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A <strong>GLOBAL</strong> <strong>AMBITION</strong><br />

<strong>ANNuAL</strong> <strong>REPORT</strong> <strong>2006</strong>


cONTENTS<br />

cOMPANY <strong>REPORT</strong><br />

Key Figures<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> in One Minute<br />

Global Presence 1<br />

Letter from the Chairman 2<br />

Statement of the Chief Executive Officer 4<br />

Our Organization 7<br />

Business Description 8<br />

Corporate Governance 24<br />

Report of the Chief Financial Officer 48<br />

Comparison Income Statements <strong>2006</strong>/2005 51<br />

FINANcIAL <strong>REPORT</strong><br />

Contents Financial Report 53<br />

Consolidated Financial Statements 54<br />

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 58<br />

Report of the Group Auditors 106<br />

Financial Statements <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd 107<br />

Notes to the Financial Statements 109<br />

Appropriation of Available Earnings 109<br />

Report of the Auditors 110<br />

OTHER INFORMATION<br />

Information for Investors and Media 111<br />

Address Details of Headquarters 112<br />

Disclaimer and Publishing Details


kEY FIGuRES<br />

TuRNOVER<br />

in millions of CHF<br />

1500<br />

1200<br />

900<br />

600<br />

300<br />

0<br />

NET EARNINGS<br />

in millions of CHF<br />

120<br />

90<br />

60<br />

30<br />

0<br />

-30<br />

NET SALES BY REGION IN <strong>2006</strong><br />

GROSS PROFIT<br />

in millions of CHF Margin<br />

+60 %<br />

+24 % +12 % +51%<br />

750<br />

54 % 150<br />

+71 % +20 %<br />

600<br />

450<br />

300<br />

150<br />

0<br />

NuMBER OF SHOPS<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

0<br />

Europe 26 %<br />

Africa 11 %<br />

Eurasia 13 %<br />

North America & Caribbean 23 %<br />

South America 27 %<br />

Airports 77 %<br />

Cruise liners and<br />

seaports 8 %<br />

Downtown, hotels<br />

and resorts 9 %<br />

Railway stations<br />

and other 6 %<br />

52 %<br />

50 %<br />

48 %<br />

46 %<br />

44 %<br />

EBITDA 1<br />

in millions of CHF<br />

2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong> 2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong> 2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong><br />

+71 % +134 %<br />

120<br />

90<br />

60<br />

30<br />

0<br />

EMPLOYEES<br />

number of full time equivalents<br />

2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong> 2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong> 2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong><br />

Note: 2003 and 2004 figures on a pro-forma basis<br />

1 EBITDA before other operational result<br />

NET SALES BY cHANNEL IN <strong>2006</strong><br />

227 283 320 444<br />

7500<br />

6000<br />

4500<br />

3000<br />

1500<br />

0<br />

NET SALES BY PRODucT cATEGORIES IN <strong>2006</strong><br />

SHARE PRIcE PERFORMANcE<br />

in CHF<br />

115<br />

110<br />

105<br />

100<br />

95<br />

90<br />

85<br />

80<br />

75<br />

Perfumes and Cosmetics 25 %<br />

Wine and Spirits 17 %<br />

Watches, Jewelry and<br />

Accessories 16 %<br />

Confectionery and Food 11 %<br />

Tobacco goods 11 %<br />

Electronics 7 %<br />

Fashion, Leather and<br />

Baggage 5 %<br />

Literature and Publications 4 %<br />

Other 4 %<br />

Dec 05 <strong>2006</strong> Mar May Jul Sep Nov 2007 Mar


DuFRY IN ONE MINuTE<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> is a global travel retailer with operations in 37 countries.<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> operates over 440 shops located at airports, cruise liners,<br />

seaports, and other touristic locations.<br />

— We developed a strong portfolio of long-term concessions with airport<br />

authorities and other landlords. 73% of net sales in <strong>2006</strong> were generated<br />

in contracts with more than 6 years remaining duration, 34% with<br />

more than 9 years.<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> provides its customers with prestigious brands from more than<br />

1,000 suppliers.<br />

— Our customers rely on the professional services of over 6,500<br />

employees.<br />

— Global and local. <strong>Dufry</strong> is globally active, with its corporate structure<br />

organized in five regions. We work with local partners and adjust our<br />

offerings to the local habits of our customers.<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> has a clear vision – We want to be the industry’s most innovative<br />

and profitable company.<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> has been pursuing a strategy of profitable growth with focus on<br />

tourist destinations in emerging markets.<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd is publicly listed in Switzerland. Since December <strong>2006</strong>, our<br />

subsidiary <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd also has a separate listing in the<br />

Brazilian and Luxembourg stock exchanges.<br />

— The headquarters of our Group are located in Basel, Switzerland.<br />

Our company’s history goes back to its foundation in 1865.


GLobaL PRESENCE<br />

EuRoPE<br />

Italy : Bergamo, Brescia, Genoa,<br />

Milan-Malpensa, Milan-Linate,<br />

Central Milan, Naples, Palermo,<br />

Rome-Ciampino, Rome-Fiumicino,<br />

Rome-Termini, Turin, Verona,<br />

on-board several airlines<br />

France : Nice, Pointe-à-Pitre<br />

Spain : Bilbao, Palma de Mallorca,<br />

Tenerife<br />

Switzerland : Basel-Mulhouse,<br />

Samnaun<br />

Netherlands : Amsterdam<br />

Greece : Patras-Blue Star Ferries,<br />

Patras-Superfast Ferries,<br />

Piraeus-Blue Star Ferries, Eptanisos<br />

Existing operations as of March 2007<br />

Additional signed operations<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> – Global Presence<br />

aFRICa<br />

Tunisia : Djerba, Monastir, Sfax,<br />

Tabarka, Tozeur, Tunis<br />

algeria : Algiers<br />

Morocco : Agadir, Casablanca,<br />

Marrakech<br />

Ghana : Accra<br />

Ivory Coast : Abidjan<br />

EuRaSIa<br />

Russian Federation : Moscow-<br />

Domodedovo<br />

united arab Emirates : Sharjah,<br />

on-board Air Arabia<br />

Singapore : Singapore<br />

Cambodia : Phnom Penh, Siem Reap<br />

belarus: Koslovichi, Makrani, Minsk,<br />

Petschatka, Stolyn<br />

Serbia : Belgrade<br />

China: Hong Kong<br />

NoRTh aMERICa & CaRIbbEaN<br />

Mexico : Cancun, Cozumel-Puerta<br />

Maya, Cozumel-Punta Langosta,<br />

Guadalajara, Laredo, Los Cabos,<br />

Mexico City, Monterrey, Melgar,<br />

Progreso, Puerto Vallarta, Reynosa<br />

united States : Houston, Miami,<br />

Newark, New York JFK<br />

Caribbean Islands : Aruba, Antigua,<br />

Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Cayman<br />

Islands, Curaçao, Dominican Republic,<br />

Grand Turk, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto<br />

Rico, St John, St Lucia, St Maarten,<br />

St Thomas, Trinidad<br />

Nicaragua : El Espino, Guasaule,<br />

Las Manos, Managua, Sapoa, Peñas<br />

Blancas<br />

SouTh aMERICa<br />

brazil : Belo Horizonte, Brasilia,<br />

Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre,<br />

Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo<br />

bolivia : La Paz, Santa Cruz<br />

NCL: on-board Norwegian Cruise Lines


ChaIRMaN oF ThE boaRD oF DIRECToRS<br />

bEyoND DuFRy, a SoCIaL RESPoNSIbILITy<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Chairman of the Board of Directors<br />

Dear Shareholders,<br />

<strong>2006</strong> was another year of strong growth and outstanding financial performance<br />

at <strong>Dufry</strong>. Since the IPO in December 2005, <strong>Dufry</strong>’s share price rose by 28% from<br />

CHF 80.00 to CHF 102.00 on December 31, <strong>2006</strong>, resulting in a market capitalization<br />

of CHF 1,434 million. <strong>Dufry</strong> has demonstrated its capability to develop<br />

business through organic growth, new projects and acquisitions. In <strong>2006</strong>, <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

successfully deployed all of these approaches: Apart from a healthy organic<br />

growth, we started new operations in all regions and also acquired new companies<br />

in Brazil and Puerto Rico. In addition, <strong>Dufry</strong> further strengthened its<br />

concession portfolio, providing a basis to increase sales growth and profitability<br />

in the years to come.<br />

In terms of projects, the highlights in <strong>2006</strong> were the acquisition of Brasif and its<br />

logistics platform Eurotrade in March <strong>2006</strong> for a total consideration of USD 503<br />

million, of which 80% was financed by <strong>Dufry</strong>, as well as the acquisition in Puerto<br />

Rico late December <strong>2006</strong>. Furthermore, in order to capture the full potential in<br />

South America, <strong>Dufry</strong> decided in autumn <strong>2006</strong> to do an Initial Public Offering<br />

(IPO) of its South American operations in the Brazilian and Luxembourg stock<br />

markets. <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd, which comprises the Brazilian as well as<br />

the Bolivian operations and the Caribbean cruise line retailing business, had its<br />

first day of trading on December 20, <strong>2006</strong>. As of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>, <strong>Dufry</strong> South<br />

America had a market capitalization of USD 855 million.<br />

With these strategic moves, <strong>Dufry</strong> has secured strong positions in South America<br />

and the Caribbean, some of its strategic core markets. The IPO of <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

South America will allow us to develop the South American business in an optimal<br />

way by combining the global reach of <strong>Dufry</strong> with the support of the investor<br />

community dedicated to Latin America. Additionally, the proceeds obtained<br />

from the IPO allowed us to continue the acquisition path, the Puerto Rico transaction<br />

being the first example.<br />

In <strong>2006</strong>, there were certain changes to the Board of Directors. At the Extraordinary<br />

General Meeting on November 23, <strong>2006</strong>, the number of Board members<br />

was reduced from nine to seven and Mr Jaime Carvajal Urquijo was elected as a<br />

new member of the Board of Directors. Today, Ernest George Bachrach, Xavier<br />

Bouton, Jaime Carvajal Urquijo, Mario Fontana, Luis Andrés Holzer, Joaquin<br />

Moya-Angeler and myself form a Board of Directors that for good Corporate<br />

Governance reasons consists of non-executive members only. All seven members<br />

combine a wide range of professional backgrounds and have extensive<br />

experience in their businesses.


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Chairman of the Board of Directors<br />

The Board’s international structure, with five different nationalities represented,<br />

mirrors <strong>Dufry</strong>’s global culture. Sharing common values and goals as well<br />

as embracing cultural diversity is a key for <strong>Dufry</strong> and being a publicly listed<br />

company enlarges our responsibility beyond <strong>Dufry</strong> as a company. As one of the<br />

leading travel retailers in the world, <strong>Dufry</strong> is not only becoming an opinion leader<br />

within the industry but has started to shape the industry itself. Indeed, I see<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> taking a role over and above the industry. As an international employer<br />

in many emerging markets, we have a responsibility to work together with the<br />

local entities to pursue higher levels of economic and social development in<br />

those countries. <strong>Dufry</strong> promotes exchange programs of employees within the<br />

Group and wants to actively facilitate the access to the labour market of people<br />

currently excluded from it, as <strong>Dufry</strong> is already doing in Brazil by sponsoring a<br />

program for underprivileged young people. This example shows the direction<br />

which we see <strong>Dufry</strong> evolving – as an active and responsible employer and business<br />

partner wherever it is present – today in 37 countries.<br />

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank all our employees for<br />

their efforts and dedication. We also thank our customers for shopping in our<br />

stores and our suppliers for their loyalty towards us. To you, our valued shareholders,<br />

we would like to express our gratitude for your interest and support in<br />

our Company.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Juan Carlos Torres Carretero


ChIEF ExECuTIvE oFFICER<br />

DuFRy, DELIvERING a SoLID STRaTEGy<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Chief Executive Officer<br />

Dear all,<br />

Last year was another important step in <strong>Dufry</strong>’s strategy and a very successful<br />

year: With strong top-line growth of 51 % we reached a Turnover of<br />

CHF 1,436.3 million, our EBITDA 1 increased 60 % from CHF 100.1 million in<br />

2005 to CHF 160.5 million in <strong>2006</strong>. <strong>Dufry</strong> has once more improved its margins<br />

with our EBITDA 1 margin being up from 10.5 % on turnover in 2005 to 11.2 % in<br />

<strong>2006</strong>. Additionally, <strong>Dufry</strong> further broadened its global footprint by entering eight<br />

new markets and adding 140 shops, all of them in our key strategic markets.<br />

