DKSH

The DKSH Holding AG ( DiethelmKellerSiberHegner ) based in Zurich, is an international, highly diversified Swiss services and trading group with strong roots in Asia.

The group, which is one of four operating units of the Diethelm Keller Group, focuses on products and services in the fields of consumer goods, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, specialized raw materials and technology. DKSH offers services mainly for companies that want to expand their business activities in or from Asia.

DKSH is with 735 offices in 35 countries - 710 of them in Asia - operates. The Group employs around 26,700 people and generated 2013 net sales of 9.6 billion Swiss francs.

History

The origins of the company in the activities of the Swiss pioneers Wilhelm Heinrich Diethelm, Eduard Anton Keller, and Hermann Siber. The three entrepreneurs walked independently in the 1860s in the Far East from, Diethelm Singapore, basement in the Philippines and Hermann Siber to Japan.

As the oldest of the original company, Siber & Burning Forest was founded in 1865. Keller joined in 1868, was founded in Manila in 1866 C. Lutz & Co., and named them after the takeover in 1887 Ed. A. Keller & Co. to. Diethelm, in turn, increased in 1871 at the Hooglandt founded in Singapore in 1860 & Co. and named them also in 1887 following its takeover in Diethelm & Co. Ltd.. order.

As a result, the three companies expanded mainly in Asia and on a smaller scale in Europe, but continued to hold a very close contact to Switzerland, where they moved their Headquarters.

Although the families Diethelm Keller and very early formed a close personal and business contacts, and there was a family link already in the second generation by marriage, the two companies signed in the summer of 2000 Diethelm Keller Holding together. This closed in 2002 Siber Hegner Holding to the, which today DKSH Holding was formed.

By 2012 DKSH was a privately held company with the Diethelm Keller Holding is the majority shareholder. Since March 2012, the shares of DKSH Holding AG are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Capital Structure (as of end 2013)

The share capital of DKSH consists of 64'330'829 registered shares with a nominal value of 0.10 CHF.

Major shareholders are:

• Diethelm Keller Holding AG, Zurich ( pool of shareholders, majority owned by 23 family members ): 45.5 %
• FFP Invest SAS, Paris (which is majority owned by the Peugeot family): 5.9%
• Rainer -Marc Frey, free stream, Canton Schwyz: 3.9%

DKSH is planning a dividend increase for 2013 to 0.95 CHF (0.80 CHF for 2012). In addition, as in 2012, an extraordinary dividend of 0.15 CHF per share.