Notes to the financial statements of the parent company
Principles that differ from those used in the consolidated financial statements are listed below.
General principles
The accounting and valuation principles of the parent company of Luzerner Kantonalbank AG are largely in line with those of the Group. In contrast to the consolidated financial statements, which are based on the ‘true and fair view’ principle, the statutory individual financial statements capture the bank's economic situation reliably, enabling third parties to form an accurate opinion. The statutory separate financial statements may be influenced by hidden reserves.
Investments
The shares and other securities of companies held as long-term investments shown under investments are carried at the acquisition value, less necessary operational and precautionary value adjustments.
Value adjustments and provisions
Value adjustments that have been released are transferred to ‘Other provisions’ as hidden reserves or reversed to ‘Changes in value adjustments for default risk and losses from interest operations’. ‘Other provisions’ can include hidden reserves. Value adjustments and provisions that are released (except tax and pension provisions) can be used in the same accounting period to form necessary operational value adjustments and provisions for other similar requirements as originally intended, as shown in Section 6.11 ‘Value adjustments and provisions / reserves for general banking risks’.
Reserves for general banking risks
The reserves for general banking risks are taxed.
Statutory capital reserve
Premiums from capital increases and non-repayable grants are recognised under the ‘statutory capital reserve’. The ‘Reserve from tax-exempt capital contributions’ is reported separately (‘of which’ item). This reserve includes amounts that can be distributed to shareholders without tax consequences in accordance with the capital contribution principle.
Statutory retained earnings
The ‘statutory retained earnings’ accrue in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations. This means that the legally required allocations are accounted for here. The gain on disposal from trading in own shares and the dividend income thereof are allocated to ‘statutory retained earnings’. Here, a distinction is made between own shares held for trading and other own shares (see also the following Section ‘Own shares’).
Voluntary retained earnings
‘Voluntary retained earnings’ include all reserves that have the character of reserves formed as a precautionary measure to hedge latent future risks in the course of business of the bank and that are not accumulated within the scope of the statutory provisions on the appropriation of profits.
Own shares
A distinction is made between treasury shares held for trading and other own shares.
In the 2025 financial year, LUKB made the following changes to the accounting and valuation principles (see also the corresponding section in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements):
- Starting in the 2025 financial year, provisions for inherent default risks on off-balance-sheet items (contingent liabilities) will now be recognised. For further details, see Section 4 ‘Methods used for identifying default risks and determining the need for value adjustments and provisions’.
- Positive and negative replacement values of derivative financial instruments and cash collaterals for each counterparty deposited in this context are now also offset against each other in the balance sheet, provided that recognised and legally enforceable netting agreements exist. The previous year's figures have been restated as follows for comparison purposes:
Change | ||||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2024 previously | 31.12.2024 new | absolute | in % | ||||
Assets | ||||||||
Amounts due from banks | 383,289 | 345,908 | – 37,381 | – 9.8 | ||||
Loans to customers | 43,402,869 | 43,374,016 | – 28,853 | – 0.1 | ||||
Amounts due from clients | 5,167,446 | 5,138,593 | – 28,853 | – 0.6 | ||||
Positive replacement values of derivative financial instruments | 416,540 | 174,381 | – 242,159 | – 58.1 | ||||
Total assets | 59,463,272 | 59,154,879 | – 308,393 | – 0.5 | ||||
Liabilities | ||||||||
Amounts due to banks | 4,120,147 | 4,102,377 | – 17,770 | – 0.4 | ||||
Amounts due in respect of customer deposits | 29,134,134 | 29,134,012 | – 122 | – 0.0 | ||||
Negative replacement values of derivative financial instruments | 480,946 | 190,445 | – 290,501 | – 60.4 | ||||
Total liabilities | 59,463,272 | 59,154,879 | – 308,393 | – 0.5 | ||||
- From the 2025 financial year onwards, brokerage commissions for loans paid to brokers and platforms are no longer recognised in the commission and service business, but rather are offset directly against the corresponding interest income. In the 2024 financial year, the corresponding commission expenses amounted to 1.0 million Swiss francs.
- In addition, the dedicated reserves for general banking risks were combined with the reserves for general banking risks not intended for a specific purpose as at 31 December 2025. Accordingly, the total amount of the reserves for general banking risks is now without purpose-specific allocation.
The Sections ‘Recognition of transactions’, ‘Treatment of past due interest’, ‘Foreign-currency translation’ and ‘Refinancing of positions in trading business’ of the consolidated financial statements also apply identically to the financial statements of the parent company.
