices in Switzerland and Brazil and regular 
road  shows  and  investor  meetings  across  the  globe, 
 Dufry has the best structure to attend to the financial 
markets’ demands.

Higherfreefloat
Dufry’s free float reached 77.8 % at year-end 2013, which 
translates into a nominal free float of over CHF 3.7 bil-
lion. The higher tradable volume is a consequence of the 
performance in the stock price, changes in our share-
holders’  base  as  well  as  a  capital  increase.   Dufry’s 
shareholder base first altered at the beginning of 2013 
with  the  exit  of  Advent  International  Corp.,  one  of  our 
largest investors at the time. Later in the year, long-term 
shareholders Travel Retail Investment SCA (represented 
by Andrés Holzer Neumann) and Hudson Media Inc. (rep-
resented  by  James  S.  Cohen)  further  increased  their 
ownership in the company, finally forming a shareholder 
group, together with other smaller shareholders. This 

46 —

reference shareholder group held 22.2 % of  Dufry’s share 
capital at December 31, 2013.

Dufry performed a capital increase in relation to the ac-
quisition  of  Hellenic  Duty  Free  in  2013.  The  Company 
issued 1,231,233 new registered shares from its autho-
rized  capital.  The  new  shares  were  listed  on  the  SIX 
Swiss Exchange on December 16, 2013. 

The higher trading volumes increased  Dufry’s exposure 
in  the  financial  markets.  Due  to  the  market  size  in-
crease  we  reached  new  investor  segments,  which  is 
supportive to our share price. Brazilian investors, for 
example, have been increasing their importance in our 
shareholder’s base.

DufryjoinstheSLI®index
In September 2013, our shares became part of the SLI® 
index in Switzerland, which combines the shares of the 
SMI®  index  and  the  largest  10  shares  of  the  SMIM® 
index (where  Dufry has been included since 2011). The 
SLI reflects the 30 largest and most liquid stocks in the 
Swiss  equity  market  and  being  part  of  this  additional 
index further increases the visibility of our company with 
pension funds and asset managers. 

77.8 % free  
float of our  
shares at  
year­enD 2013.

Diversifiedfundingthroughseniornotes
Dufry balances its financing sources with bank debt and 
debt markets. In 2012,  Dufry entered the bond market 
for the first time and issued US Dollar denominated se-
nior  notes  in  an  aggregate  principal  amount  of  USD 
500 million. The notes have an annual coupon of 5.5 % 
and mature on October 15, 2020. The senior notes under 
regulation 144A traded at December 31, 2013 at 4.99 % 
implied yield to maturity.

The bonds are currently rated by Standard & Poors (BB+), 
Fitch (BB) and Moody’s (Ba3). 

Riskmanagement
Dufry operates a systematic risk management and con-
tinuously  improves  its  risk  management  tools.  Wher-
ever  possible,  we  mitigate  risks  and  actively  manage 
those risks that are unavoidable as part of our business 
operations. 

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cWe measure operational performance with clearly de-
fined  indicators,  such  as  spend  per  passenger,  gross 
margins, net working capital ratios and operating pro-
fits. When assessing new projects or operations, we also 
place high importance on cash flow models, return on 
investment or internal rates of return. 

Our  corporate  strategy  of  broad  diversification  (large 
number of countries, activities across the globe, many 
different  suppliers,  broad  base  of  landlords)  is  also 
viewed as an effective way to reduce concentration risks 
in our operations and sourcing.

DUfry AG shAre price AND trADiNG voLUme

DAiLy AverAGe voLUme 

Share price 
in CHF 
170

Trading volume
millions of CHF
175

millions of CHF

165

150

135

120

105

90

75

60

45

30

15

0

25.2

15.6

27

24

21

18

15

12

9

6

3

0

150

125

100

75

50

25

0

11.3

9.3

2.7

1.7

Q1/12

Q2/12

Q3/12

Q4/12

Q1/13

Q2/13

Q3/13

Q4/13

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

  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

mArket cApitALiZAtioN AND free fLoAt

shArehoLDer strUctUre

billions of CHF

December 31, 2013

4.8

4.0

4.0

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.3

2.3

2.2

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

2.7

2.9

2.8

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0

Q1/12

Q2/12

Q3/12

Q4/12

Q1/13

Q2/13

Q3/13

Q4/13

  Average Market Capitalization 

  Free Float 

22.2 % group of share­ 
holders led by travel  
retail investments sCa

5.1 % franklin  
resources

3.0 % norges Bank 
(Central Bank  
of norway) 

4.8 % group of  
shareholders  
represented by  
tarpon gestora de  
recursos s. a.

64.9 % other shareholders

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013 
 
 
 
sociAL  
respoNsiBiLity

48 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013cIn  Morocco,  the  two  projects   Dufry  sponsors  provide 
housing,  school,  technical  and  practical  training.  Our 
donations  covered  all  expenses  for  food,  medical  cost 
and clothing for 135 children at SOS Children’s Villages 
in Agadir and Casablanca.

In Cambodia, our donations covered the cost for school 
materials, office work, transportation and repairs for the 
Battambang Hermann Gmeiner School in Battambang. 
The school has a capacity of up to 500 students and offers 
all three levels of school education: primary, secondary 
and higher secondary.

SOS Children’s Villages’ Family strengthening program in 
Tehuacan, Mexico, focus on the work with families to en-
large the potential for a quality life inside their families 
and  in  groups.   Dufry’s  donation  covers  the  annual  ex-
penses for food, as well as educational staff expenditures 
for 450 children and their families in the social center.

SponsoroftheStreetChildWorldCup
Millions of children live and work on the streets across 
the world. The Street Child World Cup (SCWC) is a global 
campaign for street children to receive the protection and 
opportunities they deserve. The SCWC unites street chil-
dren from across five continents to play football and is 
intended to act as a catalyst to individuals, companies and 
governments around the world to increase their efforts 
in safeguarding the rights of millions of these children. 
 Dufry is proud to be one of the main sponsors of the event, 
which will take place in Rio de Janeiro in March 2014.

Otherdonationsandculturalevents
Further donations during the year included support to Terra 
da Sobriedade in Brazil, and to several non-governmental 
institutions taking care of elderly people and disabled chil-
dren in Greece. We also helped to establish a school library 
in China’s Anhui Province and donated to the Red Cross in 
Greece. We continued our cultural sponsorship to the Swiss 
Indoors (tennis tournament) in Basel and were a sponsor 
to various local festivals in Greece. 

As   Dufry  also  enables  customer  donations  for  various 
social projects by maintaining donation boxes in its stores, 
we would like to thank our customers for all the donations 
during  2013.  They  have  been  welcomed  by  the  different 
charities concerned.

Dufry concentrates its contributions to charitable orga-
nizations mainly on supporting disadvantaged children. 
We  consider  them  to  be  the  weakest  members  in  our 
society  and  the  ones  that  need  our  help  the  most.  Our 
main activities in this field cover six projects and a spon-
sorship for the Street Child World Cup that takes place in 
Brazil during 2014. In addition, we support different cul-
tural events and contribute to charitable organizations to 
help victims of natural disasters.

TwoprojectsinBrazilthatbothstartedyearsago
Dufry funded the construction of a social center in Igarassu 
in 2009 and has continued to finance the running costs of 
this center and training classes ever since. Under the pro-
fessional management of the SOS Children’s Villages insti-

Dufry helps Dis­ 
aDvantageD chilDren 
through Different  
social programs.

tution, more than 600 infants, young children and teenagers 
and their mothers are benefitting from the services pro-
vided by this center. In 2013,   Dufry started an additional 
financing channel for this center by installing coin collec-
tion boxes in various  Dufry shops all over the world, thereby 
including customers and business partners into the sus-
tainable process. 

Another important project is a social promotion program 
in Rio de Janeiro that has been supported by  Dufry’s South 
America operations for the past 18 years. It offers free pro-
fessional education to thirty young people every year. The 
program can be attended by 16 to 18 year-old girls or boys 
and covers subjects, such as English, computer classes, 
retail operations, professional orientation, teamwork, lead-
ership, ethics and citizenship modules. Students also re-
ceive free meals, medical and dental care, life insurance, 
uniforms, educational material and transportation assis-
tance.  Dufry employees also participate in the program as 
volunteers, serving as mentors to these teenagers. 

GlobalSales–GlobalSupport:
Dufrybroadeneditsassistancein2013with
SOSChildren’sVillagesprograms
After  a  successful  partnership  since  2009  in  Igarassu, 
Brazil,  Dufry has been supporting the youth, education 
and  prevention  programs  with  SOS  Children’s  Villages 
since five years, providing nowadays help to projects in 
Morocco, Cambodia, Mexico and Brazil.

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 201350 —

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013creport  
of the chief 
fiNANciAL  
officer
Dear all

2013 was an important year for the development of  Dufry, 
as we delivered a strong performance. Turnover increased 
by 13.3 % and reached CHF 3,571.7 million. EBITDA amounted 
to CHF 511.1 million and EBITDA margin was 14.3 %, while 
net cash flows from operating activities rose by 13.8 % and 
stood at CHF 435.1 million.

Dufry made an important acquisition in 2013. We acquired 
Hellenic Duty Free Shops (“HDFS”), the leading travel re-
tailer in Greece, through two transactions. In April 2013, we 
acquired 51 % of the business, and in December 2013, we 
reached an agreement to acquire the remaining 49 % of the 
equity. The overall consideration for both transactions of 
EUR  892 million  for  the  equity  and  debt  was  financed 
through a combination of issuance of new shares of CHF 
481 million in total as well as structuring a new bank facil-
ity of EUR 500 million.

2013 was an important 
year for the  
Development of Dufry, 
as we DelivereD a 
strong performance.

Since the acquisition in April 2013, we have been able to 
implement our integration plan, which is very well advanced, 
and we have started to capture already a significant share 
of  the  planned  EUR  10 million  synergies  well  ahead  of 
schedule. In addition to that, after acquiring the remaining 
49 % stake, we were able to streamline the financing struc-
ture of HDFS and we can engage in further optimization now 
that we have full ownership. 

From the strategic point of view, by acquiring HDFS, we 
have added a very attractive business with long-term con-
tracts, which further diversifies our concession portfolio 
and at the same time strengthens our market position in 
the Mediterranean, the most important region for tourism 
globally and one of our strategic areas. Furthermore, the 
business has grown strongly organically supported on a 
good passenger growth in Greece.

We also moved ahead with our organic expansion as we 
signed important agreements with several airport opera-
tors in all regions. For example, in Region America II, we 
signed  agreements  to  double  our  retail  space  in  Brazil 
already in 2014 by adding 13,600 m2. The most important 
project is in São Paulo, where we will build almost 7,000 m2 
in Terminal 3 at Guarulhos International Airport. In Region 
EMEA & Asia,  we  signed  contracts  to  operate  shops  in 
seven new locations adding 7,900 m2 and increasing our 
footprint in one of our key regions. Last but not least, in 
Region United States & Canada, 53 new shops and 3,400 m2 
are planned to be opened in 2014 in several major airports. 
The expansion projects are of great relevance for the Com-
pany and will require substantial resources, as already 
seen in 2013. For 2014,  Dufry will focus on the execution 
of these projects that will be an important growth driver 
already this year to come and especially in 2015, once all 
retail space will be operational and fully ramped up.

StrOng tOp line grOwth 

Turnover
Dufry’s turnover grew by 13.3 % to CHF 3,571.7 million in 
2013 from CHF 3,153.6 million one year earlier. Like-for-
like  contributed  2.4 %  and  net  new  concessions  added 
0.6 %, resulting in an organic growth of 3.0 %. Acquisitions 
contributed 11.1 % to turnover growth, through the con-
solidation  of  HDFS,  which  has  been  consolidated  since 
April 2013. Foreign exchange swings resulted in a nega-
tive translational effect of –0.8 %. 

Region EMEA&Asia’s  turnover  surged  by  48.5 %  and 
reached CHF 1,174.1 million in 2013, from CHF 790.4 mil-
lion one year before. The consolidation of HDFS was an 
important  contributor  for  the  result,  and  was  further 
backed by an excellent year in terms of tourism in Greece. 
In addition, other European countries experienced a dy-
namic performance, such as Spain, France, and Switzer-
land. Africa developed positively overall, with operations 
in  Morocco,  Ivory  Coast  and  Algeria  performing  well, 
while  Egypt  suffered  from  the  political  situation  in  the 
country. Operations in Middle East and Asia also did well, 
with good performance in China and Cambodia.

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013Turnover in RegionAmericaI was flat in local currency 
and  in  Swiss  Francs  stood  at  CHF  768.5 million  versus 
CHF 778.3 million in 2012. In Central America,  Dufry saw 
solid performance in Mexico and parts of the Caribbean, 
while the trends in the British Caribbean remained slug-
gish. In South America, our operations in Uruguay saw an 
ongoing improvement throughout 2013 as other airlines 
started to fill in the gap left by Pluna, the Uruguayan air-
line that went to bankruptcy in the middle of 2012. As for 
Argentinean operations, growth picked up in the second 
half of the year and performed solidly. 

Turnover in RegionAmericaII stood at CHF 692.2 million, 
from CHF 730.6 million in 2012. Our most important cus-
tomer group in that region, namely the Brazilians, con-
tinued to increase their spending when measured into 
Brazilian  Real.  This  positive  trend  is  however  masked 
when accounting in USD or Swiss Franc, as the weakening 
of  the  local  currency  for  most  part  of  2013  resulted  in 
lower nominal USD sales. When measured in local cur-
rencies, sales increased by 6 %. In 2013, we signed several 
agreements to expand our presence in Brazil namely at 
São Paulo Guarulhos, Viracopos and Brasilia airports. In 
August 2013, we opened the first part of the expanded area 
in Terminal 2, at Guarulhos International Airport, where 
we have more than doubled our retail area to 3,140 m2. The 
second leg of the expansion in Terminal 2 as well as the 
new space in Terminal 3 and the expanded airports will be 
important growth drivers in the region in 2014.

RegionUnitedStates&Canada’s turnover increased by 
8.3 % to CHF 876.1 million compared to CHF 809.3 million 
in  2012.  Performance  in  the  region  continued  strong 
based on a steady growth in passenger numbers, pro-
ductivity improvements as well as new concessions. The 
combination of our Hudson concept with brand boutiques 
and  specialized  shops  are  allowing  us  to  offer  tailored 
proposals to each airport operator. Thanks to this and in 

combination with our excellent execution capabilities, we 
were able to win new contracts in Los Angeles, St. Louis 
and Dallas, among others.

DiSciplineD apprOach tO cOStS cOntinueS

Grossprofit
Gross profit grew by 13.4 % to CHF 2,105.7 million from CHF 
1,856.6 million  in  2012.  Gross  margin  improved  to  59.0 % 
versus 58.9 % in 2012. The benefits from our new logistic and 
procurement reorganization started to show results in the 
year, and more than compensated the consolidation impact 
from HDFS, which has a lower gross margin than  Dufry’s 
existing business. Considering existing operations, gross 
profit margin improved by 60 basis points in 2013.

Sellingexpenses
Selling expenses reached CHF 826.0 million in 2013 com-
pared to CHF 694.2 million one year earlier. As a percentage 
of turnover, they rose to 23.1 % versus 22.0 % in 2012. The 
signing of several concessions contracts in Brazil, which 
secured the business for 10 years, was the main impact on 
increase of concession fees. 

Personnelandgeneralexpenses
As a percentage of turnover, personnel expenses stayed 
practically stable at 15.1 % from 15.0 % in 2012. In Swiss 
Franc terms, personnel expenses reached CHF 538.1 mil-
lion in 2013, compared to CHF 474.4 million one year before.

General expenses improved as a percentage of turnover to 
6.5 % from 6.8 % in 2012. In absolute terms it stood at CHF 
230.5 million in 2013 compared to CHF 213.7 million in 2012.

EBITDA
EBITDA grew by 7.8 % and reached CHF 511.1 million ver-
sus  CHF  474.3 million  in  2012.  The  respective  EBITDA 

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Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c 
cOnSOliDateD incOMe StateMent

inmillionsofCHF

in%

inmillionsofCHF

in%

2013

2012(restated)

Net sales

Advertising income

Turnover

Cost of sales

Grossprofit

Selling expenses

Personnel expenses

General expenses

EBITDA(beforeotheroperationalresult)

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

Other operational result

Earningsbeforeinterestandtaxes(EBIT)

Financial expenses, net

Foreign exchange loss

Earningsbeforetaxes(EBT)

Income taxes

Netearnings

ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

Net earnings attribut. to equity holders

Non-controlling interest



Netearningstoequityholdersadjustedfor

amortizationinrespectofacquisitions

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

3,465.0

106.7

3,571.7

(1,466.0)

2,105.7

(826.0)

(538.1)

(230.5)

511.1

(192.9)

(37.4)

280.8

(94.6)

(5.4)

180.8

(33.2)

147.6

93.0

54.6





187.5

3.13

6.31

29,720





100.0%

41.0 %

59.0%

23.1 %

15.1 %

6.5 %

14.3%

5.4 %

7.9%

2.7 %

5.1%

0.9 %

4.1%

3,062.1

91.5

3,153.6

(1,297.0)

1,856.6

(694.2)

(474.4)

(213.7)

474.3

(168.3)

(30.1)

275.9

(78.4)

(0.1)

197.4

(39.1)

158.3

122.5

35.8





205.3

4.46

7.48

27,447





100.0%

41.1 %

58.9%

22.0 %

15.0 %

6.8 %

15.0%

5.3 %

8.7%

2.5 %

6.3%

1.2 %

5.0%

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cCompany ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
margin stood at 14.3 % in 2013. As in the previous years, 
the diversification of our business as well as our growth 
strategy played an important role for the Company’s per-
formance in 2013. 

Net debt was CHF 1,753.4 million at the end of December 
2013, versus CHF 951.3 million one year before. Our main 
covenant, Net Debt/adjusted EBITDA was 3.67 x at year-end 
2013, compared with a threshold of 4.25 x for the period.

DepreciationandAmortization
Depreciation and Amortization amounted to CHF 192.9 mil-
lion in 2013 from CHF 168.3 million in 2012. Depreciation 
remained nearly stable as a percentage of turnover at 2.0 % 
and reached CHF 71.1 million in 2013 compared to 2.1 % and 
CHF 65.1 million in the previous year. Amortization was CHF 
18.6 million higher in 2013 and reached to CHF 121.8 mil-
lion,  mainly  due  to  the  additional  amortization  resulted 
from the acquisitions in Greece.

EBIT
EBIT advanced to CHF 280.8 million versus CHF 275.9 mil-
lion in 2012. This includes other operational result (net), 
which  was  minus  CHF  37.4 million  in  the  year.  Most  of 
these expenses, CHF 21.8 million, resulted from the ac-
quisition of HDFS as well as start-up and project costs for 
new operations. 

Financialresult
Net financial expenses reached CHF 100.0 million in 2013 
compared to CHF 78.5 million one year before. The increase 
of CHF 21.5 million in 2013 is mainly a result of the addi-
tional debt financing in relation to the HDFS acquisition. 
For 2014, the re-financing of the local facility in Greece will 
result in a reduction of financing costs of CHF 10 million, 
on a comparable basis.

Taxes
Income  taxes  reached  CHF  33.2 million,  down  from  CHF 
39.1 million in 2012. The effective tax rate as a percentage of 
EBT was 18.4 % in 2013, versus 19.8 % one year earlier. The 
Group tax is subject to a combination of different tax rates 
applicable due to its operations in various countries.

Netearnings
Net earnings in 2013 stood at CHF 147.6 million, compared 
to CHF 158.3 million in 2012. Net earnings attributable to 
equity holders reached CHF 93.0 million and Cash EPS 
was CHF 6.31. 

StrOng caSh generatiOn SuppOrtS  
expanSiOn planS

Cashflowanddebt
Net  cash  flow  from  operating  activities  increased  by 
13.8 % to CHF 435.1 million in 2013 from CHF 382.5 mil-
lion one year earlier. In 2013, capital expenditure stood at 
CHF 184.6 million, which also includes investments made 
in Brazil, and free cash flow reached CHF 253.4 million. 

54 —

In  connection  with  the  HDFS  acquisition,   Dufry  entered 
into a new EUR 500 million term loan in December 2013. 
The proceeds were used to finance the EUR 175 million 
cash portion of the 49 % acquisition consideration, as well 
as  to  repay  HDFS’  local  bank  financing  in  Greece  of  an 
original amount of EUR 335 million.

preparing the OrganiZatiOn fOr an  
iMpOrtant year 

Dufry had another impressive performance in the stock 
market.  Our  share  price  reached  its  all-time  high  and 
ended the year at CHF 156.6, 31 % higher than at the end 
of 2012. As a result, our market capitalization reached 
CHF 4.8 billion. At the same time, trading volumes of  Dufry 
shares  surged  by  61 %  and  reached  an  average  of  CHF 
25 million per day. These two factors together resulted in 
the admission of Dufry, in September 2013, in the Swiss 
Leader Index (SLI), which comprises the 30 largest listed 
companies in the Swiss Stock Exchange. In order to rein-
force  our  presence  in  the  travel  retail  industry,  Dufry 
performed two capital increases, in 2012 and 2013 totaling 
CHF 481 million aiming to acquire HDFS. The decision was 
well received by our shareholders, proving once again that 
our business strategy is the right one. We will continue to 
develop and strengthen even further our relationship with 
the financial community. 

For 2014, the focus will be on the execution of our growth 
strategy. From a finance perspective we look forward to 
provide all the necessary support for our organization in 
order to expand and open a number of shops, make im-
provements in our logistics and procurement organiza-
tion and implement new projects. We aim to pursue all 
these  opportunities  with  our  usual  discipline  and  ap-
proach to costs and risks. Our strategy of diversification 
allows to effectively manage business risks and we will 
monitor financial markets very closely as we expect pe-
riods of increased volatility throughout the year. 

I would like to thank our shareholders and bondholders, 
banks, analysts and key advisors for their support and trust 
on Dufry. We look forward to another successful year in 2014.

Andreas Schneiter

Company ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013c 
financial report

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report 
2013
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements

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Most important affiliated companies

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Report of the statutory auditor

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Income statement

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Report of the statutory auditor

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consolidated  
income 
statement

for the year ended december 31, 2013

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 

Weighted average number of outstanding shares in thousands

noTE

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

14

15

16

16

2013

2012 (restated)*

 3,465.0 

 106.7 

 3,571.7 

 (1,466.0)

 2,105.7 

 (826.0)

 (538.1)

 (230.5)

 511.1 

 (192.9)

 (37.4)

 280.8 

 (98.0)

 3.4 

 (5.4)

 180.8 

 (33.2)

 147.6 

 93.0 

 54.6 

 3.13 

 3.12 

29,720

 3,062.1 

 91.5 

 3,153.6 

(1,297.0)

 1,856.6 

 (694.2)

 (474.4)

 (213.7)

 474.3 

(168.3)

 (30.1)

 275.9 

 (79.7)

 1.3 

 (0.1)

 197.4 

 (39.1)

 158.3 

122.5 

 35.8 

4.46 

 4.41 

 27,447 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 
1 EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other operational result

58 —

Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consolidated 
statement of 
compreHensiVe 
income

for the year ended december 31, 2013

In mIllIons of CHf

net earnings

noTE

2013

2012 (restated)*

 147.6 

 158.3 

17, 33, 34

15, 17

17

17

17

15, 17

oTHEr ComprEHEnsIvE InComE

Actuarial gains / (losses) on defined benefit plans

Income tax

Items not being reclassified to net income in subsequent periods, net of tax

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

Income tax on above positions

Items to be reclassified to net income in subsequent periods, net of tax

Total other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax

Total comprehensive income for the period, net of tax

ATTrIBuTABlE TO: 

Equity holders of the parent

Non-controlling interests

 17.4 

 (1.3)

 16.1 

(50.2)

 24.4 

– 

– 

 (25.8)

 (9.7)

137.9 

84.5 

 53.4 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 

 (8.7)

 0.7 

 (8.0)

 (31.1)

 6.3 

 1.0 

 (0.9)

 (24.7)

 (32.7)

 125.6 

 92.1 

 33.5 

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consolidated  
statement of  
financial position

at december 31, 2013

In mIllIons of CHf

noTE

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012 (restated)*

01. 01. 2012 (restated)*

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

18

20

22

23

24

25

26

22

32

33, 34

35

32

35

 313.9 

 2,734.0 

 154.9 

 62.1 

 3,264.9 

 524.7 

 42.8 

 149.7 

 9.9 

 246.4 

 973.5 

 4,238.4

 1,137.5 

 129.9 

 1,267.4 

 1,693.6 

 261.7 

 51.3 

 11.5 

 5.1 

 259.8 

 2,032.6 

 154.1 

 36.5 

 2,483.0 

 421.1 

 59.5 

 120.4 

 8.3 

 434.0 

 1,043.3 

 3,526.3 

 1,223.1 

 128.4 

 1,351.5 

 1,345.4 

 165.0 

 39.0 

 22.5 

 8.3 

 2,023.2 

 1,580.2 

 277.9 

 306.2 

 30.5 

 10.1 

 323.1 

 947.8 

 2,971.0 

 4,238.4 

 247.8 

 39.9 

 10.8 

 11.2 

 284.9 

 594.6 

 2,174.8 

 3,526.3 

 246.1 

 2,078.6 

 147.0 

 36.9 

 2,508.6 

 432.0 

 47.0 

 127.3 

 3.4 

 199.1 

 808.8 

 3,317.4 

 862.2 

 84.1 

 946.3 

 1,529.8 

 168.5 

 39.5 

 13.4 

 11.3 

 1,762.5 

 301.1 

 30.6 

 14.2 

 7.1 

 255.6 

 608.6 

 2,371.1 

 3,317.4 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consolidated  
statement of  
cHanGes in eQuity

for the year ended december 31, 2013

2013 
In mIllIons of CHf

noTE

share 
capital

share 
premium

Treasury 
shares

Employee 
benefit 
reserve

Hedging &  
revaluation 
reserves

Trans-
lation 
reserves

retained 
ear nings

non- 
ConTrollInG 
InTErEsTs

Total

ToTAl 
EquITy

ATTrIBuTABlE To EquITy HolDErs of THE pArEnT

Balance at January 1, 2013

 148.4 

 1,207.0 

 (41.6)

–

restatement 

34

–

–

–

 (15.8)

 – 

–

 (199.9)

 124.9 

 1,238.8 

 128.4 

 1,367.2 

–

 0.1 

 (15.7)

–

 (15.7)

Balance at January 1, 2013 (restated)*

 148.4 

 1,207.0 

 (41.6)

 (15.8)

Net earnings

Other comprehensive income (loss)

17

Total comprehensive income  

for the period

TrANSACTIONS WITh Or  

DISTrIBuTIONS TO ShArEhOlDErS:

Dividends to non-controlling  

interests

Issuance of share capital

Purchase of treasury shares

Distribution of treasury shares

Share-based payment

Tax effect on equity transactions

Total transactions with or  

distributions to owners

ChANGES IN OWNErShIP  

INTErESTS IN SuBSIDIArIES:

Changes in particpiation of  

27

28.4

28.4

28

15

–

–

–

–

 6.1 

–

–

–

–

 6.1 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 (17.7)

 41.2 

–

–

 23.5 

–

 16.1 

16.1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

non-controlling interests

29

–

–

–

Balance at December 31, 2013 

 154.5 

 1,207.0 

 (18.1)

–

 0.3 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 (199.9)

 125.0 

1,223.1 

 128.4 

1,351.5 

–

 93.0 

 (24.6)

–

 93.0 

 (8.5)

 54.6 

 (1.2)

 147.6 

 (9.7)

 (24.6)

 93.0 

 84.5 

 53.4 

 137.9 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 (41.2)

 10.7 

1.4

–

 6.1 

 (17.7)

–

 10.7 

 1.4 

 (39.4)

 (39.4)

– 

–

–

–

–

 6.1 

 (17.7)

–

 10.7 

 1.4 

–

 (29.1)

 0.5 

 (39.4)

 (38.9)

–

 (170.6)

 (170.6)

 (12.5)

 (183.1)

 (224.5)

 18.3 

 1,137.5 

 129.9 

 1,267.4 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consolidated  
statement of  
cHanGes in eQuity

for the year ended december 31, 2012 (restated)*

2012 
In mIllIons of CHf

noTE

share 
capital

share 
premium

Treasury 
shares

Employee 
benefit 
reserve

Hedging &  
revaluation 
reserves

Trans-
lation 
reserves

retained 
ear nings

non- 
ConTrollInG 
InTErEsTs

Total

ToTAl 
EquITy

ATTrIBuTABlE To EquITy HolDErs of THE pArEnT

Balance at January 1, 2012

 134.9 

 934.5 

 (13.5)

–

 (0.9)

 (176.6)

 (8.4)

 870.0 

 84.1 

 954.1 

restatement 

34

–

–

–

 (7.8)

–

–

–

 (7.8)

–

 (7.8)

Balance at January 1, 2012 (restated)*

 134.9 

 934.5 

 (13.5)

 (7.8)

 (0.9)

 (176.6)

 (8.4)

862.2 

 84.1 

 946.3 

Net earnings

Other comprehensive income (loss)

17

Total comprehensive income  

for the period

TrANSACTIONS WITh Or  

DISTrIBuTIONS TO ShArEhOlDErS:

Dividends to non-controlling interests 

Net proceeds from issue of shares

Purchase of treasury shares

Share-based payment

Tax effect on equity transactions

Total transactions with or  

distributions to owners

27

28.4

28

15

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 13.5 

 272.5 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 (28.1)

–

–

 13.5 

 272.5 

 (28.1)

ChANGES IN OWNErShIP  

INTErESTS IN SuBSIDIArIES:

Changes in particpiation of  

non-controlling interests

29

–

–

–

Balance at December 31, 2012  

(restated)*

 148.4 

 1,207.0 

 (41.6)

 (15.8)

–

 (8.0)

–

–

 122.5 

 122.5 

 35.8 

 158.3 

 0.9 

 (23.3)

–

 (30.4)

 (2.3)

 (32.7)

 (8.0)

 0.9 

 (23.3)

122.5 

 92.1 

 33.5 

 125.6 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 8.8 

 2.1 

–

 (29.9)

 (29.9)

 286.0 

 (28.1)

 8.8 

 2.1 

–

–

–

–

 286.0 

 (28.1)

 8.8 

 2.1 

– 

 10.9 

 268.8 

 (29.9)

 238.9 

–

–

–

 40.7 

 40.7 

 (199.9)

 125.0 

1,223.1 

 128.4 

 1,351.5 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
consolidated  
statement of  
casH floWs

for the year ended december 31, 2013

In mIllIons of CHf

noTE

2013

2012 (restated)*

CASh FlOW FrOm OPErATING ACTIvITIES
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 expense
Interest income
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 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
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Interest received 
Business combinations, net of cash
Proceed from sale of interest in subsidiaries, net of cash
net cash flows used in investing activities 

CASh FlOW FrOm FINANCING ACTIvITIES
Issue of shares
Share issuance costs paid
Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes
Proceeds from bank loans
repayment of bank loans
Proceeds from / (repayment of) 3rd party loans 
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
Purchase of treasury shares
Contributions from / (repayment of) non-controlling interest holders
Arrangement fees paid
Interest paid 
net cash flows (used in) / from financing activities

Currency translation on cash
(Decrease) / Increase in cash and cash equivalents

CASh AND CASh EquIvAlENTS AT ThE
– beginning of the period
– end of the period

12

14
14

24

19
21

6

27

28.4
6

 180.8 

 192.9 
 (2.0)
 7.9 
 10.7 
 98.0 
 (3.4)
 484.9 

 (1.2)
 (32.8)
 8.6 
459.5 

 (24.4)
 435.1 

 (108.1)
 (114.4)
 2.8 
 2.9 
 (243.6)
 0.9 
 (459.5)

 – 
 – 
– 
 663.0 
 (412.0)
 (8.1)
 (39.4)
 (17.7)
 (213.9)
 (21.3)
 (92.9)
 (142.3)

 (20.9)
 (187.6)

 434.0 
 246.4 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 

 197.4 

 168.3 
 13.2 
 7.4 
 8.8 
 79.7 
 (1.3)
 473.5 

 (4.5)
 2.6 
 (19.5)
 452.1 

 (69.6)
 382.5 

 (83.9)
 (28.6)
 0.7 
 1.1 
 (47.7)
 0.9 
 (157.5)

 294.0 
 (8.0)
 466.1 
 8.3 
 (608.3)
 1.7 
 (29.9)
 (28.1)
 0.7 
 (11.3)
 (60.8)
 24.4 

 (14.5)
 234.9 

 199.1 
 434.0 

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
notes to tHe  
consolidated  
financial  
statements

for the year ended december 31, 2013

1. corporate information 

2.2 BASIS OF CONSOlIDATION

 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 1,350 shops worldwide. The shares of the 
Company are listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX) in 
Zürich  and  its  Brazilian  Depository  receipts  on  the 
Bm & FBOvESPA in São Paulo. 

