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D <strong>reyfus</strong> S <strong>ons</strong> & C o<br />

L I M I T E D<br />

B anquiers B asel<br />

E S TA B L I S H E D 1813<br />

A <strong>nnual</strong> R <strong>eport</strong><br />

D <strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong>


Contents<br />

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<strong>31</strong><br />

Telephone +41 61. 286 66 66<br />

Fax +41 61. 272 24 38<br />

contact@d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />

www.d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />

Five Year Summary<br />

Board of Directors and Management<br />

R<strong>eport</strong> to the General Meeting<br />

Balance Sheet at D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />

Profit and Loss Account for the Year ended<br />

D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />

Notes to Financial Statements<br />

1. Business Activities<br />

2. Principles of Accounting and Valuation<br />

3. Information regarding the Balance Sheet<br />

4. Information concerning Off-Balance Sheet<br />

Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

5. Information concerning the Profit and Loss Account<br />

6. Information regarding the Bank’s own resources<br />

R<strong>eport</strong> of the Statutory Auditors<br />

Aeschenvorstadt 16<br />

P.O. Box<br />

ch-4002 Basel<br />

Switzerland


Total equity<br />

(before appropriation of profit)<br />

Balance sheet total<br />

Net Interest Income<br />

Net Income from Commission<br />

Business and Services<br />

Profit from Trading<br />

Other Ordinary Profit<br />

Subtotal Net Income<br />

Administrative Expenses<br />

Gross Profit<br />

Profit of the year<br />

Number of staff<br />

(expressed as full-time employees)<br />

Total equity/Balance sheet total<br />

(in percent)<br />

Profit of the year/Total equity<br />

(in percent)<br />

Administrative expenses/Net Income<br />

(in percent)<br />

Profit of the year/staff<br />

(in chf)<br />

Five year summary<br />

(in mio chf)<br />

(in mio chf)<br />

2<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008 2007 2006 2005<br />

423.7 414.3 399.4 365.8 341.4<br />

2 333.2 1 848.6 1 553.2 1 458.7 1 296.7<br />

18.5 25.9 26.5 22.6 20.3<br />

94.3 114.4 1<strong>31</strong>.4 107.4 98.0<br />

10.2 9.9 10.0 8.9 8.7<br />

0.9 –4.9 3.4 5.8 6.9<br />

123.9 145.3 171.3 144.7 133.9<br />

–74.1 –78.8 –85.9 –78.3 –71.8<br />

49.9 66.5 85.4 66.4 62.1<br />

35.3 47.6 59.8 47.7 42.7<br />

183 179 179 179 181<br />

18.2 22.4 25.7 25.1 26.3<br />

8.3 11.5 15.0 13.0 12.5<br />

59.8 54.2 50.1 54.1 53.6<br />

193 009 266 005 334 082 266 542 236 077


As of General Meeting of March 16, 2010<br />

Prof. Dr. Hans Guth-D<strong>reyfus</strong>, Honorary Chairman<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Andreas Guth, Chairman<br />

Alexis Blum, Deputy Chairman<br />

Pierre D<strong>reyfus</strong>, Deputy Chairman<br />

Otto E. Bargezi Peter Krummenacher<br />

Vladimir B. D<strong>reyfus</strong> Dr. Rudolf Roth-Olum<br />

Catherine D<strong>reyfus</strong> Soguel François Voss<br />

Paul Dubey<br />

Dr. Sebastian Burckhardt, Secretary of the Board of Directors<br />

Management<br />

Executive Management:<br />

Otto E. Bargezi, Chairman<br />

Stefan Knöpfel, Deputy Chairman<br />

Peter Krummenacher<br />

Bernard Blum Dr. Egon Meyer<br />

Dr. Beat Lehmann René Stalder<br />

Richard Mayr<br />

Managers: Claude Levy Bernard Soguel-dit-Picard<br />

Alfred Messerli Dr. Daniel Witschi<br />

Deputy Managers: Pierre Buchs Thomas Rosch<br />

Amos Gutermann Guido Schneider<br />

Claude Kiener Jürg Stalder<br />

Jean-Jacques Leisi Christine Wey<br />

Mario Paini Jean-Pierre Wyss<br />

Peter Ramseier<br />

Assistant Managers: Andres Angst Clarisse Lyssy<br />

Thierry Bloch René Michel<br />

Pascal Brasey Dieter Minelli<br />

Raymond Brunschwig Lukas Müller<br />

Jacques Buchs Alfred Schmid<br />

Philippe Burnier Dominik Schneider<br />

Stéphane Fiechter Dr. Ursula Schneider-Fuchs<br />

Michael Fringeli Christoph Spreyermann<br />

Roger Glaus David Staehelin<br />

Philipp Gygi Beat Staub<br />

Daniel Lang<br />

Internal Auditor<br />

Nicole Gouëllo, Internal Auditor<br />

External Auditors<br />

KPMG Ltd<br />

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R<strong>eport</strong> to the General Meeting<br />