Risk management is identical for the parent company and the Group. For these reasons, please refer to Section 3 ‘Risk management’ and Section 4 ‘Methods used for identifying default risks and determining the need for value adjustments and provisions’, Section 5 ‘Valuation of collateral / criteria for determining market value and loan-to-value’ and Section 6 ‘Use of derivative financial instruments / hedge accounting’ of the consolidated financial statements.
No extraordinary events that have a material effect on the assets, financial position or results of operations of Luzerner Kantonalbank AG occurred after the balance sheet date.
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change | |||
Book value of receivables from cash collateral delivered in connection with securities borrowing and reverse repurchase transactions1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Book value of obligations from cash collateral delivered in connection with securities lending and repurchase transactions1) | 2,571,911 | 3,861,798 | – 1,289,887 | |||
Book value of securities lent in connection with securities lending or delivered as collateral in connection with securities borrowing as well as securities in own portfolio transferred in connection with repurchase agreements | 2,617,412 | 3,957,324 | – 1,339,911 | |||
of which, with unrestricted right to resell or pledge | 2,617,412 | 3,957,324 | – 1,339,911 | |||
Fair value of securities received and serving as collateral in connection with securities lending or securities borrowed in connection with securities borrowing as well as securities received in connection with reverse repurchase agreements with an unrestricted right to resell or pledge | 61,175 | 92,968 | – 31,793 | |||
of which, repledged securities | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
of which, resold securities | 55,948 | 88,166 | – 32,219 |
1)Before taking into account any netting agreements
Collateral for loans/receivables and off-balance-sheet transactions
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Mortgage collateral | Other collateral | Unsecured | Total | ||||
Loans (before netting with value adjustments) | ||||||||
Amounts due from clients | 490,263 | 2,263,058 | 2,804,781 | 5,558,102 | ||||
Mortgage loans | 40,996,311 | 0 | 6 4171) | 41,002,729 | ||||
| 33,873,269 | 0 | 4,436 | 33,877,705 | ||||
| 4,925,931 | 0 | 1,000 | 4,926,931 | ||||
| 892,852 | 0 | 467 | 893,319 | ||||
| 1,304,259 | 0 | 515 | 1,304,774 | ||||
Total loans (before netting with value adjustments) | 41,486,574 | 2,263,058 | 2,811,198 | 46,560,831 | ||||
Share in % | 89.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Previous year | 38,924,324 | 1,978,860 | 2,657,617 | 43,560,801 | ||||
Share in % | 89.4 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 100.0 | ||||
Value adjustments | 0 | 0 | 208,203 | 208,203 | ||||
Total loans (after netting with value adjustments) | 41,486,574 | 2,263,058 | 2,602,995 | 46,352,628 | ||||
Share in % | 89.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 100.0 | ||||
Previous year | 38,924,324 | 1,978,860 | 2,470,832 | 43,374,016 | ||||
Share in % | 89.7 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 100.0 | ||||
Off-balance-sheet transactions | ||||||||
Contingent liabilities | 39,769 | 111,725 | 147,454 | 298,948 | ||||
Irrevocable commitments | 526,656 | 310,404 | 1,558,972 | 2,396,031 | ||||
Obligations to pay up shares and make further contributions | 0 | 0 | 101,691 | 101,691 | ||||
Credit commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total off-balance-sheet transactions | 566,424 | 422,129 | 1,808,117 | 2,796,670 | ||||
Previous year | 476,733 | 429,317 | 1,522,850 | 2,428,901 |
1)These are value-adjusted items.
Impaired loans
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Gross debt amount | Estimated liquidation value of collateral | Net debt amount | Individual value adjustments | ||||
Impaired loans | 232,555 | 73,838 | 158,717 | 119,275 | ||||
Previous year | 192,797 | 75,720 | 117,077 | 103,537 |
Individual value adjustments do not fully cover the net amount owed if a portion of it is considered to still be recoverable.