The consolidated financial statements of  Dufry AG and its 
subsidiaries (“the Group”) for the year ended December 31, 
2013 were authorized for public disclosure in accordance 
with a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company 
dated march 5, 2014.

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 gener-
ally based on the fair value of the consideration given in 
exchange for assets. The carrying values of recognized 
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. 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  incorporate  the 
financial statements of  Dufry AG and entities controlled 
by  Dufry (its subsidiaries) as at December 31, 2013 and 
the respective comparative information. 

Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date of ac-
quisition,  being  the  date  on  which  the  Group  obtains 
control,  and  continue  to  be  consolidated  until  the  date 
when such control is lost. The Group controls an entity 
when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable 
returns from its involvement with the entity and has the 
ability to affect those returns through its power over the 
entity. 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  transactions  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 
 – derecognizes the assets (including goodwill) and lia-
bilities  of  the  subsidiary,  derecognizes  the  carrying 
amount  of  any  non-controlling  interest  as  well  as 
derecognizes  the  cumulative  translation  differences 
recorded in equity 

 – 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  con-
solidated income statement and 

 – reclassifies the parent’s share of components previ-
ously recognized in other comprehensive income to the 
consolidated income statement or retained earnings, 
as appropriate.

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F2.3 SummAry OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOuNTING POlICIES

a) Business combinations and goodwill
Business combinations are accounted for using the acqui-
sition 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 perti-
nent conditions as at the acquisition date.

Any  contingent  consideration  to  be  transferred  by  the 
buyer will be recognized at fair value at the acquisition 
date. Subsequent changes to the fair value of the con-
tingent consideration that is deemed to be an asset or 
liability  will  be  recognized  either  in  the  consolidated 
income statement or as a change to other comprehen-
sive income. If the contingent consideration is classified 
as equity, it will not be remeasured. Differences arising 
by the final settlement are 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 consolidated income 
statement.

After  initial  recognition,  goodwill  is  measured  at  cost 
less any accumulated impairment losses. For the pur-
pose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a busi-
ness combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated 
to  each  of  the  Group’s  cash-generating  units  that  are 
expected to benefit from the combination.

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 
determining 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, un-
less there are specific allocations.

b) 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  re-
wards 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.

c) 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, inventory valuation adjustments 
and inventory differences.

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 curren-
cies 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 remeasured to its fair value in the func-
tional 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 the consolidated 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. 

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sidiaries reporting in foreign currency are translated into 
the presentation currency of  Dufry (Swiss francs) using 
the exchange rate at the reporting date. The consolidated 
income  statement  is  translated  using  the  average  ex-
change rates of the respective month in which the trans-
actions  occurred.  The  net  translation  differences  are 
recognized in the other comprehensive income. On dis-
posal of a foreign entity or when control is lost, the de-

ferred  cumulative  translation  difference  recognized 
within equity relating to that particular operation is rec-
ognized 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 al-
location)  are  treated  as  assets  and  liabilities  of  such 
operation in the respective functional currency.

Principal foreign exchange rates applied for valuation  
and translation:

In CHf

1 uSD

1 Eur

AvErAGE rATEs

ClosInG rATEs

2013

0.9268

1.2306

2012

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

0.9377

1.2052

0.8886 

1.2250

0.9146

1.2069

e) pension and other post-employment benefit 
obligations – pension obligations
The employees of the subsidiaries are eligible for retire-
ment, invalidity and death benefits under local social se-
curity schemes prevailing in the countries concerned and 
defined  benefit  or  defined  contribution  plans  provided 
through separate funds, insurance plans, or unfunded ar-
rangements. The pension plans are either funded through 
regular contributions made by the employer and the em-
ployee and through the income generated by the capital 
investments or unfunded.

The cost of providing benefits under defined benefit plans 
is determined using the projected unit credit method.

re-measurements, the effect of the asset ceiling (exclud-
ing net interest) and the return on plan assets (excluding 
net interest), are recognized immediately in the statement 
of financial position with a corresponding debit or credit 
to other comprehensive income in the period in which they 
occur. re-measurements are not reclassified to profit or 
loss in subsequent periods.

Past service costs are recognized in profit or loss on the 
earlier of:
 – The date of the plan amendment or curtailment, and
 – the  date  that  the  Group  recognizes  restructuring-

related costs

obligation in the consolidated income statement:
 – Service costs comprising current service costs, past-
service  costs,  gains  and  losses  on  curtailments  and 
non-routine settlements under “Personnel expenses”
 – Net interest expense or income under “Interest expenses 

or income”.

f) share-based payments
Equity-settled share-based payments to employees and 
others third parties providing 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, if any, is recog-
nized in the consolidated income statement such that the 
cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate.

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 holder of the option as mea-
sured at the date of modification.

Net interest is calculated by applying the discount rate to 
the net defined benefit obligation (asset). The Group rec-
ognizes the following changes in the net defined benefit 

g) Taxation
Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently 
payable and deferred tax.

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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 sub-
stantially 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 
statement.

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 tem-
porary differences, except:
 – When  the  deferred  tax  liability  arises  from  the  initial 
recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a trans-
action  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, when the timing of the 
reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled 
and it is probable 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 or 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 differ-
ences 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 busi-
ness combination and, at the time of the transaction, 
affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit 
or loss.

 – In respect of deductible temporary differences associ-
ated with investments in subsidiaries, deferred tax as-
sets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable 
that the temporary differences will reverse in the fore-
seeable future and taxable profit will be available against 
which the temporary differences can be utilized.

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 substan-
tially enacted at the reporting date.

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

h) 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:
 – real estate (buildings) 20 to 40 years
 – leasehold improvements the shorter of 10 years or the 

remaining lease term

 – Furniture  and  fixtures  the  shorter  of  5  years  or  the 

remaining lease term

 – motor vehicles the shorter of 5 years or the remaining 

lease term

 – Computer hardware the shorter of 5 years or the re-

maining lease term

i) Intangible assets
Intangible assets acquired 
(separately or from a business combination)
These  assets  mainly  comprise  of  concession  rights, 
brands and goodwill (for goodwill see 2.3.a). 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 rec-
ognition, 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.  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. 

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. 

Certain  concession  rights  are  granted  by  the  non-con-
trolling interest holder for periods. Consequently these 
concession  rights  are  assessed  as  having  an  indefinite 
useful life. 

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013Fj) 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 ex-
ceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount 
is the higher of an asset’s fair value less cost of disposal 
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).

k) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and 
banks as well as short-term deposits at banks with initial 
maturity below 91 days.

Cash  and  cash  equivalents  at  the  end  of  the  reporting 
period include ChF 22.6 million (2012: ChF 20.8 million) 
held by subsidiaries operating in countries with exchange 
controls or other legal restrictions on money transfer.

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 ex-
penses incurred in bringing the inventories to their pres-
ent location and condition. This includes mainly import 
duties and transport cost. Purchase discounts and re-
bates 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.  Ex-
pired 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 esti-
mate at the end of the reporting period of the consider-
ation  required  to  settle  the  present  obligation,  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 car-
rying 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.

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 contin-
gent liabilities are measured at the higher of the amount 
that would be recognized in accordance with IAS 37 Provi-
sions,  Contingent  liabilities  and  Contingent  Assets  and 
the amount initially recognized less cumulative amortiza-
tion recognized in accordance with IAS 18 revenue.

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 obliga-
tions 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 in-
cludes only the direct expenditures arising from the re-
structuring, which are those amounts that are both neces-
sarily  entailed  by  the  restructuring  and  not  associated 
with the ongoing activities of the entity.

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

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially mea-
sured  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. Trans-
action  costs  directly  attributable  to  the  acquisition  of 
financial  assets  or  financial  liabilities  at  fair  value 
through profit or loss are recognized immediately in the 
consolidated income statement.

Effective interest method
The effective interest method is a method of calculating 
the amortized cost of a debt instrument and of allocating 

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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.

Financial assets at FvTPl are stated at fair value, with any 
gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in 
the consolidated income statement. The net gain or loss 
recognized in the consolidated income statement incor-
porates 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 deter-
mined in the manner described in note 39.

o) financial assets 
Financial assets are classified into the following catego-
ries: financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 
(FvTPl), held-to-maturity financial assets, 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 finan-
cial 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 conven-
tion in the marketplace. 

Financial assets at FvTPl (fair value through profit or loss)
Financial assets are classified as at FvTPl when the fi-
nancial 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 sell-

ing it in the near term; or

 – on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified 
financial  instruments  that  the  Group  manages  to-
gether 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  man-
aged and its performance is evaluated on a fair value 
basis,  in  accordance  with  the  Group’s  documented 
risk management or investment strategy, and infor-
mation  about  the  grouping  is  provided  internally  on 
that basis; or

Trade and other accounts receivable
Trade and other receivables (including credit cards receiv-
ables, other accounts receivable, cash and cash equiva-
lents) are measured at amortized cost using the effective 
interest method, less any impairment. 

Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets, other than those at FvTPl, are assessed 
for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting 
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 
financial asset have been affected. 

Certain categories of financial assets, such as trade re-
ceivables, are assessed for impairment individually.

Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off 
are  credited  against  the  allowance  accounts  for  these 
categories. Changes in the carrying amount of the allow-
ance account are recognized in the consolidated income 
statement in the lines selling expenses or other opera-
tional result.

Derecognition of financial assets
The Group derecognizes a financial asset only when the 
contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset ex-
pire, or when it transfers the financial asset and sub-
stantially 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 as-
set,  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 collateralized borrowing for the pro-
ceeds received. 

 – it  forms  part  of  a  contract  containing  one  or  more 
embedded  derivatives,  and  IAS  39  Financial  Instru-
ments:  recognition  and  measurement  permits  the 
entire combined contract (asset or liability) to be des-
ignated as at FvTPl.

p) Equity instruments
An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a re-
sidual 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 issue 

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ments is recognized and deducted directly in equity. No 
gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated income state-
ment on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the 
Company’s own equity instruments.

q) financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are classified as either financial lia-
bilities at FvTPl or other financial liabilities.

Financial liabilities at FvTPl
These financial liabilities are either held for trading or 
have been designated as at FvTPl.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading if:
 – it has been acquired principally for the purpose of re-

purchasing it in the near term; or

 – on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified 
financial  instruments  that  the  Group  manages  to-
gether 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. 

Other  financial  liabilities,  not  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 
together  and  its  performance  is  evaluated  on  a  fair 
value  basis,  in  accordance  with  the  Group’s  docu-
mented 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 em-
bedded derivatives, and IAS 39 Financial Instruments: 
recognition and measurement permits the entire com-
bined 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 re-measurement recog-
nized in the consolidated income statement. The net gain 
or loss recognized in the consolidated income statement 
incorporates  any  interest  paid  on  the  financial  liability 
and is included in the financial result in the consolidated 
income statement. Fair value is determined in the man-
ner described in note 39.

Other financial liabilities
Other financial liabilities (including borrowings) are sub-
sequently measured at amortized cost using the effective 
interest method (see n). 

Derecognition of financial liabilities
The  Group  derecognizes  financial  liabilities  when,  and 
only when, the Group’s obligations are discharged, can-
celled or they expired. The difference between the car-
rying amount of the financial liability derecognized and 
the consideration paid and payable is recognized in the 
consolidated income statement. 

r) offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the 
net amount is reported in the consolidated statement of 
financial position if there is a currently enforceable legal 
right  to  offset  the  recognized  amounts  and  there  is  an 
intention to settle on a net basis, to realize the assets and 
settle the liabilities simultaneously (see Note 39.10).

s) Derivative financial instruments
The  Group  enters  into  a  variety  of  derivative  financial 
instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate or 
foreign exchange rate risks, including foreign exchange 
forward  contracts,  interest  rate  swaps  and  cross  cur-
rency  swaps.  Further  details  of  derivative  financial  in-
struments are disclosed in note 39.

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

Embedded derivatives
Derivatives embedded in non-derivative host contracts are 
treated as separate derivatives when their risks and char-
acteristics are not closely related to those of the host con-
tracts 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 docu-
ments 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 

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changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item 
attributable to the hedged risk. 

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. Any gain or loss 
recognized in other comprehensive income and accumu-
lated in equity at that time, is recognized when the un-
derlying hedged item is ultimately de-recognized in the 
consolidated income statement.

Cash flow hedges
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of de-
rivatives  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 rec-
ognized  in  the  consolidated  income  statement,  and  is 
included in the interest expenses / income line item. The 
Group did not utilize cash flow hedges during 2013.

hedges of net investments in foreign operations
hedges of net investments in foreign operations are ac-
counted 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 comprehensive income 
and  accumulated  under  the  heading  of  translation  re-
serves. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion 
is  recognized  immediately  in  the  consolidated  income 
statement, and is included in the foreign exchange gains/
loss line item (see note 31.1).

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 follow-
ing new and amended IFrS and IFrIC interpretations:

standards  and  Interpretations  affecting  the  reported 
financial performance and / or financial position

actuarial gains or losses in other comprehensive income. 
The  amended  standard  impacts  the  total  pension  ex-
pense as the expected return on plan assets is calculated 
using the same interest rate as applied for the purpose 
of discounting the benefit obligation. 

As a consequence of the adoption of the revised standard, 
the  previously  published  financial  statements  were  re-
stated as disclosed in Note 34. The effect on diluted earn-
ings per share related to the restatement in 2012 was less 
than ChF 0.01.

IAs 19 
Employee Benefits amendments – entitled Defined 
Benefit plans: Employee Contributions 
(effective july 1, 2014 – early adopted)
The amendment of IAS 19 introduces a practical expedient 
for some defined benefit plans. The amendment allows a 
choice  on  how  to  account  for  employee  contributions  if 
certain criteria were met. In addition to the requirements 
of  IAS  19r  employee  contributions  can  alternatively  be 
recognized as a reduction of the service cost of the per-
spective  period.  The  Group  has  early  adopted  these 
amendments to IAS 19 in the current period.

standards and Interpretations affecting presentation 
and disclosure only 

IAs 1 
presentation of Items of other Comprehensive  
Income – Amendments to IAs 1 
(effective july 1, 2012)
The amendments to IAS 1 changed the grouping of items 
presented in other comprehensive income (OCI). Items 
that could be reclassified (or “recycled”) to profit or loss 
at a future point in time (for example, net gain on hedge 
of net investment, exchange differences on translation 
of foreign operations, net movement on cash flow hedges 
and net loss or gain on available-for-sale financial as-
sets) are presented separately from items that will never 
be reclassified (for example, actuarial gains and losses 
on defined benefit plans). The amendment affected pre-
sentation only and had no impact on the Group’s financial 
position or performance.

IAs 19  
Employee Benefits (revised) 
(effective january 1, 2013)
The  amendments  to  IAS  19  range  from  fundamental 
changes such as removing the corridor mechanism and 
replacing the concept of interest cost and expected re-
turn on plan assets with interest calculated on the net 
defined benefit asset or liability to simple clarifications 
and  rewording.  The  Group  has  changed  its  accounting 
policy  in  2013  to  recognize  the  remeasurements  from 

IAs 1  
Clarification of the requirement for comparative 
information (Amendment)
These amendments clarify the difference between volun-
tary additional comparative information and the minimum 
required comparative information. An entity must include 
comparative information in the related notes to the finan-
cial statements when it voluntarily provides comparative 
information  beyond  the  minimum  required  comparative 
period. The amendments clarify that the opening state-

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ment of financial position (as at january 1, 2012 in the case 
of the Group), presented as a result of retrospective re-
statement or reclassification of items in financial state-
ments does not have to be accompanied by comparative 
information  in  the  related  notes.  As  a  result,  the  Group 
has not included comparative information in respect of the 
opening statement of financial position as at january 1, 
2012. The amendments affect presentation only and have 
no  impact  on  the  Group’s  financial  position  or  perfor-
mance.  The  amendment,  resulting  from  the  annual  im-
provements  2009–2011,  clarifies  that  the  third  balance 
sheet is only required for material adjustments. 

disclosures are required for all recognized financial instru-
ments that are set off in accordance with IAS 32 Financial 
Instruments: Presentation. The disclosures also apply to 
recognized financial instruments that are subject to an 
enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agree-
ment, irrespective of whether they are set off in accor-
dance with IAS 32 (see note 39.10). 

standards and Interpretations adopted with no material 
effect  on  the  financial  statements  during  the  current 
reporting period  (but could eventually have an  impact 
in future periods)

IAs 36 
recoverable Amount Disclosures for non-financial 
Assets – Amendments to IAs 36 Impairment of Assets 
(effective january 1, 2014 – early adopted)
These amendments remove the unintended consequences 
of IFrS 13 on the disclosures required under IAS 36. In 
addition, these amendments require disclosure of the re-
coverable amounts for the assets or CGus for which im-
pairment loss has been recognized or reversed during the 
period. These amendments are effective retrospectively 
for annual periods beginning on or after 1 january 2014 
with earlier application permitted, provided IFrS 13 is also 
applied. The Group has early adopted these amendments 
to IAS 36 in the current period since the amended / addi-
tional disclosures provide useful information as intended 
by the IASB. Accordingly, these amendments have been 
considered while making disclosures for impairment of 
non-financial assets in Note 20. These amendments would 
continue to be considered for future disclosures.

Ifrs 12 
Disclosure of Interests in 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 for the year-end reporting, but has no im-
pact  on  the  Group’s  financial  position  or  performance 
(see note 30). 

Ifrs 7 
Disclosures – offsetting financial Assets and financial 
liabilities – Amendments to Ifrs 7 
(effective january 1, 2013)
These amendments require an entity to disclose informa-
tion about rights to set-off and related arrangements (e.g., 
collateral agreements). The disclosures provide users with 
information that is useful in evaluating the effect of netting 
arrangements on an entity’s financial position. The new 

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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 
Investments in Associates, has been renamed IAS 28 In-
vestments in Associates and joint ventures, and this new 
standard describes the application of the equity method 
to investments in joint ventures in addition to associates. 

Ifrs 10 
Consolidated financial statements, IAs 27 separate 
financial statements 
(effective january 1, 2013)
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 en-
tities  are  controlled  and  therefore  are  required  to  be 
consolidated  by  a  parent,  compared  with  the  require-
ments that were in IAS 27. 

Ifrs 11 
Joint Arrangements 
(effective january 1, 2013)
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. 

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. 

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3. critical accounting Judgments and Key 
sources of estimation uncertainty

The preparation of the Group’s financial statements re-
quires management to make judgments, estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of income, 
expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of con-
tingent liabilities, at the reporting date. however, uncer-
tainty 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 reporting 
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 an-
nually to determine whether the indefinite useful life as-
sessment for those concessions continues to be sustain-
able. 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 20.1.2.

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 
20.1.4.

Income taxes
The Group is subject to income taxes in numerous juris-
dictions. 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 addi-
tional 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 15.

Deferred tax assets
Deferred  tax  assets  are  recognized  for  all  unused  tax 
losses and deductible temporary differences to the ex-

tent 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 22.

provisions
management  makes  assumptions  in  relation  to  the  ex-
pected outcome and cash outflows based on the develop-
ment of each individual case. Further details are given in 
note 32.

share-based payments
The Group measures the cost of equity-settled transac-
tions 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  re-
quires  determining  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 dis-
closed in note 28. 

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,  future  salary  in-
creases,  mortality  rates  and  future  pension  increases. 
Due  to  the  long-term  nature  of  these  plans,  such  esti-
mates are subject to significant uncertainty. Further de-
tails are given in note 33.

purchase price allocation
The determination of the fair values of the identifiable as-
sets (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).

Consolidation of entities in which the Group holds less 
than majority of the share capital rights
The Group considers that it controls certain entities even 
though it owns less than 50 % of the share capital rights. 
The reason for this varies from case to case and is re-
viewed at the time of business combination, founding or 
when there are changes in the statutes of these entities. 
Further details on non-controlling interests are disclosed 
in note 30 and 40.

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novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge 
Accounting – Amendments to IAs 39 
(effective january 1, 2014)
These  amendments  provide  relief  from  discontinuing 
hedge  accounting  when  novation  of  a  derivative  desig-
nated as a hedging instrument meets certain criteria. The 
Group has not novated its derivatives during the current 
period. however, these amendments would be considered 
for future novations.

IfrIC 21 
levies 
(effective january 1, 2014)
IFrIC 21 sets out the accounting for an obligation to pay 
a levy that is not income tax. The interpretation addresses 
what the obligating event is that gives rise to pay a levy 
and when should a liability be recognized. The group is 
not currently subject to significant levies.

Improvements to Ifrss – December 2013 
(effective july 1, 2014)
The  IASB  issued  annual  improvements  containing  11 
changes to nine standards: IFrS 1, IFrS 2, IFrS 3, IFrS 8, 
IFrS 13, IAS 16, IAS 24, IAS 38 and IAS 40.  Dufry will adopt 
the changes when they become effective. These amend-
ments are considered to be insignificant from a current 
point of view, but in future they might become relevant.

4. neW and reVised standards and  
interpretations issued but not yet  
adopted / effectiVe

The standards and interpretations are expected to have 
an impact on the Group’s financial position, performance, 
and / or disclosures are described below. The Group in-
tends to adopt these standards, if applicable, when they 
become effective.

Ifrs 9 
financial Instruments: Classification and measurement
(effective date not defined)
IFrS 9, as issued, reflects the first phase of the IASB’s 
work on the replacement of IAS 39 and applies to clas-
sification and measurement of financial assets and finan-
cial  liabilities  as  defined  in  IAS  39.  The  standard  was 
initially effective for annual periods beginning on or after 
1  january  2013,  but  Amendments  to  IFrS  9  mandatory 
Effective Date of IFrS 9 and Transition Disclosures, is-
sued in December 2011, moved the mandatory effective 
date to a not yet defined date. In subsequent phases, the 
IASB is addressing 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 not have an impact 
on classification and measurements of the Group’s finan-
cial liabilities. The Group will quantify the effect in con-
junction with the other phases, when the final standard 
including all phases is issued. 

Hedge accounting and amendments to  
Ifrs 9, Ifrs 7 and IAs 39
(effective date not defined)
The IASB issued the second part of the new standards 
IFrS  for  financial  instruments.  This  part  addresses 
hedge accounting.  Dufry is currently analyzing the con-
sequences of the application of IFrS 9 hedge accounting 
for the consolidated financial statements.  Dufry has not 
early adopted this new standard.

IAs 32 
offsetting financial Assets and financial liabilities –  
Amendments to IAs 32 
(effective january 1, 2014)
These amendments should clarify the meaning of “cur-
rently has a legally enforceable right to set-off” and the 
criteria for non-simultaneous settlement mechanisms of 
clearing houses to qualify for offsetting. The adoption of 
the standard is not expected to have a significant impact 
from the current point of view.

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F5. segment information

The  Group’s  risks  and  returns  are  predominantly  af-
fected by the fact that it operates in different countries. 
Therefore, the Group presents the segment information 

as it does internally to the Group Executive Committee, 
using 4 geographical areas and the distribution centers 
as segments.

2013 
In mIllIons of CHf

EmEA & Asia

America I

America II

united States & Canada

Global Distribution Centers

Total segments

Eliminations

Dufry Group

2012 (restated)* 
In mIllIons of CHf

EmEA & Asia

America I

America II

united States & Canada

Global Distribution Centers

Total segments

Eliminations

Dufry Group

with external 
customers

with other  
segments

Total

EBITDA1 

full TImE  
EquIvAlEnTs 

TurnovEr

 1,174.1 

 768.5 

 692.2 

 876.1 

 60.8 

 3,571.7 

–

 3,571.7 

 – 

–

–

–

 858.6 

 858.6 

 (858.6)

–

 1,174.1 

 768.5 

 692.2 

 876.1 

 919.4 

 4,430.3 

 (858.6)

 3,571.7 

TurnovEr

 192.1 

 46.2 

 49.8 

 103.7 

 119.3 

 511.1 

–

 511.1 

 4,867 

 3,604 

 2,084 

 5,586 

 282 

 16,423 

–

 16,423 

with external 
customers

with other  
segments

Total

EBITDA1 

full TImE  
EquIvAlEnTs 

 790.4 

 778.3 

 730.6 

 809.3 

 45.0 

 3,153.6 

–

 3,153.6 

–

–

–

–

 757.8 

 757.8 

 (757.8)

–

 790.4 

 778.3 

 730.6 

 809.3 

 802.8 

 3,911.4 

 (757.8)

 3,153.6 

 81.9 

 57.2 

 133.0 

 90.3 

 111.9 

 474.3 

–

 474.3 

 3,336 

 3,667 

 2,118 

 4,955 

 285 

 14,361 

–

 14,361 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 
1 EBITDA before other operational result

The Group generated 1.0 % (2012: 1.1 %) of the total turnover 
with external customers in Switzerland (domicile).

31.12. 2013 
In mIllIons of CHf

ToTAl  
AssETs

ToTAl  
lIABIlITIEs

InComE TAx 
ExpEnsE

CApITAl  
ExpEnDITurE  
pAID

DEprECIATIon &  
AmorTIzATIon 

oTHEr  
non-CAsH 
 ITEms 

EmEA & Asia

America I

America II

united States & Canada

Global Distribution Centers

Total segments

unallocated positions

Dufry Group

 1,435.1 

 1,228.2 

 361.0 

 576.5 

 246.8 

 3,847.6 

 390.8 

 4,238.4 

 386.8 

 184.6 

 106.1 

 109.4 

 177.9 

 964.8 

 2,006.2 

 2,971.0 

 (24.8)

 (5.4)

 0.6 

 2.3 

 (2.1)

 (29.4)

 (3.8)

 (33.2)

 (50.1)

 (9.4)

 (80.1)

 (70.8)

 (3.1)

 (50.4)

 (64.9)

 (28.1)

 (44.6)

 (1.3)

 (213.5)

 (189.3)

 (9.0)

 (222.5)

 (3.6)

 (192.9)

 2.0 

 0.9 

 1.5 

 0.4 

 (1.2)

 3.6 

 13.0 

 16.6 

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31.12. 2012 (restated)* 
In mIllIons of CHf

ToTAl  
AssETs

ToTAl  
lIABIlITIEs

InComE TAx 
ExpEnsE

CApITAl  
ExpEnDITurE  
pAID

DEprECIATIon &  
AmorTIzATIon 

oTHEr  
non-CAsH 
 ITEms 

EmEA & Asia

America I

America II

united States & Canada

Global Distribution Centers

Total segments

unallocated positions

Dufry Group

 578.4 

 1,323.9 

 401.7 

 517.3 

 203.3 

 3,024.6 

 501.7 

 3,526.3 

 208.0 

 247.2 

 142.0 

 120.7 

 51.0 

 768.9 

 1,405.9 

 2,174.8 

 (2.1)

 (6.5)

 (27.0)

 (0.2)

 (2.4)

 (38.2)

 (0.9)

 (39.1)

 (17.3)

 (20.3)

 (21.0)

 (48.6)

 (0.9)

 (34.3)

 (66.0)

 (21.4)

 (41.4)

 (1.3)

 (108.1)

 (164.4)

 (4.4)

 (112.5)

 (3.9)

 (168.3)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 

reconciliation of the earnings

In mIllIons of CHf

segment EBITDA

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

Other operational result

Interest expenses

Interest income

Foreign exchange gain / (loss)

Earnings before tax

reconciliation of assets

In mIllIons of CHf

segment operating assets

Current assets of headquarter companies

Non-current assets of headquarter companies

Total assets

reconciliation of liabilities

2013

 511.1 

 (192.9)

 (37.4)

 (98.0)

 3.4 

 (5.4)

 180.8 

31.12. 2013

 3,847.7 

 101.4 

 289.4 

 4,238.4 

 15.3 

 3.3 

 4.3 

 0.1 

 2.3 

 25.3 

 6.2 

 31.5 

2012

 474.3 

 (168.3)

 (30.1)

 (79.7)

 1.3 

 (0.1)

 197.4 

31.12. 2012

 3,024.6 

 247.3 

 254.4 

 3,526.3 

In mIllIons of CHf

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

segment operating liabilities

Financial debt of headquarter companies, short-term

Financial debt of headquarter companies, long-term

Other non-segment liabilities

Total liabilities

76 —

 964.8 

 267.6 

 1,692.4 

 46.2 

 2,971.0 

 768.9 

 39.9 

 1,345.4 

 20.6 

 2,174.8 

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6. acQuisitions of businesses

2013 transactions

6.1 ACquISITION OF hEllENIC DuTy FrEE ShOPS, 
GrEECE

hellenic Duty Free Shops SA (hDFS) is the leading duty 
free operator in Greece, generating in 2013 turnover of 
ChF  400.4  million  with  Duty  Free  and  Duty  paid  retail 
shops in 47 locations, of which 25 are at airports, 11 at 
seaports and 11 at border shops. During 2013 the company 
reached an EBIT of ChF 106.9 million.