The fear of a worldwide depression, which had been<br />

widespread the previous year and had manifested itself in<br />

an actual collapse of prices on the world’s stock markets,<br />

continued during the first quarter of <strong>2009</strong>. At that point<br />

the indices for most stock markets reached their lows in<br />

this cycle.<br />

At the end of the year under review it appears that<br />

the stabilization of the global financial system by means<br />

of the stimulus programmes implemented around the<br />

world and of the bail-outs in favour of the banking<br />

system has been successful. All available indicators<br />

point to a normalization of the systemic risks. China<br />

and the USA in particular appear to have bottomed out.<br />

As a c<strong>ons</strong>equence the stock markets also recovered in<br />

the course of the year from the lows and ended the<br />

period significantly stronger than at the beginning of<br />

the year. However, we are likely to see a slowdown in<br />

the economic dynamic lasting for several years.<br />

The year under review turned out to be exceptionally<br />

eventful, also from the specific perspective of Switzerland.<br />

In the wake of the UBS tax fraud case in the USA,<br />

the Federal Council felt obliged to give in to the enormous<br />

political pressure and announced key changes to our<br />

tax and legal system. Those changes led to the launching<br />

of a discussion of some important principles at the<br />

political and judicial level, as well as in our Bank, and to<br />

a review of the business models at many banks.<br />

The developments and events described above have<br />

strongly influenced the operating result of D<strong>reyfus</strong><br />

S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers. It was difficult to achieve<br />

results comparable with those of the previous year, in<br />

which only the last quarter was marked by the crisis on<br />

the financial markets. The liquidity held by our clients,<br />

which increased again significantly, combined with<br />

extremely cautious investment of these funds, caused<br />

the balance sheet total to rise to CHF 2 333.2 mio. As a<br />

result of the central banks’ expansive monetary and fiscal<br />

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policy, interest rates for good debtors such as the Swiss<br />

National Bank fell to virtually zero. Thus the income<br />

earned on these funds fell by 28.5% to CHF 18.5 mio.,<br />

in spite of the large increase in volume. Moreover, the<br />

investment of the high liquidity led to an additional<br />

lump-sum provision amounting to CHF 1.5 mio.<br />

As the value of our clients’ assets, on average were<br />

valued significantly lower than the previous year, the<br />

income from commission business fell by 17.5% to<br />

CHF 94.3 mio. Furthermore the change in the tax-law<br />

situation in many countries led to a net outflow of<br />

assets, despite substantial new inflows – a trend that<br />

has, however, been observable for a number of years.<br />

Work has been in progress for some time on strategic<br />

opti<strong>ons</strong> in this regard.<br />

Operating expenditure was reduced by 6.0% to<br />

CHF 74.1 mio. But the cost-income ratio – the ratio of<br />

administrative expenses to net income – of barely 60%<br />

compares well with that of our competitors. Thus even<br />

after such a difficult year, we are able to r<strong>eport</strong> a profit<br />

of the year of CHF 35.3 mio.<br />

The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Richard<br />

Mayr a member of the Executive Management effective<br />

January 1, 2010 and also expresses the hope that the<br />

management will continue its traditional cooperative<br />

and successful work. It is convinced that this will enable<br />

the Bank to rise to the numerous challenges of the next<br />

few years. It wishes to thank the employees at all levels<br />

for the services they have performed extremely c<strong>ons</strong>cientiously,<br />

competently and loyally and in such a pleasant<br />

atmosphere.<br />

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Assets<br />

Liquid assets<br />

Off-Balance Sheet Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

Contingent liabilities<br />

Irrevocable commitments<br />

Liabilities for calls on shares and<br />

similar obligati<strong>ons</strong><br />

Commitment credits<br />

Derivative financial instruments<br />

Positive replacement values<br />

Negative replacement values<br />

Contract volume<br />

Fiduciary transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

Balance Sheet at D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />

Money market paper<br />

Due from banks<br />

Due from customers<br />

Securities and precious metals held<br />

in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Financial assets<br />

Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

Fixed assets<br />

Prepayments and accrued income<br />

Other assets<br />

Total assets<br />

Total subordinated loans<br />

Total amounts due from subsidiary<br />

companies and certain associates<br />

(chf)<br />

(chf)<br />

6<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

78 876 508 113 642 578<br />

1 227 688 062 878 449 402<br />

258 854 892 213 769 138<br />

59 086 843 56 605 334<br />

14 078 017 4 292 567<br />

678 603 369 558 148 293<br />

1 216 489 1 216 489<br />

2 002 000 2 002 000<br />

10 128 173 9 026 321<br />

2 627 977 11 486 527<br />

2 333 162 330 1 848 638 649<br />

0 0<br />

5 827 0<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

29 345 816 30 873 123<br />

35 <strong>31</strong>7 596 29 250 424<br />

0 0<br />

0 0<br />

929 091 9 789 480<br />

952 217 9 665 483<br />

123 422 651 332 549 655<br />

287 767 719 444 426 703


Liabilities<br />

Due to banks<br />

Due to customers in the form of<br />

fixed and savings deposits<br />

Other amounts due to customers<br />

Prepayments and accrued income<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Reserves for general banking risks<br />

Share capital<br />

General legal reserve<br />

Other reserves<br />

Profit brought forward<br />

Profit of the year<br />

Total liabilities<br />

Total amounts due to subsidiary<br />

companies and certain associates<br />

(chf)<br />

Statement of Cash Flow<br />

Due to the limited importance of the balance sheet transacti<strong>ons</strong>,<br />