Book value | ||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change | |||
Assets | ||||||
Debt securities, money market securities / transactions | 308,625 | 326,089 | – 17,465 | |||
of which, listed | 303,920 | 316,262 | – 12,342 | |||
Equity securities | 1,266,542 | 1,096,569 | 169,974 | |||
Precious metals | 1,809 | 1,238 | 570 | |||
Cryptocurrencies | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Other trading portfolio assets | 115,944 | 65,302 | 50,642 | |||
Total trading portfolio assets | 1,692,920 | 1,489,198 | 203,722 | |||
Structured products | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total other financial instruments at fair value | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total assets | 1,692,920 | 1,489,198 | 203,722 | |||
of which, determined using a valuation model | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
of which, securities eligible for repo transactions in accordance with liquidity requirements | 166,369 | 242,985 | – 76,616 | |||
Liabilities1) | ||||||
Debt securities, money market securities / transactions | 55,948 | 88,166 | – 32,218 | |||
of which, listed | 55,948 | 88,166 | – 32,219 | |||
Equity securities | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Precious metals and commodities | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Cryptocurrencies | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Other trading portfolio liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total trading portfolio liabilities | 55,949 | 88,167 | – 32,218 | |||
Structured products | 927,691 | 695,172 | 232,519 | |||
Total liabilities from other financial instruments at fair value | 927,691 | 695,172 | 232,519 | |||
Total liabilities | 983,640 | 783,339 | 200,301 | |||
of which, determined using a valuation model | 927,691 | 695,172 | 232,519 | |||
1)For short positions (posting according to the closing date principle)
Breakdown by contract type
Trading instruments | Hedging instruments | |||||||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Positive replacement values | Negative replacement values | Contract volume | Positive replacement values | Negative replacement values | Contract volume | ||||||
Interest rate instruments | 38,283 | 46,294 | 2,051,788 | 116,840 | 142,283 | 11,664,310 | ||||||
Forward contracts including FRAs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Swaps | 38,283 | 46,294 | 2,030,803 | 116,840 | 142,283 | 11,664,310 | ||||||
Tom Next Indexed Swaps (TOIS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Caps / Floors / Collars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (OTC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (exchange-traded) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Futures | 0 | 0 | 20,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Foreign exchange / precious metals | 37,774 | 31,614 | 8,611,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Forward contracts | 36,238 | 30,831 | 8,397,563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Combined interest rate / currency swaps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Futures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (OTC) | 1,536 | 783 | 213,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (exchange-traded) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Equity securities / indices | 65,888 | 175,107 | 3,211,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Forward contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Swaps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Futures | 0 | 0 | 2,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (OTC) | 57,696 | 40,087 | 1,827,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (exchange-traded) | 8,192 | 135,021 | 1,382,534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Credit derivatives | 114 | 1,174 | 36,894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Credit default swaps | 114 | 1,174 | 36,894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Total return swaps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
First-to-default swaps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Other credit derivatives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Other derivative financial instruments | 473 | 473 | 4,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Forward contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Swaps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Futures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (OTC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Options (exchange-traded) | 473 | 473 | 4,232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Total before netting agreements | 142,532 | 254,662 | 13,916,041 | 116,840 | 142,283 | 11,664,310 | ||||||
of which, determined using a valuation model | 133,867 | 119,168 | – | 116,840 | 142,283 | – | ||||||
Previous year | 274,104 | 293,896 | 13,652,134 | 142,436 | 187,050 | 10,663,453 | ||||||
of which, determined using a valuation model | 263,057 | 190,382 | – | 142,436 | 187,050 | – | ||||||
Positive replacement values | Negative replacement values | Contract volume | ||||||||||
Total after netting agreements | 89,613 | 176,627 | 25,580,351 | |||||||||
Previous year | 174,381 | 190,445 | 24,315,587 | |||||||||
FRA = Forward rate agreement
OTC = Over the counter
RV = Replacement values
Breakdown by counterparty
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Central clearing houses | Banks and securities firms | Other customers | |||
Positive replacement values (after netting agreements) | 271 | 7,787 | 81,555 | |||
Previous year | 0 | 54,489 | 119,891 |
Breakdown by contract type
Book value | Fair value | |||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||||
Debt securities | 4,886,181 | 4,749,301 | 4,909,396 | 4,782,163 | ||||
of which, intended to be held to maturity | 4,868,666 | 4,730,490 | 4,890,493 | 4,762,470 | ||||
of which, not intended to be held to maturity (available for sale) | 17,515 | 18,811 | 18,903 | 19,693 | ||||
Equity securities | 403,920 | 404,386 | 462,615 | 447,101 | ||||
of which, qualified participations1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Money market securities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Precious metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Real estate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total financial investments | 5,290,101 | 5,153,687 | 5,372,011 | 5,229,265 | ||||
of which, securities eligible for repo transactions in accordance with liquidity requirements | 4,727,180 | 4,624,854 | – | – | ||||
1)At least 10% of the capital or votes
Breakdown of counterparties by rating
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Very good to good credit rating (AAA bis AA-) | Good to satisfactory credit rating (A+ bis A-) | Satisfactory credit rating (BBB+ bis BBB-) | Sufficient credit rating (BB+ bis BB-) | Deficient credit rating (B+ bis B-) | Insufficient credit rating (CCC+ bis CCC-) | Without rating | |||||||
Book values of debt securities1) | 4,550,959 | 270,523 | 42,067 | 0 | 0 | 750 | 21,882 | |||||||
Previous year | 4,623,632 | 48,954 | 20,013 | 0 | 0 | 1,200 | 55,501 |
1)Incl. money market securities
The classification into the different rating classes was carried out using a model based on external ratings. The ratings classes corresponding to the ratings of Standard & Poor's are shown in brackets.