On April 22, 2013  Dufry acquired 51 % of shares of hDFS, 
a newly founded company taking over the carved-out travel 
retail business from Folli Follie Group for a total consid-
eration of ChF 244.7 million (Eur 200.5 million). The ac-
quisition  has  been  accounted  for  using  the  acquisition 
method. The transaction costs in relation to this acquisition 
step amount to ChF 13.9 million, whereof ChF 7.4 million 
are included in other operational result in the current con-
solidated income statement. The non-controlling interest, 
resulting from the transaction was measured at the pro-
portionate share in the identifiable net assets.

With this transaction,  Dufry expects to increase signifi-
cantly  its  presence  in  the  travel  retail  market  in  the 

mediterranean area. hDFS has agreements granting the 
rights  to  operate  long  term  duty  free  concessions  in 
Greece.  Dufry expects that the integration of the hDFS 
into the overall group will generate significant synergies, 
which are reflected in the value of the goodwill besides 
other intangibles that are not recognized individually. The 
resulting goodwill is not amortized, is not tax deductible 
and will be subject to annual impairment testing.  Dufry 
signed a separate four year agreement with certain rep-
resentatives ensuring their future continuous assistance 
developing the business and avoiding direct competition 
for a fee of ChF 35.1 million (Eur 28.0 million).  Dufry will 
defer this fee over the lifetime of the agreement. These 
transactions  were  financed  with  a  capital  increase  in 
October 2012 (see note 27.2). On April 22, 2013, hellenic 
Duty  Free  Shops  received  from  a  syndicate  of  Greek 
banks a non-recourse bank facility of ChF 408.9 million 
(Eur 335.0 million). 

The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of 
the acquired group at the date of acquisition and the re-
sulting  goodwill  were  determined  preliminarily  as  the 
company  is  in  the  process  of  verifying  the  valuation  of 
these net assets identified as follows:

Hellenic Duty free shops s.A. Group

AprIl 22, 2013

prElImInAry fAIr vAluE 
In mIllIons of CHf

prElImInAry fAIr vAluE  
In mIllIons of Eur

Trade and credit card receivables

Inventories

Other assets

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets, mainly concession rights

Trade payables

Other liabilities

Financial debt

Provisions and contingent liabilities

Deferred tax liability

Identifiable net assets

less: Fair value of the non-controlling interests

Dufry’s share in the net assets (51 %)

Fair value of total consideration (paid in cash)

Goodwill

 5.5 

 80.2 

 10.7 

 36.1 

 511.7 

 (35.4)

 (36.3)

 (408.9)

 (13.8)

 (103.4)

 46.4 

 (22.7)

 23.7 

 244.7 

 221.0 

 4.5 

 65.7 

 8.7 

 29.6 

 419.3 

 (29.0)

 (29.7)

 (335.0)

 (11.3)

 (84.7)

 38.1 

 (18.7)

 19.4 

 200.5 

 181.1 

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6.2 TrANSACTION WITh NON-CONTrOllING INTErEST 
IN hEllENIC DuTy FrEE ShOPS

On December 11, 2013  Dufry acquired the remaining 49 % 
of the voting equity interest of hDFS for a total consideration 
of  ChF  400.7 million  (Eur  328.0 million).  The  company 
estimated the transaction costs in ChF 1.0 million for this 
transaction step and included these in other operational 

result in the current consolidated income statement. Ad-
ditionally, the company has refinanced the hDFS Group, 
so that existing bank arrangement fees of ChF 4.7 million 
had been expensed.

DECEmBEr 13, 2013

In mIllIons of CHf

In mIllIons of Eur

Consideration paid in cash
Consideration of 1,231,233  Dufry shares at ChF 151.9 each 1
Total consideration

Carrying value of the non-controllling interest in hDFS

Share premium implied in transferred shares

Difference recognized in retained earnings within equity (note 29)

1 The share issuance costs have been considered in equity.

 213.8 

 186.9 

 400.7 

 (49.3)

 180.8 

 170.6 

 175.0 

 153.0 

 328.0 

 (40.2)

 148.2 

 139.6 

From the date when  Dufry took control of these opera-
tions  in  April  2013  until  December  31,  2013  these  op-
erations contributed ChF 349.1 million in turnover and 

ChF  103.3 million  in  EBIT  to  the  consolidated  income 
statement of the Group.

6.3 rECONCIlIATION OF CASh FlOWS

Cash flows from Business Combinations, net of cash

2013 
In mIllIons of CHf

ToTAl  
ConsIDErATIon

nET CAsH  
ACquIrED

hDFS, Athens – Greece

Alliance, San juan – Puerto rico

Total

 (244.7)

–

 (244.7)

 2.0 

–

 2.0 

suBToTAl

 (242.7)

–

 (242.7)

CHAnGEs  
In ACCounTs 
pAyABlE

–

 (0.9)

 (0.9)

nET CAsH  
flow

 (242.7)

 (0.9)

 (243.6)

Contributions from / (repayment of) non-controlling 
interest holders

In mIllIons of CHf

Purchase of non-controlling interest hDFS

Other

ToTAl

78 —

2013

 (213.8)

 (0.1)

 (213.9)

2012

–

 0.7 

 0.7 

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2012 transactions

6.4 ACquISITION OF rEGSTAEr llC, ruSSIA

On january 10, 2012,  Dufry took control by acquiring 51 % 
of the shares of  Dufry Staer holding Group (DSh) for a 
total consideration of ChF 44.7 million. Its main subsid-
iary,  regstaer  llC,  is  a  travel  retailer  operating  Duty 
Free Shops at the muscovite airport of Sheremetyevo in 
russia.  The  acquired  business  complements  Dufry’s 
existing operations on site by adding 1,200 square meters 
in nine duty free shops across several terminals. 

Synergies are expected to be achieved among others when 
 Dufry integrates the 200 regstaer employees into its local 
organization,  introduces  its  corporate  procedures  and 
integrates its logistics into its global supply chain. 

the  current  period  2012.  The  non-controlling  interests 
resulting were measured at the proportionate share of 
the identifiable net assets.

These financial statements include the results of  Dufry 
Staer holding and its subsidiaries as of january, 2012. In 
the  period  (full  year)  ended  December  31,  2012  these 
operations contributed ChF 51.2 million in turnover and 
ChF 10.6 million in EBIT to the consolidated income state-
ment  of  the  Group.  The  non-controlling  interests  have 
been valued at the proportionate share in the acquiree’s 
identifiable net assets.

The acquisition has been accounted for using the acqui-
sition method. The total transaction costs in relation to 
this acquisition amount to ChF 1.0 million, whereof ChF 
0.2 million are included in the other operational result of 

The resulting goodwill is not amortized, is not deductible 
for tax purposes and is subject to annual impairment test-
ing. The fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities 
of  the  acquired  group  at  the  date  of  acquisition  and  the 
resulting goodwill were determined as follows:

fInAl fAIr vAluE 
In mIllIons of CHf

fInAl fAIr vAluE 
In mIllIons of Eur

JAnuAry 10, 2012

Inventories

Other current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Other non current assets

Concession rights

Deferred tax liability

Other liabilities

Identifiable net assets

Dufry’s share in the net assets (51 %)

Goodwill

Total consideration 

 7.7 

 2.8 

 6.4 

 1.1 

 64.8 

 (13.2)

 (1.6)

68.0

 34.7 

 10.0 

 44.7 

6.5 rECONCIlIATION OF CASh FlOWS

Cash flows from Business Combinations, net of cash

2012 
In mIllIons of CHf

regstaer, moscow – russia

Sovenex SAS, martinique – France

Alliance, San juan – Puerto rico

Other

Total

CosT of THE  
ACquIsITIon

nET CAsH  
ACquIrED

suBToTAl

CHAnGEs  
In ACCounTs 
pAyABlE

 (44.7)

 0.8 

 (43.9)

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 (44.7)

 0.8 

 (43.9)

 –

 (2.3)

 (0.9)

 (0.6)

 (3.8)

 6.4 

 2.3 

 5.3 

 0.9 

 53.4 

 (10.8)

 (1.3)

56.2

 28.7 

 8.2 

 36.9 

nET CAsH  
flow

 (43.9)

 (2.3)

 (0.9)

 (0.6)

 (47.7)

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7. net sales

Net sales by product categories:

In mIllIons of CHf

Perfumes and Cosmetics

Confectionery, Food and Catering

Wine and Spirits

Watches, jewelry and Accessories

Tobacco goods

Fashion, leather and Baggage

literature and Publications

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

Border, downtown & hotel shops

Cruise liners and seaports

railway stations and other

Total 

2013

 952.0 

 630.7 

 553.7 

 323.1 

 288.1 

 268.4 

 199.9 

 98.4 

 150.7 

2012

831.2

528.6 

514.9 

288.1 

210.6 

245.3 

235.1

94.9 

113.4 

 3,465.0 

3,062.1

2013

 2,317.4 

 1,147.6 

 3,465.0 

2013

 3,005.9 

 192.5 

 121.8 

 144.8 

 3,465.0 

2012

 2,107.0 

 955.1 

 3,062.1 

2012

 2,724.7 

 94.3 

 103.7 

 139.4 

 3,062.1 

8. number of retail shop concessions

Dufry Group operates more than 1,350 retail shops in 47 
countries  at  the  reporting  date.   Dufry  has  entered  into 
concession arrangements with operators of airports, sea-
ports, railway stations etc. to operate these retail shops. 
The concession fees are usually variable based on sales 
level or number of passengers. 

The arrangements typically define among other aspects:
 – duration
 – nature of remuneration
 – product categories to be sold
 – location of the shops
 – normal fee and minimal concession fee.

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

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

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F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

10. 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

2013

 (787.3)

 (40.8)

 (21.8)

 (10.2)

 (13.8)

 (873.9)

 15.4 

 7.5 

 25.0 

 47.9 

 (826.0)

2013

 (408.9)

 (77.3)

 (3.3)

 (2.4)

 (46.2)

 (538.1)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 

11. general expenses

In mIllIons of CHf

repairs, maintenance and utilities

legal, consulting and audit fees

Premises

EDP and IT expenses

Office and administration

Travel, car, entertainment and representation

Franchise fees and commercial services

Taxes, other than income taxes

Pr and advertising

Bank expenses

Insurances

Total

2013

 (44.1)

 (40.6)

 (30.6)

 (21.4)

 (18.9)

 (18.6)

 (18.5)

 (14.3)

 (9.6)

 (7.1)

 (6.8)

 (230.5)

2012

 (659.9)

 (38.3)

 (18.2)

 (10.2)

 (12.7)

 (739.3)

 14.3 

 1.8 

 29.0 

 45.1 

 (694.2)

2012 (restated)*

 (358.9)

 (69.2)

 (3.1)

 (2.2)

 (41.0)

 (474.4)

2012

 (40.6)

 (40.0)

 (25.0)

 (19.6)

 (17.7)

 (17.0)

 (13.0)

 (18.5)

 (9.5)

 (6.7)

 (6.1)

 (213.7)

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12. Depreciation, amortization anD impairment

IN mIllIoNS oF CHF

Depreciation

Impairment

Subtotal (note 18)

Amortization

Impairment 

Subtotal (note 20)

Total

13. other operational result

Other operational expenses and other operational income 
include non-recurring transactions, impairments of finan-
cial assets and changes in provisions.

IN mIllIoNS oF CHF

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

Acquisition-related costs

Closing or rebranding of shops / restructuring of operations

Tax litigations

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

Litigation income

Insurance – compensation for losses

Other income

Subtotal other operational income

IN mIllIoNS oF CHF

Other operational expenses

Other operational income

other operational result

82 —

2013

 (71.1)

– 

 (71.1)

 (121.8)

– 

 (121.8)

 (192.9)

2013

 (13.0)

 (8.8)

 (5.6)

 (4.7)

 (2.0)

 (0.1)

 (7.3)

 (41.5)

2013

 0.2 

 0.9 

 – 

 0.3 

 2.7 

 4.1 

2013

 (41.5)

 4.1 

 (37.4)

2012

 (62.3)

 (2.8)

 (65.1)

 (103.2)

–

 (103.2)

 (168.3)

2012

 (9.1)

 (6.7)

 (6.4)

– 

 (5.3)

 (0.1)

 (5.9)

 (33.5)

2012

 0.1 

 0.2 

 1.2 

 0.1 

 1.8 

 3.4 

2012

 (33.5)

 3.4 

 (30.1)

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14. interest 

In mIllIons of CHf

Interest income on short-term deposits

Other finance income

Interest income on financial assets

Interest on non-financial instruments

Total interest income

Interest expense
Amortization of arrangement fees 1
Interest on discounted financial liabilities

Other finance expenses

Interest expense on financial liabilities

Interest on non-financial instruments

Total interest expense

2013

 3.0 

 0.4 

 3.4 

 – 

 3.4 

 (81.4)

 (11.8)

 (0.1)

 (2.9)

 (96.2)

 (1.8)

 (98.0)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34. 
1 This position includes the amortization of capitalized bank arrangement fees and the write-off of the residual value when refinanced.

15. income taxes

INCOmE TAX rECOGNIZED IN ThE 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

2013

 (43.7)

 (43.4)

 (0.3)

 10.5 

 11.5 

– 

 (1.0)

 (33.2)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

2012 (restated)*

 1.1 

 0.2 

 1.3 

 – 

 1.3 

 (64.3)

 (13.4)

 (0.1)

 (1.2)

 (79.0)

 (0.7)

 (79.7)

2012 (restated)*

 (61.2)

 (61.6)

 0.4 

 22.1 

 23.1 

 –

 (1.0)

 (39.1)

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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 for subsidiaries in other jurisdictions

Different tax regime for sale of subsidiaries

Non deductible expenses

Current year tax loss carry-forwards not recognized 

Non recoverable withholding taxes

Adjustments recognized in relation to prior year 

Other items

Total 

2013

 180.8 

16.0 %

 (28.9)

 4.3 

 5.9 

 – 

 (2.8)

 (4.5)

 (6.5)

 (0.3)

(0.4) 

 (33.2)

2012 (restated)*

 197.4 

16.2 %

 (31.9)

 8.6 

 7.7 

 0.1 

 (6.5)

 (8.9)

 (6.7)

 0.4 

 (1.9)

 (39.1)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

The expected tax rate approximates the average of the 
income tax rates of the countries where  Dufry is active, 
weighted by the EBT of the respective operations. In 2013, 
there have been no significant changes in the income tax 
rates applicable those countries where  Dufry is active.

DEFErrED INCOmE TAX rECOGNIZED IN OThEr  
COmPrEhENSIvE INCOmE / EquITy 

In mIllIons of CHf

2013

2012 (restated)*

rECOGNIZED IN OThEr COmPrEhENSIvE INCOmE:

Actuarial gains / (losses) on defined benefit plans

Net gain / (loss) on hedge of net investment

Cash flow hedges

Total

rECOGNIZED IN EquITy: 

Tax effect on share based payments

Total

 (1.3)

 –

 –

 (1.3)

1.4 

 1.4 

 0.7 

 (0.8)

 (0.1)

 (0.2)

2.1 

 2.1 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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16. earnings per share

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

2013

2012 (restated)*

Net earnings attributable to equity holders of the parent

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

Basic earnings per share in CHf

 93.0 

 29,720 

 3.13 

 122.5 

 27,447 

 4.46 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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 out-
standing during the year plus the weighted average num-

ber of ordinary shares that would be issued on the con-
version 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

2013

 93.0 

 29,837 

 3.12 

2012 (restated)*

 122.5 

 27,782 

 4.41 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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EArNINGS PEr ShArE ADjuSTED FOr AmOrTIZATION  
(CASh EPS) 

Cash EPS are calculated by dividing net earnings attribut-
able to equity holders of the parent, adjusted by the amor-
tization effect generated by the intangible assets identified 
during the purchase price allocations of past acquisitions 

through weighted average number of ordinary shares out-
standing. 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 

2013

 93.0 

 94.5 

 187.5 

29,720 

 6.31 

2012 (restated)*

 122.5 

 82.8 

 205.3 

 27,447 

 7.48 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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 earnings per share adjusted  

for the effect of dilution

2013

2012 (restated)*

 29,735 

 (15)

 29,720 

117

 29,837 

 27,573 

 (126)

 27,447 

335

 27,782 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

For movements in shares see note 27 Equity, note 28 Share-
based payment and Treasury shares.

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17. components of other comprehensiVe income

2013 

In mIllIons of CHf

Employee  
benefit reserve

Hedging & re-
valuation reserves

Translation 
reserves

non- 
ConTrollInG 
InTErEsTs 

Total

ToTAl  
EquITy

ATTrIBuTABlE To EquITy HolDErs of THE pArEnT

Exchange differences on translating 

foreign operations

Net gain / (loss) on hedge of net  

investment in foreign operations

Income tax effect

subtotal

Actuarial gains / (losses) on  

defined benefit plans

Income tax effect

subtotal

other comprehensive income

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 17.4 

 (1.3)

 16.1 

 16.1 

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 – 

 (49.0)

 (49.0)

 (1.2)

 (50.2)

 24.4 

 –

 24.4 

 –

 –

 – 

 (24.6)

 24.4 

 –

 24.4 

 17.4 

 (1.3)

 16.1 

 (8.5)

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

–

 (1.2)

 24.4 

 – 

 24.4 

 17.4 

 (1.3)

 16.1 

 (9.7)

2012 (restated)* 

In mIllIons of CHf

Employee  
benefit reserve

Hedging & re-
valuation reserves

Translation 
reserves

non- 
ConTrollInG 
InTErEsTs 

Total

ToTAl  
EquITy

ATTrIBuTABlE To EquITy HolDErs of THE pArEnT

 (28.8)

 (28.8)

 (2.3)

 (31.1)

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

Actuarial gains / (losses) on  

defined benefit plans

Income tax effect

subtotal

other comprehensive income

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 (8.7)

 0.7 

 (8.0)

 (8.0)

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 1.0 

 (0.1)

 0.9 

 –

 –

 – 

 0.9 

 6.3 

 (0.8)

 5.5 

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 (23.3)

 6.3 

 (0.8)

 5.5 

 1.0 

 (0.1)

 0.9 

 (8.7)

 0.7 

 (8.0)

 (30.4)

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 (2.3)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

 6.3 

 (0.8)

 5.5 

 1.0 

 (0.1)

 0.9 

 (8.7)

 0.7 

 (8.0)

 (32.7)

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18. property, plant and eQuipment

2013 

In mIllIons of CHf

lEAsEHolD 
ImprovEmEnTs

furnITurE 
fIxTurE

CompuTEr 
HArDwArE

vEHIClEs

work In  
proGrEss 

AT COST 

Balance at january 1, 2013

Business combinations (note 6)

Additions (note 19)

Disposals

reclassification within classes

reclassification to intangible assets *

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2013

ACCumulATED DEPrECIATION  

Balance at january 1, 2013

Additions (note 12)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

 267.1 

 28.5 

 16.6 

 (19.9)

 46.8 

 (16.6)

 (6.0)

 316.5 

 (126.3)

 (37.4)

 18.0 

 3.0 

 187.5 

 6.4 

 13.8 

 (6.3)

 31.3 

–

 (6.6)

 226.1 

 (114.3)

 (25.4)

 5.2 

 3.8 

 55.2 

 0.5 

 7.6 

 (3.4)

 1.0 

–

 (1.3)

 59.6 

 (39.0)

 (7.4)

 3.1 

 0.9 

Balance at December 31, 2013

 (142.7)

 (130.7)

 (42.4)

ImPAIrmENT 

Balance at january 1, 2013

Impairment (note 12)

Disposals 

Currency translation adjustments

Balance at December 31, 2013

 (3.5)

–

 0.9 

–

 (2.6)

 (1.8)

–

–

 0.1 

 (1.7)

 (0.6)

–

 0.2 

–

 (0.4)

 7.9 

 0.2 

 1.2 

 (0.3)

–

–

 (0.2)

 8.8 

 (5.4)

 (0.9)

 0.2 

 0.1 

 (6.0)

–

–

–

–

–

 33.0 

 0.5 

 80.6 

 (0.5)

 (79.1)

 (3.6)

 (1.5)

 29.4 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

ToTAl

 550.7 

 36.1 

 119.8 

 (30.4)

–

 (20.2)

 (15.6)

 640.4 

 (285.0)

 (71.1)

 26.5 

 7.8 

 (321.8)

 (5.9)

–

 1.1 

 0.1 

 (4.7)

* Based on a review of the investments done in previous years  Dufry reclassified certain investments presented as leasehold improvements to concession rights.

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2012 

In mIllIons of CHf

lEAsEHolD 
ImprovEmEnTs

furnITurE 
fIxTurE

CompuTEr 
HArDwArE

vEHIClEs

work In  
proGrEss 

ToTAl

AT COST 

Balance at january 1, 2012

Business combinations (note 6)

Additions (note 19)

Disposals

reclassification within classes

reclassification to intangible assets

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2012

ACCumulATED DEPrECIATION  

Balance at january 1, 2012

Additions (note 12)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

 233.6 

 5.3 

 17.0 

 (8.0)

 24.6 

 (0.4)

 (5.0)

 267.1 

 (101.8)

 (31.4)

 5.8 

 1.1 

 172.7 

 0.5 

 9.3 

 (7.5)

 18.2 

 –

 (5.7)

 187.5 

 (101.3)

 (23.9)

 7.0 

 3.9 

Balance at December 31, 2012

 (126.3)

 (114.3)

ImPAIrmENT  

Balance at january 1, 2012

Impairment (note 12)

Disposals 

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2012 

CArryING AmOuNT: 

At December 31, 2013

At December 31, 2012

 (3.0)

 (2.0)

 1.5 

 –

 (3.5)

 171.2 

 137.3 

 (1.2)

 (1.2)

 0.3 

 0.3 

 (1.8)

 93.7 

 71.4 

 51.4 

 0.4 

 5.5 

 (1.4)

 0.4 

 –

 (1.1)

 55.2 

 (34.9)

 (6.2)

 1.4 

 0.7 

 (39.0)

 (0.6)

 –

 –

 –

 (0.6)

 16.8 

 15.6 

18.1 ImPAIrmENT OF PrOPErTy, PlANT AND EquIPmENT

The  impairment  loss  in  2012  relates  mainly  to  certain 
shops in Italy (ChF 1.1 million) and uSA (ChF 1.3 million).

19. cash floW used for purchase of property,  
plant and eQuipment

In mIllIons of CHf 

Payables for capital expenditure at the beginning of the period

Additions of property, plant and equipment (note 18)

Payables for capital expenditure at the end of the period

Currency translation adjustment

Total Cash flow

 29.3 

 –

 47.3 

 (0.1)

 (43.3)

 –

 (0.2)

 33.0 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

 (0.4)

 0.4 

 –

 –

 – 

 29.4 

 33.0 

 7.4 

 0.2 

 0.9 

 (0.5)

 0.1 

 –

 (0.2)

 7.9 

 (5.1)

 (0.8)

 0.5 

 –

 (5.4)

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

 2.8 

 2.5 

2013

 (12.4)

 (119.8)

 23.8 

 0.3 

 (108.1)

 494.4 

 6.4 

 80.0 

 (17.5)

 –

 (0.4)

 (12.2)

 550.7 

 (243.1)

 (62.3)

 14.7 

 5.7 

 (285.0)

 (5.2)

 (2.8)

 1.8 

 0.3 

 (5.9)

 313.9 

 259.8 

2012

 (15.0)

 (80.0)

 12.4 

 (1.3)

 (83.9)

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20. intangible assets

2013 

In mIllIons of CHf

AT COST 

Balance at january 1, 2013

Business combinations (note 6)

Additions

Disposals

Other adjustments

reclassifications from property, 

plant and equipment *

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2013

ACCumulATED AmOrTIZATION 

Balance at january 1, 2013

Additions (note 12)

Other adjustments

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2013

ImPAIrmENT 

Balance at january 1, 2013

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2013

ConCEssIon rIGHTs

Indefinite lives 

finite lives

BrAnDs

GooDwIll

oTHEr

ToTAl 

 60.4 

 1,376.5 

 158.8 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 0.4 

 60.8 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 –

 – 

 510.9 

 53.4 

 (0.5)

–

 16.6 

 (35.5)

 1,921.4 

 (318.5)

 (102.0)

–

 10.4 

 (410.1)

 (0.3)

 0.1 

–

 (0.2)

–

–

–

–

–

 707.4 

 221.0 

–

–

–

–

 (0.2)

 158.6 

 (15.6)

 912.8 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 99.6 

 0.8 

 59.0 

 (0.2)

 2.6 

 3.6 

 (2.2)

 163.2 

 (51.3)

 (19.8)

 (2.6)

 1.2 

 (72.5)

–

–

–

–

 2,402.7 

 732.7 

 112.4 

 (0.7)

 2.6 

 20.2 

 (53.1)

 3,216.8 

 (369.8)

 (121.8)

 (2.6)

 11.6 

 (482.6)

 (0.3)

 0.1 

–

 (0.2)

* Based on a review of the investments done in previous years  Dufry reclassified certain investments presented as leasehold improvements to concession rights.

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2012 

In mIllIons of CHf

AT COST 

Balance at january 1, 2012

Business combinations (note 6)

Additions (note 21)

Disposals

reclassification

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2012

ACCumulATED AmOrTIZATION 

Balance at january 1, 2012

Additions (note 12)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2012

ImPAIrmENT 

Balance at january 1, 2012

Additions (note 12)

Disposals

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2012

CArryING AmOuNT 

At December 31, 2013

At December 31, 2012

ConCEssIon rIGHTs

Indefinite lives 

finite lives

BrAnDs

GooDwIll

oTHEr

ToTAl 

 61.2 

 1,337.2 

 158.9 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 (0.8)

 60.4 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

 64.8 

 7.0 

–

 (0.1)

 (32.4)

 1,376.5 

 (234.6)

 (90.6)

–

 6.7 

 (318.5)

 (0.4)

–

–

 0.1 

 (0.3)

–

–

–

–

 (0.1)

 158.8 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 715.3 

 10.0 

–

 (0.8)

–

 (17.1)

 707.4 

–

–

–

–

–

 (0.8)

 0.8 

–

–

–

 81.5 

–

 19.2 

 (0.1)

 0.5 

 (1.5)

 99.6 

 (39.7)

 (12.6)

–

 1.0 

 2,354.1 

 74.8 

 26.2 

 (0.9)

 0.4 

 (51.9)

 2,402.7 

 (274.3)

 (103.2)

–

 7.7 

 (51.3)

 (369.8)

–

–

–

–

–

 (1.2)

 0.8 

–

 0.1 

 (0.3)

 60.8 

 60.4 

 1,511.1 

 1,057.7 

 158.6 

 158.8 

 912.8 

 707.4 

 90.7 

 48.3 

 2,734.0 

 2,032.6 

ADDITIONS ThrOuGh BuSINESS COmBINATIONS

In mIllIons of CHf 

hDFS, Athens–Greece (note 6.1)

regstaer, moscow–russia (note 6.3)

GooDwIll

ConCEssIon 
rIGHTs

oTHEr

ToTAl

 221.0 

 10.0 

 510.9 

 64.8 

 0.8 

 –

 732.7 

 74.8 

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20.1 ImPAIrmENT TEST 

Concession  rights  with  indefinite  useful  lives,  as  well 
as brands and goodwill are subject to impairment test-
ing each year. Concession rights with finite useful lives 
are tested for impairment whenever events or circum-
stances indicate that the carrying amount may not be 
recoverable. 

20.1.1 Impairment test of goodwill
For  the  purpose  of  impairment  testing,  goodwill  recog-
nized from business combinations has been allocated to 
the following cash generating units (CGu’s). These groups 
also reflect the reportable segments that are expected to 
benefit from the synergies of the business combinations: 

In mIllIons of CHf 

EmEA & Asia

America I

America II

united States & Canada

Total carrying amount of goodwill

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

 321.2 

 382.9 

 134.3 

 74.4 

 912.8 

 99.6 

 394.1 

 138.3 

 75.4 

 707.4 

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 dis-
count rate, which represents the weighted average cost 
of capital (WACC) adjusted for regional specific risks. 

Cash flows beyond that five-year period have been ex-
trapolated  using  a  steady  growth  rate  that  does  not 

exceed the long-term average growth rate for the re-
spective  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 2013 and latest estimations for the 
projected years. The intersegment results of the global 
distribution centers have been assigned / allocated to the 
respective geographical segments. 

GooDwIll

EmEA & Asia

America I

America II

united States & Canada

posT TAx DIsCounT rATEs

prE-TAx DIsCounT rATEs

GrowTH rATEs for nET sAlEs

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

10.74 %

9.04 %

7.49 %

5.73 %

7.17 %

8.38 %

7.67 %

5.45 %

12.56 %

10.38 %

9.76 %

7.48 %

7.82 %

9.40 %

9.22 %

6.89 %

4.5–17.7 %

4.6–9.8 %

6.6–22.3 %

3.9–13.8 %

1.9–9.6 %

3.8–9.4 %

2.0–18.8 %

2.6–13.1 %

As basis for the calculation of these discount rates, the 
following risk free interest rates have been used (derived 
from past 5 year average of prime 10-year bonds rates): 
ChF 0.99 %, Eur 2.10 %, uSD 2.47 % (2012: ChF 1.23 %, Eur 
2.32 %, uSD 2.32 %).

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average cost of capital), the company used the following 
relevered beta:

Beta factor

2013

0.88

2012

0.64

Sensitivity to changes in assumptions
management believes that any reasonably possible change 
(+/– 1 %) in the key assumptions, on which the recoverable 
amounts are based, would not cause the respective car-
rying 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 conces-
sion rights.

20.1.2 Impairment test of concession rights with  
indefinite useful lives 
Concession rights are tested for impairment purposes 
at company level, which represents the cash generating 
unit. For presentation purposes the CGu’s are grouped 
into business units. A business unit is a part of Dufry’s 

business  segments.  The  following  table  illustrates  the 
existing business units with concession rights with in-
definite useful life:

In mIllIons of CHf 

Italy

middle East and India

Total carrying amount of concession rights

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

49.1

 11.7 

 60.8 

48.4

 12.0 

 60.4 

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 
covering  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  ex-
trapolated using a steady growth rate that does not exceed 
the long-term average growth rate for the respective mar-
kets 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 
2013 and latest estimations for the years thereafter.

The key assumptions used for determining the recover-
able amounts for these business units are:

ConCEssIon rIGHTs

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

2012

posT TAx DIsCounT rATEs

prE-TAx DIsCounT rATEs 1

GrowTH rATEs for nET sAlEs

Italy

middle East and India

7.15 %

6.56 %

7.56 %

6.39 %

8.29 %

6.56 %

8.85 %

6.39 %

2.7–4.1 %

6.3–7.4 %

3.0–5.2 %

3.0–5.3 %

1  Based on the country in which the concession is located

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Discount rates
Several factors affect the discount rates: 
 – For  the  financial  debt  part,  the  rate  is  based  on  the 
average yield of the past 5 years of the respective ten-
year government bond and is increased by the com-
pany’s effective bank margin and adjusted by the ef-
fective blended tax rate of the respective CGu 

 – For the equity part, a 5 % equity risk premium is added 
to the base rate commented above and adjusted by the 
Beta of Dufry’s peer group. 