no Statement of Cash Flow has been prepared.<br />

7<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

178 935 899 129 064 347<br />

356 225 482 338 854 499<br />

1 3<strong>31</strong> 836 697 909 009 518<br />

5 823 702 13 018 177<br />

5 887 001 16 627 732<br />

30 730 000 27 750 000<br />

10 000 000 10 000 000<br />

30 000 000 30 000 000<br />

51 540 000 49 090 000<br />

295 000 000 276 000 000<br />

1 862 893 1 609 550<br />

35 320 656 47 614 826<br />

2 333 162 330 1 848 638 649<br />

84 <strong>31</strong>2 427 80 772 063


Income & Expenses of Ordinary<br />

Banking Business<br />

Net Interest Income<br />

Interest and Discount Income<br />

Interest and Dividend Income<br />

from Financial Assets<br />

Interest expense<br />

Subtotal Net Interest Income<br />

Net Income from Commission Business<br />

and Services<br />

Commission Income from<br />

Securities Trading and Investments<br />

(chf)<br />

Commission Income from other Services<br />

Commission paid<br />

Subtotal Net Income from<br />

Commission Business and Services<br />

Profit from Trading<br />

Other Ordinary Profit<br />

Profit on sales of Financial Assets<br />

Income from participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

Other ordinary profits<br />

Other ordinary expenses<br />

Subtotal Other Ordinary Profit<br />

Administrative expenses<br />

Personnel expenses<br />

Operating expenses<br />

Subtotal Administrative Expenses<br />

Gross Profit<br />

Profit and Loss Account for the Year<br />

ended D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2009</strong><br />

8<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

6 887 540 21 540 266<br />

19 006 522 20 850 051<br />

–7 385 765 –16 506 161<br />

18 508 297 25 884 156<br />

95 980 442 116 083 559<br />

173 547 382 964<br />

–1 816 140 –2 066 105<br />

94 337 849 114 400 418<br />

10 206 964 9 884 750<br />

662 142 –4 539 964<br />

240 000 800 000<br />

0 0<br />

0 –1 187 600<br />

902 142 –4 927 564<br />

–56 692 365 –62 682 511<br />

–17 401 107 –16 096 648<br />

–74 093 472 –78 779 159<br />

49 861 780 66 462 601


Profit of the year<br />

Gross Profit<br />

Depreciation of Capital Assets<br />

Value adjustments, provisi<strong>ons</strong> and losses<br />

Provisional Result<br />

Extraordinary income<br />

Extraordinary expenses<br />

Taxes<br />

Profit of the year<br />

Appropriation of Profit <strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

Profit of the year<br />

Profit brought forward<br />

(chf)<br />

Profit carried to the Balance Sheet<br />

The Board of Directors proposes to the General<br />

Meeting the appropriation of the profit<br />

as follows:<br />

Transfer to general legal reserve<br />

Transfer to other reserves<br />

Distributi<strong>ons</strong> relating<br />

to share capital<br />

Other appropriati<strong>ons</strong><br />

Profit brought forward<br />

(chf)<br />

9<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

49 861 780 66 462 601<br />

0 0<br />

–3 091 <strong>31</strong>2 –2 724 498<br />

46 770 468 63 738 103<br />

0 0<br />

0 0<br />

–11 449 812 –16 123 277<br />

35 320 656 47 614 826<br />

35 320 656 47 614 826<br />

1 862 893 1 609 550<br />

37 183 549 49 224 376<br />

–1 810 000 –2 450 000<br />

–14 000 000 –19 000 000<br />

–16 200 000 –21 300 000<br />

–3 382 065 –4 611 483<br />

1 791 484 1 862 893


Notes to Financial Statements<br />

1. Business Activities<br />

D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers, was founded in<br />

Basel by Isaac D<strong>reyfus</strong>-Bernheim in the year 1813. Since<br />

then the Bank has been located in Basel and has no<br />

branches elsewhere. Although the Bank became a company<br />

limited by shares in the year 1942, its principal<br />

busi ness activities are carried on in the traditional<br />

private banking style, that is, the individual and comprehensive<br />

management of assets entrusted to it. This<br />

includes the administration of family organizati<strong>ons</strong>,<br />

corporati<strong>ons</strong>, foundati<strong>ons</strong> and trusts. The Bank’s own<br />

resources are a multiple of the legal requirements and<br />

are mainly invested in the money and capital markets.<br />

In order to enable the Bank to advise its clients by<br />

closely following financial markets it also trades – within<br />

appropriate limits – in securities, foreign exchange<br />

and precious metals as principal and as agent. As a rule,<br />

advances are granted only within the scope of assets<br />

under administration, i.e. to customers holding adequate<br />

securities. Mortgage lending and similar business<br />

do not form part of the Bank’s activities.<br />

D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers, are representatives<br />

and distributors of Monitor Fund ltd and<br />

N ippon Portfolio. Both funds are authorised foreign<br />

collective investment funds in Switzerland.<br />

The identification, management, limitation and<br />

control of risks are extensively regulated by the Board of<br />

Directors, whereas the implementation of the bank’s<br />

risk policy and risk control is the resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility of the<br />

Executive Management. All quantifiable risks are backed<br />

by an adequate underlying capital. Measures related to<br />

risks with respect to organisation, personnel and infrastructure<br />

are implemented. A comprehensive management<br />

information system (MIS) informs the Board of<br />

Directors and the Executive Management on a daily<br />

respectively monthly basis. The organisational structure<br />

of D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers, is compa-<br />

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able to the one of a typical private bank. The regulati<strong>ons</strong><br />

concerning the independence of the Board of<br />

Directors are applied in a summarized manner i.e. some<br />

members of the Board of Directors are also members of<br />

the Executive Management. Also there is no Audit<br />

Committee and it’s functi<strong>ons</strong> are exercised by the president<br />

of the Board of Directors, Mr. Andreas Guth.<br />

Since the bank grants credits only within its activities<br />

of asset management, the risk of interest rate<br />

changes in the clients business is insignificant.<br />

Counter parties are defined by an internal rating system<br />

with corresponding limits.<br />

The identification, management and limitation of<br />

market risks in the trading portfolio is made on a daily<br />

basis. In general, only tradable instruments with a high<br />

degree of liquidity should be used and attention is paid<br />

to a balanced diversification.<br />

The bank has outsourced some of its interbank ser -<br />

vices.<br />

Number of Personnel (expressed as full-time em -<br />

ployees): At the end of <strong>2009</strong> the Bank employed 183<br />

staff (prior year 179), among them are also members of<br />

the fifth and sixth generation of the founder’s family. At<br />

present nine of the employees are apprentices.<br />

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2. Principles of Accounting and Valuation<br />

The principles of accounting, presentation and valuation<br />

are governed by the provisi<strong>ons</strong> of the Swiss Code of<br />

Obligati<strong>ons</strong> Governing Corporati<strong>ons</strong>, the Federal Law on<br />

