Annual Report 2010/11 - Sonova
Annual Report 2010/11 - Sonova
Annual Report 2010/11 - Sonova
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Company name Activity Domicile Share capital<br />
Local currency 1,000<br />
Asia/Pacific<br />
Shares held<br />
by <strong>Sonova</strong><br />
Holding<br />
Phonak Pty. Ltd. B Baulkham Hills (AU) AUD 750 100%<br />
Phonak (Shanghai) Co., Ltd B Shanghai (CN) CNy 20,041 100%<br />
Sichuan i-hear Co., Ltd. B Sichuan (CN) CNy 19,<strong>11</strong>9 100%<br />
Unitron Hearing (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. C Suzhou (CN) CNy 46,249 100%<br />
Phonak India Pvt. Ltd. B Navi Mumbai (IN) INR 100 100%<br />
Phonak Japan Co., Ltd. B Tokyo (JP) JPy 10,000 100%<br />
Phonak Korea Ltd. B Seoul (KR) KRW 50,000 100%<br />
Unitron Hearing Korea Co., Ltd. B Seoul (KR) KRW 200,000 37.5%<br />
Phonak New Zealand Ltd. B Auckland (NZ) NZD 250 100%<br />
Phonak Operation Center<br />
Vietnam Co., Ltd. C Binh Duong (VN) VND 36,156,000 100%<br />
Description:<br />
A Holding/Finance: the entity is a holding or finance company.<br />
B Sales: the entity performs sales and marketing activities for the Group.<br />
C Production: this entity performs manufacturing for the Group.<br />
D Research: this entity performs research and development activities for the Group.<br />
1) ZAR 400<br />
3.4 Bank loans<br />
The acquisition of the Advanced Bionics Corporation was financed by <strong>Sonova</strong> Holding AG with a combination of existing<br />
cash and an underwritten senior credit facility in the amount of CHF 470 million. The senior credit facility is made in two<br />
tranches, a CHF 230 million term facility with a term of five years and a CHF 240 million amortizing loan with a term of<br />
three years, whereof CHF 200 million has been re-paid in the current financial year. Within the next twelve months CHF 40<br />
mil lion will become due for repayment.<br />
3.5 Reserve for treasury shares<br />
A reserve for treasury shares in the amount of CHF 5,305,993 (previous year CHF 26,353,024) was established which is<br />
equal to the cost price (see Note 3.1). No treasury shares are held by other Group companies (previous year CHF 1,538,863<br />
included in the reserve for treasury shares of <strong>Sonova</strong> Holding AG). The decrease of the reserve for treasury shares in the<br />
amount of CHF 21,047,031 resulted from the sales of treasury shares by <strong>Sonova</strong> Holding AG and other Group companies.