The same methodology is used by management to deter-
mine 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. 

The group has used a growth rate of 2.0 % (2012: 2.0 %) to 
extrapolate the cash flow projections beyond the period 
covered by the most recent forecasts.

20.1.4 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 accor-
dance with these two groupings.

The recoverable amount is determined based on the re-
lief  of  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 (2014–
2018) with year on year growth rates between 16.4 % and 
4.7 % for  Dufry (2012: 12.6 %–2.9 %) and 13.8 % and 3.9 % 
for hudson (2012: 13.1 %–2.6 %). These growth rates do not 
exceed the long-term average growth rate for  Dufry Group. 
The discount rate of 7.54 % (2012: 5.9 %) represents the 
weighted average cost of capital (WACC) at Group level. 
The recoverable amount exceeds the carrying amount by 
ChF 270.2 million (2012: ChF 265.7 million).

Sensitivity to changes in assumptions
The  actual  recoverable  amount  for  the  CGu  subject  to 
impairment testing exceeds its carrying amount by ChF 
464.3 million (2012: ChF 509.7 million). With regard to the 
assessment  of  value-in-use  of  the  CGu,  management 
believes  that  no  reasonably  possible  change  (+/– 1 %)  in 
any of the above key assumptions would cause the carry-
ing value of the concession rights to materially exceed its 
recoverable amount.

20.1.3 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
 – Growth rate used to extrapolate

Sales growth 
Sales growth is estimated based on several factors. First 
management takes into consideration statistics published 
by  external  experts,  such  as  Air4cast  or  ACI  (Airports 
Council  International)  to  estimate  the  development  of 
international  passenger  traffic  per  airport  or  country 
where  Dufry is active. management also takes into con-
sideration specific price inflation factors of the country, 
cross currency effect and the expected potential to cap-
ture clients (penetration) per business segment.

Gross margins
The expected gross margins are based on average prod-
uct assortment values estimated by the management for 
the budget 2014. 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  year  planning  horizon  compared  to  the 
historical data. The gross margin is also affected by sup-
plier’s prices. Estimates are obtained from global nego-
tiations 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 be-
fore 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. 

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Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F21. cash floWs used for purchase  
of intangible assets

In mIllIons of CHf 

Payables for capital expenditure at january 1

Additions of intangible assets (note 20)

Payables for capital expenditure at December 31

Currency translation adjustment

Total Cash flow

2013

 (4.4)

 (112.4)

 1.4 

 1.0 

 (114.4)

2012

 (6.9)

 (26.2)

 4.4 

 0.1 

 (28.6)

22. deferred tax assets and liabilities

Temporary differences arise from the following positions:

In mIllIons of CHf 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012 (restated)*

DEFErrED TAX ASSETS

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Provisions and other payables

Tax loss carry-forward

Other

Total

DEFErrED TAX lIABIlITIES

Property, plant and equipment

Intangible assets

Provisions and other payables

Other

Total

Deferred tax liabilities net

 9.9 

 71.9 

 37.1 

 44.3 

 21.3 

 184.5 

 (14.6)

 (263.4)

 (7.7)

 (5.6)

 (291.3)

 (106.8)

 8.1 

 76.4 

 29.1 

 34.7 

 18.1 

 166.4 

 (5.4)

 (165.2)

 (0.9)

 (5.8)

 (177.3)

 (10.9)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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

In mIllIons of CHf 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012 (restated)*

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities

Balance at the end of the period

 154.9 

 (261.7)

 (106.8)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

 154.1 

 (165.0)

 (10.9)

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reconciliation of movements to the deferred taxes:

In mIllIons of CHf 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012 (restated)*

Changes in deferred tax assets

Changes in deferred tax liabilities

Business combinations (notes 6.1-6.4)

Currency translation adjustment

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

Thereof recognized in the income statement

Thereof recognized in equity

Thereof recognized in OCI

 0.8 

 (96.7)

 103.4 

 3.1 

 10.6 

 10.5 

 1.4 

 (1.3)

7.1 

 3.5 

 13.2 

0.2

 24.0 

 22.1

 2.1 

 (0.2)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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 respec-
tive 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 2014 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 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

Expiring within 1 to 3 years

Expiring within 4 to 7 years

Expiring after 7 years

With no expiration limit

Total

23. other non-current assets

 4.4 

 75.2 

 70.8 

 19.3 

 169.7 

 3.4 

 41.8 

 95.2 

 15.2 

 155.6 

In mIllIons of CHf 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012 (restated)*

Guarantee deposits

loans and contractual receivables

Other

subtotal

Allowances

Total

 30.7 

 24.2 

 8.9 

 63.8 

 (1.7)

 62.1 

 14.0 

 15.9 

 8.4 

 38.3 

 (1.8)

 36.5 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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mOvEmENT IN AllOWANCES:

In mIllIons of CHf 

Balance at the beginning of the period

Creation

utilization

unused amounts reversed

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at the end of the period

24. inVentories

In mIllIons of CHf 

Purchased inventories at cost
Inventory allowances 1
Total

1 The inventory impaired has a book value of ChF 17.6 million (2012: 23.4 million)

CASh FlOW uSED FOr INCrEASE / FrOm DECrEASE  
IN INvENTOrIES:

In mIllIons of CHf 

Balance at the beginning of the period 

Balance at the end of the period

Gross change – at cost

Business combinations before allowances

Non-cash transactions in gross change

Currency translation adjustment

Cash flow – (Increase) / decrease in inventories

Cost of sales includes inventories written down to net re-
alizable value and inventory differences of ChF 16.6 million 
(2012: ChF 15.6 million).

2013

 (1.8)

 –

 –

 –

 0.1 

 (1.7)

2012

 (1.9)

 (0.1)

 0.1 

 0.1 

 –

 (1.8)

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

 540.5 

 (15.8)

 524.7 

2013

 441.5 

 540.5 

 (99.0)

 80.2 

 (2.1)

 (11.9)

 (32.8)

 441.5 

 (20.4)

 421.1 

2012

 453.8 

 441.5 

 12.3 

 7.7 

 (4.2)

 (13.2)

 2.6 

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25. trade and credit card receiVables

In mIllIons of CHf

Trade receivables

Credit card receivables

Gross

Allowances

net

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

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

 21.5 

 21.4 

 42.9 

 (0.1)

 42.8 

 15.3 

 45.1 

 60.4 

 (0.9)

 59.5 

In mIllIons of CHf 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

 9.1 

 11.1 

 0.6 

 –

 0.7 

 12.4 

 21.5 

2013

 (0.9)

 (0.1)

 0.1 

 0.7 

 0.1 

 (0.1)

 9.6 

 1.9 

 0.3 

 2.6 

 0.9 

 5.7 

 15.3 

2012

 (0.8)

 (0.1)

 –

 –

 –

 (0.9)

Not due

OvErDuE:

up to 30 days

31 to 60 days

61 to 90 days

more than 90 days

Total overdue

Trade receivables, gross

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

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26. other accounts receiVable

In mIllIons of CHf 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

Sales tax and other tax credits

receivables for refund from suppliers

Prepayments 

Guarantee deposits

receivables from subtenants and local business partners

Accrued concession fees and rental income

Personnel receivables
Derivative financial assets 1
Accrued income

loans receivable

Other

Total

Allowances

Total

1 See note 39 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

27. eQuity

27.1 ISSuED CAPITAl

In mIllIons of CHf 

Share capital

Share premium

Total

 42.8 

 37.6 

 18.6 

 13.4 

 13.0 

 10.3 

 1.8 

 1.5 

 1.3 

 0.5 

 12.3 

 153.1 

 (3.4)

 149.7 

2013

 (6.3)

 (0.6)

 0.1 

 3.4 

 –

 (3.4)

31.12. 2013

 154.5 

 1,207.0 

 1,361.5 

 35.9 

 33.3 

 12.4 

 6.9 

 16.2 

 8.0 

 1.5 

 0.5 

 1.3 

 0.2 

 10.5 

 126.7 

 (6.3)

 120.4 

2012

 (3.9)

 (2.5)

 0.1 

 0.1 

 (0.1)

 (6.3)

31.12. 2012

 148.4 

 1,207.0 

 1,355.4 

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27.1.1 fully paid ordinary shares

In mIllIons of CHf

numBEr of sHArEs

sHArE CApITAl

sHArE prEmIum

Balance at january 1, 2012

Issue of shares

Balance at December 31, 2012

Issue of shares

Balance at December 31, 2013

 26,976,203 

 2,697,620 

 29,673,823 

 1,231,233 

 30,905,056 

 134.9 

 13.5 

 148.4 

 6.1 

 154.5 

 934.5 

 272.5 

 1,207.0 

 –

 1,207.0 

27.2 AuThOrIZED AND CONDITIONAl ShArE CAPITAl

AuTHorIzED sHArE CApITAl

numBEr of sHArEs

In THousAnDs of CHf

Balance at january 1, 2012

Increase of authorized share capital

utilized October 11, 2012

Balance at December 31, 2012

utilization December 13, 2013

Balance at December 31, 2013

 – 

 5,395,241 

 (2,697,620)

 2,697,621 

 (1,231,233)

 1,466,388 

 – 

 26,976 

 (13,488)

 13,488 

 (6,156)

 7,332 

ConDITIonAl sHArE CApITAl

numBEr of sHArEs

In THousAnDs of CHf

Balance at january 1, 2012

Increase of conditional share capital

Balance at December 31, 2012

Balance at December 31, 2013

 567,296 

 2,130,324 

 2,697,620 

 2,697,620 

 2,836 

 10,652 

 13,488 

 13,488 

share capital increase
2013
On December 13, 2013,  Dufry AG utilized part of its au-
thorized  share  capital  and  placed  1,231,233  new  regis-
tered shares representing 3.98 % of the total shares. After 
this  share  issuance,  the  share  capital  of  the  company 
amounts to ChF 154,525,280. The shares were issued to 
Folli Follie Group as part of the payment for the 49 % ac-
quisition of hDFS. The share issuance costs related with 
this  transaction  amount  to  ChF  0.06  million  and  have 
been presented in equity.

2012
On October 11, 2012,  Dufry AG utilized part of its authorized 
share capital and placed 2,697,620 new registered shares 
representing 9.99 % of the total shares. After this share 
issuance, the share capital of the company amounts to ChF 
148,369,115. using an accelerated book building procedure 
the company offered the new shares as a private place-
ment in Switzerland and to certain qualifying institutional 
investors outside of Switzerland.  Dufry received for this 
offering a price of ChF 109 per share, resulting in gross 
proceeds of ChF 294 million, which were used to finance 
the acquisition of the 51 % of hDFS (see note 6.1). The trad-
ing of the offered shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange com-
menced on October 15, 2012. The share issuance costs 
related with this transaction amount to ChF 8.0 million and 
were presented in equity.

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In mIllIons of CHf

Employee benefit reserve

hedging and revaluation reserves 

Translation reserves

retained earnings

Balance at the end of the year 

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012 (restated)*

 0.3 

 – 

 (224.5)

 18.3 

 (205.9)

 (15.8)

 – 

 (199.9)

 125.0 

 (90.7)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

27.3.1 Employee benefit reserve 

In mIllIons of CHf

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

Balance at the beginning of the year 

Actuarial gains (losses) on defined benefit plans

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income 

Balance at the end of the year 

 (15.8)

 17.4 

 (1.3)

 0.3 

 (7.8)

 (8.7)

 0.7 

 (15.8)

27.3.2 Hedging and revaluation reserves

In mIllIons of CHf

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

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

related income tax

Balance at the end of the year

 –

 –

 –

– 

There were no gains or losses arising on changes in fair 
value of hedging instruments reclassified from equity into 
consolidated income statement during 2013.

 (0.9)

 1.0 

 (0.1)

 – 

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27.3.3 Translation reserves

In mIllIons of CHf

Balance at the beginning of the year

Exchange differences arising on translating the foreign operations  

(attributed to equity holders of parent)

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

(note 31)

Income tax related to net gains / (losses) on hedge of net investments 

of foreign operations

Balance at the end of the year

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

28. share-based payments

rESTrICTED STOCK uNIT PlAN (rSu)

Dufry  has  implemented  specific  restricted  stock  unit 
(“rSu”) plans for members of the Group Executive Com-
mittee (GEC) and selected members of the Senior man-
agement. 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.  Additionally   Dufry  implemented  a 
long  term  incentive  plan  for  the  members  of  the  GEC 
called Performance Share unit Plan (“PSu”).

28.1 rSu PlANS OF DuFry AG

under the rSu award 2013 the members of the GEC and 
selected members of the Senior management have been 
granted the right to receive on january 1, 2014, free of 
charge, 117,104 rSu’s on aggregate, based on the market 
value of the Company’s shares on the Swiss Stock Ex-
change (SIX) on july 29, 2013 (“the rSu Awards 2013”). 
The rSu Awards 2013 contain two vesting conditions to 
be met: 

a)   the  participants  must  be  employed  by  the  Company 

from january 1, 2013 until january 1, 2014 and 

b)   the average price of the Company’s shares on the SIX 
for  the  ten  previous  trading  days  to  january  1,  2014 
must be 1 % higher than at january 1, 2013. 

On january 1, 2014 the relevant average share price prior 
to vesting was ChF 155.44, so that the participants of the 
rSu award 2013 received 117,104  Dufry shares.

102 —

31.12. 2013

 (199.9)

 (49.0)

 24.4 

 –

 (224.5)

31.12. 2012

 (176.6)

 (28.8)

 6.3 

 (0.8)

 (199.9)

The  fair  value  of  the  rSu  Awards  2013  has  been  esti-
mated at the grant date using a binominal pricing model, 
taking into account the terms and conditions (risk free 
interest rate of 1.0 %, an expected volatility of 31.4 % and 
the  market  condition  noted  above)  upon  which  the 
awards were granted. The contractual life of the awards 
2013 is five months. The expected volatility reflects as-
sumptions,  that  the  historical  volatility  is  indicative  of 
future trends, which may not necessarily be the actual 
outcome. There are no cash settlement alternatives. up 
to December 2013, the expense recognized for employee 
services received during the period based on a fair value 
of ChF 83.93 per rSu is ChF 9.8 million and has been 
recorded against equity.

There was no rSu award 2012.

28.2 PSu PlANS OF DuFry AG

With the PSu award 2013  Dufry granted for the first time 
to the members of the GEC 42,957 PSu’s. One PSu gives 
the  right  to  receive  in  2016,  free  of  charge,  a  variable 
quantity of shares, based on the performance achieved 
by the Group. This performance will be measured as the 
average yearly growth rate reached by the earnings per 
share  adjusted  for  amortization  and  non-recurrent  ef-
fects (Cash EPS) of the Group in 2015. The basis for the 
award 2013 is the Cash EPS of 2012. If the targeted aver-
age  yearly  growth  of  7 %  is  achieved,  one  share  will  be 
granted  for  each  PSu,  whereas  for  an  average  yearly 
growth rate of 3.5 % or less, no shares are granted and 
an average growth rate of 10.5 % or higher will result in 

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two shares per PSu (maximum) with a linear interpola-
tion. The PSu Awards 2013 contain two vesting conditions 
to be met:

28.3 AGrEEmENT WITh A lOCAl PArTNEr TO  
OPErATE IN BrAZIl

a)  the  participants  must  be  employed  by  the  Company 

from january 1, 2013 until january 1, 2016 and 

b)  the  minimum  targeted  average  yearly  growth  rate 

must be higher than 3.5 % on the Cash EPS. 

At grant date the fair value of the PSu Awards 2013 repre-
sents the market value for one  Dufry share i.e. ChF 124.10. 
At closing 2013 a probability of 86 % was determined by 
an independent professional who took into account the 
historic development of Dufry’s EPS adjusted by amorti-
zation of acquisitions and exceptional and one-off events, 
as well as these EPS for budgeted financials and com-
pared these with the targeted goal. The contractual life 
of  the  PSu  awards  2013  is  two  years  and  five  months. 
There  are  no  cash  settlement  alternatives  for  the  em-
ployees. In 2013, the expense recognized for employee 
services received during the year was of ChF 111.69 per 
PSu  and  ChF  0.8  million  in  total,  which  has  been  re-
corded against equity.

28.4 TrEASury ShArES

Treasury shares are valued at historical cost.

At January 1, 2012

Share purchases

At December 31, 2012

Assigned to holders of rSu-awards 2011

Share purchases

At December 31, 2013

In August 2013,  Dufry agreed with a Brazilian partner to 
strengthen the development of the Brazilian duty free busi-
ness. The agreement foresees the assistance of the part-
ner to re-new existing duty free concession agreements 
as well as to win new duty free agreements in Brazil with 
the key contract being the 10-year contract for Terminal 3 
at Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo. 

The renewed and new concessions will be operated by a 
newly  established  company,   Dufry  lojas  Francas  ltda 
(“DlF”), in which  Dufry initially holds 60 % and the partner 
can participate with 40 % as the provision of signing the 
contract agreement of the above mentioned contract for 
Terminal 3 was met. The partner will make their respec-
tive contribution cash and  Dufry will contribute existing 
net assets of the operations.

Dufry also entered a call / put option structure with the part-
ner, whereby the partner has the right to sell, and  Dufry has 
the right to buy, 20 % of the equity of DlF until December 15, 
2014, for an estimated value of ChF 150 million. This value 
is based on a formula, which considers the additional per-
formance these operations will contribute in the future as 
the new and renewed concession agreements consider a 
significant increase in retail space.  Dufry expects that sales 
per passenger will increase due to the significant additional 
retail space granted by the new and renewed concessions.

numBEr of sHArEs

In mIllIons of CHf

108,116

230,000

338,116

(334,953)

117,106

120,269

13.5

28.1

41.6

(41.2)

17.7

18.1

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29. breaKdoWn of transactions With  
non-controlling interests

recognized in equity attributable to non-controlling inter-
ests at fair value:

In mIllIons of CHf

49 % of hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A. Group at date of business  

combination (note 6.1)

Transaction with non-controlling interest related to  

49 %   hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A. Group (note 6.2)

49 % of regstaer llC at date of business combination (note 6)

hudson Group, increase in share capital of several subsidiaries

Other

Total

30. information on companies With  
non-controlling interests

The non-controlling interests comprise the portion of eq-
uity of subsidiaries that are not owned by Dufry. Although 
net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests make 
37 % of total net earnings  Dufry management carefully as-
sessed the significance of each company with non-control-
ling interests and concluded that none of them is individu-
ally material for the Group.

31. financial debt

2013

 22.7 

 (49.3)

 –  

 14.3 

 (0.2)

 (12.5)

2012

–  

 –  

 33.3 

 6.7 

 0.7 

 40.7 

The major part of the net earnings attributable to non-
controlling interests relates to hellenic Duty Free Shops 
SA (ChF 26.8 million). This company had non-controlling 
interests throughout the year 2013 but is fully owned by 
 Dufry since December 2013.

In mIllIons of CHf 

31.12. 2013 

31.12. 2012

Bank debt (overdrafts)

Bank debt (loans)

3rd party loans

financial debt, short-term

Bank debt (loans)

Senior Notes

3rd party loans

financial debt, long-term

Total

of which are: 

  Bank debt

  Senior Notes

  loans payable

104 —

 21.8 

 280.5 

 3.9 

 306.2 

 1,253.5 

 435.9 

 4.2 

 1,693.6 

 1,999.8 

 1,555.8 

 435.9 

 8.1 

 25.3 

 11.5 

 3.1 

 39.9 

 894.4 

 447.4 

 3.6 

 1,345.4 

 1,385.3 

 931.2 

 447.4 

 6.7 

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31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

 896.6 

 61.3 

 601.6 

 15.8 

 1,575.3 

 (19.5)

 1,555.8 

 921.6 

 0.7 

 5.6 

 19.3 

 947.2 

 (16.0)

 931.2 

The agreements contain covenants and conditions custom-
ary to this type of financing. During 2013 and 2012,  Dufry 
complied with the financial covenants and conditions con-
tained in the bank credit agreements.

The borrowings under these credit facilities bear interest 
at a floating rate (EurIBOr or lIBOr) plus spread. At De-
cember 31, 2013 the overall weighted average interest rate 
was 2.5 % (2012: 3.2 %), consisting of  uSD borrowings at 
2.6 % (2012: 3.2 %), Eur borrowings at 2.4 % (2012: 3.4 %) 
and ChF borrowings at 1.9 % (2012: 2.2 %). 

BANK DEBT

In mIllIons of CHf 

BANK DEBT (lOANS AND OvErDrAFTS) DENOmINATED IN:

uS Dollar

Swiss Franc

Euro

Other currencies 

subtotal

Deferred bank arrangement fees

Total

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

mAIN BANK CrEDIT FACIlITIES

The main bank credit facilities, of which ChF 1.523.0 million 
(2012: ChF 892.9 million) was drawn, are granted by three 
bank syndicates with the london Branch of ING N.v. acting 
as agent for all bank financings. The facilities consist of:
 – A  term  loan  of  uSD  1,000.0 million  (ChF  888.6,  2012: 
914.6) which includes an amortization schedule with re-
payments scheduled between 2014 and 2016

 – A committed 5-year revolving credit facility (rCF) of ChF 

650.0 million

 – On December 10, 2013, a syndicate of banks granted Dufry 
a committed 5-year term loan of Eur 500.0 million (ChF 
612.5 million) which was used to finance part of the acqui-
sition in Greece and to repay existing debt of hDFS.

SENIOr NOTES 

On October 26, 2012,  Dufry placed uSD 500 million (ChF 
466.1 million) Senior Notes denominated in  uSD with a 
maturity of eight years with qualified institutional investors 
in Switzerland and abroad. The Notes are listed on the Dub-
lin stock exchange. The notes carry a coupon of 5.5 % per 
annum  which  will  be  payable  semi-annually  in  arrears. 
 Dufry used the proceeds to refinance term loans expiring 
in August 2013.

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31.1 hEDGE OF NET INvESTmENTS  
IN FOrEIGN OPErATIONS

31.2 NET INvESTmENT  
IN FOrEIGN OPErATIONS

At December 31, 2013 an amount of uSD 947.2 million (De-
cember 31, 2012: uSD 947.2 million) included in the finan-
cial debt has been designated as hedge in net investment 
held  in   Dufry  do  Brasil,  Alliance  Inc.,  Interbaires  SA, 
Navinten SA, Blaicor SA, International Operation & Ser-
vices Corp., Duty Free Ecuador SA and regstaer ltd. in 
accordance with IAS 39, paragraph 102.

Additionally,  Dufry granted long-term loans amounting to 
uSD 19.6 million (2012: uSD 20.4 million) to its subsidiary, 
 Dufry America holding Inc., which are considered as part 
of Dufry’s net investment in foreign operations in accor-
dance with IAS21, paragraph 15, as settlement is neither 
planned nor likely to occur in the foreseeable future.

32. proVisions

In mIllIons of CHf

ConTInGEnT 
lIABIlITIEs

ClosEDown

lAw suITs  
AnD DuTIEs

DIspuTE on 
ConTrACTs

lABor  
DIspuTEs

oTHEr

ToTAl

Balance at January 1, 2013

Business combinations

Charge for the year

utilized

unused amounts reversed

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2013

Thereof: 

  – current 

  – non-current 

Balance at January 1, 2012

Charge for the year

utilized

unused amounts reversed

Currency translation adjustment

Balance at December 31, 2012

Thereof: 

  – current 

  – non-current 

 35.0 

4.6

 –

 –

 –

 (0.9)

38.7 

 –

38.7

 36.7 

 –

 –

 –

 (1.7)

 35.0 

 –

 35.0 

 1.0 

 –

 1.2 

 –

 (1.0)

 –

 1.2 

 1.2 

 –

 – 

 1.0 

 –

 –

 –

 1.0 

 1.0 

 –

 6.7 

9.2

 2.4 

 (0.2)

 (2.0)

 (0.2)

15.9

 6.7 

9.2

 4.9 

 2.2 

 (0.2)

 (0.2)

–

 6.7 

 6.7 

–

 0.4 

 –

 0.1 

 (0.5)

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 – 

 0.4 

 –

 –

 –

 0.4 

 0.4 

 –

 3.4 

 –

 –

 (0.1)

 (0.9)

 –

 2.4 

 0.2 

 2.2 

 3.0 

 0.5 

 –

 –

 (0.1)

 3.4 

 0.2 

 3.2 

 3.7 

 –

 0.3 

 (0.5)

 (0.4)

 0.1

 3.2 

 2.0 

 1.2 

 2.0 

 1.3 

 (0.2)

 (0.1)

 0.7 

 3.7 

 2.9 

 0.8 

 50.2 

 13.8 

 4.0 

 (1.3)

 (4.3)

 (1.0)

 61.4 

 10.1 

 51.3 

 46.6 

 5.4 

 (0.4)

 (0.3)

 (1.1)

 50.2 

 11.2 

 39.0 

management  believes  that  its  provisions  are  adequate 
based  upon  currently  available  information.  however, 
given  the  inherent  difficulties  in  estimating  liabilities, 
areas described below, actual costs may vary from the 
amounts provisioned.

106 —

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CONTINGENT lIABIlITIES 

lAW SuITS AND DuTIES

Several  contingent  liabilities  with  a  fair  value  of  ChF 
38.7 million  (2012:  ChF  35.0 million)  were  determined 
during the due diligence process made for the acquisition 
of the companies in South America, Central America and 
Europe. IFrS 3 Business combinations requires to reflect 
these liabilities with uncertain amounts 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 liabili-
ties from past periods, mainly related to the import and 
sale of merchandise by entities under common control 
or regarding contributions owed based on the contrac-
tual situation of employees. 

As the identified risks implied in these contingent liabil-
ities are subject to interpretations and uncertainties in 
the  respective  regulations,  the  management  made  an 
estimation of the fair value. 

ClOSE DOWN

The provision of ChF 1.2 million (2012: ChF 1.0 million) 
relates to the closing of an operation in Asia. 

lABOr DISPuTES

The provision of ChF 2.4 million (2012: ChF 3.4 million) 
relates mainly to claims presented by sales staff based on 
disputes  related  to  the  termination  of  temporary  labor 
contracts in Brazil.

The expected timing of the related cash outflows of non-
current provisions as of December 31, 2013 is currently 
projected as follows:

In mIllIons of CHf 

2015

2016

2017+

Total non-current

These provisions of ChF 15.9 million (2012: ChF 6.7 mil-
lion) cover uncertainties dependent on the outcome of law 
suits in relation to taxes, duties or other claims in Brazil, 
Tunisia, Puerto rico, Greece and Italy. 

The increase in 2013 mainly relates beside the business 
combinations, to a litigation process against the Italian 
tax and custom authorities that allege that the company 
used incorrectly the vAT ceiling to compensate the tax 
credit in the years 2000 and 2001. Although in previous 
sentences for similar disputes the Italian Corte di Cas-
sazione  ruled  in  favor  of  Dufry,  at  the  end  of  2013  the 
Corte ruled against the company, imposing the payment 
of  the  vAT,  interest  and  a  fine,  whereby  the  fine  could 
amount up to the same sum alleged as the incorrectly 
compensated  vAT,  estimated  at  ChF  7.1  million.  The 
management of the company is of the opinion that the 
amount of the fine is excessive and cannot be justified 
to be proportional to the damage caused, as required by 
the Italian legislation. however, according to the wording 
of the ruling, it can be understood that the tax authority 
has been enacted to claim such a fine. The company has 
created an allowance of ChF 2.3 million on a first fine 
already  paid  and  has  raised  an  additional  provision  of 
ChF 2.4 million.

ExpECTED CAsH ouTflow

 20.9 

 29.5 

 0.9 

 51.3 

— 107

Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F33. post-employment benefit obligations

The employees of the subsidiaries are insured against the 
risk of old age and disablement in accordance with the 
local  laws  and  regulations  prevailing  in  the  countries 
concerned. The largest defined benefit pension plan is in 

Switzerland, accounting for 83 % (2012: 91 %) of the total 
defined benefit obligation and 100 % (2012: 100 %) of the 
plan assets. 

In mIllIons of CHf

funded

unfunded

funded

unfunded

Total

2012 (restated)*

SWITZErlAND:

Fair value of plan assets

Present value of defined benefit obligation

financial (deficit) surplus

GrEECE:

Fair value of plan assets

Present value of defined benefit obligation

financial (deficit) surplus

ITAly:

Fair value of plan assets

Present value of defined benefit obligation

financial (deficit) surplus

OThEr PlANS:

Fair value of plan assets

Present value of defined benefit obligation

financial (deficit) surplus

TOTAl:

Fair value of plan assets

Present value of defined benefit obligation

Total net book value employee benefits

2013

Total

 63.8 

 62.7 

 1.1 

–

 5.5 

 (5.5)

–

 4.4 

 (4.4)

 – 

 2.6 

 (2.6)

 63.8 

 62.7 

 1.1 

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 5.5 

 (5.5)

–

 4.4 

 (4.4)

–

 2.6 

 (2.6)

 43.0 

 59.4

 (16.4)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 4.3 

 (4.3)

–

 1.8 

 (1.8)

–

 6.1 

 (6.1)

 43.0 

 59.4

 (16.4)

–

–

–

–

 4.3 

 (4.3)

–

 1.8 

 (1.8)

 43.0 

 65.5 

 (22.5)

 63.8 

62.7 

 1.1 

–

 12.6 

 (12.6)

 63.8 

 75.3 

 (11.5)

 43.0 

59.4

 (16.4)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

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A description of the significant retirement benefit plans 
is as follows:

33.1 SWITZErlAND

reconciliation to the swiss pension obligation

In mIllIons of CHf 

Net defined obligation at january 1

Pension expense through income statement

remeasurements through other comprehensive income

Contributions paid by employer

net defined asset / obligation at December 31

2013

 (16.4)

 (2.6)

 17.7 

 2.4 

1.1

2012 (restated)*

 (7.4)

 (2.4)

 (8.7)

 2.1 

 (16.4)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

The subsidiaries of  Dufry in Switzerland have a defined 
benefit pension plan, which is based on the actual salary 
of each employee and covers substantially all its employ-
ees.  The  plan  requires  contributions  to  be  made  to  a 
separate  legal  entity,  the  foundation  Pensionskasse 
Weitnauer (PKW). This pension fund does not hold assets 
related to the Group. 

Pension plans in Switzerland are governed by the Federal 
law on Occupational retirement, Survivors’ and Disability 
Pension Plans (BvG), which stipulates that pension plans 
are  to  be  managed  by  independent,  legally  autonomous 
units. Pension plans are reviewed by a regulator as well 
as by a state supervisory body. A pension plan’s most se-
nior  governing  body  (Board  of  Trustees)  must  be  com-
posed of equal numbers of employee and employer rep-
resentatives. The various insurance benefits are governed 
in  regulations,  with  the  BvG  specifying  the  minimum 
benefits that are to be provided. The employer and em-
ployees pay contributions to the pension plan. In case of 
an underfunding, various measures can be taken such as 
the  adjustment  of  the  pension  benefits,  by  altering  the 
actuarial assumptions or increasing future contributions. 
The employer can also make additional restructuring con-
tributions. The BvG prescribes how employees and em-
ployer have to jointly fund potential restructurings.