Banks and Savings Banks, its Ordinances and the guidelines<br />

of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority<br />

FINMA. The most significant principles of valuation are<br />

the following:<br />

• Transacti<strong>ons</strong> are shown in the balance sheet as at their<br />

date of completion.<br />

• Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies<br />

are converted into Swiss Francs at rates of exchange<br />

prevailing at the balance sheet date. Exchange gains and<br />

losses arising from the conversion of currencies are<br />

booked as Profit from Trading.<br />

• Liquid assets, due to and due from banks and customers<br />

are presented as the actual amounts. At the moment<br />

there is no need for individual provisi<strong>ons</strong>. General<br />

value adjustments are being made for the latent risks<br />

in the dues from customers and banks. The reckoning<br />

thereof is based on the calculated default risk according<br />

to a recognized rating agency.<br />

• Repurchase and reverse-repurchase agreement transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

are being booked as dues from banks respec -<br />

tively dues to banks.<br />

• Money market paper is shown at market value pre -<br />

vailing at the balance sheet date.<br />

• Securities and precious metals held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />

are valued at fair value at the balance sheet date and the<br />

resultant profits and losses are included in the heading<br />

Profit from Trading, including interest and dividends.<br />

• Securities shown as financial assets are held as long<br />

term investments. Debt instruments are shown in the<br />

balance sheet at nominal value and are valued according<br />

to the accrual method of valuation: premiums,<br />

respectively discounts on purchases, on premature<br />

sales or redempti<strong>ons</strong> before maturity are entered in the<br />

books as Prepayments and accrued income and appor-<br />

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tioned to accounting periods as Interest and Dividend<br />

Income from Financial Assets. Equity securities are valued<br />

at the lower of cost or market. The cost is determined<br />

by weighted averages of the purchase prices.<br />

• Majority owned participati<strong>ons</strong> are presented at acquisition<br />

cost net of any operational write-downs as per<br />

aggregate valuation.<br />

• As a rule, fixed assets are written off in the year of<br />

acquisition. Most of the bank buildings were purchased<br />

generati<strong>ons</strong> ago and therefore the value shown in the<br />

balance sheet is significantly below the fire insurance<br />

value. Maintenance and renovation costs are debited<br />

to the profit and loss account when incurred. Major<br />

capital expenditures are mostly financed by provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

accumulated in advance. The fixed assets are being<br />

regularly reviewed and their valuati<strong>ons</strong> are adjusted<br />

when needed.<br />

• Taxes owed on income and capital as part of current<br />

earnings are booked under liabilities as prepayments<br />

and accrued income.<br />

• Forward positi<strong>ons</strong> are valued at prices based on resi dual<br />

time to expiration. Derivative financial instruments<br />

held for trading purposes are valued at market prices.<br />

Transacti<strong>ons</strong> entered into for hedging purposes are<br />

valued by the same method as applied to the underlying<br />

instruments. Replacement values of derivative financial<br />

instruments include positi<strong>ons</strong> of both the bank and of<br />

its customers.<br />

• For all risks known at balance sheet date, provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

and individual value adjustments are made. Contingent<br />

risks are covered by overall adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong>.<br />

The reckoning thereof is made according to internal<br />

rules following various methods and objectives. In the<br />

position Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong> the market<br />

risks are calculated according to the value at risk and<br />

operational risks according to the Basic Indicator<br />

approach of Basel II.<br />

• The accounting and valuation principles remain<br />

unchanged.<br />

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Loans and Advances<br />

Amounts due from customers<br />

Total Loans and Advances<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

Off-Balance Sheet Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

Contingent liabilities<br />

Irrevocable commitments<br />

Liabilities for calls on shares and<br />

similar obligati<strong>ons</strong><br />

Total Off-Balance Sheet<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

There are no impaired claims.<br />

Debt instruments<br />

quoted<br />

not quoted<br />

Equity securities<br />

Precious metals<br />

Total trading positi<strong>ons</strong> of securities and<br />

precious metals<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

thereof securities which are<br />

rediscountable with the Central Bank<br />

3. Information regarding the Balance Sheet<br />

3.1<br />

Summary of Collateral<br />

3.2<br />

Trading positi<strong>ons</strong> of securities and precious<br />

metals, Financial assets and Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

3.2.1<br />

Trading positi<strong>ons</strong> of securities and precious<br />

metals<br />

14<br />

Secured Unsecured Total<br />

52 850 6 237 59 087<br />

52 850 6 237 59 087<br />

55 228 1 377 56 605<br />

29 346 0 29 346<br />

35 <strong>31</strong>8 0 35 <strong>31</strong>8<br />

0 0 0<br />

64 664 0 64 664<br />

60 123 0 60 123<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

107 0<br />

0 0<br />

544 663<br />

13 427 3 630<br />

14 078 4 293<br />

0 0


valued at the lower of cost or market<br />

Equity securities<br />

Precious metals<br />

Real estate<br />

Total financial assets<br />

3.2.2<br />

Financial assets<br />

thereof securities which are<br />

rediscountable with the Central Bank<br />

3.2.3<br />

Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Book value<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

No market value 1 216 1 216<br />

3.3<br />

Indication of name, domicile,<br />

commercial activity, capital stock and of the<br />

share of ownership (percentage of voting<br />

and of capitals as well as possible contractual<br />

commitments) of significant participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

The participati<strong>ons</strong> are not significant for the financial condition and the<br />

profit of the Bank, and therefore have not been c<strong>ons</strong>olidated.<br />

