Audited information

Clariant maintains business relationships with related parties. One group consists of the associates and , of which the most important ones are described in . The most important business with these companies is the purchase of services by Clariant (e.g. energy and rental of land and buildings) in Germany, the rendering of services to the Stahl group following the disposal of the Leather Business and the rendering of services to Global Amines.

The second group of related parties is key management comprising the and the . The information required by the ordinance against excessive compensation in stock exchange-listed companies regarding the emoluments for the members of the Board of Directors and the is disclosed in the of this report.

More information on the relationship with the Board of Directors is given in the chapter (non-audited).

The third group of related parties are the pension plans of major subsidiaries. Clariant provides services to its pension plans in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These services comprise mainly administrative and trustee services. The total costs in 2016 of these services is CHF 1 million (2015: CHF 1 million), of which approximately half is charged back to the pension plans. The number of full-time employees corresponding to these is approximately four (2015: approximately five).

Payables and receivables with related parties in CHF m

 

 

31.12.2016

 

12.31.2015

1

The guarantee extended on behalf of a related party concerns a bank loan to a US joint venture.

Receivables from related parties

 

9

 

13

thereof from joint ventures

 

2

 

2

thereof from associates

 

7

 

11

Allowance for amounts overdue from joint ventures

 

-2

 

Payables to related parties

 

57

 

48

thereof to joint ventures

 

5

 

3

thereof to associates

 

52

 

45

Loans to related parties

 

55

 

67

thereof to associates

 

55

 

67

Guarantees to third parties on behalf of related parties1

 

77

 

75

thereof on behalf of joint ventures

 

77

 

75

Transactions with key management in CHF m

 

 

2016

 

2015

Salaries and other short-term benefits

 

11

 

10

Post-employment benefits

 

3

 

3

Share-based payments

 

3

 

3

Total

 

17

 

16

There are no outstanding loans by the Group to any members of the Board of Directors or Executive Committee.

Joint venture

Joint ventures are all activities in which Clariant is involved with another partner. The accounting method applied for joint ventures depends on the specific conditions of the participation. VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY

Executive committee

Management body of joint stock companies; at Clariant the Executive Committee currently comprises four members. VIEW ENTIRE GLOSSARY

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