006 – a very active year<br />

In <strong>2006</strong> we continued to drive organic growth by leveraging the passenger<br />

growth through refurbishments and improvements in our operations. The result<br />

of a 8 % organic growth rate is well above the respective passenger growth<br />

for the third consecutive year and demonstrates our capabilities to develop our<br />

business over and beyond pure market growth.<br />

As announced during the IPO of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd in 2005, we have expanded existing<br />

operations and started new businesses across our Group. Overall, we added<br />

more than 10,000 m 2 of retail space during fiscal year of <strong>2006</strong>, an increase of<br />

about 20% compared to year end of 2005. Many of these projects only became<br />

fully operational in the second half of <strong>2006</strong>, so that the sales growth in <strong>2006</strong><br />

does not reflect the full potential of these new projects. We will see another<br />

growth effect in this respect during 2007, together with a number of new projects,<br />

which will be implemented in 2007. The new projects announced so far for<br />

2007 will increase the retail surface by another approx. 7,500 m 2 .<br />

Last but not least, we also have been active on M&A and capital market transactions.<br />

The acquisition of 80% of Brasif and its logistics platform Eurotrade in<br />

March <strong>2006</strong> meant another big step for our Group. Brazil has not only become<br />

the heart of our new region South America but today, it is also one of the most<br />

important countries for <strong>Dufry</strong>. In autumn <strong>2006</strong>, we decided to do an Initial Public<br />

Offering of our region South America for two reasons: On one hand, it was an<br />

opportunity to de-leverage our Group and hence to give us headroom for further<br />

growth, on the other hand and more importantly, we are convinced that through<br />

the IPO of our South American operations, we can better develop our business<br />

in this region. The very positive reaction of airport authorities, landlords, suppliers<br />

and employees to our IPO in Switzerland at the end of 2005 mirrors the<br />

potential that such a transaction can bring to <strong>Dufry</strong> South America. The valuation<br />

of <strong>Dufry</strong> South America since its IPO on December 20, <strong>2006</strong> demonstrates<br />

that also the financial community supports this view. As of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>,<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> South America reached a market capitalization of USD 855 million. The<br />

year <strong>2006</strong> ended with another transaction, namely with the acquisition of the<br />

leading Travel Retail operator in Puerto Rico. This group operates 23 travel retail<br />

shops on the island of Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands and will be<br />

integrated into <strong>Dufry</strong>’s North America & Caribbean region.<br />

1 EBITDA before other operational result


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Chief Executive Officer<br />

Another important event in <strong>2006</strong> was the alleged terrorist attacks in the United<br />

Kingdom in August <strong>2006</strong> and the subsequent introduction of EU wide security<br />

measures related to liquids in November <strong>2006</strong>. Although the introduction of EU<br />

wide security measures did not have significant impact on <strong>Dufry</strong>’s business,<br />

there is still work to be done, such as harmonizing security standards on a<br />

global scale. We support ETRC, the European Travel Retail Council, in its efforts<br />

to achieve this goal.<br />

+ years of consistent strategy<br />

The growth and consolidation of our Group is a direct consequence of the implementation<br />

of the strategy defined back in early 2004: growth in 3 geographical<br />

areas comprising emerging markets and tourist destinations; combining<br />

a robust organic growth, which is one of the pillars of <strong>Dufry</strong>’s strategy, with<br />

interesting opportunities through new concession contracts and through acquisitions;<br />

and in all the cases we target to enhance our concession portfolio and<br />

keep a profitable growth.<br />

As result of this strategy turnover has doubled and the EBITDA 1 has multiplied<br />

by three from 2003 to <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

Going forward, we strongly believe that our strategy will continue to be successful;<br />

however, in order for <strong>Dufry</strong> to create substantial value also in the future,<br />

we need to reinforce <strong>Dufry</strong>’s structure and continue to work on our efficiency.<br />

By combining growth with more efficient ways to operate, we create the basis<br />

for a sustainable long-term development of <strong>Dufry</strong> and for continuous increase<br />

in shareholder value. By achieving this, we will remain the driving force in the<br />

Travel Retail Industry and we will further strengthen our position as the industry<br />

leader.<br />

Strengthening our future today<br />

In <strong>2006</strong>, <strong>Dufry</strong> delivered on its growth strategy and we expect to do so in<br />

the years to come. The Travel Retail market is still highly fragmented and<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> is in a stronger position than ever to seize opportunities that arise. The<br />

challenges in the next three years will not only be to drive growth, but also<br />

to develop our organization capabilities to further improve <strong>Dufry</strong>’s efficiency<br />

overall. In <strong>2006</strong>, we have launched a first project to standardize and improve<br />

our procedures and processes across the Group. This project will continue in<br />

the following years to further enhance the performance of our functional and<br />

business driven processes. Furthermore, we have also launched three other<br />

projects across the whole Group aiming to further develop our organization<br />

capabilities in partnership with well renowned specialized firms: a logistics<br />

project with Miebach Logistics, an IT project with IBM and a Human Resources<br />

project with Hewitt.<br />

We are today investing in our future and leveraging the potential of our Company<br />

to the benefit of our shareholders, landlords, suppliers, employees and<br />

our customers. Our ambitious strategy, adequate structure and motivated<br />

teams are definitely the right ingredients for us to create value for our shareholders.


6<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Chief Executive Officer<br />

Strengthening our future today means as well that our expansion strategy<br />

needs to be based on strong foundations for our business, namely the concession<br />

portfolio. <strong>Dufry</strong> is expected to generate, on a pro-forma 2007 basis, 78% of<br />

its sales with concession agreements having a remaining duration of more than<br />

six years and 34% with more than nine years.<br />

Today, <strong>Dufry</strong> is one of the leading travel retailers and we are proud of what<br />

our Company has achieved so far, thanks to its management’s and employees’<br />

commitment, professionalism and extensive expertise. <strong>Dufry</strong> has undergone<br />

an outstanding transformation from a privately held group of companies into a<br />

publicly listed Travel Retailer with a global strategy and with proven execution<br />

skills.<br />

To conclude, I would like to thank all our employees for their dedication and<br />

commitment – <strong>2006</strong> has been a very exciting and challenging year for <strong>Dufry</strong> and<br />

success has been possible only thanks to our people, who helped to make this<br />

happen.<br />

Julián Díaz


ouR oRGaNIzaTIoN<br />

Group Executive Committee<br />

Chief operating officer<br />

Region Europe<br />

Dante Marro<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Our Organization<br />

Chief Financial officer<br />

Xavier Rossinyol<br />

General Counsel<br />

Pascal C. Duclos<br />

Chief operating officer<br />

Region africa<br />

Miguel Angel Martínez<br />

Chief Executive officer<br />

Julián Díaz<br />

Chief operating officer<br />

Region Eurasia<br />

René Riedi<br />

Global Chief operating<br />

officer<br />

José Antonio Gea<br />

Chief operating officer<br />

Region North america &<br />

Caribbean<br />

José H. González<br />

Chief operating officer<br />

Region South america<br />

José Carlos Rosa<br />

From left to right: Dante Marro, Pascal C. Duclos, Miguel Angel Martínez, Xavier Rossinyol, Julián Díaz, José Antonio Gea,<br />

José H. González, René Riedi, José Carlos Rosa


uSINESS DESCRIPTIoN<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Business Description<br />

Serving customers around the world: anywhere – anytime<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> is one of the world’s leading travel retail companies, operating over 440<br />

shops with more than 79,000 m 2 of retail space in 37 countries around the<br />

globe. Our customers are travelers from throughout the world and this makes<br />

our business something special. Our shops and assortment are designed to<br />

make our customers feel at home and at the same time give them the excitement<br />

of being abroad. Therefore, <strong>Dufry</strong> works with more than 1,000 suppliers<br />

and the list includes all global and luxury brands as well as producers of local<br />

specialties.<br />

We manage all of our operations directly and staff every shop with our own<br />

employees, in order to be as close to the customer as possible. Thanks to this,<br />

our local staff has an in-depth understanding of our customers and can provide<br />

direct customer feedback, which we use to further improve our assortment and<br />

services, not only in the respective location but across <strong>Dufry</strong>.<br />

Depending on the location, we use three different retail concepts to fully capitalize<br />

on the existing opportunities:<br />

— General Travel Retail<br />

In these shops, we offer a wide range of product categories like perfumes,<br />

cosmetics, wines, spirits, tobacco, food, watches, jewelry, accessories, and<br />

others. Our customers have access to duty-free and / or duty-paid shops,<br />

depending on their destination. We operate duty-free departure shops, located<br />

at the restricted departure area of international airports and, in certain<br />

countries and locations we also operate duty-free arrival shops, located in<br />

the restricted arrival areas of such international airports.<br />

— brand boutiques<br />

These boutiques have an assortment of one specific brand and are fully operated<br />

by <strong>Dufry</strong> with our own staff. Brand boutiques operated by <strong>Dufry</strong> include<br />

prestigious names such as Bulgari, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Etro,<br />

Ferragamo, Hermès, Kenneth Cole, Mont Blanc, Versace or Zegna.<br />

— Specialized Shops<br />

These are boutiques specializing in one specific type of product, offering a<br />

variety of different brands, like cigar shops, jewelry and watch shops, chocolate<br />

stores, etc.<br />

Our sales persons are at the heart of our business and it is their contribution<br />

every day that makes the difference for our customers. However, we complement<br />

their service with additional marketing techniques, which help our customers<br />

to identify the products they want and to demonstrate new products<br />

they may not know. The range of instruments includes displays, promotions,<br />

tasting, leaflets, loyalty programs or gifts. We also give our suppliers the opportunity<br />

to position their brands in an optimal way by providing advertising<br />

space within our shops. Recognizing the fact that some travelers desire to plan<br />

their duty-free purchases in advance, <strong>Dufry</strong> South America also established an<br />

internet pre-order system on their website, which is often used by customers<br />

traveling abroad.


NuMbER oF ShoPS LoCaTED aT<br />

As of December 31, <strong>2006</strong><br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Business Description<br />

Airports 287<br />

Cruise liners and seaports 72<br />

Downtown, hotels and resorts 64<br />

Railway stations and other<br />

ToTaL<br />

21<br />

CoNCESSIoN CoNTRaCTS<br />

Breakdown of net sales <strong>2006</strong> by duration of contracts<br />

9 + years 34 %<br />

6 – 9 years 39 %<br />

3 – 5 years 20 %<br />

1 – 2 years 7 %<br />

The world of <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

We focus our development around three strategic areas, namely the Mediterranean<br />

Basin including Southern Europe and Northern Africa, Latin America &<br />

the Caribbean and the Asian Corridor reaching from Moscow to the South East<br />

Asian region. Hence, each of our five regions is part of one of these areas. This<br />

allows us to maintain our diversified portfolio and also puts all the resources to<br />

the further development of our Group.<br />

— Europe<br />

We have a strong position in Southern Europe with operations in Italy, Spain,<br />

France and Greece. Furthermore, we also operate shops in Switzerland and<br />

the Netherlands.<br />

— africa<br />

Our prime position in Northern Africa is based on our operations in Tunisia,<br />

Morocco, Algeria and, as of 2007, in Egypt. We also have shops in Ghana and<br />

Ivory Coast.<br />

— Eurasia<br />

Our most important operations in this region are located in the Russian Federation,<br />

Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. The region also includes<br />

our operations in Cambodia, Serbia, Belarus, and since February 2007, in<br />

Hong Kong.<br />

— North america & Caribbean<br />

We are the leading travel retailer in the Caribbean with presence in all<br />

major islands including Aruba, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire,<br />

Curaçao, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Grand Turk, Grenada, Jamaica,<br />

St John, St Lucia, St Maarten, St Thomas and Trinidad, and since the beginning<br />

of 2007, Puerto Rico. On top of this, we have a strong presence in several<br />

Mexican airports and also operate shops in Nicaragua and the USA.<br />

— South america<br />

We are present in the major airports in Brazil, have stores in Bolivia and operate<br />

shops on-board of cruise ships of Norwegian Cruise Lines.


