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ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Partners for sustainable growth Ackermans & van Haaren NV Begijnenvest 113 2000 Antwerp - Belgium Tel. +32 3 231 87 70 [email protected] www.avh.be 2019 REPORT ANNUAL WorldReginfo - 909ffcdf-062e-4ecd-a3d9-a6413c30e257 19-4281 Cover_2019.indd 1 31-03-20 16:16 Financial calendar May 20, 2020 .................................................................. Interim statement Q1 2020 May 25, 2020 .................................................................. General meeting August 28, 2020 ......................................................... Half-year results 2020 November 23, 2020 ................................................ Interim statement Q3 2020 WorldReginfo - 909ffcdf-062e-4ecd-a3d9-a6413c30e257 19-4281 Cover_2019.indd 2 31-03-20 16:16 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Partners for sustainable growth WorldReginfo - 909ffcdf-062e-4ecd-a3d9-a6413c30e257 4 68 1 Partners for sustainable growth Partners 90 2 80 3 100 5 4 1. Ackermans & van Haaren 2. Marine Engineering & Contracting 106 3. Private Banking 4. Real Estate & Senior Care 5. Energy & Resources 6 6. Growth Capital Pursuant to the Royal Decree of November 14, 2007 on the obligations of issuers of financial instruments a) the annual accounts contained in this report, which have been prepared in accordance with the appli- admitted to trading on a Belgian regulated market, Ackermans & van Haaren is required to publish its cable standards for annual accounts, give a true view of the assets, financial situation and the results of annual financial report. This report contains: Ackermans & van Haaren and the companies included in the consolidation; • the combined statutory and consolidated annual report of the board of directors prepared in accordance b) the annual accounts give a true overview of the development and the results of the company and of with Article 03:32 §1 last paragraph of the Code of Companies and Associations, the position of Ackermans & van Haaren and the companies included in the consolidation, as well as a • a condensed version of the statutory annual accounts prepared in accordance with Article 3:17 of the description of the main risks and uncertainties with which they are confronted. Code of Companies and Associations, and • the full version of the consolidated annual accounts. The annual report, the full versions of the statutory and consolidated annual accounts, as well as the audit reports regarding said annual accounts are available on the website (www.avh.be) and may be obtained The full version of the statutory annual accounts has been deposited with the National Bank of Belgium, upon simple request, without charge, at the following address: pursuant to Articles 03:10 and 3:12 of the Code of Companies and Associations, together with the annual report of the board of directors and the audit report. The auditor has approved the statutory and consolida- Begijnenvest 113 - 2000 Antwerp - Belgium ted annual accounts without qualification. Tel. +32 3 231 87 70 - [email protected] In accordance with Article 12, §2, 3° of the Royal Decree of November 14, 2007, the members of the execu- tive committee (i.e. Jan Suykens, Tom Bamelis, John-Eric Bertrand, Piet Bevernage, André-Xavier Cooreman, Piet Dejonghe and Koen Janssen), declare that, to their knowledge: WorldReginfo - 909ffcdf-062e-4ecd-a3d9-a6413c30e257 Contents 5 Annual report 2019 • Mission statement ....................................................... 6 Activity report Financial statements • 2019 at a glance ......................................................... 8 • Key events 2019 ........................................................10 68 Marine Engineering • Financial statements ............................................. 123 & Contracting • Table of contents .................................................... 125 Annual report • Consolidated annual accounts ........................... 126 DEME ...................................................................................70 • Statutory annual accounts ................................... 200 • Message from the chairmen ..................................14 CFE .......................................................................................74 • General information regarding • Annual report on Rent-A-Port .......................................................................78 the company and the capital .............................. 205 the statutory annual accounts ..............................18 Green Offshore .................................................................79 • Lexicon ....................................................................... 207 • Annual report on the consolidated annual accounts .......................20 Key figures 2019..................................................Appendix • Corporate governance statement ........................24 80 Private • Remuneration report ................................................35 Banking • Corporate social responsibility ..............................38 • Daily management and staff members ...............64 Delen Private Bank .........................................................82 Bank J.Van Breda & C° .................................................86 Real Estate & 90 Senior Care Extensa ...............................................................................92 Leasinvest Real Estate ...................................................95 Anima Care .......................................................................98 100 Energy & Resources SIPEF ................................................................................. 102 Sagar Cements .............................................................. 105 Growth 106 Capital Agidens ............................................................................ 110 AXE Investments .......................................................... 111 Biolectric Group ............................................................ 112 Biotalys ............................................................................ 113 Euro Media Group ....................................................... 114 Manuchar ........................................................................ 115 Mediahuis ........................................................................ 116 Medikabazaar ................................................................ 117 OncoDNA ......................................................................... 118 Telemond Group ............................................................ 119 Turbo’s Hoet Groep ...................................................... 120 WorldReginfo - 909ffcdf-062e-4ecd-a3d9-a6413c30e257 6 Partners for sustainable Partners for sustainable growth Partners growth Our mission is to create shareholder value through long- term investments in a limited number of strategic parti- cipations with growth potential on an international level. Long-term Positioning of Proactive perspective Ackermans & shareholder van Haaren • Clear objectives agreed upon • An independent and diversi- • Involvement in selecting senior with the participations. fied group. management and defining • Responsibility of the partici- • Led by an experienced, long-term strategy. pations for their own financial multidisciplinary management • Permanent dialogue with position. team. management. • Strive for annual growth in the • A healthy financial structure to • Monitoring and control of results of each participation and support the growth ambitions strategic focus, operational of the group as a whole. of the participations. and financial discipline. • Focus on growth companies in • Active support of management an international context. for specific operational and strategic projects. Partners Sustainable Growth • A partnership right from the • Development and growth • An entrepreneurial group that start of Ackermans & van of activities in a sustainable seeks to develop its businesses Haaren. way, with respect for people, on a recurrent basis through • Successful track record of environment and society. internationalization and partnerships with families, • Transparent reporting and innovation. co-shareholders and manage- communication, corporate • Focus on operational ment teams as the basis for governance and business excellence and the capacity to further growth. ethics, with an eye for finan- achieve long-term recurrent cial balances and discipline. and profitable growth. • Focus on recurring results and a long-term steadily increasing dividend. WorldReginfo - 909ffcdf-062e-4ecd-a3d9-a6413c30e257 7 Annual report 2019 Ackermans & van Haaren WorldReginfo - 909ffcdf-062e-4ecd-a3d9-a6413c30e257 8 2019 at a glance Partners for sustainable growth Partners “Ackermans & van Haaren realized a record profit of 394.9 million euros over the full year 2019 (2018: 289.6 million euros), partly thanks to a substantial cap- ital gain on the sale of Residalya, and achieves an 11.3% return on equity.“ Jan Suykens, CEO - Chairman of the executive committee (February 28, 2020) • Within ‘Marine Engineering & Contracting’, both DEME and CFE realized • The good results of most of the participations in ‘Growth Capital’ were re- lower operating results on an approximately equal (high) turnover, partly due flected in a profit contribution of 17.6 million euros. This markedly better result to certain non-recurring elements. New contracts kept their order backlogs at brought an end to six more difficult years. a high level. • Capital gains increased to 112.9 million euros (including the 105.7