Consolidated statement of cash flow

in CHF 1,000

Note

2025

2024

Cash flow from operating activities

Group net income

47,019

18,471

Reconciliation to cash flow from operating activities

Non-cash-related positions in Group results

Depreciation of property, equipment and intangible assets

22 / 23

29,177

36,958

Creation/dissolution of retirement pension provisions

2,205

2,878

Creation/dissolution of other provisions and valuation allowances

–10,195

9,063

Non-cash-related income from capitalisation of assets

–3,005

–2,515

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at fair value

–1,448

2,011

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at amortised cost

0

0

Deferred income taxes

815

–2,625

Net increase/reduction in banking

Amounts due from/to banks, net

666,121

232,064

Trading portfolios incl. replacement values, net

65,386

–130,621

Amounts due from/to clients

–162,491

–1,222,623

Accrued receivables and other assets

43,845

–26,366

Accrued liabilities and other liabilities

–29,540

43,662

Income taxes paid

10a

–7,661

–6,630

Used provisions and valuation allowances

–3,424

–1,566

Foreign-currency impact on intragroup transactions

–90,401

46,073

Net cash flow from operating activities

546,403

–1,001,766

Cash flow from investing activities

Purchase of financial instruments measured at fair value

–34,970

–10,456

Proceeds from sale of/maturing financial instruments measured at fair value

16,019

7,579

Purchase of financial instruments measured at amortised cost

–548,403

–509,524

Proceeds from sale of/maturing financial instruments measured at amortised cost

623,698

750,629

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

–13,151

–12,635

Sale of property and equipment and intangible assets

0

0

Net cash flow from investing activities

43,193

225,593

Cash flow from financing activities

Purchase of treasury shares

30

–8

–8

Sale of treasury shares

1,897

1,534

Payment of lease liabilities

–4,678

–4,832

Dividend distributions

–24,878

–30,890

Issuance of medium-term notes

36,817

1,192

Redemption of medium-term bonds

–10,948

–4,895

Redemption of debentures

26

0

–100,000

Net cash flow from financing activities

–1,798

–137,899

Foreign-currency translation impact

77,042

53,602

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

664,840

–860,470

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

1,300,112

2,160,582

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

1,964,952

1,300,112

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

664,840

–860,470

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by

Cash and cash equivalents

13

1,348,174

905,218

Receivables arising from money market paper

0

0

Due from banks – at-sight balances

15

616,778

394,894

Total cash and cash equivalents

1,964,952

1,300,112

Consolidated statement of cash flow (summarised)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of accounting period

1,300,112

2,160,582

Cash flow from operating activities

546,403

–1,001,766

Cash flow from investing activities

43,193

225,593

Cash flow from financing activities

–1,798

–137,899

Foreign-currency translation impact

77,042

53,602

Cash and cash equivalents at end of accounting period

1,964,952

1,300,112

Cash flow from operating activities from interest and dividends

Interest paid

–138,449

–207,163

Interest received

282,403

311,290

Dividends received

10,493

9,160

At-sight balances due from banks bear interest at daily rates or are invested in interest-bearing short-term money market deposits for between one day and three months, depending upon the liquidity requirements of VP Bank Group. Interest rates are based upon equivalent market rates. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents amounts to CHF 1,965.0 million (previous year: CHF 1,300.1 million).

Reconciliation between cash flow from financing activities and the balance sheet items:

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2025

31.12.2024

Variance absolute

Variance from cash flows

Changes in fair values

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates

Additions right of use assets

Other variances

Medium-term notes

25

75,125

49,491

25,634

25,869

–235

0

0

0

Debentures issued

26

154,989

154,987

2

0

2

0

0

0

Lease liabilities

32

9,169

14,188

–5,019

–4,678

0

–786

419

26

Total variance

20,617

21,191

–233

–786

419

26

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2024

31.12.2023

Variance absolute

Variance from cash flows

Changes in fair values

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates

Additions right of use assets

Other variances

Medium-term notes

25

49,491

53,005

–3,514

–3,703

189

0

0

0

Debentures issued

26

154,987

255,028

–100,041

–100,000

–41

0

0

0

Lease liabilities

32

14,188

17,692

–3,504

–4,832

0

109

945

274

Total variance

–107,059

–108,535

148

109

945

274