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<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Business Description<br />

Local implementation for global success<br />

Our organization is based on a simple concept: combining the advantages of a<br />

global group with extensive knowledge of the local markets. Therefore, we have<br />

organized our Group into three levels:<br />

— Local operations<br />

Our over 440 shops are at the foundation of our business. Our local teams<br />

serve customers and are also responsible for the day-to-day tasks of managing<br />

our operations. They also collect valuable information on customer<br />

preferences, which is then aggregated at Group level.<br />

— Regions<br />

The regions oversee all aspects of our business within the respective area.<br />

They are in constant contact with the local teams and advise them in their<br />

daily work. Furthermore, they coordinate all projects within the respective<br />

region and are also responsible for the monitoring of the performance. At<br />

the same time, they are important points of contact for the Group as they<br />

have an in-depth understanding of the markets in their respective area.<br />

— Group<br />

This team is responsible for the overall coordination of <strong>Dufry</strong> and is organized<br />

along the various functions of our Group. Our specialists are responsible<br />

for the coordination and implementation of the overall strategy for the<br />

whole Group in their respective area. Globally managed and locally executed,<br />

our activities are performed in a successful matrix organization leading to<br />

significant operational improvements and value creation through generated<br />

synergies and know-how transfer across the Group.<br />

our concession portfolio – an intangible asset<br />

Like any other retailer, the locations of our shops are fundamental to our performance,<br />

and in the case of <strong>Dufry</strong>, we normally get them based on concession<br />

contracts. We are very proud of our high-quality concessions portfolio for several<br />

reasons:<br />

— Diversification<br />

We have more than 220 concessions in 37 countries.<br />

— Duration<br />

The concession portfolio has a long remaining duration. Based on net sales<br />

<strong>2006</strong>, about 73% of our revenues were generated in locations where the concession<br />

contracts have a duration of more than 6 years, and 34 % of our<br />

revenues in locations with contracts of more than 9 years.<br />

The above parameters are in our view important to run our business successfully<br />

in the long-term. Therefore we consider it important to establish longterm<br />

partnerships with airport authorities and other landlords. This means that<br />

we work closely with our partners to develop the facilities in the most optimal<br />

way for the owner, the customer and us. Our retail know-how adds substantial<br />

value, resulting in a more attractive facility and at the same time giving us a<br />

better performance – a win-win situation for all partners involved.


huMaN RESouRCES<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Human Resources<br />

Employing the right staff<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> considers the employment of qualified and highly motivated employees<br />

as one of the most important factors to the success of the company’s business<br />

strategy. Our employees serve our customers from different parts of the world<br />

every day and make them feel welcome in our shops. We employ people with<br />

more than 50 nationalities, and we consider this cultural diversity as one of the<br />

strong pillars of <strong>Dufry</strong>.<br />

Serving our international customers requires some specific skills: Apart from<br />

language skills, our employees also need to be adaptive to the various cultural<br />

backgrounds of our customers; and the opening hours of our shops may<br />

require to work outside of normal business hours. Therefore, each of our five<br />

regional headquarters runs employee training courses particularly in the area<br />

of customer care. We train our staff to have the knowledge, skills and attitude<br />

for them to handle and perform their services and responsibilities in the most<br />

professional way. Additionally, we also organize specific local or regional training<br />

programs, which include sales trainings for our staff, particular product<br />

trainings, ad-hoc training on new procedures of work or on other topics such<br />

as new security measures at airports.<br />

Talent management<br />

With over 6,500 employees, <strong>Dufry</strong> has an almost inexhaustible pool of professional<br />

people at hand. We intend to use this potential more efficiently and have<br />

defined a talent pool, to which we select talents with high development potential.<br />

The initiative includes an international exchange program as well as giving<br />

the participants exposure to responsibilities outside of their core functions. The<br />

aim of the pool is to spread the specific expertise across the Group, leverage<br />

the know-how on all levels and to fill new or vacant management and specialists<br />

functions with internal people whenever possible. As for the participants,<br />

they can build a diversified and international career within the leading Travel<br />

Retailer.


EMPLoyEES<br />

number of full time equivalents as of December 31<br />

7,500<br />

6,000<br />

4,500<br />

3,000<br />

1,500<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Human Resources<br />

0<br />

2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong><br />

EMPLoyEES by REGIoN IN 006<br />

Europe 15 %<br />

Africa 11 %<br />

Eurasia 12 %<br />

North America & Caribbean 36%<br />

South America 26%<br />

Developing the organization<br />

With the rapid growth and expansion of <strong>Dufry</strong>’s global operations during the last<br />

three years, our total workforce increased by over 106% compared to year end<br />

2003. In fiscal year <strong>2006</strong> alone, with the acquisitions in Brazil and Puerto Rico<br />

and the opening of new locations, our number of employees has grown by over<br />

2,100 people to a total of 6,526 worldwide. With this impressive expansion and<br />

with our corporate strategy of further growth over the next years, leveraging our<br />

local expertise becomes ever more important. To capture these benefits, we will<br />

develop a new global Human Resources strategy along 2007.<br />

In a first step, we already rolled out in <strong>2006</strong> our standard processes and procedures<br />

in four regions and nine sites bringing our company a step forward<br />

towards our globalization strategy. About 350 employees have been specially<br />

trained to coordinate and re-train our employees periodically.<br />

Social projects<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> has projects that support poor children in different parts of the world. The<br />

largest of these projects is a social assistance program in Brazil, which offers<br />

professional education to twenty five disadvantaged young people every year.<br />

The program, which is offered free of charge, is aimed at making them competitive<br />

in the job market and integrating them in society. The classes can be attended<br />

by 14 to 17 years old people. They receive education in human relations,<br />

IT, retailing and basic English. They will also get medical and dental assistance,<br />

life insurance, outfits, food and education material. As a result, more than 550<br />

young people have been trained in this long-term project of which more than<br />

90% have been able to find employment in the regional job market, including<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Duty-Free shops in Brazil.


a SELECTIoN oF bRaND NaMES<br />

abSoLuT | aCTIoN MaN | aIWa | aPPLE | aRaMIS | aRMaNI | aRTE MoDEL |<br />

azzaRRo | babaR | baCaRDI | baILEyS | baLLaNTINE’S | baN DaL | baRbIE |<br />

bENSoN&hEDGES | bIJoux TERNER | bIoThERM | boMbay SaPPhIRE | bouChERoN |<br />

bRauN | bREITLING | buRaGo | buRbERRy | bvLGaRI | CaDbuRy | CaILLER | CaMEL |<br />

CaNoN | CaPTaIN MoRGaN | CaRaN D’aChE | CaRoLINa hERRERa | CaRTIER |<br />

CaSIo | ChaNEL | ChIvaS REGaL | ChRISTIaN DIoR | ChoPaRD | CK | CLaRINS |<br />

CLINIQuE | CohIba | CoINTREau | CoLoMbIaN EMERaLDS | CoMPaQ | CRayoLa |<br />

DavIDoFF | DELSEy | DIGIMoN | DISNEy | DKNy | DoLCE &GabbaNa | DuNhILL |<br />

ELIzabETh aRDEN | ELLE | ESCaDa | ESTÉE LauDER | ETRo | ExCaLIbuR |<br />

FaMouS GRouSE | FERRaGaMo | FERRaRINI | FERRERo | FINLaNDIa | FIShER PRICE |<br />

FLIK FLaK | GauLoISES | GEDDES | GIaNFRaNCo FERRÉ | GIoRGIo bEvERLy hILLS |<br />

GIvENChy | GoDIva | GoRDoN’S | GRaND MaRNIER | GuCCI | GuERLaIN |<br />

havaNa CLub | hENNESSy | hERMÈS | hERRaDuRa | hoT DIaMoNDS | h.STERN |<br />

huGo boSS | IL CaNESTRo | INJuSa | ISSEy MIyaKE | IWC | JaCK DaNIEL’S |<br />

JEaN PauL GauLTIER | JohNNIE WaLKER | JoSÉ CuERvo | JvC | KENNETh CoLE |<br />

KENzo | KIT KaT | KoDaK | LaCoSTE | LaNCaSTER | LaNCEL | LaNCÔME | LaRIoS |<br />

LEGo | LINDT & SPRÜNGLI | LoNGChaMP | LoNGINES | L’oREaL | LuCKy STRIKE |<br />

MaJoRICa | MaLIbÚ | MaLo | MaRLboRo | MaRS | MaRTELL | MaRTINI | MaTTEL |<br />

MauRICE LaCRoIx | MILKa | MINoLTa | MISaKI | M&M’S | MoET&ChaNDoN |<br />

MoNT bLaNC | MoNTECRISTo | NESTLÉ | NIKKo | NINa RICCI | NINTENDo | NIvaDa |<br />

NoKIa | oLyMPuS | oMEGa | PaCo RabaNNE | PaLoMa PICaSSo | PaNaSoNIC |<br />

PaRTaGaS | PhILIP MoRRIS | PhILIPS | PLayMobIL | PoWER RaNGER | PRaDa |<br />

RaDo | RaLPh LauREN | Ray baN | RayMoND WEIL | REMy MaRTIN | RobaINa |<br />

RoThMaNS | RubINSTEIN | RuSS bERRIE | SaMSoNITE | SaMSuNG | Sauza |<br />

SChaFFER | ShISEIDo | SMaRTIES | SMIRNoFF | SoNy | SToLIChNaya | SWaRovSKI |<br />

SWaTCh | SWISS DELICE | TaG hEuER | ThIERRy MuGLER | TIa MaRIa | TISSoT |<br />

TobLERoNE | ToMMy hILFIGER | ToMy | ToShIba | TRuDI | TuMI | vERa WaNG |<br />

vERSaCE |WINNIE ThE Pooh | WINSToN | yvES SaINT-LauRENT | zEGNa |


am am pm pm pm<br />

shop open ×<br />

shop open ×<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

EuRoPE<br />

— PRESENCE IN ITALY, FRANCE, SPAIN,<br />

SWITZERLAND, NETHERLANDS, GREECE<br />

— 83 SHOPS<br />

— OVER 16,300 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— NET SALES <strong>2006</strong> CHF 370.5 MILLION<br />

— 983 EMPLOYEES<br />

MILaN-MaLPENSa aIRPoRT, ITaLy<br />

— DUTY-FREE EURO-SCHENGEN SHOP LOCATED AT<br />

DEPARTURE GATES OF MILAN-MALPENSA AIRPORT<br />

— OPENING HOURS FROM 06.00 AM TO 11.00 PM<br />

— 1,650 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— VARIETY OF FOOD, CHOCOLATE, PERFUMERY, SPIRITS<br />

AND FASHION PRODUCTS<br />

— 60 EMPLOYEES


am am pm pm pm<br />

shop open ×<br />

shop open ×<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

aFRICa<br />

— PRESENCE IN TUNISIA, ALGERIA,<br />

MOROCCO, GHANA, IVORY COAST<br />

— 37 SHOPS<br />

— OVER 6,500 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— NET SALES <strong>2006</strong> CHF 146.4 MILLION<br />

— 734 EMPLOYEES<br />

TuNIS aIRPoRT, TuNISIa<br />

— DUTY-FREE SHOP LOCATED AT INTERNATIONAL<br />

DEPARTURE GATES OF TUNIS AIRPORT<br />

— OPENING HOURS FROM 02.00 AM TO MIDNIGHT<br />

— 1,758 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— VARIETY OF LEATHER GOODS, CLOTHING BRANDS,<br />

JEWELRY, SUNGLASSES, ELECTRONICS AS WELL AS<br />

LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SPECIALITIES<br />

— 181 EMPLOYEES


am am am am pm<br />

shop closed ×<br />

shop open ×<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

EuRaSIa<br />

— PRESENCE IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION,<br />

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SINGAPORE,<br />

CAMBODIA, BELARUS, SERBIA, CHINA<br />

— 32 SHOPS<br />

— OVER 4,900 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— NET SALES <strong>2006</strong> CHF 187.2 MILLION<br />

— 787 EMPLOYEES<br />

SIEM REaP INTERNaTIoNaL aIRPoRT, CaMboDIa<br />

— DUTY-FREE SHOP LOCATED AT DEPARTURE GATES OF<br />

SIEM REAP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<br />

— OPENING HOURS FROM 06.30 AM TO MIDNIGHT<br />

— 160 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— LOCAL HAND CRAFT SOUVENIRS (SAND STONE, SILK,<br />

POLYCHROME AND SPICES)<br />

— 12 EMPLOYEES


pm pm pm pm am<br />

shop open ×<br />

shop open ×<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop closed<br />

NoRTh aMERICa & CaRIbbEaN<br />

— PRESENCE IN MEXICO, UNITED STATES,<br />

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS, NICARAGUA<br />

— 205 SHOPS<br />

— OVER 37,700 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— NET SALES <strong>2006</strong> CHF 328.0 MILLION<br />

— 2,345 EMPLOYEES<br />

SEaPoRT, GRaND TuRK<br />

— DUTY-FREE SHOP LOCATED AT SEAPORT<br />

OF GRAND TURK ISLAND<br />

— OPENING HOURS DEPEND ON DOCKING OF SHIPS<br />

— 930 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— TRADITIONAL DUTY-FREE ARTICLES LIKE FOOD,<br />

SPIRITS, JEWELRY, WATCHES, PERFUMES, TOBACCO<br />

AND ACCESSORIES<br />

— 27 EMPLOYEES


pm pm pm pm am<br />

shop open ×<br />

shop open ×<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop open<br />

× shop closed<br />

SouTh aMERICa<br />

— PRESENCE IN BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, AND ON-<br />

BOARD NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE SHIPS<br />

— 87 SHOPS<br />

— OVER 13,900 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— NET SALES <strong>2006</strong> CHF 371.6 MILLION<br />

— 1,677 EMPLOYEES<br />

São PauLo, INTERNaTIoNaL aIRPoRT GuaRuLhoS<br />

— DUTY-FREE SHOP LOCATED AT ARRIVAL AREA<br />

TERMINAL 2 OF SãO PAULO, INTERNATIONAL<br />

AIRPORT GUARULHOS<br />

— OPEN 24 HOURS EVERY DAY<br />

— 1,600 M 2 SALES AREA<br />

— VARIETY OF BEVERAGES, FOOD, TOBACCO, PERFUMERY,<br />

COSMETICS, SPORTS, LEISURE AND GIFTS. SEVERAL<br />

STORE-IN-STORES FROM DIFFERENT BRANDS<br />

— 220 EMPLOYEES


CoRPoRaTE GovERNaNCE<br />

DuFRy IS CoMMITTED To GooD<br />

CoRPoRaTE GovERNaNCE<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

. GRouP STRuCTuRE aND ShaREhoLDERS<br />

. Group structure<br />

For an overview of the management organizational chart and operational group<br />

structure, please refer to page 7 of this Annual Report.<br />

Listed companies<br />

Company <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., hardstrasse , 0 basel, Switzerland<br />