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||
Other assets | ||||
Offset account | 1,495 | 43,667 | ||
Indirect taxes | 20,227 | 9,971 | ||
Settlement accounts | 2,850 | 1,808 | ||
Other assets | 2 | 0 | ||
Total other assets | 24,574 | 55,446 | ||
Other liabilities | ||||
Offset account | 0 | 0 | ||
Indirect taxes | 9,116 | 33,239 | ||
Settlement accounts | 4,978 | 15,896 | ||
Unredeemed coupons, cash bonds and bond issues | 3,130 | 3,126 | ||
Other liabilities | 0 | 2 | ||
Total other liabilities | 17,223 | 52,263 |
31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | |||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Book value | Effective commitment | Book value | Effective commitment | ||||
Liquid assets1) | 69,097 | 69,097 | 68,992 | 68,992 | ||||
Amounts due from banks | 198,478 | 198,478 | 202,728 | 202,054 | ||||
Amounts due from clients | 505 | 505 | 29,872 | 31,539 | ||||
Own securities | 240,502 | 23,451 | 230,454 | 31,308 | ||||
Pledged or assigned mortgage loans to secure central mortgage institution loans | 11,190,068 | 8,525,000 | 11,271,419 | 7,821,000 | ||||
Total pledged / assigned assets | 11,698,651 | 8,816,531 | 11,803,465 | 8,154,894 | ||||
Total assets under reservation of ownership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1)Pledged or assigned liquid funds to secure the 50% payment obligation to esisuisse in connection with deposit insurance.
Securities serving as collateral for which the right to resell or pledge has been granted as part of the securities financing transaction are shown in Section 6.1 ‘Securities financing transactions (assets and liabilities)’.
Commitments relating to own pension institutions
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change | |||
Amounts due in respect of customer deposits | 18,363 | 22,722 | – 4,359 | |||
Total commitments relating to Pension Fund of Luzerner Kantonalbank | 18,363 | 22,722 | – 4,359 |
These liabilities arise from investments within the Group by Luzerner Kantonalbank's pension fund.
Own shares with own pension institutions
Numbers of shares | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change | |||
Pension Fund of Luzerner Kantonalbank | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employer contribution reserves
Net amount | Effect of employer contribution reserves on personnel expenses | |||||||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Nominal value | Waiver of use | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
Pension fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Total employer contribution reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Economic benefit/obligations and pension expenses
Over- / underfunding | Economic interest of the bank | Change in economic interest versus | Contributions paid | Pension expenses in personnel expenses | ||||||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | previous year | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Pension plans without overfunding / underfunding1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,372 | 20,372 | 19,602 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,372 | 20,372 | 19,602 | |||||||
1)In the financial statements of the Pension Fund of Luzerner Kantonalbank prepared in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER 26, the coverage ratio as of 31 December 2025 amounts to 128.1 % (previous year 127.4 %). Accordingly, the fluctuation reserves – unlike in the previous year – have reached the target value of 25.6 %. Careful assessment has shown that, despite the free capital, there are no economic effects for the bank.