15<br />

Book value Fair value<br />

Prior year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Fair value<br />

Prior year<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Debt instruments<br />

valued according to the accrual method 670 286 557 870 690 887 561 770<br />

0 0<br />

8 <strong>31</strong>7 278 9 232 459<br />

0 0<br />

0 0<br />

678 603 558 148 700 119 562 229<br />

495 446 383 500


Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

majority-owned<br />

minority-owned<br />

Land and buildings<br />

bank buildings<br />

other real estate<br />

Other fixed assets<br />

Fire insurance value<br />

of buildings<br />

Fire insurance value<br />

of other fixed assets<br />

3.4<br />

Analysis of Fixed Assets<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

3.5<br />

Capitalised Formation Costs,<br />

Capital Increase and Organisation Costs<br />

Nil<br />

Replacement values of derivatives<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Compensation account for replacement values<br />

Other assets and liabilities<br />

Other Assets and Other Liabilities<br />

Total other assets and other liabilities<br />

16<br />

Purchase<br />

Cost<br />

Other Assets<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Accumulated<br />

depreciation<br />

Net Book<br />

Value end of<br />

prior year<br />

Additi<strong>ons</strong><br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Other Assets Other Liabilities Other Liabilities<br />

Prior year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

Disposals<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Depreciation<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Net Book<br />

Value end of<br />

r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

1 216 1 216 1 216<br />

0 0 0<br />

929 9 789 952 9 665<br />

0 0 0 0<br />

1 699 1 698 4 934 6 963<br />

2 628 11 487 5 886 16 628<br />

2 000 2 000<br />

2 2<br />

0 0<br />

28 775<br />

12 800


3.6<br />

Pledged or assigned assets as well<br />

as assets subject to reservation of title<br />

Book value of assets pledged and<br />

assigned by way of collateral<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Lending business and repurchase<br />

agreements with securities<br />

Amount due<br />

Amount due<br />

resp. book value utilised resp. book value<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Receivables from cash deposits in connection<br />

with securities borrowing and reverserepurchase<br />

business 107 350 15 000<br />

Obligati<strong>ons</strong> from cash deposits in connection<br />

with securities lending and repurchase<br />

business 0 0<br />

Securities at own disposal lent in connection<br />

with securities lending or delivered as collateral<br />

in connection with securities borrowing as<br />

well as securities at own disposal transferred in<br />

connection with repurchase transacti<strong>ons</strong> 0 0<br />

thereof unrestricted right to resell<br />

or pledge granted 0 0<br />

Borrowed as collateral in connection with<br />

securities lending or securities borrowing as<br />

well as received securities in connection with<br />

reverse-repurchase transacti<strong>ons</strong> with<br />

unrestricted resell- or repledge rights 107 395 15 003<br />

thereof repledged or resold securities 0 0<br />

17<br />

utilised<br />

Prior year<br />

307 752 15 886 282 215 13 183


Reserve for employer contributi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Employer-financed foundation<br />

Welfare Fund<br />

Total<br />

3.7<br />

Commitments to own Pension and<br />

Welfare Funds<br />

A legally separate pension fund as well as an employer-financed<br />

foundation has been established for the employees. The employer<br />

contributi<strong>ons</strong> are charged to personnel expenses. On the balance sheet<br />

date, the commitments to the pension funds totalled CHF 11.9 mio.<br />

(prior year CHF 9.6 mio.). There are no further obligati<strong>ons</strong> or claims<br />

regarding the transfer of economic benefits.<br />

The financial statements of the pension fund are recorded in accordance<br />

with Swiss GAAP FER 26 and show a coverage ratio of 99.8% (prior<br />

year 106.9%). As per the not yet audited statement <strong>2009</strong> the pension<br />

fund shows a coverage ratio of 103.0%. The employer-financed foundation<br />

has no statutory commitments.<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Nominal value<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year*<br />

18<br />

4 610 6 127<br />

0 0<br />

4 610 6 127<br />

* Basis of the financial statement 2008 employer-financed foundation and welfare fund<br />

The bank renounces to use the reserves for the employer contributi<strong>ons</strong>.<br />

This has neither c<strong>ons</strong>equences on the Balance Sheet nor on the Profit and Loss Account.<br />

Economic benefits/economic<br />

obligati<strong>ons</strong> and welfare expenses<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Nominal value<br />

Prior year<br />

Excess<br />

Contributi<strong>ons</strong><br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing Year* R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

Employer-financed foundation 4 610 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Welfare Fund with coverage ratio –412 0 0 0 3 146 3 139<br />

Total 4 198 0 0 0 3 146 3 139<br />

* Basis of the financial statement 2008 employer-financed foundation and welfare fund<br />

Economic part<br />

of the bank<br />

Welfare expenses on<br />

Personnel expenses


3.8<br />

Debenture Bonds and Mortgage Bonds<br />

outstanding<br />

Nil<br />

3.9<br />

Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Reserves for General Banking Risks<br />

Balance at end<br />

of prior year<br />

Uses and Modification of<br />

releases for appropriation<br />

specific<br />

(new<br />

purposes appropriati<strong>ons</strong>)<br />

Recoveries,<br />

overdue<br />

interest,<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

for default risks (security and country risks) 3 150 1 460 4 610<br />

Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

for other business risks 19 100 –111 6<strong>31</strong> 19 620<br />

Other provisi<strong>ons</strong> 5 500 1 000 6 500<br />

Total value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong> 27 750 –111 0 0 3 091 0 30 730<br />

less: value adjustments directly<br />

compensated with assets 0 0<br />

Total value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

as per balance sheet 27 750 30 730<br />

Reserves for general banking risks (taxed) 10 000 10 000<br />

3.10<br />

Company Capital<br />

Total company capital 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000<br />