All actuarial risks are borne by the PKW. These risks con-
sist of demographic risks, primarily life expectancy and 
financial risks, primarily the discount rate, future increases 
in salaries/wages, and the return on plan assets. These 
risks are regularly assessed by the Board of Trustees. In 
addition, two annual actuarial reports are drawn up, one in 
accordance with the requirements of the BvG, the other in 
accordance with IFrS requirements.

The investment strategy is defined in form of a long-term 
target asset- , currency- and risk- structure (investment 
policy), which takes into account requirements from BvG, 
and aim to obtain a high long term return on plan assets. 
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the investment of 
the assets, reviewing the investment portfolio as often as 
necessary – especially in the case of significant changes in 
the expectations of market developments and at least once 
a year. When reviewing the investment portfolio, it takes 
into account the limitations set in the strategy. The Board 
of Trustees delegates the implementation of the investment 
policy – in accordance with the investment strategy as well 
as  various  principles  and  objectives  –  to  an  Investment 
Committee, which consists of two members of the Board 
of Trustees. They supervise the entire investment process. 
The plan assets are managed by two external specialized 
and independent asset managers in accordance with the 
investment strategy, whereby the real-estate asset cate-
gory is managed by the PKW.

— 109

Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013FThe following table summarizes the components of pen-
sion  expenses  recognized  in  the  consolidated  income 
statement:

Cost of defined benefit plans

In mIllIons of CHf 

SErvICE COSTS:

Current service costs

Transfers

Fund administration

Net interest 

Total pension expenses recognized in the profit and loss

2013

2012 (restated)*

 (3.1)

 1.0 

 (0.3)

 (0.2)

 (2.6)

 (1.9)

 – 

 (0.3)

 (0.2)

 (2.4)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

The current service costs and costs of funds administra-
tion of the Group are included in personnel expenses (see 
note 10 retirement benefits).

remeasurements employee benefits

In mIllIons of CHf 

Actuarial gains (losses) – experience 

Actuarial gains (losses) – demographic assumptions

Actuarial gains (losses) – financial assumptions

return on plan assets exceeding expected interest

Total remeasurements recorded in other comprehensive income

2013

 (0.3)

 –

 14.2 

 3.8 

 17.7 

2012 (restated)*

 (1.7)

 (2.3)

 (8.0)

 3.3 

 (8.7)

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

remeasurements recorded in other comprehensive in-
come for the current financial year totaled ChF 17.7 million 
(previous  year:  expense  of  ChF  8.7  million)  for  pension 
plans in Switzerland and an expense of ChF 0.3 million 
(previous year: ChF 0.0 million) for pension plans of entities 
in other countries.

In view of the latest tendency regarding long term interest 
rates development, a higher discount rate was used in the 
measurement  of  the  defined  benefit  obligation  in  2013, 
resulting in a positive adjustment. 

110 —

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The following tables summarize the components of the 
funded  status  and  amounts  recognized  in  the  consoli-
dated statement of financial position for the plan:

Change in the fair value of plan assets

In mIllIons of CHf 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period

Interest income

return on plan assets (excluding interest based on discount rate)

Contributions paid by employer

Contributions paid by employees

Benefits paid

Transfer payment

fair value of plan assets at end of period

2013

 43.0 

 0.8 

 3.8 

 2.4 

 1.4 

 (1.0)

 13.4 

 63.8 

2012 (restated)*

 36.1 

 0.8 

 3.3 

 2.1 

 1.3 

 (0.6)

– 

 43.0 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

Change in present value of defined benefit obligation

In mIllIons of CHf

funded

unfunded

Defined benefit obligation – beginning

Current service costs

Interest costs

Contributions paid by employees

Accrual of expected future  

administration costs

Actuarial losses (gains) – experience

Actuarial losses (gains) – demographic  

assumptions

Actuarial losses (gains) –financial  

assumptions

Benefits paid

Transfers

Defined benefit obligation – end

net defined benefit asset / obligation

 59.4 

 3.1 

 1.0 

 1.4 

 0.3 

 0.3 

 –

 (14.2)

 (1.0)

 12.4 

 62.7 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

2013

Total

 59.4 

 3.1 

 1.0 

 1.4 

 0.3 

 0.3 

 –

 (14.2)

 (1.0)

 12.4 

 62.7 

 1.1 

funded

unfunded

Total

2012 (restated)*

 43.5 

 1.9 

 1.0 

 1.3 

 0.3 

 1.7 

 2.3 

 8.0 

 (0.6)

 – 

 59.4 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

* Certain amounts shown here do not correspond to the 2012 financial statements and reflect adjustments made as detailed in Note 34.

 43.5 

 1.9 

 1.0 

 1.3 

 0.3 

 1.7 

 2.3 

 8.0 

 (0.6)

 –

 59.4 

 (16.4)

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Actuarial assumptions
The present value of the defined benefit obligation is de-
termined  annually  by  independent  actuaries  using  the 
projected unit credit method. The main actuarial assump-
tions used are: 

In %

Discount rates

Interest on net defined benefit asset / obligation

Future salary increases

Future pension increases

Average retirement age (in years)

mortality table

The mortality table takes into account changes in the life 
expectancy. Since 2012 the Group uses for the IAS 19 valu-
ation purposes generation tables.

plan asset structure 

The categories of plan assets in percentage of the fair 
value are as follows:

2013

 2.50 % 

 2.50 %

 1.00 % 

 0.50 %

 64.0 

2010

2012 

 1.75 % 

 1.75 % 

 2.00 %

 1.00 % 

 64.0

2010

In %

Shares

Bonds

rented properties
Other 1
Total

2013

2012

2011

2010

26.8 %

39.6 %

22.9 %

10.7 %

100 %

24.0 %

43.0 %

25.0 %

8.0 %

100 %

25.0 %

44.0 %

25.0 %

6.0 %

100 %

24.0 %

46.0 %

26.0 %

4.0 %

100 %

1 Includes liquid positions, alternative investments as well as the assets of the management plan (2013: 4 % of total)

All assets held by the PKW are fair-value-level 1 (quoted 
prices  in  active  markets),  except  certain  real  estates 
which are fair-value-level 2 (significant observable inputs) 
representing 13.9 % of the total assets (2012: 13.6 %).

The net outflow of funds due to pension payments can be 
planned reliably. Contributions are paid regularly to the 
funded pension plans in Switzerland. Furthermore, the 
respective investment strategies take account of the need 
to guarantee the liquidity of the plan at all times. The group 
does not make use of any assets held by pension plans.

112 —

Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013Fplan participants

In mIllIons of CHf 

Active participants 

  Number at closing

  Average annual plan salary

  Average age

  Average benefit service

Benefit receiving participants 
  Number 1
  Average annual plan salary

2013

 242 

 93 

 39.4 

 8.6 

 19 

19

2012 

 238 

 94 

 39.1 

 8.5 

 17 

19

1 As of December 2013, the Swiss pension fund will integrate 65 participants receiving benefits (Altrentner) with an average annual benefit of ChF 25 thousand.

In mIllIons of CHf 

Expected contributions for the period ending December 2014 

  Employer

  Employee

Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation (years)

maturity profile of defined benefit obligation 

  expected payments in 2014

  expected payments in 2015

  expected payments in 2016

  expected payments in 2017

  expected payments in 2018

  expected payments in 2019 up to 2023

sensitivities of significant actuarial assumptions
The  discount  rate  and  the  future  salary  increase  were 
identified as significant actuarial assumptions. 

The following impacts on the defined benefit obligation 
are to be expected:

2013

 2.1 

 1.2 

 23.5 

 2.5 

 2.4 

 2.5 

 2.4 

 2.5 

 12.7 

 In mIllIons of CHf 

InCrEAsE

DECrEAsE 

A ChANGE OF 0.5 % IN ThE FOllOWING ASSumPTIONS WOulD ImPly

Discount rate

Salary increase rate

 (5.3)

 2.1 

 6.1 

 (2.1)

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The sensitivity analysis is based on realistically possible 
changes as of the end of the reporting year. Each change 
in a significant actuarial assumption was analyzed sepa-
rately  as  part  of  the  test.  Interdependencies  were  not 
taken into account. 

Expected costs for 2014

In mIllIons of CHf

Current service costs

  Fund adminstration exp.

Interest income

Cost recognized in income statement

34. adoption of ias 19r – employment benefits

The impacts from the adoption of IAS 19r on the relevant 
positions in the consolidated income statement, consoli-
dated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated 
statement of financial position and the consolidated state-
ment of cash flows are shown below:

Consolidated income statement – 2012

In mIllIons of CHf

Personnel expenses

Interest expenses

Income taxes

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income – 2012

In mIllIons of CHf

Actuarial gains / (losses) on defined benefit plans

Income tax relating to actuarial gains / (losses) on defined benefit plans

114 —

 (2.2)

 (0.3)

 0.1 

 (2.4)

rEsTATED 
2012

 (474.4)

 (79.7)

 (39.1)

rEsTATED 
2012

 (8.7)

 0.7 

 puBlIsHED  
2012

 (474.7)

 (79.5)

 (39.1)

 puBlIsHED  
2012

 –

 –

rEsTATED

 0.3 

 (0.2)

 –

rEsTATED

 (8.7)

 0.7 

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Consolidated statement of financial position

In mIllIons of CHf

ASSETS

Deferred tax assets

Other non-current assets

lIABIlITIES AND ShArEhOlDErS’ EquITy

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

Post-employment benefit obligations

In mIllIons of CHf

ASSETS

Deferred tax assets

Other non-current assets

lIABIlITIES AND ShArEhOlDErS’ EquITy

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

Post-employment benefit obligations

Consolidated statement of cash flows – 2012

In mIllIons of CHf

Earnings before taxes (EBT)

Increase / (decrease) in allowances and provisions

Interest expense

Other adjustments

Cash flow before working capital changes

 puBlIsHED  
01. 01. 2012

rEsTATED

rEsTATED 
01. 01. 2012

 146.5 

 37.8 

 870.0 

 6.0 

 0.5 

 (0.9)

 (7.8)

 7.4 

 puBlIsHED  
31. 12. 2012

rEsTATED

 153.0 

 36.9 

 1,238.8 

 6.1 

 1.1 

 (0.4)

 (15.7)

 16.4 

 puBlIsHED  
2012

rEsTATED

 197.3 

 13.5 

 79.5 

 183.2 

 473.5 

 0.1 

 (0.3)

 0.2 

 –

 – 

 147.0 

 36.9 

 862.2 

 13.4 

rEsTATED 
31. 12.  2012

 154.1 

 36.5 

 1,223.1 

 22.5 

rEsTATED 
2012

 197.4 

 13.2 

 79.7 

 183.2 

 473.5 

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35. other liabilities

In mIllIons of CHf

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

Concession fee payables

Personnel payables

Other service related vendors

Sales tax and other tax liabilities

Payables for capital expenditure (notes 19 / 21)

Accrued liabilities

Interest payables

Payables to local business partners

Payables for acquisitions

Financial derivative liabilities

Other payables

Total

Thereof: 

  – current liabilities

  – non-current liabilities

Total

 83.2 

 75.3 

 69.2 

 29.6 

 25.2 

 15.5 

 14.5 

 5.7 

 0.9 

 0.7 

 8.4 

 328.2 

 323.1 

 5.1 

 328.2 

 83.5 

 64.5 

 66.7 

 23.6 

 16.8 

 5.4 

 19.0 

 5.1 

 1.7 

 0.3 

 6.6 

 293.2 

 284.9 

 8.3 

 293.2 

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-employ-
ment  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 2013 goods from the fol-
lowing related parties: hudson Wholesale for ChF 21.2 mil-
lion (2012: ChF 23.1 million) and from hudson rPm ChF 
4.4 million (2012: ChF 4.5 million). The purchase prices 
used in these transactions were at arm’s length. At De-
cember 31, 2013 the  Dufry Group had open invoices with 
the  following  related  parties:  hudson  Wholesale  ChF 
1.8 million (2012: ChF 1.9 million) and with hudson rPm 
ChF 0.3 million (2012: ChF 0.4 million).

Two members of the Group’s Board of Directors are also 
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  latin  American 

Airport holding ltd. latin American Airport holding ltd 
controls Inmobiliaria Fumisa SA de Cv and Aeropuertos 
Dominicanos Siglo XXI, SA. 

Dufry mexico SA de Cv operates duty free shops at the 
International Airport Benito juarez in mexico City a sub-
concession  provided  by  Inmobiliaria  Fumisa  SA  de  Cv. 
During  2013  the  local  operations  accrued  concession 
fees  of  ChF  20.6  million  (2012:  ChF  19.3  million).  The 
concession fee payable at the closing date amounted to 
ChF 2.5 million (2012: ChF 2.3 million). 

Inversiones Tunc SA operates shops at several airports in 
the  Dominican  republic  under  concession  agreements 
with Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI, SA. According 
to these agreements, Inversiones Tunc SA accrued in 2013 
concession fees of ChF 0.7 million (2012: ChF 0.6 million). 
The concession fee payable at the closing date amounted 
to ChF 0.7 million (2012: ChF 0.6 million).

On February 1, 2013 and on February 1, 2012 Transportes 
Aereos de Xalapa SA de Cv, a subsidiary of Aeropuertos 
Dominicanos Siglo XXI, SA agreed to provide air transport 
services to Dufry. During 2013  Dufry received services for 
ChF 3.8 million (2012: ChF 3.5 million). The outstanding 
amount at the closing date amounted to ChF 6.1 million 
(2012: ChF 0.8 million).

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During 2013, Dufry’s Swiss entities made contributions 
to  the  Pension  Fund  Weitnauer  in  the  amount  of  ChF 
2.4 million, (2012: ChF 2.1 million) and have at December 
31, 2013 outstanding balances of ChF 0.4 million (2012: 
ChF 0.3 million).

In  2013  the  remuneration  for  the  Board  members  was 
ChF  3.3  million  (2012:  ChF  1.7  million),  including  mr. 
Xavier Bouton (Director) compensation for strategic con-
sulting services provided  to the Group ChF 0.3  million 
(2012: ChF 0.3 million).

of ChF 8.7 million (2012: ChF 8.4 million), contributions 
in kind ChF 0.6 million (2012: ChF 0.6 million), employer’s 
contribution to the pension and other post-employment 
benefits  of  ChF  2.0  million  (2012:  ChF  1.0  million)  and 
40,854  stock  options  (rSu’s)  of  the  award  2013  (2012: 
none) as well as 42,957 performance share units of the 
award  2013  (2012:  nil  PSu)  of   Dufry  AG.  The  expenses 
accrued in relation to the restricted stock unit plan and 
performance  share  units  plan  during  2013  was  ChF 
4.3 million (2012: ChF 4.3 million) and is included in the 
short-term employee benefits. 

In 2013 the total compensation for the 8 members (2012: 
8  members)  of  the  Group  Executive  Committee  recog-
nized  in  the  personal  expenses  and  including  all  short 
term employee benefits was ChF 15.6 million (2012: ChF 
14.4 million). This amount includes a cash compensation 

The legally required disclosure of the participations and 
compensations of the members of the Board of Directors 
and  the  Group  Executive  Committee  of   Dufry  are  ex-
plained in the respective notes 8 and 9 to the statutory 
financial statements of  Dufry AG.

37. commitments and contingencies

GuArANTEE COmmITmENTS

The Group enters into long-term agreements with air-
port  authorities,  seaport  authorities  and  other  land-
lords. The concessionaires used 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 re-
quired to compensate the concessionaire for lost earn-
ings. The Group or their subsidiaries have granted these 
guarantees  regarding  the  performance  of  the  above 
mentioned long-term contracts directly or through third 
parties.  As  at  December  31,  2013  and  December  31, 

2012,  no  party  has  exercised  their  right  to  call  upon 
these guarantees.

Some of these long-term concession agreements, which 
 Dufry has entered into, include clauses to prevent 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 fu-
ture net cash is established. At the reporting date of 2013 
and 2012, no such onerous concession exists. 

38. fair Value measurement

FAIr vAluE OF FINANCIAl INSTrumENTS  
CArrIED AT AmOrTIZED COST

Except  as  detailed  in  table  “Fair  value  measurement” 
below, the Group considers that the carrying amounts of 
financial assets and financial liabilities recognized in the 
consolidated financial statements approximate their fair 
values.

The following tables provide the fair value measurement 
hierarchy of the Group’s assets and liabilities, that are 
measured subsequent to initial recognition 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 mar-
ket data (unobservable inputs).

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hierarchy for assets 

DECEmBEr, 31, 2013 

In mIllIons of CHf

ASSETS mEASurED AT FAIr vAluE:

Derivative financial assets (note 39.5.2) 

DATE of  
vAluATIon

quoted prices in 
active markets 
(level 1)

significant ob-
servable inputs 
(level 2)

significant un-
observable inputs 
(level 3)

Total

Book 
vAluEs 

fAIr vAluE mEAsurEmEnT usInG

Foreign exchange forward contracts – uSD

Dec. 31, 2013

 1.5 

 1.5 

1.5

ASSETS FOr WhICh FAIr vAluES ArE DISClOSED:

loans and receivables 

Credit card receivables

Dec. 31, 2013 

 21.1 

21.1

21.4

There were no transfers between the level 1 and 2 during 
the period.

quantitative disclosures fair value measurement 
hierarchy for liabilities

DECEmBEr, 31, 2013 

In mIllIons of CHf

lIABIlITIES mEASurED AT FAIr vAluE:

Derivative financial liabilities (note 39.5.2) 

DATE of  
vAluATIon

quoted prices in 
active markets 
(level 1)

significant ob-
servable inputs 
(level 2)

significant un-
observable inputs 
(level 3)

Total

Book 
vAluEs 

fAIr vAluE mEAsurEmEnT usInG

Foreign exchange forward contracts – uSD

Dec. 31, 2013

 0.7 

 0.7 

0.7

lIABIlITIES FOr WhICh FAIr vAluES ArE DISClOSED:

At amortized cost 

Senior Notes uSD

Floating rate borrowings uSD

Floating rate borrowings Eur

Floating rate borrowings ChF

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

 458.7 

 878.9 

 596.7 

 59.9 

 458.7 

 878.9 

 596.7 

 59.9 

 435.9 

 883.1 

 599.5 

 60.0 

There were no transfers between the level 1 and 2 during 
the period.

fair value hierarchy for financial instruments  
measured at fair value at December 31, 2012

In mIllIons of CHf

ToTAl

lEvEl 1

lEvEl 2

lEvEl 3

FINANCIAl ASSETS mEASurED AT FAIr vAluE:

Derivative financial assets (note 39.9.2) 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

lIABIlITIES mEASurED AT FAIr vAluE:

Derivative financial liabilities (note 39.9.2) 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

118 —

 0.5 

0.3

 0.5 

0.3

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39. financial instruments

Significant accounting policies are described in note 2.3 o) 
and followings.

39.1 CAPITAl rISK mANAGEmENT

Capital comprises equity attributable to the equity holders 
of the parent less hedging and revaluation reserves for un-
realized gains or losses on net investment, plus other equity-
linked or equity-like instruments attributable to the parent.

opportunities and costs of each financing source. To main-
tain or adjust the financing structure, the Group may ad-
just dividend payments to shareholders, return capital to 
shareholders,  issue  new  shares  or  issue  equity-linked 
instruments or equity-like instruments.

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  financing  structure  and  makes 
adjustments to it in light of its strategy and the long-term 

The Group monitors financing structure using a combi-
nation of ratios, including a gearing ratio, cash flow con-
siderations  and  profitability  ratios.  As  for  the  gearing 
ratio the Group includes within net debt, interest bearing 
loans and borrowings, less cash and cash equivalents, 
excluding discontinued operations. 

39.1.1 Gearing ratio
The following ratio compares owner’s equity to borrowed 
funds:

In mIllIons of CHf

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

Cash and cash equivalents 

Financial debt, short-term

Financial debt, long-term

net debt 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

ADjuSTED FOr:

Accumulated hedged gains / (losses)
Effects from transactions with non-controlling interests 2
Total capital 1 

Total net debt and capital

Gearing ratio 

 (246.4)

 306.2 

 1,693.6 

 1,753.4 

 1,137.5 

 (57.3)

 683.8 

 1,764.0 

 3,517.4 

49.8 %

 (434.0)

 39.9 

 1,345.4 

 951.3 

 1,223.1 

 (32.9)

 513.2 

 1,703.4 

 2,654.7 

35.8 %

1 Includes all capital and reserves of the Group that are managed as capital.
2  In accordance with IFrS 10.23 transactions with non-controlling interests, which do not result in losing control of the subsidiary, are equity transactions. 
Therefore the excess paid above the fair value of the net assets acquired from non-controlling interests of hellenic Duty Free in 2013 and Dufry South America 
in 2010 were debited to equity. For the calculation of the gearing ratio such effects are adjusted.

The Group did not hold collateral of any kind at the report-
ing dates.

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39.2 CATEGOrIES OF FINANCIAl INSTrumENTS

AT DECEmBEr 31, 2013 

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, 2012 

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

loans and  
receivables

at fvTpl 1

subtotal

non-fInAnCIAl  
AssETs 2

fInAnCIAl AssETs

 246.4 

 42.8 

 72.3 

 54.0 

 415.5 

 –

 –

 75.9

 8.1 

 –

 –

 1.5 

 –

 1.5 

 246.4 

 42.8 

 73.8 

 54.0 

 417.0 

fInAnCIAl lIABIlITIEs

at  
amortized cost

at fvTpl 1

subtotal

non-fInAnCIAl 
lIABIlITIEs 2

 277.9

 306.2 

 276.5 

 1,693.6 

 4.8 

 2,559.0 

 –

 –

 0.7 

 –

 –

 0.7 

 277.9 

 306.2 

 277.2 

 1,693.6 

 4.8 

 2,559.7 

–

 –  

 45.9 

 –  

 0.3 

loans and  
receivables

at fvTpl 1

subtotal

non-fInAnCIAl  
AssETs 2

fInAnCIAl AssETs

 434.0 

 59.5 

 53.8 

 31.6 

 578.9 

 –

 –

 66.1 

 5.3 

 –

 –

 0.5 

 –

 0.5 

 434.0 

 59.5 

 54.3 

 31.6 

 579.4 

fInAnCIAl lIABIlITIEs

at  
amortized cost

at fvTpl 1

subtotal

non-fInAnCIAl 
lIABIlITIEs 2

 247.8 

 39.9 

 254.9 

 1,345.4 

 7.8 

 1,895.8 

 –

 –

 0.3 

 –

 –

 0.3 

 247.8 

 39.9 

 255.2 

 1,345.4 

 7.8 

 1,896.1 

 –

 –

 29.7 

 –

 0.5 

ToTAl 

 246.4 

 42.8 

 149.7 

 62.1 

ToTAl 

 277.9 

 306.2 

 323.1 

 1,693.6 

 5.1 

ToTAl 

 434.0 

 59.5 

 120.4 

 36.9 

ToTAl 

 247.8 

 39.9 

 284.9 

 1,345.4 

 8.3 

1 Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through consolidated income statement
2  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 other tax positions

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39.2.1 net income by IAs 39 valuation category

Financial Assets at December 31, 2013

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, 2013

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 Assets at December 31, 2012

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 

 3.0 

 0.4 

 3.4 

 –  

 (11.2)

 (1.2)

 (12.4)

 (9.0)

 –

 –

 – 

 1.5 

 –

 –

 1.5 

 1.5 

AT AmorTIzED 
CosT

AT  
fvTpl

 (93.3)

 (2.9)

 (96.2)

 –  

 5.3 

 –  

 5.3 

 (90.9)

 –

 –

 – 

 (1.0)

 –

 –

 (1.0)

 (1.0)

loAns AnD 
rECEIvABlEs

AT 
fvTpl 

 1.3 

 –

 1.3 

 –

 (21.3)

 (0.7)

 (22.0)

 (20.7)

 –

 –

 – 

 1.3 

 –

 –

 1.3 

 1.3 

ToTAl 

 3.0 

 0.4 

 3.4 

 1.5 

 (11.2)

 (1.2)

 (10.9)

 (7.5)

ToTAl

 (93.3)

 (2.9)

 (96.2)

 (1.0)

 5.3 

 –  

 4.3 

 (91.9)

ToTAl 

 1.3 

 –

 1.3 

 1.3 

 (21.3)

 (0.7)

 (20.7)

 (19.4)

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Financial liabilities at December 31, 2012

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

AT AmorTIzED 
CosT

AT  
fvTpl

 (77.8)

 (1.2)

 (79.0)

 –

 21.2 

 –

 21.2 

 (57.8)

 –

 –

 – 

 (0.8)

 –

 –

 (0.8)

 (0.8)

ToTAl

 (77.8)

 (1.2)

 (79.0)

 (0.8)

 21.2 

 –

 20.4 

 (58.6)

1 This position includes the foreign exchange gain (loss) recognized on third party and intercompany financial assets and liabilities through consolidated 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.

39.3 FINANCIAl rISK mANAGEmENT OBjECTIvES

As a global retailer,  Dufry has worldwide activities which 
need to be financed in different currencies and are con-
sequently 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 currency financial 
risk impacts. 

Dufry  continuously  monitors  the  market  risk,  such  as 
risks  related  to  foreign  currency,  interest  rate,  credit, 
liquidity  and  capital.  The  Group  seeks  to  minimize  the 
currency exposure and interest rates risk using appro-
priate transaction structures or alternatively, using de-
rivative financial instruments to hedge the exposure to 
these risks. The treasury policy forbids entering or trad-
ing financial instruments for speculative purposes.

39.4 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  consoli-
dated income statement impact and to reduce fluctuations 
in cash flows through structuring the respective transac-
tions to minimize market risks. In cases, where the as-
sociated 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.

39.5 FOrEIGN CurrENCy rISK mANAGEmENT

The Group may enter into a variety of financial instru-
ments 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 
foreign  currency  forward  contracts  and  options  for 
hedging purposes.

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.

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39.5.1 foreign currency sensitivity analysis
Among  various  methodologies  to  analyze  and  manage 
risk,  Dufry utilizes a system based on sensitivity analysis. 
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:

In mIllIons of CHf

usD

Euro

Brl 

oTHEr

ToTAl

DECEmBEr 31, 2013

monetary assets

monetary liabilities

net exposure before hedging

hedging

net exposure after hedging

DECEmBEr 31, 2012

monetary assets

monetary liabilities

net exposure before hedging

hedging

net exposure after hedging

 191.5 

 989.4 

 (797.9)

 824.3 

 26.4 

 131.3 

 984.3 

 (853.0)

 847.6 

 (5.4)

 698.6 

 723.7 

 (25.1)

 – 

 (25.1)

 114.0 

 136.8 

 (22.8)

–

 (22.8)

 18.2 

 43.4 

 (25.2)

–

 (25.2)

 49.5 

 50.6 

 (1.1)

–

 (1.1)

 69.2 

 92.9 

 (23.7)

–

 (23.7)

 56.5 

 65.5 

 (9.0)

–

 (9.0)

 977.5 

 1,849.4 

 (871.9)

 824.3 

 (47.6)

 351.3 

 1,237.2 

 (885.9)

 847.6 

 (38.3)

The sensitivity analysis includes all monetary assets and 
liabilities irrespective of whether the positions are third 
party or intercompany.   Dufry has considered  some  in-
tercompany 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  compre-
hensive income and presented within translation reserve 
in equity.

The foreign exchange rate sensitivity is calculated by ag-
gregation 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 (before tax) in the con-
solidated  income  statement  or  in  the  hedging  and  re-
valuation  reserves  when  the  ChF  strengthens  against 
the relevant currency.

In mIllIons of CHf

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

Effect on the Income Statement (profit / loss) of uSD

Other comprehensive income – profit (loss) of uSD

Effect on the Income Statement (profit / loss) of Eur

Other comprehensive income – profit (loss) of Eur

 (1.3)

 41.2 

 1.3 

 –

 11.5 

 31.0 

 1.1 

 –

— 123

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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 39.2 Categories of financial instruments.

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

 977.5 

 (882.9)

 94.6 

 322.4 

 417.0 

 1,849.4 

 (124.9)

 1,724.5 

 835.2 

 2,559.7 

 351.3 

 (220.8)

 130.5 

 448.9 

 579.4 

 1,237.2 

 (95.0)

 1,142.2 

 753.9 

 1,896.1 

39.5.2 forward foreign exchange contracts and foreign  
exchange options at fair value

As the management of the company actively pursues to 
naturally hedge the positions in each operation, the policy 
of the Group is to enter into foreign exchange forward and 
options contracts only where needed.

The following table shows the contracts or underlying prin-
cipal amounts and fair values of derivative financial instru-
ments. 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 of each year.

In mIllIons of CHf

December 31, 2012

December 31, 2013

ConTrACT or unDErlyInG 
prInCIpAl AmounT

posITIvE  
fAIr vAluEs

nEGATIvE  
fAIr vAluEs

 268.6 

 59.5 

 0.5 

 1.5 

 0.3 

 0.7 

39.6 INTErEST rATE rISK mANAGEmENT

The Group manages the interest rate risk through interest 
rate swaps and options to the extent that the hedging can-
not 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. The Group did 
not utilize interest rate swap contracts during 2013.

39.6.1 Interest rate sensitivity analysis
The sensitivity analysis below has 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 bear-
ing 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 2013 would decrease by ChF 10.1 mil-
lion (2012: decrease by ChF 13.5 million).

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Total 

 246.4 

 42.8 

 73.8 

54.0

 417.0 

 278.0 

 306.2 

 277.2 

 1,693.6 

4.7

 2,559.7 

 2,142.7 

Total 

 434.0 

 59.5 

 54.3 

 31.6 

 41.8 

 42.8 

 73.8 

39.9

198.3

 278.0 

 1.3 

 277.2

 –

4.7

561.2

362.9

 31.9 

 59.5 

 54.3 

 25.8 

 171.5 

 579.4 

 247.8 

 –

 255.2 

 –

 7.8 

 510.8 

 339.3 

 247.8 

 39.9 

 255.2 

 1,345.4 

 7.8 

 1,896.1 

 1,316.7 

39.6.2 Allocation of financial assets and liabilities to 
interest classes

In %

In mIllIons of CHf

AT DECEmBEr 31, 2013

average variable 
interest rate

average fixed  
interest rate

variable  
interest rate

fixed  
interest rate

Total interest 
bearing

non-interest  
bearing

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

1.9 %

0.5 %

 204.1 

 0.5 

 204.6 

5.7 %

0.5 %

5.7 %

3.1 %

3.0 %

 –

 –

 13.3 

 217.4 

 –

301.4 

 –

 –

 –

 0.8 

 1.3 

 –

 3.5 

 –

 –

 –

 14.1 

 218.7 

 –

304.9 

 –

5.5 %

1,253.4 

 440.2 

 1,693.6 

 –

 1,554.8 

 1,337.4 

 –

 443.7 

 442.4 

 –

 1,998.5

 1,779.8 

AT DECEmBEr 31, 2012

average variable 
interest rate

average fixed  
interest rate

variable  
interest rate

fixed  
interest rate

Total interest 
bearing

non-interest  
bearing

In %

In mIllIons of CHf

Financial debt, short-term

5.5 %

0.0 %

0.8  %

0.5 %

 400.5 

 1.6 

 402.1 

3.7 %

0.5 %

 –

–

 5.0 

 405.5 

 –

 36.7 

 –

 –

 –

 0.8 

 2.4 

 –

 3.2 

 –

 –

 –

 5.8 

 407.9 

 –

 39.9 

 –

2.0 % 

5.5 %

 894.4 

 451.0 

 1,345.4 

 –

 931.1 

 525.6 

 –

 454.2 

 451.8 

 –

 1,385.3 

 977.4 

Cash and cash equivalents

Trade and credit card receivables

Other accounts receivable

Other non-current assets

financial assets

Trade payables

Other liabilities

Financial debt, long-term

Other non-current liabilities

financial liabilities

net financial liability

39.7 CrEDIT rISK mANAGEmENT

Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty may de-
fault 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 his-
tory  or  that  the  credit  risk  is  insured  adequately.  The 
remaining credit risk is in relation to taxes, refunds from 
suppliers and guarantee deposits.