Book value | ||||||||||
Valued as a whole | Valued separately | |||||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs Underlying risk of the embedded derivative | Booked in trading portfolio | Booked in other financial instruments at fair value | Value of the underlying instrument | Value of the derivative | Total | |||||
Interest rate instruments | ||||||||||
with own debenture component (oDC) | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
without oDC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Equity securities | ||||||||||
with own debenture component (oDC) | – | 927,691 | 1,164,123 | 49,656 | 2,141,470 | |||||
without oDC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Foreign currencies | ||||||||||
with own debenture component (oDC) | – | 0 | 29,848 | 117 | 29,965 | |||||
without oDC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Commodities / precious metals | ||||||||||
with own debenture component (oDC) | – | 0 | 104 | 0 | 104 | |||||
without oDC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total issued structured products | 0 | 927,691 | 1,194,075 | 49,773 | 2,171,539 | |||||
Previous year | 0 | 695,172 | 1,022,212 | 71,825 | 1,789,209 | |||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Balance as of 31.12.2024 | Use in conformity with designated purpose | Reclassifications | Past due interest, recoveries | Additions charged to income statement | Reversals credited to income statement | Balance as of 31.12.2025 | |||||||
Provisions for pension benefit obligations | 710 | – 106 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 604 | |||||||
Provisions for default risks1) | 16,649 | 0 | – 2,948 | 0 | 615 | – 805 | 13,511 | |||||||
of which, for probable liabilities (in accordance with Art. 28 para. 1 FINMA AO) | 16,649 | 0 | – 2,948 | 0 | 41 | – 805 | 12,937 | |||||||
Specific provisions for customer loans | 16,649 | 0 | – 2,948 | 0 | 12 | – 786 | 12,927 | |||||||
Lump-sum individual provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | – 19 | 10 | |||||||
of which, for inherent risks of default | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 0 | 574 | |||||||
provisions for inherent risks of default | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 0 | 574 | |||||||
Provisions for restructuring | 2,119 | – 212 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,907 | |||||||
Other provisions | 43,886 | – 785 | 0 | 43 | 760 | – 82 | 43,822 | |||||||
Total provisions | 63,364 | – 1,103 | – 2,948 | 43 | 1,375 | – 887 | 59,844 | |||||||
Reserves for general banking risks2) | 630,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630,600 | |||||||
Value adjustments for default and country risks | 194,224 | – 5,820 | 2,948 | 1,663 | 34,287 | – 16,773 | 210,530 | |||||||
of which, for default risks in respect of impaired loans / financial investments | 110,923 | – 5,820 | 2,948 | 1,663 | 28,639 | – 16,773 | 121,581 | |||||||
Specific value adjustment – banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Specific value adjustment – customer loans | 102,728 | – 1,803 | 2,948 | 1,280 | 27,894 | – 14,446 | 118,602 | |||||||
Specific value adjustment – interest | 631 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 0 | – 477 | 538 | |||||||
Lump-sum individual value adjustment | 177 | – 256 | 0 | 0 | 295 | – 82 | 135 | |||||||
Credit-related specific value adjustments – financial investments | 7,386 | – 3,761 | 0 | 0 | 450 | – 1,769 | 2,306 | |||||||
of which, for inherent risks of default | 83,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,648 | 0 | 88,949 | |||||||
Value adjustments for inherent risks of default | 83,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,648 | 0 | 88,949 |
1)For potential cash outflows related to off-balance sheet transactions
2)The reserves for general banking risks are subject to taxation.
31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | |||||||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Total par value | Quantity | Dividend-bearing capital | Total par value | Quantity | Dividend-bearing capital | ||||||
Share capital, fully paid-in | 183,458 | 49,583,333 | 183,458 | 183,458 | 49,583,333 | 183,458 | ||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Equity securites | Equity securites | |||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Number | Amount | Number | Amount | ||||
Members of the Board of Directors1) | n.a.2) | 465,500 | 8,448 | 407 6163) | ||||
Executive Board members | 19,354 | 1,222,786 | 26,534 | 1,191,642 | ||||
Employees | 188 2964) | 10,601,588 | 22 848 | 1,321,781 | ||||
Total | n.a. | 12,289,873 | 57,830 | 2,921,039 | ||||
1)The remunerations of the members of the Board of Directors relate to the periods AGM 2025 to AGM 2026 (14 April 2025 to 13 April 2026) and AGM 2024 to AGM 2025 (15 April 2024 to 14 April 2025).
2)The Board of Directors receives 50% of the proposed remuneration (total remuneration for the term AGM 2025 to AGM 2026: 931,000 Swiss francs) in shares blocked for at least six years (blocking period until 30 April 2032). 50% of the Board’s remuneration is paid in shares at the applicable tax value, with the number of shares rounded up to the nearest whole number. The relevant valuation for the equity rights recognised in the 2025 financial year is determined based on the volume-weighted average price for the period from 1 March 2026 to 13 April 2026. The exact number of allocated shares will be disclosed in the financial report 2026.