Significant shareholders with voting rights<br />

Total nominal<br />

value<br />

in 1000 chf<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Nominal value<br />

in 1000 chf<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Number of<br />

shares<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Percentage of<br />

equity<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Capital entitled<br />

to dividend<br />

in 1000 chf<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Nominal value<br />

in 1000 chf<br />

Prior year<br />

currency<br />

exchange<br />

differences<br />

Total nominal<br />

value<br />

in 1000 chf<br />

Prior year<br />

Percentage of<br />

equity<br />

Prior year<br />

Family ownership<br />

(descendants of the company’s founder) 30 000 100 30 000 100<br />

19<br />

New provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

charged to<br />

income<br />

Number of<br />

Capital entitled<br />

to dividend<br />

shares in 1000 chf<br />

Prior year Prior year<br />

Transfer to<br />

Balance at end<br />

of r<strong>eport</strong>ing<br />

income<br />

year


(in 1000 chf)<br />

Equity at beginning of r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Company capital paid in<br />

General legal reserve<br />

Other reserves<br />

Reserves for general banking risks<br />

Profit carried to the balance sheet<br />

Total equity at beginning of r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

(before appropriation of profit)<br />

– Dividends and other distributi<strong>ons</strong><br />

from prior year’s profit<br />

+ Profit of the r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Total equity at end of r<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

(before appropriation of profit)<br />

thereof<br />

Company capital paid in<br />

General legal reserve<br />

Other reserves<br />

3.11<br />

Reconciliation of Equity<br />

Reserves for general banking risks<br />

Profit carried to the balance sheet<br />

20<br />

30 000<br />

49 090<br />

276 000<br />

10 000<br />

49 224<br />

414 <strong>31</strong>4<br />

–25 911<br />

35 321<br />

423 724<br />

30 000<br />

51 540<br />

295 000<br />

10 000<br />

37 184


Current assets<br />

Liquid assets<br />

Money market paper<br />

Due from banks<br />

Due from customers<br />

Securities and precious<br />

metals held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Financial assets<br />

Total current assets<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

Borrowed funds<br />

Due to banks<br />

Due to customers in the form of<br />

fixed and savings deposits<br />

Other amounts due to customers<br />

Total borrowed funds<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

3.12<br />

Maturity profile of Current Assets<br />

and Borrowed Funds<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

3.13<br />

Amounts due from and to<br />

Affiliated Companies and Loans and<br />

Advances granted to Executive Bodies<br />

Nil<br />

21<br />

at sight at call<br />

due within<br />

due<br />

3 months 3 to 12 months<br />

due<br />

12 months<br />

to 5 years<br />

due<br />

after 5 years Total<br />

78 877 78 877<br />

1 158 943 68 745 1 227 688<br />

88 501 1 249 169 105 258 855<br />

53 133 600 5 054 300 59 087<br />

13 971 107 14 078<br />

8 <strong>31</strong>7 60 000 40 000 324 786 245 500 678 603<br />

189 666 54382 1388755 113 799 325 086 245 500 2 <strong>31</strong>7 188<br />

200 049 50 851 990 130 130 378 265 000 188 500 1 824 908<br />

177 750 1 186 178 936<br />

356 225 356 225<br />

1 284 694 4 153 36 150 6 840 1 3<strong>31</strong> 837<br />

1 462 444 361 564 36 150 6 840 1 866 998<br />

922 432 343 797 97 544 13 155 1 376 928


Assets<br />

Liquid assets<br />

Money market paper<br />

Due from banks<br />

Due from customers<br />

Securities and precious metals<br />

held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Financial assets<br />

Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

Fixed assets<br />

Prepayments and accrued income<br />

Other assets<br />

Total assets<br />

3.14<br />

Analysis of Domestic and Foreign Assets<br />

and Liabilities<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

22<br />

Domestic<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Foreign<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Domestic<br />

Prior year<br />

Foreign<br />

Prior year<br />

77 408 1 469 112 183 1 460<br />

638 900 588 788 380 982 497 468<br />

103 885 154 970 48 839 164 930<br />

25 369 33 718 16 297 40 308<br />

13 427 651 3 630 663<br />

327 847 350 756 273 701 284 447<br />

1 216 1 216<br />

2 002 2 002<br />

6 815 3 <strong>31</strong>3 5 306 3 720<br />

2 039 589 10 591 896<br />

1 198 908 1 134 254 854 747 993 892


Liabilities<br />

Due to banks<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Due to customers in the form of fixed<br />

and savings deposits<br />

Other amounts due to customers<br />

Prepayments and accrued income<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Reserves for general banking risks<br />

Share capital<br />

General legal reserve<br />

Other reserves<br />

Profit brought forward<br />

Profit of the year<br />

Total liabilities<br />

Assets<br />

Switzerland<br />

Countries, members of B.I.S.<br />

Other foreign countries<br />

Total assets<br />

3.15<br />

Analysis of Assets by Country/<br />

Groups of Countries<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Domestic<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

actual<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

23<br />

Foreign<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

% share<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Domestic<br />

Prior year<br />

actual<br />

Prior year<br />

Foreign<br />

Prior year<br />

11 225 167 711 1 473 127 591<br />

349 639 6 586 333 114 5 740<br />

473 140 858 697 446 403 462 607<br />

5 824 13 018<br />

5 824 62 10 110 6 518<br />

30 730 27 750<br />

10 000 10 000<br />

30 000 30 000<br />

51 540 49 090<br />

295 000 276 000<br />

1 863 1 610<br />

35 321 47 615<br />

1300106 1 033 056 1 246 183 602 456<br />

% share<br />

Prior year<br />

1 198 908 51.4 854 747 46.2<br />

1 036 185 44.4 868 611 47.0<br />

98 069 4.2 125 281 6.8<br />

233<strong>31</strong>62 100.0 1 848 639 100.0


Assets<br />

Liquid assets<br />

Money market paper<br />

Due from banks<br />

Due from customers<br />

Securities and precious metals<br />

held in trading positi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Financial assets<br />

Participati<strong>ons</strong><br />

Fixed assets<br />

Prepayments and accrued income<br />

Other assets<br />

Total balance sheet assets<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Delivery claims from forward exchange deals<br />

and currency opti<strong>ons</strong> transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