The  credit  risk  on  cash  deposits  or  derivative  financial 
instruments relates to banks or financial institutions. The 
Group  monitors  the  credit  ranking  of  these  institutions 
and does not expect defaults from non-performance of 
these counterparties.

39.7.1 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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39.8 lIquIDITy rISK mANAGEmENT

The  group  evaluates  this  risk  as  the  ability  to  settle  its 
financial liabilities on time and at a reasonable price. Be-
side its capability to generate cash through its operations, 
 Dufry  mitigates  liquidity  risk  by  keeping  unused  credit 
facilities with financial institutions (see note 31).

39.8.1 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 receive 
or be required to pay). The tables include principal and 
interest cash flows.

AT DECEmBEr 31, 2013 

In mIllIons of CHf

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, 2012 

In mIllIons of CHf

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

1–6  
monTHs

6–12  
monTHs

1–2  
yEArs

morE THAn  
2 yEArs

 246.4 

 42.7 

 72.1 

–

 361.2 

 278.0 

 47.4 

 273.7 

 80.1 

–

 679.2 

–

 0.1 

 0.3 

 0.5 

 0.9 

–

 271.3 

 1.2 

 19.9 

–

 292.4 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 – 

 –

 –

 –

–

–

–

 54.0 

 54.0 

–

–

 0.1 

 308.6 

 –

 308.6 

 1,520.6 

 4.8 

 1,525.5 

1–6  
monTHs

6–12  
monTHs

1–2  
yEArs

morE THAn  
2 yEArs

 434.8 

 59.5 

 53.7 

 – 

 548.0 

247.9 

 40.0 

 254.9 

 14.7 

 – 

 557.5 

 – 

 – 

 0.1 

 – 

 0.1 

 – 

 0.2 

 0.1 

 12.0 

 – 

 12.3 

–

–

–

–

 –

–

–

–

 – 

 – 

 – 

 31.6 

 31.6 

 – 

 – 

 – 

 23.7 

–

 23.7 

 1,443.3 

 7.8 

1,451.1 

ToTAl 

 246.4 

 42.8 

 72.4 

 54.5 

 416.1 

 278.0 

 318.7 

 275.0 

 1,929.2 

 4.8 

 2,805.7 

ToTAl 

 434.8 

 59.5 

 53.8 

 31.6 

 579.7 

 247.9 

 40.2 

 255.0 

 1,493.7 

 7.8 

 2,044.6 

39.8.2 remaining maturities for derivative  
financial instruments
The Group had no significant derivative financial instruments 
at year-end and the expected cash flows are negligible.

126 —

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39.9 OThEr FINANCIAl ASSETS AND lIABIlITIES

Dufry granted to a 3rd party an option to purchase up to 
6 % of the shares of the holding Company, which holds 
51 % of hellenic Duty Free Shops SA in exchange for con-
sideration based on the amount  Dufry has paid for the 

acquisition  of  51 %  of  hellenic  Duty  Free  Shops  SA  in-
creased by the shareholders structuring costs and the 
transaction expenses incurred by Dufry. At December 31, 
2013 the 3rd party has not yet exercised this right.

39.10 OFFSETTING FINANCIAl ASSETS AND  
FINANCIAl lIABIlITIES

Dufry’s notional cash pool is operated by a major finance 
institute. The respective balances at the end of the period 
have been set-off as follows, based on enforceable mas-
ter netting agreement:

In mIllIons of CHf

31.12. 2013

Cash and cash equivalents

Financial debt, short-term

31.12. 2012

Cash and cash equivalents

Financial debt, short-term

BAlAnCE BEforE  
GloBAl poolInG

sET-off

nET BAlAnCE

 525.8 

585.6 

 667.9 

 273.8 

 (279.4)

 (279.4)

 (233.9)

 (233.9)

 246.4 

 306.2 

 434.0 

 39.9 

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most important  
affiliated companies

h = holding 

r = retail 

d = distribution center

As of DECEmBEr 31, 2013

loCATIon

CounTry

TypE

ownErsHIp 
In %

sHArE CApITAl 
In THousAnDs

CurrEnCy

HEADquArTErs

Dufry International AG

Dufry mangement AG

Dufry holdings & Investments AG

EmEA & AsIA

Dufry Basel-mulhouse AG

Dufry Samnaun AG

Dufrital SpA

Dufry Italia SpA

Network Italia Edicole

Dufry Islas Canarias Sl

Dufry France SA

Sovenex SAS

Dufry CE sro

Food village Bv

hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A.

Dufry Tunisie SA

Dufry maroc Sarl

Dufry Egypt llC

Dufry Aeroport d’Alger Sarl

Dufry East OOO

Dufry moscow Sheremetyevo

regstaer ltd

Dufry Cambodia ltd

Basel

Basel

Basel

Basel

Samnaun

milan

milan

milan

Tenerife 

Nice

Fort-de-France

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland

Italy

Italy

Italy

Spain

France

France

Prague

Czech republic

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Athens

Tunis

Casablanca

Greece

Tunisia

morocco

Sharm-el-Sheikh

Egypt

Alger

moscow

moscow

moscow

Algeria

russia

russia

russia

Phnom Pen

Cambodia

Dufry (Shanghai) Commercial Co. ltd.

Shanghai

Shanghai huaihai – Dufry Trading Co. ltd

Chengdu

ADF Shops CjSC

Dufry Sharjah Fzc

Dufry d.o.o. 

AmErICA I

Dufry mexico SA de Cv

Dufry yucatan SA de Cv

Alliance Duty Free, Inc.

Puerto libre Int. SA

Dufry Aruba N.v.

Dufry Trinidad ltd

Inversiones Tunc, SA

yerevan

Sharjah

Belgrade

mexico City

mexico City

San juan

managua

Oranjestad

San juan

China

China

Armenia

u. Arab Emirates

Serbia

mexico

mexico

Puerto rico

Nicaragua

Aruba

Puerto rico

Santo Domingo

Dominican republic

Inversiones Pánamo, S.A.

Santo Domingo

Dominican republic

Duty Free Caribbean (holdings) ltd

Bridgetown

Colombian Emeralds Int. ltd

Flagship retail Services Inc.

Interbaires S.A.

Navinten S.A.

Duty Free Ecuador S.A.

Dufry America, Inc.

128 —

Castries

Delaware

Buenos Aires

montevideo

Guayaquil

miami

Barbados

St. lucia

uSA

Argentina

uruguay

Ecuador

uSA

h

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

r

r

h

r

r

r

r

r

h

100

100

100

100

100

60

100

100

100

100

100

51

100

100

100

80

80

80

100

69

51

80

100

50

100

51

100

100

100

100

30

80

60

100

100

60

60

100

100

100

100

100

1,000

100

1,000

100

100

258

251

20

333

3,491

40

21,370

681

397,535

2,300

2,500

450

20,000

712

420

3,991

1,231

19,497

20,000

553,834

2,054

693,078

27,429

1,141

2,213

59

1,900

392

0

0

27,000

7,000

0

306

126

401

5

ChF

ChF

ChF

ChF

ChF

Eur

Eur

Eur

Eur

Eur

Eur

CZK

Eur

Eur

Eur

mAD

uSD

DZD

uSD

uSD

Eur

uSD

CNy

CNy

AmD

AED

rSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

uSD

Financial ReportConsolidated Financial Statements Dufry AnnuAl report 2013F 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of DECEmBEr 31, 2013

loCATIon

CounTry

TypE

ownErsHIp 
In %

sHArE CApITAl 
In THousAnDs

CurrEnCy

AmErICA II

Dufry do Brasil Duty Free Shop ltda.

rio de janeiro

Dufry Bolivia

Santa Cruz

Brazil

Bolivia

unITED sTATEs & CAnADA

hudson News Company Inc.

Dufry Newark, Inc.

Dufry houston Duty Free  

and retail Partnership

Dufry O’hare T5 jv

Airport management Services, llC

AmS-Olympic Nashville, jv

AmS-SjC jv

AmS-BW Newark jv

Barbara’s Bookstore O’hare jv

hudson Cleveland jv

hudson News O’hare, jv

hudson retail-Neu News jv

hudson-hobby jv

hudson-jrE midway jv

hudson-Keelee jFK 7 jv

hudson-NEu logan jv

hudson-NEu Newark C jv

National Air ventures jv

Seattle Air ventures jv

AmS-TEI miami, jv

AmS hudson las vegas, jv

hudson Newburn AS2 jv

john Wayne NG-AC jv

hudson-magic johnson Ent. Cv llC

lAX retail magic 2 jv

lAX retail magic 3-4 jv

hudson-NIA jFK T1 jv

hudson-BW logan C, jv

hG Denver jv

East rutherford

Newark

houston

Chicago

New york

Nashville

San jose

Newark

Chicago

Cleveland

Springfield

New york

houston

Chicago

New york

Boston

Newark

Dallas

Olympia

miami

las vegas

Orlando

Santa Ana

los Angeles

los Angeles

los Angeles

New york

Boston

Denver

New Orleans Air ventures II

New Orleans

hG St louis jv

Dufry Seattle jv

jFK Air ventures II jv

AmS Canada

hudson Group Canada, Inc.

GloBAl DIsTrIBuTIon CEnTErs

St. louis

Seattle

New york

vancouver

vancouver

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

uSA

Canada

Canada

Dufry Travel retail AG

Basel

International Operation & Services Corp.

monteviduo

Dufry America Services, Inc.

miami

Switzerland

uruguay

uSA

r

r

h / r

r

r

r

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

r

D

D

D

100

100

100

100

75

80

100

83

91

70

35

80

70

80

63

70

83

80

80

70

75

70

73

65

81

100

72.8

74.6

90

85

76

85

70

88

80

100

100

100

100

100

4,146

356

0

1,501

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0

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5,000

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398

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CAD

CAD

ChF

uSD

uSD

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To the General Meeting of 

Dufry AG, Basel 

Basel, 5 March 2014 

Report of the statutory auditor on the consolidated financial statements  

As statutory auditor, we have audited the consolidated financial statements of Dufry AG, which comprise 
the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated 
statement of financial position, consolidated statement of changes in equity, consolidated statement of 
cash flows and notes (pages 58 to 129), for the year ended 31 December 2013. 

Board of Directors’ responsibility 
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated 
financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the 
requirements of Swiss law. This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining an 
internal control system relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial 
statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Board of 
Directors is further responsible for selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making 
accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. 

Auditor’s responsibility 
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our 
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Auditing Standards and 
International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to 
obtain reasonable assurance whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material 
misstatement.  

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in 
the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, 
including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, 
whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal 
control system relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial 
statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the 
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control system. An audit 
also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of 
accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial 
statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide 
a basis for our audit opinion. 

Opinion 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 give a true 
and fair view of the financial position, the results of operations and the cash flows in accordance with 
IFRS and comply with Swiss law. 

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2 

Report on other legal requirements 

We confirm that we meet the legal requirements on licensing according to the Auditor Oversight Act 
(AOA) and independence (article 728 Code of Obligation (CO) and article 11 AOA) and that there are no 
circumstances incompatible with our independence. 

In accordance with article 728a paragraph 1 item 3 CO and Swiss Auditing Standard 890, we confirm 
that an internal control system exists, which has been designed for the preparation of consolidated 
financial statements according to the instructions of the Board of Directors. 

We recommend that the consolidated financial statements submitted to you be approved. 

 Ernst & Young Ltd 

Patrick Fawer 
Licensed audit expert 
(Auditor in charge) 

  Olaf Reich 
  Licensed audit expert 

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2013

 34,150 

 7,073 

 11,000 

 52,223 

 17,690 

 3,531 

 11,064 

 5,755 

 607 

 775 

 39,422 

 12,801 

2012

 83,222 

 2,868 

 11,477 

 97,567 

 19,092 

 3,998 

 7,869 

 5,755 

 7,000 

 753 

 44,467 

 53,100 

income  
statement

for the year ended december 31, 2013

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

Financial expenses

Taxes

Total expenses 

net earnings

132 —

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statement of  
financial position

at december 31, 2013

In THousAnDs of CHf

noTE

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

marketable securities

receivables intercompany

receivables – related party

receivables – third party

loan receivables Dufry International AG

Other current assets

Current assets

Investments

Intangible assets

non-current assets

Total assets

lIABIlITIES AND ShArEhOlDErS’ EquITy

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

3

1

9

 23,866 

 18,444 

 41,086 

 –

 46 

 320,000 

 –

 403,442 

1,082,671 

 93,515 

 1,176,186 

 1,579,628 

 9,203 

 647 

 522 

 517 

 23,388 

 34,277 

 34,277 

 14,144 

 40,537 

 42,394 

 2 

 91 

 320,000 

 –

 417,168 

1,082,671 

 99,270 

 1,181,941 

 1,599,109 

 28,145 

 313 

 835 

 –

 43,421 

 72,714 

 72,714 

 154,525 

 148,369 

 1,245,305 

 1,253,287 

 5,927 

 18,108 

 121,486 

 1,545,351 

 5,927 

 41,605 

 77,207 

 1,526,395 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 1,579,628 

 1,599,109 

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notes to tHe  
financial  
statements

amounts are expressed in thousands of chf, except Where otherWise indicated.

1. significant inVestments

suBsIDIAry 

In THousAnDs of CHf

pArTICIpATIon

2013

2012

2013

2012

Book vAluE

sHArE CApITAl

Dufry International AG, Switzerland

Dufry management AG, Switzerland

Dufry Corporate AG, Switzerland

Dufry holdings & Investments AG, Switzerland

Total 

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

 352,896 

 352,896 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 729,575 

 729,575 

 1,082,671 

 1,082,671 

 1,000 

 100 

 100 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 100 

 100 

 1,000 

2. significant shareholders’ participation

In pErCEnTAGE

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

Group of shareholders consisting of various companies and  

legal entities representing the interests of Andrés holzer Neumann,  

julián Díaz González, juan Carlos Torres Carretero,  

Dimitrios Koutsolioutsos, james S. Cohen and james S. Cohen  

Family Dynasty Trust 

Franklin resources, Inc. 

Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway) 

Group of shareholders represented by Tarpon Gestora de  

recursos S.A.
Global retail Group S.àr.l, luxembourg 1,2
Travel retail Investment SCA, luxembourg 1,2
Credit Suisse Group AG
hudson media Inc., East rutherford, uSA 2

22.24 %

5.08 %

3.01 %

4.81 %

13.07 %

7.49 %

4.60 %

3.89 %

1 Global retail Group S.àr.l and Travel retail Investment SCA formed a group of shareholders until january 31, 2012.
2  The shareholders of the following companies, Global retail Group S.àr.l, Travel retail Investment SCA and hudson media Inc. are in 2013 presented among 

the group of shareholders listed on the top of the table.

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3. authorized and conditional share capital

On December 13, 2013,  Dufry AG utilized part of its au-
thorized share capital and placed 1,231,233 new regis-
tered  shares  representing  3.98 %  of  the  total  shares. 
After this share issuance, the share capital of the com-
pany amounts to ChF 154,525,280. The shares were is-
sued  as  partial  payment  for  the  acquisition  of  the  re-
maining  49 %  of  hellenic  Duty-Free  Shops.  The  share 
issuance costs related with this transaction amount to 
ChF  0.1 million  and  have  been  presented  in  equity.  At 
year-end   Dufry  AG  had  an  authorized  share  capital  of 
1,466,388  shares  representing  ChF  7,331,940  (2012: 
2,697,621 shares / ChF 13,488,105) and conditional share 
capital of 2,697,620 shares / ChF 13,488,105 (2012: 2,697,620 
shares / ChF 13,488,105) respectively.

On October 11, 2012,  Dufry AG utilized part of its authorized 
share capital and placed 2,697,620 new registered shares 
representing 9.99 % of the total shares. After this share is-
suance, the share capital of the company amounted to ChF 
148,369,115. using an accelerated book building procedure 
the company offered the new shares as a private placement 
in Switzerland and to certain qualifying institutional inves-
tors outside of Switzerland.  Dufry received for this offering 
a price of ChF 109 per share, resulting in gross proceeds 
of ChF 294 million, which have been used to finance the 
acquisition of the Folli Follie Travel retail operations. The 
trading of the offered shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange 
commenced on October 15, 2012. The share issuance costs 
related with this transaction amounted to ChF 8.0 million 
and have been presented in equity.

4. treasury shares

At January 1, 2012

Share purchases

revaluation

At December 31, 2012

Assigned to holders of rSu-awards 2011

Share purchases

revaluation

At December 31, 2013

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 nec-
essary, updated the key controls performed to ensure an 
adequate risk monitoring.

numBEr of sHArEs

In THousAnDs of CHf

 108,116 

 230,000 

 –

 338,116 

 (334,953)

 117,106 

 –

 120,269 

 9,494 

 28,120 

 2,923 

 40,537 

 (40,261)

 17,721 

 447 

 18,444 

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6. pledged assets

In 2013 and 2012,  Dufry AG had no pledged assets. 

7. guarantee commitment regarding  
sWiss Value added tax (Vat)

The following companies form a tax 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 Trading AG

 – DuFry Basel mulhouse AG
 – DuFry management AG
 – DuFry Corporate AG
 – DuFry holdings & Investments AG
 – DuFry AG
 – DuFry Altay AG

Dufry AG jointly and severally with  Dufry holdings & Invest-
ments AG,  Dufry International AG and hudson Group (hG), 
Inc., guaranteed the following credit facilities:

 – Term loan of uSD 1,000.0 million (ChF 888.6 million)
 – 5-year revolving credit facility of ChF 650.0 million
 – Committed 5-year term loan of Eur 500.0 million (ChF 

612.5 million)

 – Senior Notes of uSD 500.0 million (ChF 444.0 million)

of which at December 31, 2013 ChF 1,523.0 million have 
been drawn in cash.

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board of directors and the group executiVe 
committee in dufry ag 

(Disclosure according to Swiss Code of Obligations 663b)

PArTICIPATIONS IN DuFry AG

The following members of the Board of Directors or of 
the Group Executive Committee of  Dufry AG hold directly 
or indirectly shares or share options of the company on 
December 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012:

In THousAnDs

shares

share options 1

participation

shares

share options 1

participation

31.12. 2013

31.12. 2012

mEmBErS OF ThE BOArD OF DIrECTOrS

juan Carlos Torres Carretero, Chairman

mario Fontana, Director (up to April 2013)

Andrés holzer Neumann, vice-Chairman

james S. Cohen, Director

joaquin moya-Angeler Cabrera, Director

julián Díaz González, Director and CEO

Total Board of Directors

mEmBErS OF ThE GrOuP EXECuTIvE COmmITTEE

julián Díaz González, CEO

Andreas Schneiter, CFO

josé Antonio Gea, GCOO

Pascal Duclos, General Counsel

Xavier rossinyol, COO region EmEA & Asia

rene riedi, COO America I

josé C. rosa, COO America II

joseph DiDomizio, COO united States & Canada

Total Group Executive Committee 

 540.0 

 n.a. 

 3,294.6

 1,506,7

 6.0

 210.3 

 5,557.6

 –

 n.a. 

 –

 –

 –

 10.8 

 10.8 

1.75 %

0.00 %

10.66 %

4.88 %

0.02 %

0.72 %

 –

 6.0 

 2,338.8 

 1,331.7

 6.0 

– 

18.02 %

 3,682.5 

 210.3

 10.8

 3.6 

 3.0 

 –

 20.4

 –

 –

 9.5 

246.8 

 2.5

 6.5 

 4.7 

 6.6 

 2.3 

 2.2 

 5.2 

 40.8

0.72 %

0.02 %

0.03 %

0.02 %

0.09 %

0.01 %

0.01 %

0.05 %

0.93 %

 32.1

 3.0 

0.6 

 –

 30.0 

 –

 –

 –

 65.7

 157.5 

 –

 –

 –

 –

 –

–

 – 

 39.9 

 6.6 

 26.4 

 21.0 

 26.4 

 10.2 

 10.2 

 16.8 

–

0.02 %

7.88 %

4.49 %

0.02 %

–

12.41 %

0.24 %

0.03 %

0.09 %

0.07 %

0.19 %

0.03 %

0.03 %

0.06 %

0.75 %

1 restricted stock units, see further details in note 28 of the consolidated financial statements.

In addition to the above, Travel retail Investment S.C.A., 
which  is  controlled  by  Andrés  holzer  Neumann,  juan 
Carlos Torres and julián Díaz González holds financial 
instruments,  representing  a  sales  position  of  4.80 % 
(1,483,800 shares) of the share capital of  Dufry AG in line 
with the detailed the terms of such financial instruments 
disclosed  to  the  SIX  Swiss  Exchange  and  published  on 
December 21, 2013. 

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 reg-
istered shares on December 31, 2013 and December 31, 
2012, respectively.

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9. compensation and loans to  
members of the board of directors and  
group executiVe committee

In 2013  Dufry paid to its non-executive members of the 
Board of Directors fees in total amount of ChF 2,924.9 
(To  mr.  juan  Carlos  Torres  Carretero,  Chairman  ChF 
1,500.0; to mr. Andrés holzer Neumann, vice-Chairman 
ChF 225.0; to mr. jorge Born, Director ChF 175.0; to mr. 
Xavier Bouton, Director ChF 175.0; to mr. james Cohen, 
Director ChF 208.3; to mr. josé lucas Ferreira de melo, 
Director  ChF  208.3;  to  mr.  joaquin  moya-Angeler  Ca-
brera, Director ChF 225.0; and to the following members 
which have been nominated until April 2013; to mr. Er-
nest George Bachrach, vice-Chairman ChF 75.0; to mr. 
mario Fontana, Director ChF 75.0; to mr. maurizio mauro, 
Director ChF 58.3). In addition to these fees mr. Xavier 
Bouton received ChF 250.0 for strategic consulting ser-
vices provided to the Group during the year. The social 
charges  related  to  these  fees  are  calculated  in  accor-
dance with the local regulations amounted to ChF 165.3 
in total (To mr. juan Carlos Torres Carretero, Chairman 
ChF 79.6; to mr. Andrés holzer Neumann, vice-Chairman 
ChF  13.5;  to  mr.  jorge  Born,  Director  ChF  10.6;  to  mr. 
Xavier Bouton, Director ChF 10.6; to mr. james Cohen, 
Director ChF 12.5; to mr. josé lucas Ferreira de melo, 
Director ChF 12.5; to mr. joaquin moya-Angeler Cabrera, 
Director ChF 13.5; and to the following members which 
have  been  nominated  until  April  2013;  to  mr.  Ernest 
George Bachrach, vice-Chairman ChF 4.5; to mr. mario 
Fontana, Director ChF 4.5; to mr. maurizio mauro, Direc-
tor ChF 3.5). mr. julián Díaz González has not received 
any compensation as Director of the Board since he was 
nominated in may 1, 2013 and his remuneration as Chief 
Executive Officer is presented as member of the Group 
Executive Committee.

In 2012  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, mem-
ber  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  and  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 

138 —

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 compensa-
tion to the non-executive members of the Board of Di-
rectors 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 the years 2013 and 2012 there were no other compen-
sations  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 2013 the 8 members of the Group Executive Committee 
received the following compensation: i) in cash ChF 8,746.1 
comprised  of  basic  salary  ChF  5,483.9  and  bonus  ChF 
3,262.2 and ii) as allowances in kind ChF 549.6 and as em-
ployer’s social charges ChF 2,050.5 and iii) in form of un-
vested stock options for the rSu award 2013, 40,854 rSu’s 
of  Dufry AG and unvested Performance Share units award 
2013 42,957 of  Dufry AG, adding up to a total compensation 
of ChF 15,602.1. These figures include the compensation to 
mr. julián Díaz González, Chief Executive Officer of Dufry AG 
and the member of the Group Executive Committee with 
the highest total compensation, who received a compensa-
tion: i) in cash ChF 2,552.4 comprised of basic salary ChF 
1,525.3 and bonus ChF 1,027.1 and ii) as allowances in kind 
ChF 34.8; as employer’s social charges ChF 573.3 and iii) 
in form of unvested stock options for the award 2013 10,809 
rSu’s of  Dufry AG and unvested Performance Share units 
award 2013 12,489 PSu’s of  Dufry AG, adding up to a total 
compensation of ChF 4,307.7.

In 2012 the eight members of the Group Executive Com-
mittee  received  the  following  compensation:  i)  in  cash 
ChF 8,374.4 comprised of basic salary ChF 4,609.7 and 
bonus  ChF  3,764.7  and  ii)  as  allowances  in  kind  ChF 
602.6, as employer’s social charges ChF 1,035.2, adding 
up to a total compensation of ChF 10,012.2. These figures 
include  the  compensation  to  mr.  julián  Díaz  González, 
Chief Executive Officer of  Dufry AG, and the member of 
the  Group  Executive  Committee  with  the  highest  total 
compensation, who received a compensation: i) in cash 

Financial ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013FChF 1,933.6 comprised of basic salary ChF 1,065.9 and 
bonus ChF 867.7 and ii) as allowances in kind ChF 33.3, 
as employer’s social charges ChF 229.0, adding up to a 
total compensation of ChF 2,195.9.

of the Group Executive Committee, nor to their related par-
ties and there are also no loans or guarantees received or 
provided to these members, nor to their related parties.

In the years 2013 and 2012 there were no other compensa-
tions paid directly or indirectly to active or former members 

For details regarding conditions of restricted Stock unit 
(rSu) and Performance Share unit (PSu) Plans, refer to 
note 28 of the consolidated financial statements.

10. appropriation of aVailable earnings

In THousAnDs of CHf

retained earnings

movement in reserves for treasury shares

reclassification from share premium

Net earnings (loss) for the year

Available earnings at December 31

To be carried forward

2013

77,207

23,497

7,981

12,801

121,486

121,486

2012

52,227

(28,120)

–

53,100

77,207

77,207

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To the General Meeting of 

Dufry AG, Basel 

Basel, 5 March 2014 

Report of the statutory auditor on the financial statements 

As statutory auditor, we have audited the financial statements of Dufry AG, which comprise the 
statement of financial position, income statement and notes (pages 132 to 139), for the year ended  
31 December 2013. 

Board of Directors’ responsibility 
The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with 
the requirements of Swiss law and the company’s articles of incorporation. This responsibility includes 
designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation of 
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Board 
of Directors is further responsible for selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making 
accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.  

Auditor’s responsibility 
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We 
conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Auditing Standards. Those standards 
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial 
statements are free from material misstatement. 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in 
the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the 
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or 
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal control system relevant to the 
entity’s preparation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in 
the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s 
internal control system. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies 
used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall 
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is 
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. 

Opinion 
In our opinion, the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2013 comply with Swiss law 
and the company’s articles of incorporation. 

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2 

Report on other legal requirements 

We confirm that we meet the legal requirements on licensing according to the Auditor Oversight Act 
(AOA) and independence (article 728 Code of Obligation (CO) and article 11 AOA) and that there are no 
circumstances incompatible with our independence. 

In accordance with article 728a paragraph 1 item 3 CO and Swiss Auditing Standard 890, we confirm 
that an internal control system exists, which has been designed for the preparation of financial 
statements according to the instructions of the Board of Directors. 

We further confirm that the proposed appropriation of available earnings complies with Swiss law and 
the company’s articles of incorporation. We recommend that the financial statements submitted to you 
be approved. 

 Ernst & Young Ltd 

Patrick Fawer 
Licensed audit expert 
(Auditor in charge) 

  Olaf Reich 
  Licensed audit expert 

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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 
2014 please refer to page 164 of this Annual report.

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Financial ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013FCorporate 
GovernanCe

this report follows the guidelines relating to corporate 
Governance by sIX swiss exchange. All information within 
this corporate Governance report refers to the company 
organization, Internal regulations and Articles of Incor-
poration that were in effect as of December 31, 2013. With 

Dufry is committeD  
to gooD corporate  
gov ernance, openness 
anD transparency.

the new “ordinance against excessive compensation with 
respect to stock exchange listed companies” (oaec), is-
sued by the swiss Federal council in November 2013 and 
coming  into  effect  as  of  January  1,  2014,  there  will  be 
changes  and  adjustments  (e.g.  for  competencies  of  the 
General  Meeting  of  shareholders,  changes  within  the 
Articles of Incorporation and the Internal company reg-
ulations) that must be implemented within allowed time 
frames stipulated by the ordinance.

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 11 
of this Annual report.

listed company

company 

  Dufry AG, Brunngässlein 12, 4052 Basel, switzerland  
(hereinafter “ Dufry AG” or the “company”)

listinG 

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 4,839,731,770 as of December 31, 2013

percentaGe of shares held by  dufry aG

0.389 % of  Dufry AG share capital as of December 31, 2013

security numbers  

registered shares:  
IsIN-code cH0023405456, swiss security-No. 2340545 
ticker symbol DuFN

Brazilian Depositary receipts (BDrs): 
IsIN-code BrDAGBBDr008 
ticker symbol DAGB33

non-listed companies
For  a  table  of  the  operational  non-listed  consolidated 
entities  please  refer  to  page  128  in  section  Financial 
statements of this Annual report*.

*  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 2013, the following significant shareholders held 
more than 3 % of the share capital as of December 31, 2013*.

shareholder 

percentaGe

(são paulo / Brazil) are holders of Fundo de Investimento de Ações santa 
rita – Investimentos no exterior. peninsula participações s.A. and paic 
participações Ltda. are controlled by the following individuals: Abilio Diniz,  
Ana Maria Falleiros dos santos Diniz D’Avila, João paulo Falleiros dos 
santos Diniz, pedro paulo Falleiros dos santos Diniz, Adriana Falleiros 
dos santos Diniz, rafaela Marchesi Diniz, Miguel Marchesi Diniz. onyx 
2006 participações Ltda. is controlled by rio plate empreendimentos e 
participações Ltda., which is controlled by Abilio Diniz.

 c)  stanhore trading International s.A. is controlled by tarique Limited (Gibral-
tar), clownsvis B.V. (Luxembourg / Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), orca s.à.r.l. 
(Luxembourg / Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) and rio plate empreendimen-
tos e participações Ltda. (são paulo / Brazil), which are directly and indirectly 
controlled by Mr. Abilio Diniz.