3)The shares allocated to the Board of Directors last year as part of the remuneration after the AGM 2025 were determined based on the volume-weighted average price for the period from 1 March 2025 to 14 April 2025, with the number of shares at the applicable tax value rounded up to the nearest whole number. The exact number was not yet known at the time of publication of the financial report 2024. Consequently, there are minor differences compared with the figures reported last year.
4)At periodic intervals, employees are offered the opportunity on a voluntary basis to acquire blocked registered shares of Luzerner Kantonalbank AG at preferential conditions. In 2025, 169,648 registered shares of Luzerner Kantonalbank AG with a price of 63.70 Swiss francs (average price for the month of december 2024) were purchased by employees at 45.00 Swiss francs. The discount of approximately 3.2 million Swiss francs is included in personnel expenses (partially accrued in previous years).
Members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Board and the second management level receive a defined portion of their compensation in the form of registered shares of Luzerner Kantonalbank AG that are blocked for several years. Details can be found in the Compensation Report.
Due from | Due to | |||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||||
Holders of qualified participations1) | 6,823 | 40,317 | 31,748 | 327 | ||||
Group companies | 0 | 0 | 37,108 | 32,411 | ||||
Linked companies2) | 194,790 | 208,408 | 209,491 | 208,542 | ||||
Transactions with members of governing bodies | 13,135 | 11,327 | 14,377 | 13,578 | ||||
Other related parties3) | 26,350 | 25,156 | 2,844 | 2,751 | ||||
1)Canton of Lucerne
2)Public-law institutions of the Canton of Lucerne or mixed-economy enterprises in which the Canton of Lucerne holds a significant stake.
3)These are receivables and obligations towards legal entities closely related to the bank’s governing bodies.
Related parties include significant shareholders, the Executive Board, Board of Directors and auditors as well as associated companies and persons.
Transactions with related parties
Current and retired employees (including members of the Executive Board) and their family members living in the same household are eligible for generally-limited preferential conditions, as is customary in the industry. With the exception of the registered shares of Luzerner Kantonalbank AG deposited with LUKB without fees by the Canton, transactions are conducted for all related parties under the same terms that apply to third parties. Transactions include the granting of loans and credit, interest on deposits, account management, payments and securities transactions, etc.
Companies with close ties to members of the Board of Directors can participate in tenders for LUKB contracts. The member of the governing body concerned has no privileges when awarding the contract and is not represented in the decision-making process (abstention). During the reporting year and in the previous year, no contracts were awarded to related parties of members of the Board of Directors at terms other than what is customary in the market.
31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | |||||||
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Par value | Share as % | Par value | Share as % | ||||
Canton of Lucerne | 112,786 | 61.5 | 112,786 | 61.5 | ||||
Total significant shareholders | 112,786 | 61.5 | 112,786 | 61.5 | ||||
Own shares
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Own shares (registered) | Quantity | Average transaction price in Swiss francs | Quantity | Average transaction price in Swiss francs | ||||
Shares with nominal value 3.70 CHF | Shares with nominal value 3.70 CHF | |||||||
Number of shares as of 01.01. | 263,496 | – | 273,104 | – | ||||
+ Purchase of own shares | 36,627 | 69.41 | 64,780 | 68.35 | ||||
– Sale of own shares1), 2) | – 236,115 | 70.00 | – 74,388 | 70.16 | ||||
Number of shares as of 31.12.3) | 64,008 | – | 263,496 | – | ||||
1)Of which, 57,830 compulsory shares were associated with share-based compensation in 2025.
2)In 2025, a loss of 13,153 Swiss francs was generated on the trading portfolio and 1,365,316 Swiss francs on the rest of the portfolio (likewise included in the capital reserve). In 2024, a profit of 72,265 Swiss francs was generated on the trading portfolio and 52,382 Swiss francs on the rest of the portfolio (likewise included in the capital reserve).
3)On 31 December 2025, 27,062 own shares with a nominal value of 3.70 Swiss francs each (previous year: 30,595 own shares with a nominal value of 3.70 Swiss francs each) were held to hedge self-issued structured products (tracker certificates).
No options have been allocated for the 2024 and 2025 financial years, and there are no outstanding options.
Non-distributable statutory reserves
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||
Non-distributable statutory reserves | 91,729 | 91,729 | ||
Total non-distributable statutory reserves | 91,729 | 91,729 |
Within the meaning of Art. 671 para. 2 and Art. 672 para. 2 CO, the statutory capital reserves and retained earnings may not be distributed if together they do not exceed half of the share capital entered in the Commercial Register.
