Corporate governance

Corporate governance forms an important element of Zurich Airport Ltd.’s corporate policy. It is based on transparency and clearly defined responsibilities. The company meets the guidelines of SIX Swiss Exchange and those of the Swiss Code of Obligations and observes the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance recommendations issued by economiesuisse.

Group and capital structures

Group structure

Zurich Airport Ltd. is a semi-public joint-stock company under Swiss law, based in Kloten in the Canton of Zurich. For details concerning the group operational structure, please see the section on segment reporting. Apart from Zurich Airport Ltd., which is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange (securities no. 31941693, ISIN CH0319416936, market capitalisation of CHF 5.4 billion as at 31 December 2023), the consolidated group does not comprise any other listed companies. However, it does include the following unlisted companies:

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Company

 

Domicile

 

Share capital

 

Stake held in %

Zurich Airport Ltd.

 

Kloten

 

CHF 307,018,750

 

Parent company

Airport Ground Services AG

 

Kloten

 

CHF 100,000

 

100.0

Zurich Airport International AG

 

Kloten

 

CHF 100,000

 

100.0

Yamuna International Airport Private Ltd.

 

New Delhi

 

INR 15,269 million

 

100.0

Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis S.A.

 

Florianópolis

 

BRL 304 million

 

100.0

Zurich Airport Latin America Ltda.

 

Rio de Janeiro

 

BRL 581 million

 

100.0

Aeroportos do Sudeste do Brasil S.A.

 

Vitória

 

BRL 571 million

 

100.0

Concessionária do Aeroporto Internacional de Natal S.A.

 

Natal

 

BRL 155 million

 

100.0

A-port S.A.

 

Santiago de Chile

 

CLP 16,139 million

 

100.0

Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto de Antofagasta S.A.

 

Santiago de Chile

 

CLP 3,600 million

 

100.0

Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto de Iquique S.A.

 

Santiago de Chile

 

CLP 600 million

 

100.0

Sociedad Concesionaria Aeropuerto Diego Aracena S.A.

 

Santiago de Chile

 

CLP 10,700 million

 

100.0

A-port Operaciones S.A.

 

Santiago de Chile

 

CLP 1,352 million

 

99.0

A-port Operaciones Colombia S.A.

 

Bogotá

 

COP 100 million

 

99.0

Unique IDC S.A. de C.V.

 

Tegucigalpa

 

HNL 0.2 million

 

99.0

Unless otherwise stated, data included in sustainability and non-financial reporting likewise refer to the majority-owned subsidiaries.

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Capital structure

The group’s ordinary share capital amounts to CHF 307,018,750, which is divided into 30,701,875 fully paid-up registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 10.00 each. All shares have the same dividend entitlements and voting rights (as long as they have been entered in the Share Register accordingly). As at the reporting date there is no conditional capital and no capital band has been defined; likewise, there are no participation or dividend-right certificates and no outstanding convertible bonds or options.

For information concerning the distribution of shares to employees (no options are distributed), please refer to the Financial report, Consolidated financial statements according to IFRS, Notes to the consolidated financial statements, note 3, Personnel expenses.

The changes in share capital, reserves and available earnings (financial statements according to the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations) during the past three years are shown below:

(CHF million)

 

31.12.2021

 

31.12.2022

 

31.12.2023

Share capital

 

307.0

 

307.0

 

307.0

Legal capital reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital contribution reserves

 

117.0

 

117.0

 

83.2

Legal retained earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

General legal retained earnings

 

42.4

 

42.4

 

42.4

Voluntary retained earnings

 

109.7

 

109.7

 

109.8

Available earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit brought forward

 

1,689.4

 

1,699.0

 

1,820.2

Earnings for the year

 

9.6

 

194.9

 

283.0

Treasury shares

 

–0.1

 

–0.1

 

–0.9

Total equity

 

2,275.1

 

2,469.9

 

2,644.8