(hereinafter “<strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.” or the “Company”)<br />

Listing SWX Swiss Exchange<br />

Market capitalization CHF 1’434’375’000 as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong><br />

Percentage of shares No shares held as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong><br />

held by <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

Security number ISIN-Code CH0023405456, Swiss Security-No. 2340545<br />

SWX Swiss Exchange Ticker Symbol DUFN<br />

Company <strong>Dufry</strong> South america Ltd., Clarendon house,<br />

Church Street, hamilton hM, , bermuda<br />

(hereinafter “<strong>Dufry</strong> South america Ltd.” or “DSa”)<br />

Listings Brazilian Depositary Receipts (BDR) on São Paulo<br />

Stock Exchange (BOVESPA – Bolsa de Valores de São<br />

Paulo), Brazil and Common Shares (“Shares”) on<br />

Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Luxembourg (officially<br />

listed on Euro MTF market)<br />

Market capitalization R$ 1,820,000,000. USD 854,750,000<br />

as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong><br />

Percentage of shares <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd. held 57.4% as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong><br />

held by <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

Security numbers ISIN-Code for BDRs: BRDUFBBDR008<br />

ISIN-Code for Shares: BMG286001075<br />

Ticker Symbol for BDRs: DUFB<br />

Non-listed companies<br />

For a table of the operational non-listed consolidated entities please refer to<br />

page 105 in section Financial Reporting of this Annual Report 1 .<br />

. Significant shareholders<br />

The following significant shareholders held more than 5% of the share capital<br />

as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>:<br />

Travel Retail Investments SCA, 76 Grand Rue, L-1660 Luxembourg 53.02 %<br />

Areas SA, Via Augusta 21-23, Barcelona, Spain 18.02%<br />

Wellington Management Company LLP, 75 State Street, Boston MA 02109, USA 5.03%<br />

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


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

As part of the restructuring of their interests in <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd that the following<br />

investors held prior to the Initial Public Offering at SWX Swiss Exchange, funds<br />

managed by Advent International Corporation, 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts<br />

/ USA, Petrus PTE Ltd, 8 Cross Street, #11-00 PWC Building, Singapore<br />

048424 and Witherspoon Investments LLC, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington,<br />

Delaware 19801 / USA, entered into a shareholders agreement to govern their<br />

relationship as shareholders of Travel Retail Investments SCA. This agreement<br />

provides that the funds managed by Advent International Corporation shall<br />

have a right of first refusal should either Petrus PTE Ltd or Witherspoon Investments<br />

LLC wish to transfer their holdings in Travel Retail Investments SCA.<br />

In addition, if a third party offers to acquire all the interests in Travel Retail<br />

Investments SCA and the funds managed by Advent International Corporation<br />

in Travel Retail Investments SCA decide to transfer their entire interest in Travel<br />

Retail Investments SCA to that third party, then the funds managed by Advent<br />

International Corporation shall have the right to compel the other shareholders<br />

to transfer their entire holding in Travel Retail Investments SCA to that third<br />

party by exercising their drag-along rights.<br />

Advent International Corporation, Petrus PTE Ltd and Witherspoon Investments<br />

LLC are a group of shareholders acting in concert within the meaning of Art. 20<br />

para 3 of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (thereinafter<br />

SESTA) in relation to their indirect holdings in the Company held through<br />

Travel Retail Investments SCA.<br />

In an announcement dated May 17, <strong>2006</strong>, and published in compliance with Art.<br />

20 of SESTA, Wellington Management Company LLP, Boston, disclosed that it<br />

held shares of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd accounting for 5.03% of voting rights (publication in<br />

Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce of May 24, <strong>2006</strong>).<br />

. Cross-shareholdings<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd has not entered into cross-shareholdings with other companies in<br />

terms of capital shareholdings or voting rights in excess of 5%.


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<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

. CaPITaL STRuCTuRE<br />

. Share capital as of December , 006<br />

Ordinary share capital CHF 70,312,500<br />

14,062,500 fully paid registered shares with nominal value of<br />

CHF 5 each<br />

Conditional share capital CHF 7,500,000<br />

1,500,000 fully paid registered shares with nominal value of<br />

CHF 5 each ( in connection with convertible debentures,<br />

debentures with option rights and similar obligations )<br />

Authorized share capital CHF 21,093,750<br />

4,218,750 fully paid registered shares with nominal value of<br />

CHF 5 each (issuance possible until November 23, 2008)<br />

. Details to conditional and authorized share capital<br />

Conditional share capital<br />

Pursuant to Art. 3bis of the Articles of Incorporation the share capital of <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

Ltd may be increased in an amount not to exceed CHF 7,500,000 by the issuance<br />

of up to 1,500,000 fully paid registered shares with a nominal value of<br />

CHF 5 each through the exercise of conversion and / or option rights granted<br />

in connection with the issuance of newly or already issued convertible debentures,<br />

debentures with option rights or other financial market instruments by<br />

the Company or one of its subsidiaries.<br />

The preferential subscription rights of the shareholders shall be excluded in<br />

connection with the issuance of convertible debentures, debentures with option<br />

rights or other financial market instruments. The then current owners<br />

of conversion and / or option rights shall be entitled to subscribe for the new<br />

shares. The acquisition of shares through the exercise of conversion and / or<br />

option rights and each subsequent transfer of the shares shall be subject to the<br />

restrictions set forth in Art. 5 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (in<br />

reference to the share register and nominees).<br />

The Board of Directors may limit or withdraw the right of the shareholders to<br />

subscribe in priority to convertible debentures, debentures with option rights or<br />

similar financial market instruments when they are issued, if:<br />

a) an issue by firm underwriting by a consortium of banks with subsequent<br />

offering to the public without preferential subscription rights seems to be<br />

the most appropriate form of issue at the time, particularly in terms of the<br />

conditions or the time plan of the issue; or<br />

b) the financial market instruments with conversion or option rights are issued<br />

in connection with the financing or refinancing of the acquisition of an enterprise<br />

or parts of an enterprise or with participations or new investments of<br />

the Company.


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

If advance subscription rights are denied by the Board of Directors, the following<br />

shall apply:<br />

a) conversion rights may be exercised only for up to 15 years; and the option<br />

rights only for up to 7 years from the date of the respective issuance.<br />

b) the respective financial instruments must be issued at the relevant market<br />

conditions.<br />

authorized share capital<br />

Pursuant to Art. 3ter of the Articles of Incorporation the Board of Directors shall<br />

be authorized to increase the share capital in an amount not to exceed CHF<br />

21,093,750 through the issuance of up to 4,218,750 fully paid registered shares<br />

with a nominal value of CHF 5 per share by not later than November 23, 2008.<br />

Increases in partial amounts shall be permitted.<br />

The subscription and acquisition of the new shares, as well as subsequent<br />

transfer of the shares shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Art. 5 of<br />

the Articles of Incorporation (in reference to the share register and nominees).<br />

The Board of Directors shall determine the issue price, the type of payment,<br />

the date of issue of new shares, the conditions for the exercise of the preferential<br />

subscription rights, and the beginning date for dividend entitlement.<br />

In this regard, the Board of Directors may issue new shares by means of a<br />

firm underwriting through a banking institution, a syndicate or another third<br />

party and a subsequent offer of these shares to the current shareholders. The<br />

Board of Directors may permit preferential subscription rights that have not<br />

been exercised to expire or it may place these rights and / or shares as to which<br />

preferential subscription rights have been granted but not exercised, at market<br />

conditions or use them for other purposes in the interest of the Company.<br />

The Board of Directors is further authorized to restrict or deny the preferential<br />

subscription rights of shareholders or allocate such rights to third parties if the<br />

shares are to be used:<br />

a) for the acquisition of an enterprise, parts of an enterprise, or participations,<br />

or for new investments, or, in case of a share placement, for the financing or<br />

refinancing of such transactions; or<br />

b) for the purpose of broadening the shareholder constituency in connection<br />

with a listing of shares on domestic or foreign stock exchanges, including<br />

in connection with the grant of an over-allotment option to a consortium of<br />

banks.


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

. Changes in capital of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd<br />

Nominal share capital December 31, 2004 CHF 45,000,000<br />

December 31, 2005 CHF 70,312,500<br />

December 31, <strong>2006</strong> CHF 70,312,500<br />

Conditional share capital December 31, 2004 CHF –<br />

December 31, 2005 CHF 7,500,000<br />

December 31, <strong>2006</strong> CHF 7,500,000<br />

Authorized share capital December 31, 2004 CHF –<br />

December 31, 2005 CHF 10,187,500<br />

December 31, <strong>2006</strong> CHF 21,093,750<br />

The Company was formed as a stock corporation, organized with limited liability<br />

under the laws of Switzerland and was established on November 3, 2003<br />

and registered on November 4, 2003, under the name Sintres Holding Ltd. The<br />

period for the first statutory income statement of Sintres Holding Ltd was from<br />

November 4, 2003 to December 31, 2004. Consequently, the first statutory balance<br />

sheet date for the Company was December 31, 2004. On November 17,<br />

2005 the Company changed its name to <strong>Dufry</strong> AG (<strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd).<br />

Changes in capital in 00 / 00<br />

From November 3, 2003 to February 19, 2004, the nominal share capital of the<br />

Company was CHF 100,000, divided into 10,000 fully paid in registered shares<br />

with a nominal value of CHF 10 each. From February 19, 2004 to July 25, 2005,<br />

the nominal share capital of the Company was CHF 45 million, divided into 4.5<br />

million fully paid in registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 10 each.<br />

From July 25, 2005 to November 17, 2005, the nominal share capital of the Company<br />

was CHF 60 million, divided into 6 million fully paid in registered shares<br />

with a nominal value of CHF 10 each. At an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting<br />

on November 17, 2005, the existing shares were split with a ratio of 1:2<br />

and the new nominal value was set at CHF 5 per registered share, resulting in<br />

a nominal share capital of CHF 60 million, divided into 12 million fully paid in<br />

shares. At the same Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, an authorized capital<br />

in the amount of CHF 20,500,000 and a conditional capital in the amount of CHF<br />

7,500,000 was created. On December 5, 2005, the nominal share capital was<br />

increased out of the existing authorized share capital in the amount of CHF<br />

10,312,500 to CHF 70,312,500, divided into 14,062,500 fully paid in registered<br />

shares with a nominal value of CHF 5 each – as a result of the issuance of<br />

2,062,500 new shares, which were sold by the Company in the Initial Public Offering.<br />

The authorized share capital was reduced accordingly.<br />

Changes in capital in 006<br />

At an Extraordinary General Meeting on November 23, <strong>2006</strong>, shareholders approved<br />

the Board of Directors proposal to increase the amount of the previously<br />

existing authorized share capital from CHF 10,187,500 to CHF 21,093,750 and to<br />

set the duration of such authorized capital until November 23, 2008.


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

. Shares<br />

The share capital of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd is divided into 14,062,500 fully paid in registered<br />

shares with a nominal value of CHF 5 each. All shares are entitled to dividends.<br />

Each share entitles to one vote. The Company maintains a share register showing<br />

the name and address of the shareholders or usufructuaries. Only persons<br />

registered as shareholders or usufructuaries of registered shares in the share<br />

register shall be recognized as such by the Company.<br />

Limitation on transferability and nominee registration of registered shares<br />

— The Articles of Incorporation of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd contain no transfer restrictions<br />

(Vinkulierung) with regard to the shares.<br />

— However, only persons registered as shareholders or usufructuaries of registered<br />

shares in the share register shall be recognized as such by the Company.<br />

In the share register the name and address of the shareholders or<br />

usufructuaries is recorded. Changes must be reported to the Company.<br />

— Acquirers of registered shares shall be registered as shareholders with the<br />

right to vote, provided that they expressly declare that they acquired the registered<br />

shares in their own name and for their own account.<br />

— The Board of Directors may register nominees with the right to vote in the<br />

share register to the extent of up to 0.2 % of the registered share capital as<br />

set forth in the commercial register. Registered shares held by a nominee<br />

that exceed this limit may be registered in the share register with the right to<br />

vote if the nominee discloses the names, addresses and number of shares of<br />

the persons for whose account it holds 0.2 % or more of the registered share<br />

capital as set forth in the commercial register. Nominees within the meaning<br />

of this provision are persons who do not explicitly declare in the request<br />

for registration to hold the shares for their own account and with whom the<br />

Board of Directors has entered into a corresponding agreement (see also<br />

Art. 5 of the Articles of Incorporation).<br />

— Corporate bodies and partnerships or other groups of persons or joint owners<br />

who are interrelated to one another through capital ownership, voting<br />

rights, uniform management or otherwise linked as well as individuals or<br />

corporate bodies and partnerships who act in concert to circumvent the regulations<br />

concerning the nominees (esp. as syndicates), shall be treated as<br />

one single nominee within the meaning of the above mentioned regulation in<br />

terms of nominees.<br />

— The Board of Directors may cancel the registration, with retroactive effect<br />

if appropriate, if the registration was effected based on false information or<br />

in case of breach of the agreement between the nominee and the Board of<br />

Directors.<br />

— After consulting the party involved, the Company may delete entries in the<br />

share register if such entries occurred in consequence of false statements<br />

by the purchaser. The purchaser must be informed immediately of the deletion.<br />

With reference to transferability and nominee registrations, no exceptions have<br />

been granted during the year under review.