22.24 % 
4.80 % (sales position)

Further details regarding the shareholders and share-
holder  groups  mentioned  above  and  the  disclosures 
mentioned  below  are  available  on  the  website  of  sIX 
swiss exchange on 

Group of shareholders consisting of various  
companies and legal entities including travel  
retail Investment s.c.A., Folli Follie commercial  
Industrial and technical s.A. and Hudson Media,  
Inc., such group representing the interests of  
Andrés Holzer Neumann, Julián Díaz González,  
Juan carlos torres carretero, James s. cohen,  
James s. cohen Family Dynasty trust and 
Dimitrios Koutsolioutsos (1) 

Franklin resources, Inc. (2) 

Norges Bank (the central Bank of Norway) 

Group of shareholders represented by  
tarpon Gestora de recursos s.A.(3) 

5.08 %

3.01 %

4.81 %

(1) shares held through:
 a)  travel  retail  Investment  s.c.A.  (Luxembourg /Grand  Duchy  of  Luxem- 
bourg). shares in travel retail Investment s.c.A. are held by: 1) petrus 
pte. Ltd. (singapore) which in turn is held by the Bingo trust (New Zea-
land). travel retail Investments s.á.r.l. is the general manager and sole 
manager  of  travel  retail  Investment  s.c.A.  petrus  pte.  Ltd.  holds  the 
majority of the shares in travel retail Investment s.c.A. and travel re-
tail Investments s.á.r.l. Mr. Andrés Holzer Neumann is the settlor of the 
the Bingo trust and exercises indirect control over the trust. 2) Wither-
spoon Investments LLc (Wilmington, De / usA) which is held directly by  
Mr. Juan carlos torres. 3) Mr. Julián Díaz González (Lachen / switzerland). 

 b) Mr. Julián Díaz González (holding shares directly).
 c) Mr. Andrés Holzer Neumann (holding shares directly). 
 d)  petrus pte. Ltd. and various companies held directly by Grupo Industrial 
omega, s.A. de c.V. (cuidad de Mexico / Mexico), which is controlled by 
Mr. Andrés Holzer Neumann.

 e)  Mr. James s. cohen holds his shares partly directly and partly through 

Hudson Media, Inc. (east rutherford, NJ / usA), which he controls.

 f)  James s. cohen Family Dynasty trust (east rutherford, NJ / usA) holds all 
its shares directly. Mr. James s. cohen is the Grantor of this trust, but is 
not a beneficiary of the trust. 

 g)  Dimitrios Koutsolioutsos holds his shares indirectly through Folli Follie 
commercial Industrial and technical s.A. (Agios stephanos /Greece) and 
cordial Worldwide Ltd (British Virgin Islands), which he controls. 

(2)  Franklin  resources,  Inc.  (san  Mateo /cA,  usA)  is  the  parent  company  of 
Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLc (short Hills / NJ, usA) and Franklin temple-
ton Investment Management Limited (edinburgh, scotland). each of these 
subsidiaries has discretionary voting authority over shares of  Dufry AG held 
by funds and separate accounts managed by such subsidiary and may be 
deemed as indirect shareholders.

(3) shares held through:
 a)  Various tarpon Funds, which are investment funds discretionarily managed 
by tarpon Gestora de recursos s.A. (são paulo / Brazil) as investment advi-
sor. tarpon Gestora de recursos s.A. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of tarpon 
Investimentos s.A. (são paulo / Brazil), a Brazilian publicly listed company, 
controlled by the following individuals: José carlos reis de Magalhães Neto, 
pedro de Andrade Faria, eduardo silveira Mufarej, Fernando shayer, Marcelo  
Gulmarães  Lopo  Lima,  José  Alexandre  carneiro  Borges,  Miguel  Gomes 
Ferreira, Antonio Augusto torres de Bastos Filho and philip Vincent reade. 
 b)  peninsula Funds: Fundo de Investimento de Ações santa rita – Investi-
mentos no exterior. peninsula participações s.A. (são paulo / Brazil), paic 
participações Ltda. (são paulo / Brazil) and onyx 2006 participações Ltda. 

http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/shares/companies/
major_shareholders_en.html

changes of significant shareholders in connection with 
Art.  20  of  sestA  during  fiscal  year  2013  can  be  sum-
marized as follows:

credit suisse Group aG,  paradeplatz  8,  postfach,  8070 
Zurich, switzerland, informed the company that its share-
holding (held indirectly as a group of companies through 
various subsidiaries and investment funds controlled by 
credit suisse Group AG) had gone below the threshold of 
3 % on september 3, 2013, due to a sale transaction. 

previous  disclosures  in  fiscal  year  2013:  participation 
had  gone  below  the  threshold  of  5 %  to  4.6936 %  (pur-
chase  positions  of  4.5615 %  in  registered  shares  and 
0.1321 %  as  equity  swap;  sale  positions  of  0.5656 %  as 
equity swap) on July 3, 2013, due to a sale transaction. 

participation  had  gone  above  the  threshold  of  5 %  to 
5.505 %  (purchase  positions  of  5.316 %  in  registered 
shares  and  0.19 %  as  equity  swap;  sale  positions  of 
0.229 % as equity swap) on March 5, 2013, due to a pur-
chase transaction. 

participation  had  gone  above  the  threshold  of  3 %  to 
3.54 %  (purchase  positions  of  3.366 %  in  registered 
shares  and  0.174 %  as  equity  swap;  sale  positions  of 
0.23 %  as  equity  swap)  on  February  22,  2013,  due  to  a 
purchase transaction. 

participation  had  gone  below  the  threshold  of  3 %  on 
February 14, 2013, due to a sale transaction. 

the previous holding as of December 31, 2012, was 4.60 % 
of the share capital of  Dufry AG.

*   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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franklin  resources,  inc.,  one  Franklin  parkway,  san 
Mateo, cA 94403-1906, usA, informed the company that 
its shareholding had gone above the threshold of 5 % to 
5.08 % of the share capital of  Dufry AG on July 26, 2013, 
due to a purchase transaction. Franklin resources, Inc. 
is the parent company of Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLc 
and  Franklin  templeton  Investment  Management  Lim-
ited. each of these subsidiaries has discretionary voting 
authority  over  shares  of   Dufry  AG  held  by  funds  and 
separate accounts managed by such subsidiary and may 
be deemed as indirect shareholders.

previous disclosure in fiscal year 2013: participation had 
gone above 3 % to 3.07 % on June 3, 2013, due to a pur-
chase transaction. 

Global retail Group s.à r.l, 76 Grand rue, L-1660 Luxem-
bourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, an entity controlled 
by  Advent  International  corporation,  notified  the  com-
pany, that its shareholding had gone below the threshold 
of 3 % on January 15, 2013, due to a sale transaction.

the  previous  holding  as  of  December  31,  2012,  was 
13.07 % of the share capital of  Dufry AG. 

messrs. andrés holzer neumann, Julián díaz González, 
Juan carlos torres carretero, James s. cohen, James s. 
cohen family dynasty trust and dimitrios koutsolioutsos 
form a group of shareholders and disclosed a participation 
of 22.24 % of the share capital of  Dufry AG on December 
11, 2013, due to the extension of the shareholder group (by 
Mr. Koutsolioutsos interests) and the crossing of the 20 % 
threshold  (purchase  position  of  22.24 %  in  registered 
shares and sale position of 4.80116 % in several options 
(long put options / short call options). the holdings are held 
directly and indirectly (inter alia through travel retail In-
vestment  s.c.A.,  petrus  pte.  Ltd.,  Witherspoon  Invest-
ments LLc, various companies of Grupo Industrial omega, 
Hudson Media, Inc., Folli Follie commercial Industrial and 
technical s.A., and cordial Worldwide Ltd).

previous disclosures in fiscal year 2013: participation of 
19.02 % on october 4, 2013, due to the extension of the 
shareholder group (by Mr. cohen’s and the James s. co-
hen Family Dynasty trust’s interests) and the crossing 
of the 15 % threshold. 

Messrs. Andrés Holzer Neumann, Julián Díaz González, 
Juan carlos torres carretero informed the company that 
they form a group of shareholders and disclosed a par-
ticipation of 13.68 % of the share capital of  Dufry AG on 
september 12, 2013. 

mr. andrés holzer neumann notified the company that 
on september 12, 2013, his participation (held, inter alia, 

through travel retail Investment s.c.A., and petrus pte. 
Ltd.) had gone below 3 %, as he formed a group of share-
holders  with  Messrs.  Julián  Díaz  González  and  Juan 
carlos torres carretero. see comments above regarding 
the group of shareholders consisting of Messrs. Andrés 
Holzer Neumann, Julián Díaz González, Juan carlos tor-
res carretero, James s. cohen, James s. cohen Family 
Dynasty trust and Dimitrios Koutsolioutsos.

previous disclosures in fiscal year 2013: Mr. Andrés Hol-
zer Neumann notified the company that the terms of the 
financial instruments relating to the 5 % sale position had 
changed on May 16, 2013 and that his current purchase 
position  was  13.36 %.  on  January  17,  2013  he  had  in-
creased his indirect and direct holdings (held, inter alia, 
through travel retail Investment s.c.A., petrus pte. Ltd. 
and various companies held by Industrial omega, s.A. 
de c.V.) to 13.18 %, due to a purchase transaction.

the previous holding as of December 31, 2012, was 7.49 % 
of the share capital of  Dufry AG. 

hudson media, inc., one Meadowlands plaza, suite 902, 
east rutherford, NJ 07073 usA, informed the company 
that on october 4, 2013, its participation had gone below 
3 %, as James s. cohen, Hudson Media, Inc., travel retail 
Investment s.c.A., and James s. cohen Family Dynasty 
trust act in concert pursuant to the terms and conditions 
of a shareholders agreement dated october 4, 2013. see 
comments  above  regarding  the  group  of  shareholders 
consisting  of  Messrs.  Andrés  Holzer  Neumann,  Julián 
Díaz González, Juan carlos torres carretero, James s. 
cohen, James s. cohen Family Dynasty trust and Dimi-
trios Koutsolioutsos.

previous disclosures in fiscal year 2013 of Hudson Media, 
Inc.: participation had gone above 5 % to 5.077 % on April 
5, 2013, due to a purchase transaction.

the previous holding as of December 31, 2012, was 3.89 % 
of the share capital of  Dufry AG. 

morgan stanley & co. international plc, 25 cabot square, 
canary Wharf, London e14 4QA, uK, informed the com-
pany that on December 12, 2013, its participation had gone 
below the 3 % threshold, as a result of the share capital 
increase by  Dufry. 

previous disclosures in fiscal year 2013: Morgan stanley &  
co. International pLc informed the company that on De-
cember 6, 2013, it held a participation of 5.0004 % of the 
share  capital  of   Dufry  AG  through  direct  and  indirect 
holdings (purchase positions of various financial instru-
ments consisting of european options – long put options 
and short call options with various strikes). this disclo-

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holding  the  voting  rights.  there  were  various  previous 
disclosures by the same shareholder during fiscal year 
2013, due to changes in the group of companies holding 
the voting rights or amendments of the financial instru-
ments.  on  January  17,  2013,  Morgan  stanley  had  in-
creased its direct and indirect holdings to 5.00542 % of 
the share capital of  Dufry AG (by entering into financial 
instruments).

norges bank (the central bank of norway), Bankplassen 
2, p.o. Box 1179 sentrum, 0107 oslo, Norway, informed the 
company that its shareholding had gone above the thresh-
old  of  3 %  to  3.01 %  of  the  share  capital  of   Dufry  AG  on 
November 13, 2013, due to a purchase transaction. 

tarpon Gestora de recursos s.a., rua Iguatemi, 151, 23rd 
floor, são paulo, Brazil, 01451-011 and peninsula partici-
pações s.A., Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 2.055, 15th 
Floor, são paulo, sp, Brazil, 01452-000, both as represen-
tative  of  a  group  of  shareholders  consisting  of  several 
Brazilian investment funds and hedge funds such as tar-
pon Funds, peninsula Funds, and stanhore trading Inter-
national s.A. informed the company that the shareholding 
by  the  group  of  shareholders  had  gone  below  the  5 % 
threshold to 4.81 % on December 17, 2013, as a result of a 
share capital increase by  Dufry. 

previous disclosures in 2013: tarpon Gestora de recur-
sos s.A. informed the company that it had represented 
a group of shareholders and that this group held a par-
ticipation of 5.22 % on october 14, 2013. 

shareholder agreements
the group of shareholders consisting of various compa-
nies and legal entities representing the interests of An-
drés Holzer Neumann, Julián Díaz González, Juan carlos 
torres carretero, James s. cohen, James s. cohen Fam-
ily Dynasty trust and Dimitrios Koutsolioutsos have three 
different shareholders agreements.

shareholders agreement between petrus pte. Ltd. (in-
terests of Mr. Holzer Neumann), Witherspoon Investment 
LLc (interests of Mr. torres), Mr. Díaz González, Mr. tor-
res and travel retail s.à.r.l. (interests of Messrs. Holzer 
Neumann, torres and Díaz González). 

shareholders agreement between travel retail Invest-
ment s.c.A. (interests of Messrs. Holzer Neumann, tor-
res and Díaz González), James s. cohen, James s. cohen 
Family Dynasty trust, and Hudson Media, Inc. (interests 
of Mr. cohen).

shareholders  agreement  between  travel  retail  Invest-
ment s.c.A. (interests of Messrs. Holzer Neumann, torres 

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and Díaz González) and Folli Follie commercial Industrial 
and technical s.A. (interests of Mr. Koutsolioutsos).

the group of shareholders represented by tarpon Gestora 
de recursos s.A. have an agreement to act in concert. 

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 %.

2. Capital struCture

2.1 sHAre cApItAL

ordinary share capital  

As of December 31, 2013:  
cHF 154,525,280 (nominal value) divided in 30,905,056 fully paid registered 
shares with nominal value of cHF 5 each

conditional share capital  

cHF 13,488,100 (nominal value) divided in 2,697,620 fully paid registered 
shares with nominal value of cHF 5 each

authorized share capital 

cHF 7,331,940 (nominal value) divided in 1,466,388 fully paid registered 
shares with nominal value of cHF 5 each, issuance possible until May 2, 2014

2.2 DetAILs to coNDItIoNAL AND AutHorIZeD 
sHAre cApItAL

conditional share capital
Art. 3bis of the Articles of Incorporation, dated Decem-
ber 11, 2013, reads as follows:
1.   the share capital may be increased in an amount not 
to  exceed  cHF 13,488,100  by  the  issuance  of  up  to 
2,697,620 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  de-
bentures,  debentures  with  option  rights  or  other  fi-
nancing  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 financing instruments. the then current own-
ers 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  subse-
quent transfer of the shares shall be subject to the 
restrictions set forth in Article 5 of these Articles of 
Incorporation.

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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)  for the acquisition of enterprises, parts of an enter-
prise or participations, or for new investment plans 
or, in case of a share placement, for the financing or 
refinancing of such transactions; or

  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, particu-
larly 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 invest-
ments 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.

authorized share capital
Art. 3ter of the Articles of Incorporation, dated Decem-
ber 11, 2013, reads as follows: 
1.   the Board of Directors shall be authorized to increase 
the  share  capital  in  an  amount  not  to  exceed  cHF  
7,331,940 through the issuance of up to 1,466,388 fully 
paid registered shares with a nominal value of cHF 5 
per share by not later than May 2, 2014. Increases in 
partial amounts shall be permitted.

2.   the subscription and acquisition of the new shares, as 
well as each subsequent transfer of the shares, shall 
be subject to the restrictions of Article 5 of these Ar-
ticles of Incorporation.

3.   the Board of Directors shall determine the issue price, 
the type of payment, the date of issue of new shares, 
the conditions for the exercise of the preferential sub-
scription  rights,  and  the  beginning  date  for  dividend 
entitlement. In this regard, the Board of Directors may 
issue  new  shares  by  means  of  a  firm  underwriting 
through a banking institution, a syndicate or another 
third party and a subsequent offer of these shares to 
the current shareholders. the Board of Directors may 
permit  preferential  subscription  rights  that  have  not 
been exercised to expire or it may place these rights 
and / or  shares  as  to  which  preferential  subscription 
rights have been granted but not exercised, at market 
conditions or use them for other purposes in the inter-
est of the company. 

  b)  for the participation of strategic partners (including 
in the case of a public takeover bid) or for the purpose 
of  broadening  the  shareholder  constituency  or  in 
connection with a listing  of shares  on domestic  or 
foreign stock exchanges, including for the purpose 
of delivering shares to the participating banks in con-
nection with an over-allotment option (Greenshoe).

2.3 cHANGes IN cApItAL oF  DuFry AG

nominal share capital 

December 31, 2011 
December 31, 2012 
December 31, 2013 

conditional share capital 

December 31, 2011  
December 31, 2012 
December 31, 2013 

authorized share capital 

December 31, 2011  
December 31, 2012 
December 31, 2013 

cHF  134,881,015 
cHF  148,369,115 
cHF  154,525,280

2,836,480 
cHF 
cHF  13,488,100 
cHF  13,488,100

None 
cHF  13,488,105 
7,331,940
cHF 

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

changes in capital in 2012
At the ordinary General Meeting of shareholders on May 
2, 2012, shareholders approved the Board of Directors’ 
proposal to increase the amount of the previously existing 
conditional  capital  from  cHF 2,836,480  (567,296  regis-
tered  shares  with  nominal  value  of  cHF 5  each)  to 
cHF 13,488,100 (2,697,620 registered shares with nominal 
value of cHF 5 each).

At the same ordinary General Meeting, shareholders also 
approved the Board of Directors’ proposal to create autho-
rized share capital in an amount cHF 26,976,205 (5,395,241 
registered shares with nominal value of cHF 5 each). 

on october 10, 2012,  Dufry issued 2,697,620 shares with 
nominal value of cHF 5 from the authorized capital. Hence, 
the  existing  authorized  share  capital  decreased  from 
cHF 26,976,205 to cHF 13,488,105, and the ordinary share 
capital increased from cHF 134,881,015 to cHF 148,369,115. 

4.   the Board of Directors is further authorized to restrict 
or deny the preferential subscription rights of share-
holders  or  allocate  such  rights  to  third  parties  if  the 
shares are to be used:

changes in capital in 2013
on December 13, 2013,  Dufry issued 1,231,233 shares with 
nominal value of cHF 5 from the authorized capital. Hence, 
the  existing  authorized  share  capital  decreased  from 

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cHF 13,488,105 to cHF 7,331,940, and the ordinary share 
capital increased from cHF 148,369,115 to cHF 154,525,280. 

2.4 sHAres

As of December 31, 2013, the share capital of  Dufry AG 
is divided into 30,905,056 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 en-
titled 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 usufructu-
aries. only persons registered as shareholders or usu-
fructuaries  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 secu-
rities, such as participation certificates (“partizipations-
scheine”) or profit sharing certificates (“Genuss scheine”).

2.6 LIMItAtIoN oN trANsFerABILIty AND NoMINee 
reGIstrAtIoN oF reGIstereD sHAres

 – only persons registered as shareholders or usufruc-
tuaries 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  de-
clare 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  agree-
ment (see also Art. 5 of the Articles of Incorporation). 
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 they hold a valid written proxy granted by the ben-
eficial 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, uni-
form management or otherwise linked as well as indi-
viduals 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 oc-
curred in consequence of false statements by the pur-
chaser. 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  unibanco  s.A.  (“Depositary  Institu-
tion”) 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  conse-
quence, BDr holders are prevented to exercise directly 
any of the shareholders rights provided for by the com-
pany’s Articles of Incorporation and by the swiss corpo-
rate  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 instruc-
tions sent to them by the Depositary Institution.

to facilitate voting by BDr holders, the company entered 
into  arrangements  with  the  Depositary  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. 

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exercise  any  of  the  shareholders  rights  granted  by 
swiss corporate law or the company’s Articles of Incor-
poration 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.

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, 2013, 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) and a performance share unit 
(psu) plan, the essentials of which are disclosed under 
“compensation, shareholdings and loans” on page 157.

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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  

2003  

2016  

Ac | Nrc

Andrés Holzer Neumann  

president of Grupo Industrial omega  Mexican  

Vice-chairman 

2004  

2016  

Nrc

Jorge Born  

Xavier Bouton  

ceo of Bomagra s.A.  

Argentinian  

Director  

consultant  

French  

Director  

James s. cohen  

ceo of Hudson Media Inc.  

American  

Director  

2010  

2005  

2009  

Julián Díaz González 

ceo of  Dufry AG 

spanish 

Director, ceo 

2013 

José Lucas Ferreira de Melo  

consultant  

Brazilian  

Director  

Joaquin Moya-Angeler cabrera  

consultant 

spanish  

Director  

2010  

2005  

2016  

None

2014  

None

2014  

Nrc

2016 

2016 

2016  

None

Ac

Ac

¹  Ac: Audit committee / Nrc: Nomination and remuneration committee

3.2 eDucAtIoN, proFessIoNAL BAcKGrouND, otHer ActIVItIes AND FuNctIoNs 

Juan Carlos Torres Carretero 
Chairman, born 1949 

Andrés Holzer Neumann 
ViCE-Chairman, born 1950 

Jorge Born 
DirECtor, born 1962 

education 

education 

education 

Graduate of Boston university, holds an MBA from 
columbia university.

B.s. in economics from the Wharton school of the 
university of pennsylvania.

professional background 

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. 

1992–1997 Head of Bunge’s european operations. 
Before 1997 various capacities in the commodities 
trading, oil seeding processing and food products 
areas in Argentina, Brazil, the united states and 
europe for Bunge Ltd. 2004–2005 Board member 
of  Dufry AG. since 1997 president and chief ex-
ecutive officer of Bomagra s.A., Argentina.

current board mandates 

current board mandates 

Dufry AG, Latin American Airport Holding, Ltd. and 
opequimar, s.A. de c.V.

Dufry AG, Hochschild Mining, Ltd., Latin American 
executive  Board  at  Wharton  Business  school, 
Governors  of  the  Lauder  Institute  at  Wharton 
Business  school,  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.

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 manage-
ment operating experience. 1988 Joined Advent 
International, a private equity firm, in Boston as 
a partner. 1991–1995 partner at Advent Interna-
tional in Madrid. since 1995 Managing Director 
and senior partner in charge of Advent Interna-
tional  corporation’s  investment  activities  in 
Latin America.

current board mandates 

Dufry  AG,  Latin  American  Airport  Holding,  Ltd., 
Aeropuertos Dominicanos siglo XXI, s.A., Interna-
tional Meal company Holdings, s.A., International 
Meal company (IMc) Ltd., Grupo Gayosso, s.A. de 
c.V., tcp participações s.A., Invercap Holdings, s.A. 
de c.V., Grupo Biotoscana, s.L.u.

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Julián Díaz González
DirECtor, ChiEF EXECUtiVE oFFiCEr, born 1958

James S. Cohen 
DirECtor, born 1958

Joaquín Moya-Angeler Cabrera 
DirECtor, born 1949

education 

education 

education 

Degree in business administration from universidad 
pontificia comillas I.c.A.D.e., de Madrid.

Bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton 
school of the university of pennsylvania.

professional background 

professional background 

1989–1993 General Manager at tNt Leisure, s.A. 
1993–1997 Division Director at Aldeasa. 1997–2000 
various  managerial  and  business  positions  at 
Aeroboutiques de Mexico, s.A. de c.V. and Deor, 
s.A. de c.V. 2000–2003 General Manager of Latino-
americana Duty-Free, s.A. de c.V. since 2004 chief 
executive officer at  Dufry AG.

current board mandates 

Dufry AG, Distribuidora Internacional de Ali-
mentacion, s.A. (DIA).

since 1980 various positions at Hudson Media Inc. 
(president and ceo since 1994).

current board mandates 

Dufry AG, Hudson Media, Inc. 

Xavier Bouton 
DirECtor, born 1950

education 

Diploma in economics and finance from l’Institut 
d’etudes politiques de Bordeaux 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 Gen-
eral secretary of reader’s Digest Foundation. 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  sarreguemines,  Digoin  &  Vitry  le  François) 
(chairman of the supervisory Board).

José Lucas Ferreira de Melo
DirECtor, born 1956

education 

Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Associação 
de ensino unificado do Distrito Federal, Brazil.

professional background 

1979–1991 various positions at pricewaterhouse 
coopers Auditores Independentes. 1992 Director of 
Brazilian exchange commission (cVM). 1993–1997 
partner at pricewaterhousecoopers Auditores In-
dependentes. 1998 partner at Global control con-
sultoria.  1999–2009  executive  Director  and  later 
Vice-president  at  unibanco  –  união  de  Bancos 
Brasileiros, s.A. and unibanco Holdings, s.A. 

current board mandates 

Dufry AG, International Meal company Holdings, s.A., 
Banco Bradesco, s.A. (Member of the Audit commit-
tee),  cetip  s.A.  –  Balcão  Mercados  organizados 
(Member  of  the  Audit  committee)  and  restoque 
comércio e confecções de roupas 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.

Master’s degree in mathematics from the univer-
sity of Madrid, diploma in economics and forecast-
ing  from  the  London  school  of  economics  and 
political science and an 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 chair-
man  of  Leche  pascual.  chairman  of  Meta4 
(1997–2002)  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 
(chairman), palamon capital partners, Hildebrando, 
s.A. de c.V. (chairman), corporación tecnológica 
Andalucia  (chairman),  Board  of  trustees  of  the 
university of Almeria (chairman), Fundación Medi-
terránea (chairman), redsa s.A., Inmoan sL, Avalon 
private equity, spanish Association of universities 
Governing  Bodies  (chairman)  and  corporación 
Group Leche pascual (Vice chairman).

Messrs. Juan carlos torres carretero (chair-
man), Andrés Holzer Neumann (Vice-chair-
man),  Julián  Díaz  González  and  James  s. 
cohen are members of a group of share-
holders,  which  held  22.24 %  of  the  share 
capital of  Dufry AG as of December 31, 2013. 
see  for  details  the  disclosure  under “1.2 
significant shareholders” on page 144 of this 
Annual report. 

except  for  Mr.  Julián  Díaz  González,  who 
acts as chief executive officer of the com-
pany,  all  other  members  of  the  Board  of 
Directors are non-executive members and 
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 116 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, 
dated December 11, 2013:

 – the Board of Directors shall consist of at least three 

and at most nine 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 share-
holders 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 predecessor’s term.

 – the Board of Directors shall be renewed by rotation in 
such manner that, after a period of five years, all mem-
bers will have been subject to re-election.

 – the  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  may  be  re-

elected without limitation. 

Whenever members of the Board of Directors are pro-
posed for election or re-election at a General Meeting 
of shareholders such elections are being held as indi-
vidual elections. At the ordinary General Meeting held 
on  April  30,  2013,  Messrs.  Andrés  Holzer  Neumann, 
Jorge  Born,  José  Lucas  Fereira  de  Melo  and  Joaquin 
Moya-Angeler  cabrera  were  re-elected  for  a  term  of 
office  of  three  years.  Mr.  Julián  Díaz  González  was 
elected as a new Board member for a term of office of 
three years. 

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 com-
mittee and a Nomination and remuneration 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: José Lucas Ferreira de Melo (chairman Audit 
committee), Joaquín Moya-Angeler cabrera, Juan carlos 
torres carretero.

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 inde-
pendence of the Auditors, the review of and the decision 
on the audit plan and the audit results and the 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 mea-
sures 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 com-
pany’s accounts. the Audit committee regularly reports 
to the Board of Directors on its decisions, assessments, 
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 approximately 
2 to 3 hours in fiscal year 2013, during which the Audit 
committee  held  5  meetings.  the  auditors  attended  3 
meetings  of  the  Audit  committee  in  2013.  Members  of 
the Group executive committee attended meetings of the 
Audit  committee  as  follows:  ceo  5  meetings,  the  cFo 
who acts as secretary of the Audit committee meetings 
5 meetings.

nomination and remuneration committee
Members:  James  s.  cohen  (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 as-
suring  the  long-term  planning  of  appropriate  appoint-
ments 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 Nomi-
nation 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 ap-
prove such proposals. the Nomination and remunera-
tion committee decides on possible amendments to the 
rsu / psu  plans  and  the  overall  size  of  the  rsus  and 
psus  to  be  granted  under  the  company’s  restricted 
stock unit and performance share unit plans, if any, and 
makes proposals on the grant of options or other securi-
ties  under  any  other  management  incentive  plan  of  the 
company, if any. the Nomination and remuneration com-
mittee meets as often as business requires. the 3 meet-

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Members  of  the  Group  executive  committee  attended 
meetings of the Nomination and remuneration commit-
tee as follows: ceo 3 meetings. 

work method of the board of directors
As a rule, the Board of Directors meets about six to seven 
times a year (usually at least once per quarter). Additional 
meetings or conference calls are held as and when nec-
essary.  the  Board  of  Directors  held  8  meetings  during 
fiscal year 2013. 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 Group General 
counsel, also acting as secretary to the Board, attend the 
meetings of the Board of Directors. other members of the 
Group executive committee may attend meetings of the 
Board of Directors as and when required. Members of the 
Group  executive  committee  attended  meetings  of  the 
Board of Directors in 2013 as follows: ceo 8 meetings, 
cFo 8 meetings, Global chief operating officer 7 meet-
ings, Group General counsel 8 meetings, chief operating 
officers of the regions 1 meeting.

the Board of Directors also engages specific advisors to 
address  specific  matters  when  required.  No  external 
advisors attended meetings of the Board of Directors in 
2013. the external Auditors attended 3 meetings of the 
Audit committee in 2013.

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 Incorporation or Board regulations have not 
been delegated to another body of the company.

In accordance with the Board regulations (“organisation-
sreglement”),  the  Board  of  Directors  has  delegated  the 
operational  management  of  the  company  to  the  chief 
executive officer who is responsible for overall manage-
ment  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 con-

trol and financial planning;

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 Incor-
poration, 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 pay-
ment 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 Incorpo-
ration 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 trans-
action 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 instruments;

 – to approve the annual investment and operating bud-

gets 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 super-
visory 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,  perfor-
mance 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 perfor-
mance indicator (KpI) including customer, margins and 
investment information, balance sheet and other finan-
cial statements on a monthly basis. the management 
information is prepared on a consolidated basis as well 
as per business unit. Financial statements and key fi-
nancial  indicators/ratios  are  submitted  to  the  entire 
Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

 – Appointment and removal of the persons entrusted with 
the management and representation of the company, 

 – During Board meetings, each member of the Board may 
request  information  from  the  other  members  of  the 

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pal risks identified in 2013 are, amongst others, in the 
areas of supply chain expertise, alternative forms of 
retail distributions, relations with the airport authori-
ties, product and service quality, acquisition projects 
and  related  integration  capabilities,  inventory  valua-
tion and management, compliance with debt covenants 
and tax accounting. 

