Notes in accordance with article 959c et seqq. CO

HOCHDORF Holding Ltd, Siedereistrasse 9, 6280 Hochdorf LU
The holding does not have any staff.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions on commercial accounting from the Swiss Code of Obligations (articles 957-963 b CO, valid from 1 January 2013).

The additional requirements for large companies under Article 961 d (1) of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) (additional information in the notes, cash flow statement and management report) are waived because the company prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER.

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and deposits in postal and bank accounts. They are recognised at their nominal value. Short-term securities are measured at the market price on the balance sheet date.

Accounts receivable are measured at nominal value less value adjustments. Recognisable individual risks are taken into account by means of corresponding value adjustments.

Financial assets include loans to group companies. They are measured at their acquisition costs less possible value adjustments.

Own shares are entered in the balance sheet as a deduction from equity at cost at the time of acquisition. At subsequent resale, the gain or loss is recorded in the income statement as financial income or expense.

This item comprises the outstanding payments of Pharmalys Invest Holding AG due to the sale of Pharmalys Laboratories SA, Pharmalys Tunisie S.à.r.l. and Pharmalys Africa S.à.r.l. Payment dates are 31 March 2020 (CHF 20 million) and 30 September 2020 (CHF 40.2 million).

1. Purchase of 56.47% as at 1.1.2019
2. Sale of 90% as at 30.6.2019
3. Sale of 51% as at 6.12.2019, closing 13.12.2019

Tranche B of the syndicated loan is to be amortised by CHF 6 million by 31.12.2020
Short-term provisions include the provisions for the risk of the takeover of the loan from Commerzbank AG to Uckermärker Milch GmbH.

Long-term financial liabilities include the outstanding CHF 119.895 million mandatory convertible bond and the outstanding CHF 125 million hybrid bond.

As at 31 December 2019, HOCHDORF Holding Ltd had contingent capital in the nominal amount of CHF 3,937,710, corresponding to 393,771 registered shares at a nominal value of CHF 10. The contingent capital is reserved for the outstanding mandatory convertible bond with a term from 30.3.2017 to 30.3.2020.

As at 31 December, the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Management (including related persons) held the following number of shares in the company:

According to the remuneration regulations, 30% of the variable profit-sharing of Group Management is paid in the form of shares. Shares are allocated at the average price on the effective date before allocation. Other trading is carried out directly on a private basis.

HOCHDORF Holding Ltd is liable as joint and several debtor by way of assuming the debt for the credit line a bank institute awarded to Uckermärker Milch GmbH for EUR 10 million. A provision is recorded for this amount (see point 3.2.).

The notes to the consolidated half-year financial statements from the Board of Directors of 30.6.2019 stated that there were various uncertainties regarding the continuation of Pharmalys Laboratories SA and the refinancing of the Group at that time. Solutions have been found for both issues in the meantime.

1. The existing syndicated loan agreement was extended on 23.10.2019. The credit line was supplemented with a new tranche D of CHF 30 million against a reduction of the previous tranche C from CHF 40 million to CHF 10 million. With the sale of Pharmalys Laboratories SA, the credit line was reduced by the elimination of tranche C (CHF 10 million) and the amortisation of tranche B (CHF 39 million) to CHF 129 million.
2. The shares of Pharmalys Laboratories SA were sold with effect from 13.12.2019 to the co-owner Pharmalys Invest Holding AG.

The Board of Directors sees the following uncertainties, which require a special focus in the current financial year:

1. Receivables from Pharmalys Invest Holding AG: payment of the outstanding purchase price instalments from the sale of the shareholdings in the Pharmalys companies in the amount of CHF 60 million in accordance with the contractually agreed payment terms. Additionally, the payment of the outstanding loan in the amount of CHF 4.1 million.
2. Compliance with the financial covenants from the credit agreement.

The Board of Directors is of the opinion that sufficient security has been provided by the buyer to secure payment of the purchase price. Hochdorf Holding Ltd has established a directly enforceable guarantee from the owner of Pharmalys Invest Holding AG, Mr Amir Mechria, the rights to the existing and future trademark rights of Pharmalys Laboratories SA, and a lien on 51% of the shares in the same. Should there be a delay in the due payments of the purchase price instalments, the liquidity of the HOCHDORF Group would still be secured. Within the syndicated loan agreement, the Group also has access to more than CHF 25 million (as at: 14.2.2020), which can be used to finance business operations. If the receivable is not paid and the existing collateral cannot be realised, the corresponding write-down would have a negative impact on the equity situation and on HOCHDORF Holding Ltd's compliance with the financial ratios vis-à-vis the banks.

The budget approved by the Board of Directors for the 2020 financial year and the medium-term plan of the HOCHDORF Group show that based on this plan data, compliance with the financial covenants should be ensured throughout the entire planning period (until 2022). The EBITDA covenant of CHF >0 as of 30.6.2020 is not considered a risk, also due to the distribution of profits (HY-1/HY-2) in previous years. The EBITDA covenant of 31.12.2020 depends largely on the achievement of the budget for 2020 and is therefore subject to uncertainties.

The Board of Directors and Group Management believe that a continuation of the HOCHDORF Group can currently be assumed.