0<br />

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. Participation certificates and profit sharing certificates<br />

The Company has not issued any non-voting equity securities, such as participation<br />

certificates (Partizipationsscheine) or profit sharing certificates<br />

(Genussscheine).<br />

.6 Convertible bonds and options<br />

There are no outstanding bonds that are convertible into, or warrants or options<br />

to acquire, shares issued by or on behalf of the Company. <strong>Dufry</strong> does<br />

not have any traditional option plans, but a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) plan,<br />

the essentials of which are disclosed under “compensation, shareholdings<br />

and loans” in this Corporate Governance section of the Annual Report.


NaME<br />

Juan Carlos Torres Carretero<br />

Ernest George Bachrach<br />

Xavier Bouton<br />

Jaime Carvajal Urquijo<br />

Mario Fontana<br />

Luis Andrés Holzer Neumann<br />

Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera<br />

Juan Carlos<br />

Torres Carretero<br />

Chairman<br />

born 1949<br />

Ernest George<br />

bachrach<br />

Vice Chairman<br />

born 1952<br />

. boaRD oF DIRECToRS<br />

NaTIoNaLITy<br />

Spanish<br />

American<br />

French<br />

Spanish<br />

Swiss<br />

Mexican<br />

Spanish<br />

PoSITIoN<br />

Chairman<br />

Vice Chairman<br />

Member<br />

Member<br />

Member<br />

Member<br />

Member<br />

FIRST<br />

ELECTED<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

<strong>2006</strong><br />

2005<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

ELECTED<br />

uNTIL aGM<br />

1 = Member of Audit Committee<br />

2 = Member of Nomination Committee All members of the Board of Directors are non-executive members.<br />

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. Members of the board of Directors<br />

2011<br />

2011<br />

2009<br />

2011<br />

2010<br />

2010<br />

2010<br />

CoMMITTEES<br />

1, 2<br />

2<br />

. Education, professional background, other activities and functions<br />

Education MS in physics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and MS in<br />

management from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.<br />

Professional Background Many years of private equity and senior management<br />

operating experience. 1988 Joined Advent International, a private equity firm,<br />

in Boston as a partner. 1991 – 1995 Partner at Advent International in Madrid.<br />

Since 1995 Managing Director and senior partner in charge of Advent International<br />

Corporation’s investment activities in Mexico.<br />

Current Board Mandates <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd., Aeroplazas de<br />

Mexico SA de CV, Arabela Holding SA de CV, Hipotecaria Casa Mexicana SA de<br />

CV, Inmobiliaria Fumisa SA de CV (president), Impactos Frecuencia y Cobertura<br />

en Medicos SA de CV and Procorp SA de CV.<br />

Education BS in chemical engineering from Lehigh University and MBA from<br />

Harvard Business School.<br />

Professional Background More than 22 years of experience in international private<br />

equity investing. 1990 Joined Advent International offices in London as a<br />

partner. Since 1995 Managing Advent’s Latin American investment program as<br />

Chief Executive Latin America. Senior partner and member of the executive<br />

committee of Advent International Corporation.<br />

Current Board Mandates <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd., Aeroplazas SA<br />

de CV, Arabela Holding SA de CV, the Bunge Group, Impactos, Frecuencia y<br />

Cobertura en Medios SA de CV, Aerocomidas SA de CV, Hildebrando Fumisa SA<br />

de CV and Hipotecaria Casa Mexicana.<br />

1<br />

2<br />

1


xavier bouton<br />

Member<br />

born 1950<br />

Jaime<br />

Carvajal urquijo<br />

Member<br />

born 1939<br />

Mario Fontana<br />

Member<br />

born 1946<br />

Luis andrés<br />

holzer Neumann<br />

Member<br />

born 1950<br />

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Education Diploma in economics and finance from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques<br />

de Bordeaux and doctorate in economics and business administration from the<br />

University of Bordeaux.<br />

Professional Background 1978 – 1984 Director of C.N.I.L. (Commission Nationale<br />

de l’Informatique et des Libertés). 1985 – 1994 General Secretary of Reader’s<br />

Digest Foundation. 1990 – 2005 Board member of Laboratoires Chemineaux.<br />

Since 1999 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of FSDV (Fayenceries de Sarreguemines<br />

Digoin & Vitry le François) based in Paris, France.<br />

Current Board Mandates <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., ADL Partners since 1997, Stroer France<br />

since 1999.<br />

Education Master in law from the University of Madrid and master of Arts (Economics)<br />

from Cambridge University.<br />

Professional Background Over 20 years of private equity and M&A experience.<br />

Prior to 1996 Chairman of Iberfomento, an independent Spanish M&A and private<br />

equity firm. Chief Executive Officer of Banco Hispano Industrial (1983 – 1988)<br />

and Chairman of Ford of Spain (1981 – 2003). 1996 – 2002 Chairman at Dresdner<br />

Kleinwort Capital Spain. Whilst at DrKC, Mr Carvajal Urquijo worked with Advent<br />

International, through a joint venture. 2002 Joined Advent International<br />

and acts as Partner and Chairman of its office in Spain since.<br />

Current Board Mandates <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., Ericsson Espãna S.A., Asea Brown Boveri<br />

S.A. (Spain), Grupo Ferrovial, Lafarge-Asland, Aviva (Spain) and Solvay Iberica.<br />

Education Engineering studies at ETH Zurich and Georgia Institute of Technology,<br />

Master of Science Degree.<br />

Professional Background 1970 – 1977 IBM Switzerland, sales representative<br />

and international account manager. 1977 – 1980 Brown Boveri Brazil, Chief<br />

of staff and CIO. 1981 – 1983 Storage Technology Switzerland, General Manager.<br />

1984 – 1993 Hewlett-Packard Switzerland, General Manager. 1993 – 1995<br />

Hewlett-Packard Germany, General Manager. 1995 – 1997 Hewlett-Packard Europe,<br />

General Manager. 1997 – 1999 Hewlett-Packard USA, General Manager.<br />

Since 1998 Independent Board member at various companies (served previously<br />

also on the Board of Directors of AC-Service [Germany], Amazys, Bon<br />

appétit Group, Büro Fürrer, Leica Geosystems and Sulzer).<br />

Current Board Mandates <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., Hexagon (Sweden), Inficon, Itopia, SBB<br />

Swiss Railways, Swissquote and X-Rite (USA).<br />

Education Graduate of Boston University, holds an MBA from Columbia University.<br />

Professional Background Since 1973 President of Grupo Industrial Omega, the<br />

holding company of Holzer and Company, Industria Nacional de Relojes Suizos,<br />

Inmobiliara Coapa Larca SA de CV, and Inmobiliara Castellanos SA de CV.<br />

Current Board Mandates <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., Aeroplazas SA de CV, Inmobiliaria Fumisa<br />

SA de CV, Consorcio Industrial SA de CV, Opequimar, Consorcio Metropolitano<br />

Inmobiliario, the Mexican Council of Foreign Affairs, Grupo Domit and Lideres<br />

Mexicanos Magazine.


Joaquin<br />

Moya-angeler Cabrera<br />

Member<br />

born 1949<br />

NaME oF ThE boaRD MEMbER<br />

Juan Carlos Torres Carretero<br />

Ernest George Bachrach<br />

Xavier Bouton<br />

Jaime Carvajal Urquijo<br />

Mario Fontana<br />

Luis Andrés Holzer Neumann<br />

Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera<br />

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Education Master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Madrid, diploma<br />

in economics and forecasting from the London School of Economics and<br />

Political Science and MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.<br />

Professional Background Mr Moya-Angeler has focused his career on the technology<br />

and real estate industries, including having founded a number of companies.<br />

1990 – 1994 Chairman of IBM Spain and Europe. 1994 – 1997 Chairman<br />

of Leche Pascual. 1997 – 2002 Chairman of Meta4 and TIASA (1996 – 1998). To<br />

date Chairman of Redsa since 1997, Hildebrando since 2003, as well as Presenzia<br />

and Pulsar Technologies since 2002, La Quinta Real Estate since 2003,<br />

Inmoan since 1989 and Avalon Private Equity since 1999.<br />

Current Board Mandates <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd., Indra Sistemas SA, Palamon Capital Partners,<br />

MCH, Grupo Leche Pascual and Bety Byte SL. Also Chairman of several<br />

non profit organizations: Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucia, Board of trustees<br />

of the University of Almeria and La Fundación Mediterránea.<br />

None of the non-executive members of the Board of Directors has ever been in<br />

a management position at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd or any of its subsidiaries. Neither has any<br />

of the non-executive members of the Board of Directors significant business<br />

connections with <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd or any of its subsidiaries.<br />

. Cross-involvement<br />

There are no cross-involvements between the Board of Directors of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd<br />

and any other listed company. The table below shows the functions of the Board<br />

members in other listed companies.<br />

LISTED CoMPaNy<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd, Board member<br />

— Bunge Group Ltd, Board member<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd, Board member<br />

— F.S.D.V. (Fayenceries de Sarreguemines Digoin & Vitry le François),<br />

Chairman of Supervisory Board<br />

— ADL Partners, Board member<br />

— Grupo Ferrovial, Vice Chairman<br />

— Swissquote Group, Chairman<br />

— X-Rite Inc, Board member<br />

— Hexagon AB, Board member<br />

— Inficon AG, Board member<br />

— None<br />

— Indra Sistemas SA, Board member


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. Election and terms of office<br />

— The Board of Directors shall consist of at least three and at most seven<br />

members.<br />

— Members of the Board of Directors shall be elected for a maximum term<br />

of five years. A year shall mean the period running between one Ordinary<br />

Meeting of Shareholders and the next. Previous resignation and dismissal<br />

may change the terms of office. New members elected during the year shall<br />

continue in office until the end of their predecessor’s term.<br />

— Each year the Board of Directors shall be renewed by rotation, to the extent<br />

possible in equal numbers and in such manner that, after a period of five<br />

years, all members will have been subject to re-election.<br />

— In its Extraordinary General Meeting held on November 23, <strong>2006</strong>, <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd<br />

established staggered terms of office for the members of the Board of Directors<br />

(see also details in table “Members of the Board of Directors”). At<br />

this Meeting, Mr Carvajal Urquijo was newly elected (individually) into the<br />

Board and the other members of the Board of Directors were re-elected (as<br />

a group) with new terms of office.<br />

— The members of the Board of Directors may be re-elected without limitation.<br />

. Internal organizational structure<br />

The Board of Directors determines its own organization. It shall elect its Chairman<br />

and one or two Vice Chairmen. It shall appoint a Secretary and his substitute,<br />

neither of whom need to be members of the Board of Directors.<br />

The Board of Directors has established the following committees to further<br />

strengthen the corporate governance structure of the Company:<br />

audit Committee<br />

Members: Joaquin Moya-Angeler Cabrera (Chairman), Juan Carlos Torres Carretero,<br />

Mario Fontana.<br />

The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its duties of<br />

supervision of management. It is responsible for the review of the performance<br />

and independence of the external auditors, the review of the audit plan and the<br />

audit results and the monitoring of the implementation of the findings by management,<br />

the review of the internal audit function and concept, the assessment<br />

of the risk management, the review of the compliance with the internal audit<br />

and risk management, as well as the review to propose whether the Board of<br />

Directors should accept the Company’s accounts. The Audit Committee regularly<br />

reports to the Board of Directors on its proposals, assessments, findings<br />

and proposes appropriate actions. The Audit Committee generally meets at the<br />

same dates the Board of Directors meetings take place, although the Chairman<br />

may call meetings as often as business requires. The length of the meetings<br />

depends on the issues, but usually lasts for about 3 to 4 hours. The Audit Committee<br />

held 4 meetings during fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>.