LUKB prepares a Compensation Report in accordance with Articles 732 to 735c CO. The Compensation Report provides detailed information for the Board of Directors and the Executive Board pursuant to Article 734d CO for banks with listed shareholdings.
Securities and fiduciary investments
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | As % of total | 31.12.2024 | As % of total | Change | |||||
Money market securities | 8,977.7 | 0.0 | 26,990.2 | 0.1 | – 18,012.5 | |||||
Medium-term notes | 206,243.0 | 0.6 | 283,012.0 | 0.9 | – 76,769.0 | |||||
Bonds | 3,126,035.1 | 8.9 | 3,080,661.6 | 10.2 | 45,373.5 | |||||
Shares (incl. participation certificates PC / profit-sharing certificates PSC) | 16,879,968.7 | 48.2 | 14,040,841.0 | 46.6 | 2,839,127.7 | |||||
Own investment funds | 6,389,323.8 | 18.2 | 5,594,507.5 | 18.6 | 794,816.3 | |||||
Third-party investment funds | 6,641,604.2 | 19.0 | 5,831,501.0 | 19.4 | 810,103.2 | |||||
Structured products | 634,434.1 | 1.8 | 526,184.8 | 1.7 | 108,249.4 | |||||
Cryptocurrencies | 50,830.9 | 0.1 | 37,091.3 | 0.1 | 13,739.6 | |||||
Other securities | 1,073,314.9 | 3.1 | 692,465.8 | 2.3 | 380,849.1 | |||||
Securities in custody | 35,010,732.4 | 100.0 | 30,113,255.2 | 100.0 | 4,897,477.2 | |||||
Global custody | 907,485.9 | 756,744.2 | 150,741.7 | |||||||
Managed securities | 35,918,218.3 | 30,869,999.4 | 5,048,218.9 | |||||||
Fiduciary investments with third-party-companies | 142,509.6 | 164,939.1 | – 22,429.5 | |||||||
Total securities and fiduciary assets | 36,060,728.0 | 31,034,938.6 | 5,025,789.4 |
PSC = Profit-sharing certificate
PC = Participation certificate
Interest and discount income
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Interest income due from banks | 6,066 | 4,976 | 1,090 | |||
Interest income from loans to customers | 614,496 | 718,742 | – 104,246 | |||
Other interest income | 13,471 | 111,072 | – 97,601 | |||
Credit commissions | 5,463 | 6,024 | – 561 | |||
Refinancing income from trading positions | 1,708 | 4,097 | – 2,388 | |||
Result from interest-rate hedging and other derivative transactions | 80,465 | 116,820 | – 36,354 | |||
Negative interest on lending business | – 14 | 0 | – 14 | |||
Total interest and discount income | 721,655 | 961,730 | – 240,075 |
Interest and dividend income from financial investments
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Interest income from financial investments | 39,571 | 34,983 | 4,589 | |||
Dividend income from financial investments | 13,165 | 11,390 | 1,775 | |||
Total interest and dividend income from financial investments | 52,736 | 46,372 | 6,364 |
Interest expense
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Interest expense due to banks | 75,953 | 176,002 | – 100,049 | |||
Interest expense due in respect of customer deposits | 66,959 | 201,666 | – 134,707 | |||
Interest expense due in cash bonds | 2,464 | 3,181 | – 717 | |||
Interest expense due in bond issues and central mortgage institution loans1) | 152,982 | 156,539 | – 3,557 | |||
Other interest expense | 1,169 | 11,620 | – 10,450 | |||
Negative interest on deposit-taking business | – 747 | 0 | – 747 | |||
Total interest expense | 298,780 | 549,008 | – 250,228 |
1)The interest expense from structured products recognised under 'Bond issues and central mortgage institution loans' is reported in the line 'Interest expense from bond issues and central mortgage institution loans'.