Total assets<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

3.16<br />

Balance Sheet by Currencies<br />

24<br />

CHF USD EUR<br />

USD EUR<br />

Conversion rates<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year 1.0300 1.4840<br />

Prior year 1.0600 1.4920<br />

Other<br />

currencies Total<br />

72 655 195 5 553 474 78 877<br />

626 989 301 165 289 211 10 323 1 227 688<br />

2 685 89 982 91 152 75 036 258 855<br />

<strong>31</strong> 265 13 856 10 558 3 408 59 087<br />

107 544 13 427 14 078<br />

637 847 12 816 27 345 595 678 603<br />

1 216 1 216<br />

2 002 2 002<br />

9 010 1 082 34 2 10 128<br />

2 021 <strong>31</strong>7 82 208 2 628<br />

1 385 797 419 957 423 935 103 473 2 333 162<br />

1 288 581 279 302 219 983 60 773 1 848 639<br />

19 123 42 085 35 160 17 565 113 933<br />

52 991 117 981 122 903 20 759 <strong>31</strong>4 634<br />

1 404 920 462 042 459 095 121 038 2 447 095<br />

1 341 572 397 283 342 886 81 532 2 163 273


Liabilities<br />

Due to banks<br />

Due to customers in the form<br />

of fixed and savings deposits<br />

Other amounts due to customers<br />

Prepayments and accrued income<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Value adjustments and provisi<strong>ons</strong><br />

Reserves for general banking risks<br />

Share capital<br />

General legal reserve<br />

Other reserves<br />

Profit brought forward<br />

Profit of the year<br />

Total balance sheet liabilities<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Delivery obligati<strong>ons</strong> from forward exchange<br />

deals and currency opti<strong>ons</strong> transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

Total liabilities<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

Net position per currency<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Prior year<br />

25<br />

CHF USD EUR<br />

Other<br />

currencies Total<br />

11 925 27 503 98 150 41 358 178 936<br />

356 225 356 225<br />

559 703 405 325 322 709 44 100 1 3<strong>31</strong> 837<br />

5 818 6 5 824<br />

4 958 305 609 14 5 886<br />

30 730 30 730<br />

10 000 10 000<br />

30 000 30 000<br />

51 540 51 540<br />

295 000 295 000<br />

1 863 1 863<br />

35 321 35 321<br />

1 393 083 433 139 421 468 85 472 2 333 162<br />

1 288 754 292 837 213 569 53 479 1 848 639<br />

18 241 25 289 35 154 17 562 96 246<br />

52 944 117 959 122 848 20 759 <strong>31</strong>4 510<br />

1 411 324 458 428 456 622 103 034 2 429 408<br />

1 341 698 410 796 336 417 74 238 2 163 149<br />

–6 404 3 614 2 473 18 004<br />

–126 –13 513 6 469 7 294


4. Information concerning Off-Balance Sheet Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

4.1<br />

Breakdown of Contingent Liabilities<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Credit commitments in the form of sureties,<br />

endorsements and guarantees 29 147 28 <strong>31</strong>0<br />

Other contingent liabilities 199 2 563<br />

Total contingent liabilities 29 346 30 873<br />

4.2<br />

Breakdown of Commitment Credits<br />

Nil<br />

4.3<br />

Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments Trading Instruments Hedging-Instruments<br />

Interest-rate instruments<br />

Forward contracts inc. FRAs<br />

Swaps<br />

Futures<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC)<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded)<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Foreign currencies/Precious metals<br />

Forward contracts 881 862 96 265<br />

Futures 17 668<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC) 48 48 8 028<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded)<br />

Equity securities / Indices<br />

Forward contracts<br />

Futures<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC)<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded) 42 1 462<br />

Others<br />

Forward contracts<br />

Futures<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (OTC)<br />

Opti<strong>ons</strong> (exchange traded)<br />

Total<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year 929 952 123 423<br />

Prior year 9 789 9 665 332 549<br />

There are no netting contracts.<br />

26<br />

Positive<br />

replacement<br />

values<br />

Negative<br />

replacement<br />

values<br />

Contract<br />

volume<br />

Positive<br />

replacement<br />

values<br />

Negative<br />

replacement<br />

values<br />

Contract<br />

volume


4.4<br />

Breakdown of Fiduciary Transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Fiduciary placements with foreign banks<br />

Total Fiduciary transacti<strong>ons</strong><br />

4.5<br />

Assets under management<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Assets with management mandate<br />

Other assets under management<br />

Total assets under management 1<br />

Net increase/decrease of client assets 2<br />

1 cash balances, fiduciary placements and value of total assets<br />

The assets only held for custody purposes are not taken into account.<br />

2 in- and outflows of cash and securities<br />

Interest credited and debited to clients is not taken into account.<br />

27<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

287 768 444 427<br />

287 768 444 427<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

9 573 912 8 803 988<br />

8 993 950 8 159 368<br />

18 567 862 16 963 356<br />

–579 800 –368 500


5. Information concerning the Profit and Loss Account<br />

5.1<br />

Details of Refinancing Income<br />

in the Category Interest and<br />

Discount Income<br />

Nil<br />

5.2<br />

Breakdown of Trading Profits<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Trading in<br />

Equities 629 517<br />

Fixed income securities 69 18<br />

Foreign exchange 8 520 8 518<br />

Banknotes 126 –201<br />

Precious metals and coins 863 1 033<br />

Profit from Trading 10 207 9 885<br />

5.3<br />

Breakdown of Personnel Expenses<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