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

Nomination and Remuneration Committee<br />

Members: Ernest George Bachrach (Chairman), Luis Andrés Holzer Neumann,<br />

Juan Carlos Torres Carretero.<br />

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee assists the Board of Directors<br />

in fulfilling its nomination and remuneration related matters. It is responsible<br />

for assuring the long-term planning of appropriate appointments to the positions<br />

of the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, as well as for<br />

the review of the remuneration system of the Company, to make proposals in<br />

relation to the remuneration of the CEO and of the members of the Board of<br />

Directors, as well as on the grant of options or other securities under employee<br />

participation plans of the Company, if any. The Nomination and Remuneration<br />

Committee meets as often as business requires. The length of the meetings<br />

depends on the issues, but usually lasts for about 2 to 3 hours. The Nomination<br />

and Remuneration Committee held 1 meeting during fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

Work method of the board of Directors<br />

As a rule, the Board of Directors meets about five to six times a year. Additional<br />

meetings or conference calls are held as and when necessary. The Board of<br />

Directors held 8 meetings during fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>. The meetings of the Board<br />

of Directors usually last half a day. The Chairman determines the agenda and<br />

items to be discussed at the Board meetings. All members of the Board of Directors<br />

can request to add further items on the agenda.<br />

The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Global Chief Operating<br />

Officer and the General Counsel, also acting as Secretary to the Board,<br />

attend the meetings of the Board of Directors. Other members of the Group<br />

Executive Committee attend meetings of the Board of Directors as and when<br />

required. The Board of Directors also engages external consultants and specialised<br />

attorneys to address specific topics when required.<br />

.6 Definition of areas of responsibility<br />

The Board of Directors is the ultimate corporate body of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd. It further<br />

represents the Company towards third parties and shall manage all matters<br />

which by law, Articles of Incorporation or regulation have not been delegated to<br />

another body of the Company.<br />

In accordance with the Board regulations (Organisationsreglement), the Board<br />

of Directors has delegated the operational management of the Company to the<br />

Chief Executive Officer who is responsible for overall management of the <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

Group. The following responsibilities remain with the Board of Directors:<br />

— ultimate direction of the business of the Company and the power to give the<br />

necessary directives<br />

— determination of the organization of the Company<br />

— administration of the accounting system, financial control and financial planning<br />

— appointment and removal of the persons entrusted with the management<br />

and representation of the Company, as well as the determination of their<br />

signatory power


6<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

— ultimate supervision of the persons entrusted with the management of the<br />

Company, in particular with respect to their compliance with the law, the<br />

Articles of Incorporation, regulations and directives<br />

— preparation of the business report and the Meetings of Shareholders and to<br />

carry out the resolutions adopted by the Meeting of Shareholders<br />

— notification of the judge if liabilities exceed assets<br />

— passing of resolutions regarding the subsequent payment of capital with respect<br />

to non-fully paid in shares<br />

— passing of resolutions confirming increases in share capital and the amendments<br />

of the Articles of Incorporation entailed thereby<br />

— examination of the professional qualifications of the specially qualified Auditors<br />

in the cases in which the law foresees the use of such Auditors<br />

— non-delegable and inalienable duties and powers of the Board of Directors<br />

pursuant to the Swiss Merger Act<br />

— to examine, if required, the professional qualifications of the specially qualified<br />

auditor<br />

— to approve any non-operational or non-recurring transaction not included in<br />

the annual budget and exceeding the amount of CHF 2,000,000;<br />

— to issue convertible debentures, debentures with option rights or other financial<br />

market instruments<br />

— to approve the annual investment and operating budgets of the Company and<br />

the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group.<br />

Except for the Chairman of the Board of Directors, who has single signature<br />

authority, the members of the Board have joint signature authority, if any.<br />

. Information and control instruments vis-à-vis the senior management<br />

The Board ensures that it receives sufficient information from the management<br />

to perform its supervisory duty and to make the decisions that are reserved to<br />

the Board through several means.<br />

— <strong>Dufry</strong> Group has an internal management information system that consists<br />

of financial statements, performance indicators and risk management. Management<br />

information is provided on a regular basis according to the cycles of<br />

the business: sales on a weekly basis; income statement, cash management<br />

and key performance indicator (KPI) on a monthly basis; balance sheet and<br />

other financial statements on a quarterly basis, including customer, margins<br />

and investment information. The management information is prepared<br />

on a consolidated basis as well as per business unit. Financial reports are<br />

submitted to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.<br />

— During Board meetings, each member of the Board may request information<br />

from the other members of the Board, as well as from the members of the<br />

management present on all affairs of the Company and the Group.<br />

— Outside of Board meetings, each member of the Board may request from the<br />

CEO information concerning the course of business of the Company and the<br />

Group and, with the authorization of the Chairman, about specific matters.


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

— The CEO reports at each meeting of the Board on the course of business<br />

of the Company and the Group in a manner agreed upon from time to time<br />

between the Board and the CEO. Apart from the meetings, the CEO reports<br />

immediately any extraordinary event and any change within the Company<br />

and within the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group to the Chairman.<br />

— Board committees, in particular the Audit Committee, regularly meet with<br />

management and outside consultants to review the business, better understand<br />

all laws and policies impacting the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group and support the management<br />

in meeting the requirement and expectations of stakeholders. In<br />

meetings of the Audit Committee, the CFO acts as Secretary to the Committee.<br />

The external auditors are invited to the meeting of the Audit Committee.<br />

— The Internal Audit provides the senior management and Audit Committee<br />

with independent and objective assessments of the effectiveness of the internal<br />

control and risk management systems. The selection of Internal Audit<br />

projects is based on risk assessment, with a focus on operational processes,<br />

throughout the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group. The results of Internal Audit are communicated<br />

to management in charge, the Company’s senior management and the Audit<br />

Committee. Regular follow-up is performed to ensure that risk mitigation<br />

and control improvement measures are implemented on a timely basis.


NaME<br />

Julián Díaz González<br />

Xavier Rossinyol<br />

José Antonio Gea<br />

Pascal C. Duclos<br />

Dante Marro<br />

Miguel Ángel Martínez<br />

René Riedi<br />

José H. González<br />

José Carlos Costa da Silva Rosa<br />

Julián Díaz González<br />

Chief Executive Officer<br />

born 1958<br />

xavier Rossinyol<br />

Chief Financial Officer<br />

born 1970<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

. GRouP ExECuTIvE CoMMITTEE<br />

. Members of the Group Executive Committee<br />

NaTIoNaLITy<br />

Spanish<br />

Spanish<br />

Spanish<br />

Swiss<br />

Italian<br />

Spanish<br />

Swiss<br />

American<br />

Portuguese<br />

PoSITIoN<br />

Chief Executive Officer<br />

Chief Financial Officer<br />

Global Chief Operating Officer<br />

General Counsel<br />

Chief Operating Officer<br />

Region Europe<br />

Chief Operating Officer<br />

Region Africa<br />

Chief Operating Officer<br />

Region Eurasia<br />

Chief Operating Officer<br />

Region America & Caribbean<br />

Chief Operating Officer<br />

Region South America<br />

aPPoINTED IN yEaR<br />

2004<br />

2004<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

2002<br />

2004<br />

2001<br />

2002<br />

<strong>2006</strong><br />

. Education, professional background, other activities and vested interests<br />

Education Degree in business administration from Universidad Pontificia Comillas<br />

de Madrid.<br />

Professional Background 1989 – 1993 General Manager at TNT Leisure SA.<br />

1993 – 1997 Division Director at Aldeasa. 1997 – 2000 Various managerial and<br />

business positions at Aeroboutiques de Mexico SA de CV and Deor SA de CV.<br />

2000 – 2003 General Manager of Latinoamericana Duty-Free, SA de CV. Since<br />

2004 Chief Executive Officer at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

Education Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at ESADE (Spain), MBA<br />

at ESADE and at the University of British Columbia (Canada and Hong Kong),<br />

Master’s degree in business law from Universidad Pompeu Fabra (Spain).<br />

Professional Background 1995 – 2003 Various positions at Areas (member of the<br />

French group Elior) with responsibility for finance, controlling, strategic planning.<br />

Left Areas as its Corporate Development Director. Since 2004 Chief Financial<br />

Officer at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.


José antonio Gea<br />

Global COO<br />

born 1963<br />

Pascal C. Duclos<br />

General Counsel<br />

born 1967<br />

Dante Marro<br />

COO Region Europe<br />

born 1944<br />

Miguel Ángel Martínez<br />

COO Region Africa<br />

born 1961<br />

René Riedi<br />

COO Region Eurasia<br />

born 1960<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

Education Degree in economics and business sciences from Colegio Universitario<br />

de Estudios Financieros.<br />

Professional Background 1989 – 1995 Various positions at TNT Express Espana,<br />

SA. Director of its Blue Cow Division (1993 – 1995). 1995 – 2003 Various managerial<br />

positions at Aldeasa. Left Aldeasa as its Director of Operations. Since 2004<br />

Global Chief Operating Officer at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

Education Licence en droit from Geneva University School of Law, LL.M. from<br />

Duke University School of Law. Licensed to practice law in Switzerland and admitted<br />

to the New York Bar.<br />

Professional Background 1991 – 1997 Senior attorney at law at Geneva law firm<br />

Davidoff & Partners. Also academic assistant at the University of Geneva School<br />

of Law (1994 – 1996). 1999 – 2001 Attorney at law at New York law firm Kreindler<br />

& Kreindler. 2001 – 2002 Financial planner at UBS AG in New York. 2003 – 2004<br />

Senior foreign attorney at law at the Buenos Aires law firm Beretta Kahale Godoy.<br />

Since 2005 General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Directors at<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

Education Graduate degrees in architecture and business administration.<br />

Professional Background Prior to 1981 Served as public administrator and as<br />

an administrator of the Airport Milano and the Association Airports Italia. 1981<br />

Joined <strong>Dufry</strong>. He held various managerial positions at Dufrital S.p.A. as General<br />

Manager and Chairman of the Board (1987 –1992) and acted as General Manager<br />

and Board Delegate of all Italian companies belonging to the Group from<br />

1992 – 2002. Since 2002 Chief Operating Officer Region Europe at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

Education Bachelor’s of science degree in economics and business administration<br />

from the Universidad de León.<br />

Professional Background 1986 – 1991 Store Manager at C&A Valencia and Mallorca.<br />

1991 – 1998 Various managerial positions at Aldeasa SA. 1998 – 2003 General<br />

Manager at Select Service Partner’s subsidiary Madrid Trade Fair Center.<br />

Since 2004 Chief Operating Officer Region Africa at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

Education Degree in business administration from the School of Economy and<br />

Business Administration Zurich.<br />

Professional Background Prior to 1993 Worked in product marketing and international<br />

sales of the multinational FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)<br />

company Unilever. 1993 – 2000 Joined <strong>Dufry</strong> in 1993 as Sales Manager Eastern<br />

Europe. Product Category Manager Spirits & Tobacco (1995 – 1996). Head of<br />

Product Marketing (1996 – 1997). Director Division Spirits & Tobacco (Weitnauer<br />

Distribution Ltd 1998 – 2000). Since 2001 Chief Operating Officer Region Eurasia<br />

at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.


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José h. González<br />

COO Region North<br />

America & Caribbean<br />

born 1946<br />

José Carlos<br />

Costa da Silva Rosa<br />

COO Region South America<br />

born 1955<br />

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Education Bachelor’s of arts degree from Prieto University, Cuba.<br />

Professional Background Prior to 1992 Active in retail and wholesale industry<br />

in North, Central and South America for more than 25 years. 1992 – 2002 Joined<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> in 1992 and held various managerial and business positions. Since 2002<br />

Chief Operating Officer Region North America & Caribbean at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

Education Military and Civil Engineer’s degree from the Academia Militar of<br />

Portugal.<br />

Professional Background 1993 – 1994 Director of Property Management of Richard<br />

Ellis Portugal. 1994 – 2000 General Director of AmoreirasGest. 2000 – <strong>2006</strong><br />

Retail Director at ANA-Aeropuertos de Portugal AS. Since <strong>2006</strong> Chief Operating<br />

Officer Region South America at <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

other activities and vested interests<br />

Messrs Julian Díaz and Xavier Rossinyol are members of the Board of Directors<br />

and of the Executive Committee of <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd, the Company’s<br />

subsidiary listed in Luxembourg and Brazil. Messrs Pascal Duclos, José Antonio<br />

Gea and José Carlos Rosa are members of the Executive Committee of<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd.<br />

With the exception of their role in <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd, none of the members<br />

of the Group Executive Committee of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd has other activities in governing<br />

and supervisory bodies of important Swiss and foreign organizations,<br />

institutions and foundations under private and public law. No member of the<br />

Group Executive Committee has permanent management and consultancy<br />

functions for important Swiss and foreign interest groups, or holds any official<br />

functions and political posts.<br />

In addition to his employment relationship with the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group, Mr Dante Marro,<br />

the Chief Operating Officer for Region Europe and member of the Group<br />

Executive Committee, acting through GSA Srl Gestione Spazi Attrezzati (GSAS),<br />

was granted rights of usufruct over 10 percent of the Company’s shareholding<br />

in both its 60 percent majority owned operating subsidiary Dufrital SpA and its<br />

wholly owned subsidiary <strong>Dufry</strong> Shop Finance Limited Srl in 2002. The rights of<br />

usufruct granted to GSAS, which will expire on December 31, 2020 at the latest,<br />

permit it to enjoy the benefits of share ownership, including the receipt of<br />

dividends, even though the shares remain vested in a Group company. Upon<br />

expiration of the rights of usufruct, provided that the total profits of the afore<br />

mentioned companies shall not have been declared as dividends, GSAS shall be<br />

entitled to receive 6 percent and 10 percent, respectively, of all withheld profits<br />

accumulated as reserves on the balance sheets of Dufrital SpA and <strong>Dufry</strong> Shop<br />

Finance Limited Srl as at December 31, 2020.<br />

. Management contracts<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Group does not have management contracts with companies or natural<br />

persons not belonging to the Group.