Changes in value adjustments for default risk and losses from interest operations
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Specific value adjustment on customer loans | 12,971 | 9,083 | 3,889 | |||
Specific value adjustment on banks | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Lump-sum specific value adjustment | 213 | 304 | – 91 | |||
Credit-related specific value adjustment to financial investments | – 1,319 | 2,469 | – 3,788 | |||
Losses | 0 | 24 | – 24 | |||
Total for default risks on impaired loans / financial investments | 11,866 | 11,880 | – 14 | |||
Value adjustments for inherent default risks | 5,648 | 3,245 | 2,403 | |||
Total for inherent default risks | 5,648 | 3,245 | 2,403 | |||
Total changes in value adjustments for default risk and losses from interest operations | 17,514 | 15,125 | 2,389 |
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Fund business | 1,190 | 1,538 | – 348 | |||
Asset management | 23,350 | 19,301 | 4,049 | |||
Investment advisory | 27,957 | 24,829 | 3,128 | |||
Adminsitration fee / custodian fee | 22,354 | 21,447 | 906 | |||
Brokerage fees | 13,282 | 10,992 | 2,290 | |||
Trust accounts | 166 | 220 | – 53 | |||
Other securities and investment business | 3,116 | 3,174 | – 57 | |||
Commission income from securities trading and investment activities | 91,415 | 81,500 | 9,915 | |||
Commission income from lending activities | 4,086 | 3,704 | 382 | |||
Card revenues | 15,225 | 14,736 | 490 | |||
Account management fees | 9,337 | 9,401 | – 65 | |||
Safe deposit box rentals | 1,197 | 1,157 | 41 | |||
Other service business | 3,348 | 3,051 | 297 | |||
Commission income from other services | 29,107 | 28,345 | 762 | |||
Commission expense | – 14,263 | – 13,067 | – 1,196 | |||
Total result from commission business and services | 110,345 | 100,482 | 9,863 |
Result from trading activities, by sector
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Client trading | 27,811 | 26,015 | 1,796 | |||
Proprietary trading | 48,165 | 30,488 | 17,677 | |||
Total result from trading activities and the fair value option | 75,976 | 56,503 | 19,473 |
Result from trading activities, by risk
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Foreign currencies / precious metals / cryptocurrencies | 40,302 | 36,215 | 4,088 | |||
Equity securities (funds and structured products) | 27,453 | 27,679 | – 226 | |||
Fixed income instruments (including funds and credit derivatives) | 9,929 | – 3,294 | 13,223 | |||
Refinancing income | – 1,708 | – 4,097 | 2,388 | |||
Total result from trading activities and the fair value option | 75,976 | 56,503 | 19,473 |
Hedging transactions for self-issued structured products that are measured using the fair value option and entered under ‘Liabilities from other financial instruments at fair value’ are recognised at fair value on the assets side of the trading business. The corresponding result is included in the total ‘Result from trading activities and the fair value option’. Separate recognition of income from applying the fair value option only to liabilities is not meaningful, which is why it is not used.
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Salaries and benefits | 174,394 | 165,882 | 8,511 | |||
of which: expenses related to share-based compensation | 5,016 | 4,684 | 332 | |||
Social security contributions (OASI, IV, UI, etc.) | 11,390 | 10,968 | 422 | |||
Pension expenses | 20,372 | 19,602 | 770 | |||
Training and continuing education | 2,170 | 2,086 | 84 | |||
Other personnel expenses | 7,934 | 7,973 | – 39 | |||
Total personnel expenses | 216,260 | 206,511 | 9,749 |
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Office space expenses | 6,504 | 5,817 | 688 | |||
Expenses for information and communications technology | 49,004 | 45,986 | 3,018 | |||
Expenses for vehicles, equipment, furniture and other fixtures, as well as operating lease expenses | 883 | 971 | – 87 | |||
Fees of audit firms | 606 | 580 | 26 | |||
of which, for financial and regulatory audits | 544 | 456 | 88 | |||
of which, for other services | 62 | 124 | – 62 | |||
Other operating expenses | 38,843 | 32,380 | 6,463 | |||
Total general and administrative expenses | 95,840 | 85,734 | 10,107 |
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Gain on mergers1) | 75 | 0 | 75 | |||
Income from sale of participations | 212 | 10,167 | – 9,955 | |||
Total extraordinary income | 287 | 10,167 | – 9,880 |
1)In 2025, the former subsidiary Refinum AG was merged into the parent company with effect from 1 January 2025.
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Losses from disposal of participations | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total extraordinary expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Changes in reserves for general banking risks | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total changes in reserves for general banking risks | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 2025 | 2024 | Change | |||
Current income taxes | 31,662 | 27,821 | 3,841 | |||
Current capital taxes1) | 3,355 | 6,784 | – 3,429 | |||
Total expenses for taxes | 35,017 | 34,605 | 413 | |||
Weighted average tax rate (based on operating profit) | 10.8 % | 11.1 % | – 0.3 % |
1)Due to the reduction of the ordinary capital tax rate in the Canton of Lucerne from 0.5 per mille to 0.25 per mille starting from tax year 2025, the respective tax expense decreased accordingly.