 – Detailed information on the financial risk management 
is provided in Note 39 in the Financial statements of this 
Annual report.

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 executive officer informa-
tion concerning the course of business of the company 
and the Group and, with the authorization of the chair-
man, 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 execu-
tive officer. Apart from the meetings, the chief execu-
tive  officer  reports  immediately  any  extraordinary 
event and any change within the company and within 
the  Dufry Group to the chairman.

 – For attendance of the members of the Group executive 
committee  at  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Directors  or 
meetings of the Audit committee or Nomination and 
remuneration committee please refer to section “3.4 
Internal organizational structure” above.

 – the Audit committee met 5 times in 2013 with man-
agement  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 stake-
holders. 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 
committee and attended 3 meetings of the Audit com-
mittee in 2013. 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 con-
trol systems globally. the selection of Internal Audit 
projects  and  the  scope  of  each  review  are  based  on 
risk  assessment,  with  a  focus  on  operating  risks, 
throughout  the   Dufry  Group.  In  fiscal  year  2013,  the 
Internal  Audit  conducted  56  reviews,  examining  op-
erations in 29 countries. A written report is compiled 
for every audit by Internal Audit and includes a defined 
schedule of concrete steps for implementing the mea-
sures that have been determined. In 2013, a particular 
focus was, amongst others, on compliance with pro-
cedures related to inventory and cash, and other re-
lated risks. the results of the Internal Audit report are 
communicated to management in charge and the com-
pany’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 control improvement measures are implemented 
on a timely basis.

 – the Board of Directors and the Group executive com-
mittee regularly carry out risk assessments. the ob-
jective of the risk assessments is to make the principal 
risks to which  Dufry is exposed more transparent and 

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4.1 MeMBers oF tHe Group eXecutIVe coMMIttee

As of December 31, 2013, the Group executive committee comprised eight executives. Mr. Luis Marin was appointed 
as an additional member as the company’s new chief corporate officer and joined the Group executive committee as 
of January 1, 2014. 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 nine members of the Group executive committee, followed by a short description of each member’s business 
experience, education and activities:

name 

nationality 

position 

Julián Díaz González  

Andreas schneiter  

José Antonio Gea  

pascal c. Duclos  

Luis Marin 

Xavier rossinyol  

rené riedi  

spanish  

swiss  

spanish  

swiss  

spanish 

spanish 

swiss  

chief executive officer  

chief Financial officer  

Global chief operating officer  

General counsel  

chief corporate officer 

chief operating officer region eMeA & Asia 

chief operating officer region America I  

José carlos costa da silva rosa  

portuguese 

chief operating officer region America II 

Joseph DiDomizio  

American  

chief operating officer region united states & canada  

Gec member 
since year

 2004

 2012

2004

 2005

 2014

 2004

 2000

 2006

 2008

All agreements entered into with the members of the Group executive committee are entered for an indefinite period 
of time.

4.2 eDucAtIoN, proFessIoNAL BAcKGrouND, otHer ActIVItIes AND VesteD INterests

Julián Díaz González 
ChiEF EXECUtiVE oFFiCEr, born 1958

Andreas Schneiter 
ChiEF FinanCial oFFiCEr, born 1970

José Antonio Gea
Global ChiEF opEratinG oFFiCEr, born 1963

education 

education 

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, s.A. 
1993–1997 Division Director at Aldeasa. 1997–2000 
various  managerial  and  business  positions  at 
Aeroboutiques de Mexico, s.A. de c.V. and Deor, 
s.A. de c.V. 2000–2003 General Manager of Latino-
americana Duty-Free, s.A. de c.V. since 2004 chief 
executive officer at  Dufry AG.

current board mandates 

Dufry AG, Distribuidora Internacional de Alimen-
tacion, s.A. (DIA).

Degree in business administration and specializa-
tion in finance at school of economy and Business 
Administration Berne.

professional background 

1998–2003 various positions at uBs Warburg in 
Zurich in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions. 
Joined  Dufry in 2003 as Head corporate control-
ling. 2004–2012 Head Group treasury and since 
2005 additionally Investor relations at  Dufry. since 
July 2012 chief Financial officer at  Dufry AG.

Degree in economics and business sciences from 
colegio universitario de estudios Financieros.

professional background 

1989–1995 various positions at tNt express espana, 
s.A. Director of Blue cow Division (1993–1995). 
1995–2003 various managerial positions at Aldeasa. 
Left Aldeasa as Director of operations. since 2004 
Global chief operating officer at  Dufry AG. 

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Pascal C. Duclos 
GEnEral CoUnsEl

born 1967

education 

Luis Marin
ChiEF CorporatE oFFiCEr 

born 1971

education 

Xavier Rossinyol
ChiEF opEratinG oFFiCEr 

rEGion EmEa & asia, born 1970

education 

Licence en droit from Geneva university school of 
Law, L.L.M. from Duke university school of Law. 
Licensed to practice law in switzerland and admit-
ted 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 General counsel 
and secretary to the Board of Directors at  Dufry AG.

Degree in economic sciences and Business Ad-
ministration from universidad de Barcelona.

professional Background 

1995–1998 Auditor at coopers & Lybrand. 1998–
2001 Financial controller at Derbi Motocicletas – 
Nacional Motor s.A. 2001–2004 Head of Finance 
and  Administration  of  spanish  subsidiaries  of 
Areas (member of the French group elior). Joined 
 Dufry in 2004, as Business controlling Director 
and since 2012, also responsible for mergers and 
acquisitions. since January 2014 chief corporate 
officer at  Dufry AG.

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at 
esADe (spain), MBA at esADe and at the univer-
sity 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 fi-
nance, controlling, strategic planning. Left Areas 
as its corporate Development Director. 2004–2012 
chief Financial officer at  Dufry AG. since July 2012 
chief operating officer region eMeA & Asia at 
 Dufry AG. 

René Riedi
ChiEF opEratinG oFFiCEr 

rEGion amEriCa i, born 1960

José Carlos Costa da Silva Rosa
ChiEF opEratinG oFFiCEr 

Joseph DiDomizio
ChiEF opEratinG oFFiCEr 

rEGion amEriCa ii, born 1955

rEGion UnitED statEs & CanaDa, born 1970

education 

education 

education

Degree in business administration from the school 
of economy and Business Administration Zurich.

Military and civil engineer’s degree from the Aca-
demia Militar of portugal.

Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Marketing and Business 
Administration from the university of Bridgeport.

professional Background 

professional background 

professional Background 

1978–1993  officer  with  the  portuguese  Army. 
1993–1994 Director of property Management of 
richard ellis portugal. 1994–2000 General Director 
of AmoreirasGest. 2000–2006 retail Director at 
ANA-Aeroportos  de  portugal  As.  2006–2012 
chief operating officer region south America at 
 Dufry AG. since July 2012 chief operating officer 
region America II at  Dufry AG.

1992–2008 several managerial positions in Hudson 
Group (April–september 2008: president and ceo). 
since october 2008 chief operating officer region 
united states & canada at  Dufry AG.

prior to 1993 worked in product marketing and 
international  sales  of  the  multinational  FMcG 
(Fast Moving consumer Goods) company unilever. 
1993–2000 Joined  Dufry as sales Manager eastern 
europe. product category Manager spirits & to-
bacco (1995–1996). Head of product Marketing 
(1996–1997). Director Division spirits & tobacco 
(Weitnauer Distribution Ltd. 1998–2000). 2000–2012 
chief operating officer region eurasia at  Dufry AG. 
since  July  2012  chief  operating  officer  region 
America I at  Dufry AG. 

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, institutions or foundations under private and public law with the exception of the Board mandates of Mr. Julían Díaz mentioned 
above. 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.

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

5. CoMpeNsatioN, sHareHoldiNGs aNd loaNs

the success of  Dufry is dependent on its ability to attract, 
motivate and retain excellent people. It is our aim to pro-
vide  appropriate  and  competitive  remuneration  to  our 
employees  and  to  support  their  development  in  a  high 
performance environment. 

this section of the corporate Governance report provides 
information regarding the remuneration system and com-
pensation paid to the members of the Board of Directors 
and of the Group executive committee in fiscal year 2013. 
the detailed information on remuneration and loans to the 
Board of Directors and Group executive committee (and 
former members of governing bodies) in accordance with 
Article 663bbis and the participations in accordance with 
Article 663c of the swiss code of obligations are shown 
in  the  statutory  Notes  to  the  Financial  statements  of 
 Dufry AG on pages 137 to 139. 

reMuNerAtIoN systeM to tHe MeMBers oF tHe 
BoArD oF DIrectors

the Board of Directors has the overall responsibility for 
defining the personnel and remuneration policy used for 
the entire Group, as well as the general terms and condi-
tions of employment for members of the Group executive 
committee. 

the remuneration of the members of the Board of Direc-
tors is set to attract and retain highly qualified individuals 
to serve on the Board of Directors. the Board of Directors 
determines the amount of fixed remuneration of its mem-
bers,  taking  into  account  their  responsibilities,  experi-
ence and the time they invest in their activity as members 
of the Board of Directors. the compensation for the mem-
bers  of  the  Board  of  Directors  is  not  tied  to  particular 
targets of the company and the remuneration is deter-
mined on a discretionary basis. the Nomination and re-
muneration  committee  makes  proposals  in  relation  to 
the compensation of the members of the Board of Direc-
tors.  the  Board  of  Directors  ultimately  decides  on  the 
compensation  of  its  members,  upon  proposal  of  the 
Nomination and remuneration committee, once per year 
and at its own discretion. the compensation for the mem-
bers of the Board of Directors is paid in cash (including 
social  charges).  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. 

the difference in the amount of compensation paid to the 
members of the Board of Directors in 2013 in comparison 
to 2012 is mainly due to the fact, that the chairman and 
the  Vice-chairman,  who  in  2012  had  represented  the 
interests  of  Advent  International  corporation  and  its 
funds (as a major shareholder in  Dufry) had not received 
compensation  during  that  period,  while  in  2013  both 
were compensated. Furthermore, the Board of Directors 
decided  to  raise  the  fee  as  a  member  of  the  Board  to 
tcHF 175 for 2013 (2012 tcHF 150). the fee as a member of 
a committee (Audit committee or Nomination and remu-
neration committee) was left unchanged at tcHF 50 per 
committee membership.

reMuNerAtIoN systeM to tHe MeMBers oF tHe 
Group eXecutIVe coMMIttee

Members of the Group executive committee receive com-
pensation packages, which consist of a fixed basic salary 
in cash, social benefits, allowances in kind, a performance 
related  cash  bonus  and  share-based  incentive  plans 
through restricted share units plans (rsus) and perfor-
mance share units plans (psus) respectively.

BAsIc sALAry AND ANNuAL cAsH BoNus

Dufry  aims  to  provide  competitive  compensation  to  the 
members of its Group executive committee that reflects 
the experience and the area of responsibility of each in-
dividual member. the weighting of the criteria between 
cash bonus and the amount of the fixed basic salary are 
defined on a discretionary basis. the fixed basic salary is 
usually defined once at the end of the previous year period 
and is not changed during the reporting period (except in 
cases where the member of the Group executive com-
mittee  assumes  different  responsibilities  during  a  re-
porting period). 

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 2013 and 2012 mainly eBItDA, both 
of the Group and of the pertinent region in the case of 
the  regional  chief  operating  officers.  such  financial 
measures were weighted for the ceo, Gcoo, cFo, Gen-
eral counsel and 2 of the 4 regional chief operating of-
ficers as follows: 100 % eBItDA; for 2 of the 4 regional 

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GGovernance ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013remuneration components

basic salary

cash bonus 

instrument

purpose

influenced by

– Basic compensation 
– paid in cash on monthly basis

– to attract and retain management 

– Annual short-term bonus 
– paid in cash

– pay for performance 

– position 
– competitive market environment 
– experience of the person

–  Achievement of financial results  

of the Group and of specific  
divisions, and of defined goals by 
each individual person

share-based incentives  
rsus and psus 

–  restricted stock units (rsu)  

and performance share  
units (psu), vesting conditional  
on performance

–  rewarding long-term performance
–  Aligning compensation to share-

– rsu: share price of  Dufry AG 
–  psu: cash eps growth over  

holder interests 

3 years 

allowances in kind, 
social benefits

– Allowances in kind 
–  social pension and insurance  

prerequisites

– to attract and retain management

– Market practice and position 
–  Legal requirements of social 

benefits

chief operating officers 50 % eBItDA (Fiscal year 2012: 
50 % for 3 of the 4 regional chief operating officers and 
the chief Financial officer, 100 % for the chief executive 
officer, Global chief operating officer, General counsel 
and 1 of the 4 regional chief operating officers). Non-
financial oriented targets are also taken into account and 
are reflected with a weighting of 50 % for 2 of the regional 
chief operating officers in form of individual and general 
performance  of  the  business  as  evaluated  by  the  ceo 
(Fiscal year 2012: 50 % in case of 3 of the 4 regional chief 
operating officers and the chief Financial officer). 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 2013 be-
tween  2 %  and  111 %  of  their  fixed  basic  salary  and 
amounted to cHF 3.26 million in the aggregate (2012: be-
tween  31 %  and  173 %  of  their  fixed  basic  salary  and  an 
amount of cHF 3.76 million in the aggregate). In addition, 
fringe benefits such as health insurance in an amount of 
cHF  0.39 million  in  the  aggregate  have  been  granted  to 
certain  members  (2012:  cHF  0.60 million).  the  bonus 
compensation for each of the members of the Group ex-
ecutive committee is approved by the chief executive of-
ficer at his own discretion. the total amount of the bonus 
pool  available  for  the  members  of  the  Group  executive 
committee (other than the ceo bonus) is approved by the 
ceo  following  guidelines  given  by  the  Nomination  and 
remuneration committee. the ceo informs the Board of 
Directors once per year about the amounts of compensa-
tion paid to the members of the Group executive commit-
tee (other than his own compensation). 

the ceo’s own compensation is proposed by the Nomina-
tion and remuneration committee 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 com-
mittee and the Board of Directors discuss his compensa-
tion. 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  General  counsel.  the 
compensation of the regional chief operating officers is 
reviewed once per year by the chief executive officer. 

sHAre-BAseD INceNtIVes (rsu / psu) 

the company has a restricted stock unit (rsu) plan in 
place for the members of the Group executive committee 
and selected members of the  Dufry senior Management, 
in the aggregate approximately 60 persons. Furthermore 
in  2013,  the  company  introduced  a  performance  share 
unit (psu) plan for the members of the Group executive 
committee. the purpose of both plans is to provide the 
members of the Group executive committee (and in case 
of the rsu also selected members of the senior Manage-
ment team) with an increased incentive to make significant 
and extraordinary contributions to the long-term perfor-
mance and growth of  Dufry Group, enhancing the value of 
the shares for the benefit of the shareholders of the com-
pany and increasing the ability of  Dufry Group to attract 
and retain persons of exceptional skills. 

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timing of the rsu / psu plans

year 2013

year 2014

year 2015

year 2016

rsu award 2013
Grant date

rsu award 2014
Grant date

Vesting period rsu Award 2013

Vesting period rsu Award

rsu award 2013

rsu award 2014

Vesting condition reached (yes)

Vesting condition reached (yes / No?)

psu award 2013
Grant date

Vesting period psu Award 2013

psu award 2013

Vesting condition reached (yes / No?)

restricted share units (rsu)
the rsu plan has been approved by the Nomination and 
remuneration committee for 2013 and 2014 with the re-
spective vesting dates being January 1, 2014 and January 1, 
2015. the rsu plan contains two vesting conditions: 
a)  the participants must be employed by the company for 
the full calendar year 2013 and 2014, respectively (or, 
if later, from the individual employment entry date); and
b)  the average closing price of  Dufry’s shares on the sIX 
swiss exchange of the ten previous trading days prior 
to vesting date must be 1 % higher than at grant date. 
subject to certain adjustment mechanisms due to cor-
porate  events  such  as  a  share  split,  spin-off  and 
capital increase. If the vesting conditions are met, one 
rsu represents one share of  Dufry AG. 

the  participants  of   Dufry’s  rsu  plan  2013  have  been 
granted  the  right  to  receive  on  January  1,  2014,  free  of 
charge, 117,104 rsus on aggregate (of which 40,854 rsus 
were granted to Gec members). the rsu 2013 Awards 
vested on January 1, 2014 with the relevant average price 
prior to vesting being cHF 155.44.

the rsu Awards 2014 have been approved by the Nomi-
nation  and  remuneration  committee  and  foresee  the 
same  respective  vesting  conditions.  the  rsu  Awards 
2014 shall vest on the vesting date January 1, 2015. As of 
date of this Annual report, the rsu Awards 2014 have 
not been granted yet. 

performance share units (psu)
In 2013, the members of the Group executive committee 
have  been  granted,  in  the  aggregate,  42,957  psu  and 

the vesting date for the relevant psu will be May 1, 2016. 
Vesting conditions of the psus are: 
a)  the participant’s ongoing contractual relationship on 

the vesting date; and 

b)  the  achievement  of  the  performance  target  as  de-

scribed below. 

the  number  of  shares  allocated  for  each  psu  directly 
depends on the average growth rate reached of the com-
pany’s basic earnings per share adjusted for acquisition-
related amortization and normalized for non-recurring 
effects. For the calculation of the relevant eps growth 
for the psu, the cash eps of the fiscal year preceding 
the grant date is used as a basis and is compared to the 
cash  eps  of  the  year  preceding  the  vesting  date  (final 
year cash eps). the basis for the psu Awards 2013 is 
the  cash  eps  of  2012,  which  will  be  compared  to  the 
respective metric in 2015. 

Depending on the average growth achieved, each psu will 
convert according to the following grid:
 – Minimum  threshold  of  average  cash  eps  growth  of 
3.5 % per annum must be achieved; otherwise the psu 
shall not vest and will become nil and void. the partici-
pant will not be allocated any shares from the psu.
 – For a cash eps growth of 7 % per annum (target), the 
participant shall be allocated one share for every psu 
that has vested. 

 – For a cash eps growth of 10.5 % per annum or above 
(maximum threshold), the participant shall be allocated 
two shares for every psu that has vested.

 – For a cash eps growth of between 3.5 % and 7 % per 
annum or between 7 % and 10.5 % per annum the num-

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ber of shares allocated from vested psus is calculated 
on a linear basis.

 – the maximum number of shares allocated is capped at 

two shares per vested psu. 

the contracts of the chief executive officer, the Global 
chief operating officer, and 2 regional chief operating 
officers provide for a termination notice of 3 months and 
a severance payment corresponding to the gross salary of 
24 months unless the agreement is terminated for cause.

the assessment whether the performance target is met 
for a specific grant, is performed in a conclusive and bind-
ing manner by the Nomination & remuneration commit-
tee, upon proposal of the chief executive officer, who as 
the plan administrator, will analyze potential exceptional 
and non-recurring events and make the respective adjust-
ments to normalize cash eps. 

From an economic point of view, the rsus and the psus 
are stock options with an exercise price of nil. the total 
number of rsus and of psus to be granted yearly is set 
forth in the rsu / psu plans and related documents. the 
rsu and the psu plans have been approved by the Nom-
ination  and  remuneration  committee  and  the  Board  of 
Directors.  pursuant  to  the  rsu  and  the  psu  plans,  the 
chief executive officer, in its own and sole discretion, de-
cides the amount of each specific grant to each individual 
plan participant. the grants made to the chief executive 
officer are decided by the chairman. 

the differences in the amount of compensation paid to the 
members  of  the  Group  executive  committee  in  2013  in 
comparison to 2012 are mainly due to regular salary in-
creases  based  on  annual  performance  review  and  the 
Board of Directors’ decisions for bonus payments based 
on achievement of yearly objectives set in advance, and 
additional social charges due to the vesting of the previous 
rsu plan. 

coMpeNsAtIoN coMpArIsoNs

Dufry consulted pricewaterhousecoopers AG in 2012 for 
a general review of the conditions and the structure of the 
compensation  of  the  senior  Management  and  the 
rsu / psu plans. other divisions of this firm also provided 
services as tax and Hr advisors for other projects. the 
individualized survey includes compensation data from a 
set of listed swiss and european companies with compa-
rable positions from the luxury, retail and consumer prod-
ucts  industry  as  well  as  from  third  party  advisors.  the 
companies are generally of similar size (in terms of num-
bers of employees and /or turnover) or complexity as  Dufry 
and have a significant international presence. Moreover, 
in order to reflect broader swiss remuneration practice, 
the  survey  also  considers  swiss  companies  from  other 
sectors (the private banking, insurance, industry and lo-
gistics sectors). this group mainly includes sMIM compa-
nies  of  a  size  (number  of  employees  and /or  turnover) 
similar to  Dufry. In 2013,  Dufry did not conduct an addi-
tional compensation survey.

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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 shareholders 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 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 be represented at the Meeting of shareholders. 

As explained under section 2.6 above, BDr holders do not 
own the  Dufry AG shares underlying their BDrs. As a con-
sequence,  BDr  holders  are  prevented  from  exercising 
directly any of the shareholders rights provided for by the 
company’s Articles of Incorporation and by swiss corpo-
rate  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 instruc-
tions sent to them by the Depositary Institution. 

see section 2.6 above or the Articles of Incorporation on 
our website 

http://www.dufry.com/en/Investors/Articlesofincorporation/
index.htm 

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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 pro-
posals of the shareholders, who demand that the Meet-
ing of shareholders be called or that items be included 
in the agenda.

one or more shareholders with voting rights whose com-
bined holdings represent an aggregate nominal value of 
at least cHF 1,000,000 may request that an item be in-
cluded in the agenda of a Meeting of shareholders. such 
a request must be made in writing to the Board of Direc-
tors 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  share-
holders 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. share-
holders who dispose of their shares before the Meeting of 
shareholders are no longer entitled to vote.

the  Meeting  of  shareholders  shall  be  duly  constituted 
irrespective of the number of shareholders present or of 
shares represented. unless the law or Articles of Incor-
poration  provide  for  a  qualified  majority,  an  absolute 
majority of the votes represented at a Meeting of share-
holders 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.

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 contribution in kind or in ex-
change 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 cor-

responding quorum

6.3 coNVocAtIoN oF tHe MeetING oF sHArHoLDers

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 aggre-
gate not less than 10 % of the share capital can request, 
in writing, that a Meeting of shareholders shall be con-
vened. 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 ordi-
nary mail.

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7.1 Duty to MAKe AN oFFer

ments of  Dufry AG (including quarterly reviews) and its 
subsidiaries, as well as the consolidated financial state-
ments of  Dufry Group. 

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 nei-
ther 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 and 
performance share units awarded to the rsu / psu plan 
participants shall vest immediately. 

In case of change of control, all amounts drawn under the 
cHF 650,000,000  multicurrency  revolving  credit  facility 
agreement,  the  usD  1,000,000,000  multicurrency  term 
credit facility agreement and the eur 500,000,000 mul-
ticurrency term credit facility shall become immediately 
due and payable. Furthermore, all amounts due under the 
usD  500,000,000  senior  Notes  due  2020  shall  become 
immediately due and payable.

While not directly containing a change of control clause, the 
contracts of the chief executive officer, the Global chief 
operating officer and 2 regional chief operating officers 
provide for a termination notice of 3 months and a sever-
ance payment corresponding to the salary of 24 months 
unless the agreement is terminated for cause.

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 Audi-
tor 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 De-
cember  31,  2013.  Mr.  Fawer  took  the  existing  auditing 
mandate in 2011.

8.2 AuDItING Fee

8.3 ADDItIoNAL Fees

Additional fees amounting to cHF 1.3 million were paid to 
ernst & young Ltd for transaction services and cHF 0.3 mil-
lion for tax services. 

8.4 superVIsory AND coNtroL INstruMeNts per-
tAINING to tHe AuDIt

the Audit committee as a committee of the Board of Di-
rectors reviews and evaluates the performance and in-
dependence 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 pro-
posed for election at the General Meeting of sharehold-
ers. the decision regarding this agenda item is then taken 
by the Board of Directors. When evaluating the perfor-
mance and independence of the Auditors, the Audit com-
mittee  puts  special  emphasis  on  the  following  criteria: 
Global  network  of  the  audit  firm,  professional  compe-
tence  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 com-
mittee 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  man-
dates to the Auditors.

the Audit committee determines the scope of the external 
audit and the relevant methodology 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 com-
mittee once per year, informing them in detail on the result 
of their audit. the Auditors also review the interim quar-
terly reports before these publications are released. 

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.

During fiscal year 2013,  Dufry agreed with ernst & young 
Ltd to pay a fee of cHF 3.3 million for services in connec-
tion  with  auditing  the  statutory  annual  financial  state-

In addition, the Audit committee reviews regularly the in-
ternal audit plan. Internal Audit reports are communicated 
to management in charge and the company’s senior man-

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Governance ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013Gagement on an on-going basis and to the Audit committee 
on a quarterly basis.

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 
2014 please refer to page 164 of this Annual report.

company’s website:

Latest news:

Articles of incorporation: 

Financial reports:

During the fiscal year 2013, the Audit committee held 5 
meetings. the Auditors were present at 3 of those meet-
ings. 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 
the last time in 2011.

9. iNforMatioN poliCy

Dufry is committed to an open and transparent commu-
nication with its shareholders, financial analysts, potential 
investors, the media, customers, suppliers and other in-
terested parties.

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

In addition,  Dufry AG organizes presentations and confer-
ence calls with the financial community and media to fur-
ther 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: 

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

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GGovernance ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013InformatIon 
for Investors 
and medIa

 dufry sHares

sIX swiss exchange
registered shares
DuFN
cH0023405456 

Listing 
type of security 
ticker symbol 
IsIN-No. 
swiss security-No  2340545
DuFN.VX
reuters 
DuFN VX
Bloomberg 

 dufry Bdrs

Listing 
type of security 
ticker symbol 
IsIN-No. 
reuters 
Bloomberg 

BM & FBoVespA
 Brazilian Depositary receipts (BDrs)
DAGB33
BrDAGBBDr008
DAGB33.sA
DAGB33 BZ 

dufry seNior Notes

type of security 
size of issue 
Interest rate 
Maturity 
IsIN-No. 

Bloomberg 

senior Notes
usD 500 million
5.5 % p.a., paid semi-annually
october 15, 2020
usL2660rAA25 (serie reG s)
us26433uAA34 (serie 144A)
DuFscA

Key dates iN 2014

April 29, 2014 
May 6, 2014 
July 31, 2014 
November 3, 2014  results First Nine Months 2014

Annual General Meeting
results First Quarter 2014
results First Half year 2014

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iNvestor relatioNs 

sara lizi
Manager Investor relations
phone + 55 21 2157 9901
sara.lizi@br. dufry.com

rafael duarte
Investor relations
phone + 41 61 266 45 77
rafael.duarte@ dufry.com

natália barcellos
Investor relations
phone + 55 21 2157 9927
natalia.barcellos@br. dufry.com

Media relatioNs

lubna haj issa
corporate communications
phone + 41 61 266 44 46
lubna.haj-issa@ dufry.com

mario rolla
corporate communications
phone + 55 21 2157 9611
mario.rolla@br. dufry.com

Governance ReportDufry AnnuAl report 2013G 
 
address
corporate 
HeaDquarters

Dufry AG
Brunngässlein 12
P.O. Box
4010 Basel
Switzerland
Phone +41 61 266 44 44

dufry.Com

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.

publisher  Dufry AG, Basel
concept, production tolxdorff & eicher consulting, Horgen
design MetaDesign, Zurich
print Feldegg Medien AG, schwerzenbach

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EMEA & ASIA
Czech Republic: Prague

Armenia: Yerevan

AMERICA II
Bolivia: La Paz, Santa Cruz

France: Nice, Martinique, Guadeloupe

China: Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu

Brazil: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, 

Greece: Araxos, Athens, Aktio, 

Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap

Belém, Belo Horizonte, Campinas, Curitiba, 

Alexandroupoli, Anchialos, Chania, Corfu, 

Indonesia: Bali

Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Natal, Porto Alegre,  

Doirani, Evzonoi, Heraklion, Igoumenitsa, 

Kazakhstan: Astana

Recife, Salvador 

Kakkavia, Kalamata, Karpathos, Kastanies, 

Sri Lanka: Hambantota

Katakolo, Kavala, Kefalonia Kipoi, Kos, 

United Arab Emirates: Sharjah

Krystallopigi, Limnos, Mykonos, Mytilini, 

Niki, Patras, Piraeus,Promachonas,  

Rhodes, Sagiada, Samos, Santorini, Skiathos, 

AMERICA I
Argentina: Buenos Aires, Cordoba,  

Symi, Thessaloniki, Zante, on-board of 

Mendoza, Bariloche

UNITED STATES & CANADA
Canada: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, 

Halifax

United States: Over 50 cities including 

Albuquerque, Anchorage, Atlantic City, 

ferries of Anek, Blue Star and Superfast

Caribbean Islands: Dominican Republic, 

Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, 

Italy: Milan, Rome, Bergamo, Genoa, 

Puerto Rico, Aruba, Antigua, Bahamas, 

Burlington, Charleston, Chicago, Cleveland, 

Florence, Naples, Turin, Venice, Verona

Barbados, Bonaire, Curaçao, Grand Turk, 

Dallas, Denver, Ft Lauderdale, Fresno, 

Serbia: Belgrade

Spain: Tenerife

Grenada, Jamaica, St Kitts, St Lucia, 

Greenville-Spartanburg, Harrisburg, 

St Maarten, St Thomas, Trinidad

Houston, Jackson, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, 

Switzerland: Basel-Mulhouse, Samnaun

Ecuador: Guayaquil

Manchester, Memphis, Miami, Myrtle, 

Russia: Moscow

Honduras: Roatan

Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Newark, 

Mexico: Mexico City, Acapulco, Algodones, 

Norfolk, Okaloosa, Omaha, Orlando, 

Algeria: Algiers

Cancun, Cozumel, Guadalajara,  

Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburg, Portland, 

Egypt: Sharm-el-Sheikh, Asyud, Borg El Arab

Ixtapa, Laredo, Leon, Los Cabos, Mahahual, 

Raleigh, Richmond, Rochester, San Diego, 

Ghana: Accra

Ivory Coast: Abidjan

Mazatlan, Monterrey, Nogales, Progreso,  

San Francisco, San José, Seattle, St. Louis, 

Puerto Vallarta, Reynosa

Santa Ana, Washington

Morocco: Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir, 

Nicaragua: Managua, El Espino, Guasaule, 

Dakhla, Essaouira, Fez, Nador, Oujda,  

Las Manos, Peñas Blancas

Rabat, Tangier

Uruguay: Montevideo, Punta del Este

Tunisia: Tunis, Djerba, Monastir, Sfax, 

Cruise Lines: on-board of ships of  

Tabarka, Tozeur

Norwegian Cruise Lines