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. CoMPENSaTIoN, ShaREhoLDINGS aND LoaNS<br />

. Content and method of determining the compensation and the shareholding<br />

programmes<br />

board of Directors<br />

The Board determines the amount of the fixed remuneration of its members,<br />

taking into account their responsibilities, experience, and the time which they<br />

invest in their activity as members of the Board. The Nomination and Remuneration<br />

Committee makes proposals in relation to the compensation of the<br />

members of the Board. Extraordinary assignments or work which a member of<br />

the Board accomplishes outside of his / her activity as a Board member shall be<br />

specifically remunerated. Such remuneration shall be approved by the Board.<br />

In addition, the Board shall be reimbursed all reasonable cash expenses properly<br />

incurred by them in the discharge of their duties.<br />

Group Executive Committee<br />

Members of the Group Executive Committee receive compensation packages,<br />

which consist of a basic salary in cash and a performance related cash bonus,<br />

as well as other cash compensation. The bonus is defined once per year and<br />

depends on the overall financial result of the Group and of specific sub-divisions<br />

thereof, as well as on achieving defined goals by each individual person.<br />

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee makes proposals in relation to<br />

the compensation of the CEO. The Board of Directors has the ultimate authority<br />

to approve such proposals.<br />

In addition, the Company has a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) plan for certain<br />

members of the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group management (RSU plan participants). Under the<br />

RSU plan, the Company granted the RSU plan participants in <strong>2006</strong> a right to receive<br />

on January 1, 2008, free of charge, 100’000 shares of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd on aggregate,<br />

provided that the average price per share on the SWX Swiss Exchange for<br />

the ten trading days immediately preceding the vesting date is equal or higher<br />

than 101 percent of the share price at grant date. The rights granted to the RSU<br />

participants in <strong>2006</strong> vested on January 1, 2007. From an economic point of view,<br />

the Restricted Stock Units are stock options with an exercise price of nil.<br />

The RSU plan is designed to provide its participants with an incentive equal to<br />

100 percent of their base salary in case of a 20 percent increase in the price per<br />

share during each respective vesting period. Any Restricted Stock Units granted<br />

will be forfeited should the RSU plan participant cease to be an employee of<br />

the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group during the vesting period.


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. Compensation for acting members of governing bodies<br />

The following compensations were paid in <strong>2006</strong>:<br />

board of Directors<br />

The members of the Board of Directors (all non-executive) received aggregate<br />

compensation including bonuses amounting to a total of CHF 300,000 in fiscal<br />

year <strong>2006</strong>. Three of the current members of the Board of Directors receive no<br />

compensation. The compensation during fiscal year <strong>2006</strong> to three members of<br />

the Board of Directors, who ended their function as an active member during<br />

<strong>2006</strong>, amounted to CHF 89,672.<br />

Group Executive Committee<br />

The members of the Group Executive Committee received an aggregate compensation<br />

amounting to CHF 8,722,917 in fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>, of which CHF 549,256<br />

correspond to post-employment pension and other benefits. In addition, the<br />

expense in the fiscal year <strong>2006</strong> related to the Restricted Share Unit plan of<br />

members of the Group Executive Committee amounted to CHF 1,488,000.<br />

No additional severance payments were made during fiscal year <strong>2006</strong> to members<br />

of governing bodies, who ended their functions during <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

. Compensations for former members of governing bodies<br />

During fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>, no compensation was paid to any members of governing<br />

bodies, who ended their function in 2005 or at an earlier date.<br />

. Share allotment in the year under review<br />

No shares were allotted in fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

. Share ownership<br />

As of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>, non-executive Board members and parties closely<br />

linked to them held a total of 58,133 shares in <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd. Mr Luis Andrés Holzer<br />

Neumann, and certain of his family members are also the beneficiaries of a<br />

trust that controls Petrus PTE Ltd.<br />

The members of the Group Executive Committee and parties closely linked to<br />

such persons, held no shares in <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

.6 options<br />

The Company has no traditional option plans outstanding. However, it has approved<br />

a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) plan. Beneficiaries of this plan are certain<br />

members of the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group management. From an economic point of view, the<br />

Restricted Stock Units are stock options with an exercise price of nil.


aLLoTMENT yEaR<br />

RSu hELD aS oF DECEMbER , 006<br />

vESTING DaTE<br />

vESTING CoNDITIoN<br />

ExERCISE DaTE<br />

SubSCRIPTIoN RaTIo<br />

ExERCICE PRICE IN ChF<br />

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RSus or options held by board members<br />

None<br />

RSus or options held by members of the Group Executive Committee<br />

<strong>2006</strong><br />

100,000<br />

January 1, 2007<br />

Share price at vesting date is equal or higher than CHF 80.80<br />

(average share price of 10 trading days preceding vesting date)<br />

January 1, 2008<br />

1:1<br />

0<br />

The 100,000 RSUs would, if vested, represent 100,000 shares, i.e. 0.71% of the<br />

total current ordinary share capital of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd.<br />

. additional fees and remuneration<br />

At the exception of Mr. Xavier Bouton who received CHF 250,000 for strategic<br />

consulting services provided to the Company during the year <strong>2006</strong>, there are no<br />

additional fees or remunerations billed to <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd or one of its subsidiaries by<br />

members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Committee or parties<br />

closely linked to such persons as defined in the SWX directive.<br />

. Loans granted to governing bodies<br />

Neither <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd nor any of its subsidiaries have granted any guarantees or<br />

outstanding loans, advances or credits to members of the Board of Directors or<br />

to members of the Group Executive Committee.<br />

. highest total compensation<br />

The highest total compensation paid to a member of the Board of Directors in<br />

<strong>2006</strong> was CHF 100,000 gross. No shares and no options were allocated.


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6. ShaREhoLDERS’ PaRTICIPaTIoN RIGhTS<br />

6. voting rights and representation<br />

Each share recorded as share with voting rights in the share register confers<br />

one vote on its registered holder. Every shareholder may be represented at the<br />

Meeting of Shareholders by any person who is authorized to do so by a written<br />

proxy. A proxy does not need to be a shareholder. Shareholders entered in the<br />

share register as shareholders with voting rights on a specific qualifying date<br />

designated by the Board of Directors shall be entitled to vote at the Meeting of<br />

Shareholders and to exercise their votes at the Meeting of Shareholders.<br />

6. Quorums<br />

The Meeting of Shareholders shall be duly constituted irrespective of the number<br />

of shareholders present or of the shares represented. Unless the law or<br />

Articles of Incorporation provide for a qualified majority, an absolute majority of<br />

the votes represented at a Meeting of Shareholders is required for the adoption<br />

of resolutions or for elections, with abstentions, blank and invalid votes having<br />

the effect of “no” votes. The Chairman of the Meeting shall have a casting vote.<br />

A resolution of the Meeting of Shareholders passed by at least two thirds of<br />

the votes represented and the absolute majority of the nominal value of shares<br />

represented, shall be required for:<br />

1. a modification of the purpose of the Company<br />

2. the creation of shares with increased voting powers<br />

3. restrictions on the transfer of registered shares and the removal of such<br />

restrictions<br />

4. restrictions on the exercise of the right to vote and the removal of such<br />

restrictions<br />

5. an authorized or conditional increase in share capital<br />

6. an increase in share capital through the conversion of capital surplus,<br />

through a contribution in kind or in exchange for an acquisition of assets,<br />

or a grant of special benefits upon a capital increase<br />

7. the restriction or denial of pre-emptive rights<br />

8. the change of the place of incorporation of the Company<br />

9. the dismissal of a member of the Board of Directors<br />

10. an increase in the maximum number of members of the Board of Directors<br />

11. other matters where statutory law provides for a corresponding quorum<br />

6. Convocation of the Meeting of Shareholders<br />

The Meeting of Shareholders shall be called by the Board of Directors or, if<br />

necessary, by the Auditors. One or more shareholders with voting rights representing<br />

in aggregate not less than 10% of the share capital can request, in<br />

writing, that a Meeting of Shareholders shall be convened. Such request must<br />

be submitted to the Board of Directors, specifying the items and proposals to<br />

appear on the agenda.<br />

The Meeting of Shareholders shall be convened by notice in the Swiss Official<br />

Gazette of Commerce (SOGC) not less than 20 days before the date fixed for the<br />

Meeting. Registered shareholders will also be informed by ordinary mail.


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6. agenda<br />

The invitation for the Meeting of Shareholders shall state the day, time and<br />

place of the Meeting, and the items and proposals of the Board of Directors and<br />

the shareholders who demand that the Meeting of Shareholders be called or<br />

that items be included in the agenda.<br />

One or more shareholders with voting rights whose combined holdings represent<br />

an aggregate nominal value of at least CHF 1,000,000 may request that an<br />

item be included in the agenda of a Meeting of Shareholders. Such a request<br />

must be made in writing to the Board of Directors at the latest 60 days before<br />

the Meeting and shall specify the agenda items and the proposals made.<br />

6. Registration in the share register<br />

The record date for the inscription of registered shareholders into the share<br />

register in view of their participation in the Meeting of Shareholders is defined<br />

by the Board of Directors. It is usually 19 days before the Meeting. Shareholders<br />

who dispose of their shares before the Meeting of Shareholders are no longer<br />

entitled to vote.<br />

. ChaNGE oF CoNTRoL aND DEFENCE MEaSuRES<br />

. Duty to make an offer<br />

The Articles of Incorporation of the Company contain neither an opting-out nor<br />

an opting-up provision (Art. 22 SESTA).<br />

. Clauses on change of control<br />

In case of change of control or in any event which would trigger a mandatory<br />

offer pursuant to the Stock Exchange and Securities Trading Act (SESTA) with<br />

respect to the Company, the Restricted Stock Units awarded to the RSU plan<br />

participants shall vest immediately.


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. auDIToRS<br />

. Group auditors and Statutory auditors, duration of mandate and term of<br />

office of lead auditor<br />

Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, the Statutory and Group Auditors shall<br />

be elected every year. The Statutory and the Group Auditors may be re-elected.<br />

Ernst & Young Ltd acted as Statutory and Group Auditors of the Company and<br />

has held the mandate of external auditor of the Company since its inception<br />

in 2004. Bruno Chiomento has been the auditor in charge for the consolidated<br />

financial statements of the Company and the statutory financial statements as<br />

of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>. He took the existing auditing mandate in 2005.<br />

. auditing fee<br />

During fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>, <strong>Dufry</strong> agreed with Ernst & Young Ltd to pay a fee of CHF<br />

1,100,000 for services in connection with auditing the statutory annual financial<br />

statements of <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd and the consolidated statements of the <strong>Dufry</strong> Group.<br />

. additional fees<br />

Additional fees amounting to CHF 590,000 were paid to Ernst & Young Ltd for<br />

audit related services.<br />

. Supervisory and control instruments pertaining to the audit<br />

The Audit Committee as a committee of the Board of Directors reviews and<br />

evaluates the performance and independence of the Group and Statutory Auditors<br />

each year. The Audit Committee determines the scope of the external audit,<br />

audit plans and relevant processes with the auditors and discusses the results<br />

of the respective audits with the external auditors. Representatives of the Group<br />

Auditors are regularly invited to meetings of the Audit Committee, namely to<br />

attend during those agenda points that dealt with accounting, financial reporting<br />

or auditing matters. In addition, the Audit Committee reviews regularly the<br />

internal audit scope, the audit plans and the results of the internal audits. During<br />

the fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>, the Audit Committee held 4 meetings. The Group and<br />

Statutory Auditors were present at 2 of those meetings.


<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Corporate Governance<br />

. INFoRMaTIoN PoLICy<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> is committed to open and transparent communication with its shareholders,<br />

financial analysts, potential investors, the media, customers, suppliers and<br />

other interested parties.<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd publishes its financial reports on an annual and half-year basis. <strong>Dufry</strong><br />

also publishes by media release condensed financial information for the<br />

first and third quarter of each fiscal year. The annual and half-year reports and<br />

media releases containing financial information are available on the Company<br />

website.<br />

In addition, <strong>Dufry</strong> organizes presentations and conference calls with the financial<br />

community and media to further discuss details of the reported earnings or<br />

on any other matters of importance. The Company undertakes roadshows for<br />

institutional investors on a regular basis.<br />

Details and information on the business activities, company structure, financial<br />

reports, media releases and investor relations are available on the <strong>Dufry</strong> website<br />

www.dufry.com.<br />

Web-links regarding the SWX push- / pull-regulations concerning ad-hoc publicity<br />

issues are http://www.dufry.ch/new-index/new-mediarelease.htm and<br />

http://www.dufry.ch/new-index/new-latest.htm, respectively.<br />

For the Investor Relations and Corporate Communications contacts as well<br />

as a summary of anticipated key dates in 2007 please refer to page 111 of this<br />

Annual Report.