Salaries 49 437 55 291<br />

Social security, invalidity and unemployment<br />

insurance and other legal allowances 3 8<strong>31</strong> 3 961<br />

Contributi<strong>ons</strong> to personnel and<br />

welfare funds 3 146 3 139<br />

Sundry personnel expenses 278 292<br />

Total personnel expenses 56 692 62 683<br />

28


5.4<br />

Breakdown of Operating Expenses<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

Premises 2 <strong>31</strong>1 958<br />

IT, machinery, furniture, vehicles<br />

and other equipment 7 585 7 364<br />

Sundry administrative expenses 7 505 7 775<br />

Total operating expenses 17 401 16 097<br />

5.5<br />

Remarks on Significant Losses,<br />

Extraordinary Income (particularly<br />

Shareholders’ Contributi<strong>ons</strong>)<br />

and Expenses, Material Releases of<br />

Inner Reserves and of Reserves for<br />

General Banking Risks and Releases of<br />

Provisi<strong>ons</strong> and Value Adjustments<br />

no longer required.<br />

No remarks<br />

5.6<br />

Information and Purpose<br />

for Revaluati<strong>ons</strong> of Fixed Assets not<br />

exceeding the Acquisition Cost<br />

(Swiss Code of Obligati<strong>ons</strong> Art. 665<br />

and 665a Governing Corporati<strong>ons</strong>)<br />

No remarks<br />

29


6. Information regarding the Bank’s own resources<br />

6.1<br />

Eligible capital<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Tier 1 capital 404 142 388 403<br />

Deducti<strong>ons</strong> for not c<strong>ons</strong>olidated participati<strong>ons</strong> –1 216 –1 216<br />

Eligible tier 1 capital 402 926 387 187<br />

Tier 2 and tier 3 capital 0 0<br />

Other deducti<strong>ons</strong> from tier 2, tier 3<br />

and total capital 0 0<br />

Eligible capital 402 926 387 187<br />

6.2<br />

Required capital<br />

(in 1000 chf)<br />

Credit risk Swiss standardized 67 367 73 590<br />

approach<br />

thereof price risk concerning<br />

stocks in the banking book 916 180<br />

Non-counterparty risks 401 401<br />

Market risk Standardized approach 3 895 2 475<br />

thereof on<br />

interest instruments 0 0<br />

stocks 0 0<br />

foreign currencies and precious metals 3 895 2 475<br />

commodities 0 0<br />

Operational risk Basic indicator approach 22 109 22 907<br />

Required capital 93 772 99 373<br />

Eligible/required capital (in percent) 430 390<br />

30<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year Prior year<br />

Approach applied<br />

Equity requirements<br />

R<strong>eport</strong>ing year<br />

Equity requirements<br />

Prior year


R<strong>eport</strong> of the statutory auditors<br />

To the General Meeting of<br />

D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd, Banquiers,<br />

Basel<br />

As statutory auditor, we have audited the accompany -<br />

ing financial statements of D<strong>reyfus</strong> S<strong>ons</strong> & Co ltd,<br />

Banquiers, Basel, which comprise the balance sheet,<br />

income statement and notes for the year ended<br />

<strong>31</strong> D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

Board of Directors’ Resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility<br />

The Board of Directors is resp<strong>ons</strong>ible for the preparation<br />

of the financial statements in accordance with the<br />

requirements of Swiss law and the company’s articles of<br />

incorporation. This resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility includes designing,<br />

implementing and maintaining an internal control system<br />

relevant to the preparation of financial statements<br />

that are free from material misstatement, whether due to<br />

fraud or error. The Board of Directors is further resp<strong>ons</strong>ible<br />

for selecting and applying appropriate accounting<br />

policies and making accounting estimates that are reasonable<br />

in the circumstances.<br />

Auditor’s Resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility<br />

Our resp<strong>ons</strong>ibility is to express an opinion on these financial<br />

statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit<br />

in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Auditing Standards.<br />

Those standards require that we plan and perform<br />

the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the<br />

financial statements are free from material misstatement.<br />

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain<br />

audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the<br />

financial statements. The procedures selected depend on<br />

the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the<br />

risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,<br />

whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments,<br />

the auditor c<strong>ons</strong>iders the internal control system<br />

relevant to the entity’s preparation of the financial statements<br />

in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate<br />

in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of<br />

expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s<br />

internal control system. An audit also includes evaluating<br />

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the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and<br />

the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well<br />

as evaluatingthe overall presentation of the financial<br />

statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have<br />

obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis<br />

for our audit opinion.<br />

Opinion<br />

In our opinion, the financial statements for the year<br />

ended <strong>31</strong> D<strong>ecember</strong> <strong>2009</strong> comply with Swiss law and the<br />

company’s articles of incorporation.<br />

R<strong>eport</strong> on Other Legal Requirements<br />

We confirm that we meet the legal requirements on<br />

licensing according to the Auditor Oversight Act (AOA)<br />

and independence (article 728 CO and article 11 AOA)<br />

and that there are no circumstances incompatible with<br />

our independence.<br />

In accordance with article 728a paragraph 1 item 3 CO<br />

and Swiss Auditing Standard 890, we confirm that an<br />

internal control system exists, which has been designed<br />

for the preparation of financial statements according to<br />

the instructi<strong>ons</strong> of the Board of Directors.<br />

We further confirm that the proposed appropriation<br />

of available earnings complies with Swiss law and the<br />

company’s articles of incorporation. We recommend that<br />

the financial statements submitted to you be approved.<br />

KPMG Ltd<br />

Hans Stamm Christoph Gröbli<br />

Licensed Audit Expert Licensed Audit Expert<br />

Auditor in Charge<br />

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Telephone +41 61. 286 66 66<br />

Fax +41 61. 272 24 38<br />

contact@d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />

www.d<strong>reyfus</strong>bank.ch<br />

Aeschenvorstadt 16<br />

P.O. Box<br />

ch-4002 Basel<br />

Switzerland

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