ChIEF FINaNCIaL oFFICER<br />

MaNaGEMENT DISCuSSIoN aND<br />

aNaLySIS oF RESuLTS<br />

<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Chief Financial Officer<br />

Dear all,<br />

Fiscal year <strong>2006</strong> was another period of strong growth and outstanding financial<br />

results for <strong>Dufry</strong> Group. Apart from organic growth, we started a series of new<br />

activities and made an important acquisition in Brazil in March <strong>2006</strong>, which has<br />

been included in the consolidated results for nine months. <strong>Dufry</strong> also did some<br />

major capital market transactions. The following comments outline the main<br />

elements of our performance in <strong>2006</strong>:<br />

Turnover. In <strong>2006</strong>, turnover increased by 51% to CHF 1,436.3 million from CHF<br />

949.8 million in 2005. Of this increase, 8% is based on organic growth, 10%<br />

on new concessions and 33% is due to acquisitions. Net sales amounted to<br />

CHF 1,403.8 million and accounted for 97.7% of turnover in <strong>2006</strong> compared to<br />

98.2% in 2005. The balance was generated through advertising income from<br />

suppliers.<br />

We grew organically, with new concessions and with acquisitions in all our three<br />

strategic areas (Mediterranean basin, Latin America and Caribbean, and Asia)<br />

across our five Regions.<br />

Europe increased its net sales by 13.1% to CHF 370.5 million in <strong>2006</strong> from CHF<br />

327.5 million in 2005. Italy, our main market in this region grew by 14.7% due to<br />

solid organic growth and the full year impact of our Rome operations. During<br />

<strong>2006</strong>, we also started operations in Spain, where we opened shops in Tenerife,<br />

Mallorca and Bilbao; other changes in the concession portfolio of this region<br />

include the closing of shops in Paris and Marseille as well as the sale of our<br />

operations in Israel.<br />

Net sales in Region Africa rose by 14.4% to CHF 146.4 million from CHF 127.9<br />

million in 2005. We experienced very dynamic growth in Morocco, with the full<br />

year consolidation of operations started during 2005 and additional shops<br />

opened during <strong>2006</strong>, mainly in Marrakech airport. In <strong>2006</strong>, we also started our<br />

activity in Algier airport with two duty free shops and signed a new contract to<br />

operate in Sharm–El Sheik airport, Egypt.<br />

Region Eurasia generated net sales of CHF 187.2 million, 24.9% growth compared<br />

to CHF 149.9 million in 2005. This increase was mainly due to the performance<br />

of our business in Moscow, new shops in Singapore and in Sharjah<br />

(United Arab Emirates), where we opened two new shops and the refurbishment<br />

of our main shops in 2005 also boosted sales. In addition, we also started<br />

activities in Belgrade, and we signed new contracts to start operating in Hong<br />

Kong during 2007 and to operate more than 3,300 m 2 in Moscow Sheremetyevo<br />

airport.<br />

Region North America & Caribbean increased net sales by 17.0% to CHF 328.0<br />

million from CHF 280.4 million in 2005, excluding the cruise line operations<br />

and Bolivia, which were transferred to region South America. Apart from this,<br />

North America & Caribbean had other important changes in scope and also


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experienced one-off effects. Our operation in Dominican Republic, which we<br />

started in late 2005, increased its contribution due to the full year effect and<br />

opening of new shops in <strong>2006</strong>. Net sales also increased due to the start up of<br />

the operations in Turks & Caicos and the full year consolidation of the Young<br />

Caribbean Group, which we acquired in the last quarter of 2005. On the other<br />

side, the increase was partially absorbed by the reduction of the activity in<br />

some Caribbean areas, mainly the Mexican Riviera, due to the devastating<br />

effects of Hurricane Wilma in late 2005, which continued to impact on most<br />

of <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

Region South America, which includes the newly acquired Brazilian operations,<br />

the Bolivian and cruise line operations that were transferred from region North<br />

America & Caribbean to region South America in <strong>2006</strong>, achieved net sales of<br />

CHF 371.6 million in <strong>2006</strong> compared to CHF 47.1 million in 2005.<br />

Gross Profit. Gross profit jumped 57.6% to CHF 744.4 million in <strong>2006</strong> from CHF<br />

472.2 million in 2005. The gross margin increased by 2.1 percentage points to<br />

51.8% in <strong>2006</strong> from 49.7% in 2005. In the last three years the gross margin has<br />

increased from 46.4% in 2003 to the current 51.8%. These improvements are<br />

the result of the strategic focus on the most profitable product categories, like<br />

perfumes & cosmetics and luxury products, strengthened presence in emerging<br />

markets, and improved supplier partnerships, thanks to increased presence<br />

in airports worldwide.<br />

Selling Expenses. Selling expenses, net amounted to CHF 286.0 million or<br />

19.9% of turnover compared to CHF 171.7 million or 18.1% in 2005. The increase<br />

of the selling expenses as a percentage of turnover is mainly due to<br />

higher concession fees of new shop locations.<br />

Personnel Expenses. In <strong>2006</strong>, Personnel expenses were CHF 179.5 million<br />

compared to CHF 123.2 million in 2005. This increase reflects the higher number<br />

of employees within our Group, as a result of our expansion through acquisitions<br />

and new concessions. As of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>, the number of employees<br />

was at 6,526 compared to 4,419 at year end of 2005. Personnel expenses<br />

as a percentage of turnover decreased to 12.5% for <strong>2006</strong> compared to 13.0%<br />

for 2005.<br />

General expenses. General expenses, net amounted to CHF 118.4 million in<br />

<strong>2006</strong>, compared to CHF 77.2 million in 2005, mainly due to the new activities;<br />

expressed as percentage of turnover, the ratio slightly increased from 8.1% in<br />

2005 to 8.2% in <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

EbITDa. In <strong>2006</strong>, EBITDA (before other operational income / expenses) increased<br />

by 60.2% to CHF 160.5 million, compared to CHF 100.1 million in 2005.<br />

The EBITDA-margin improved by 0.7 percentage points to 11.2% in <strong>2006</strong> from<br />

10.5% in 2005. The improvement in the margin is mainly attributable to the<br />

increase in Gross Profit, combined with a slight reduction on the weight of personnel<br />

expenses. These improvements more than compensate the increase in<br />

selling expenses.


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Depreciation & amortization. Depreciation & amortization rose to CHF 50.0<br />

million in <strong>2006</strong> from CHF 23.7 million in 2005. The increase is in part due to<br />

higher depreciation related to capital expenditure for new projects (CHF 26.2<br />

million in <strong>2006</strong>, compared to CHF 17.1 million in 2005), but predominantly attributable<br />

to the amortization of concession rights generated after the acquisitions<br />

of new businesses, particularly the Brazilian operations.<br />

EbIT. EBIT for <strong>2006</strong> increased to CHF 169.2 million compared to CHF 71.5 million<br />

for 2005. EBIT in <strong>2006</strong> includes CHF 58.7 million profit of “Other operating<br />

income / expenses” related to several transactions and events. The most important<br />

of which, was the sale of the shares of <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd in the<br />

course of the IPO in Brazil and Luxembourg. Also included are the losses and<br />

subsequent insurance compensation related to Hurricane Wilma, costs related<br />

to one-off restructuring, especially in Europe, and initial costs related to new<br />

projects in North America and Caribbean, the region with the most changes in<br />

scope.<br />

Financial Result. The net financial expenses were CHF 30.7 million in <strong>2006</strong>,<br />

compared to CHF 5.7 million in 2005. As a result of our acquisitions during<br />

<strong>2006</strong>, which were largely financed through debt, the interest expenses rose to<br />

CHF 35.7 million, compared with CHF 7.9 million in 2005.<br />

Taxes. The tax rate of the Group is affected by the mix of the profitable operating<br />

companies, which have a wide range of taxation regimes from 0% to about 40%.<br />

In <strong>2006</strong>, total taxes amounted to CHF 13.9 million, compared to CHF 13.4 million<br />

in 2005. Expressed as percentage of EBT, the tax rate decreased to 10.0%<br />

from 20.3%. The improvement was mainly due to the one-off effects, materially<br />

the net gain resulting from the sale of shares in <strong>Dufry</strong> South America (DSA) and<br />

restructuring costs. Without those effects, the tax rate would have remained at<br />

a similar level to 2005, supported by the tax optimization initiatives started in<br />

previous years.<br />

Net Earnings. Net earnings for the Group more than doubled to CHF 124.6<br />

million in <strong>2006</strong> from CHF 52.7 million in 2005. The earnings attributable to the<br />

equity holders of the parent rose to CHF 107.7 million in <strong>2006</strong> from CHF 41.6<br />

million in 2005. Minority interest was at CHF 16.9 million in <strong>2006</strong>, compared to<br />

CHF 11.1 million in 2005. The increase in minority interest is mainly due to the<br />

integration of the Brazilian activities in <strong>2006</strong> at 20%, and it will change substantially<br />

in 2007, as minority interest will represent 49% in <strong>Dufry</strong> South America<br />

(DSA) going forward.


CoNSoLIDaTED INCoME STaTEMENTS<br />

In thousands of CHF<br />

Net sales<br />

Advertising income<br />

Turnover<br />

Cost of sales<br />

GRoSS PRoFIT<br />

Selling expenses, net<br />

Personnel expenses<br />

General expenses, net<br />

EbITDa<br />

Depreciation and amortization<br />

Other operational profit / (loss)<br />

EbIT<br />

Income from associates<br />

Financial expenses<br />

EbT<br />

Income taxes, net<br />

NET EaRNINGS<br />

Attributable to :<br />

Equity holders of the parent<br />

Minority interest<br />

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Liquidity and Capital Resources. As of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>, <strong>Dufry</strong> had a net debt<br />

of CHF 513.4 million compared to CHF 47.0 million by year end of 2005. During<br />

<strong>2006</strong>, the Company successfully negotiated new credit facilities with improved<br />

conditions, extended duration and higher credit lines available. The increase in<br />

net debt is due to the acquisitions executed during fiscal year <strong>2006</strong>, Brazil (CHF<br />

505 million) and Puerto Rico (CHF 175 million), and was partially mitigated by<br />

the DSA IPO proceeds (CHF 228 million).<br />

The equity increased to CHF 655.1 million as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong> from CHF<br />

446.0 million at December 31, 2005.<br />

Net Cash from operating activities. Net cash from operating activities increased<br />

to CHF 122.5 million from CHF 56.9 million in 2005. The increase is<br />

mainly due to the improved profitability of the Group and new operations.<br />

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<strong>Dufry</strong> Annual Report <strong>2006</strong> — Chief Financial Officer<br />

From a financial perspective, <strong>2006</strong> has been another exciting year: We have<br />

continued our expansion into new markets, like Brazil, Spain, Belgrade, Algeria,<br />

Hong Kong and Puerto Rico and at the same time we have reinforced <strong>Dufry</strong>´s<br />

concession portfolio, especially improving its duration and diversification. The<br />

strong performance of our business, based on organic growth and refurbishments<br />

done in 2005, the growth into new activities and our diversified basis, allowed<br />

us to absorb the costs incurred for the restructuring and for the starting<br />

of several operations during the year. In addition to this, we have continued with<br />

projects on IT systems, HR policies and financial procedures to generate synergies<br />

and to improve the control.<br />

In <strong>2006</strong> <strong>Dufry</strong> has continued to deliver on its strategy of combining a strong<br />

operational focus in travel retail (organic growth of 8%, further improvements<br />

in the gross margins and enhancement of our concession portfolio) with an<br />

excellent track record of financial transactions (two major acquisitions in Brazil<br />

and Puerto Rico, IPO of <strong>Dufry</strong> South America Ltd in Brazil and Luxemburg, and<br />

a full restructuring of debt).<br />

I would like to thank our shareholders and investors, the analysts covering us,<br />

our financial institutions, professional services providers, and particularly our<br />

team, for their support and contribution to what has been an amazing <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

Xavier Rossinyol


This Annual Report contains certain forward-looking statements, which can be<br />

identified by terms like “believe”, “assume”, “expect” or similar expressions, or<br />

implied discussions regarding potential new projects or potential future revenues,<br />

or discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Such forward-looking state-<br />

ments involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that<br />

may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance<br />

or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. All forward-looking<br />

statements are based only on data available to <strong>Dufry</strong> at the time<br />

of preparation of this Annual Report. <strong>Dufry</strong> does not undertake any obligation<br />

to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report as a<br />

result of new information, future events or otherwise.<br />

PuBLISHER <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd, Basel<br />

cONcEPT, PRODucTION Tolxdorff & Eicher Consulting, Horgen<br />

DESIGN MetaDesign, Zurich<br />

PRINT Printlink, Zurich<br />

© <strong>Dufry</strong> Ltd 2007


A TRAVEL RETAILER MORE THAN 440 SHOPS WORLDWIDE / OVER 300 MILLION TRAVELLERS<br />

EVERY YEAR. A <strong>GLOBAL</strong> <strong>AMBITION</strong>

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