8 Information on the balance sheet
8.1 Securities financing transactions (assets and liabilities)
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
8.3 Trading portfolios and other financial instruments at fair value (assets and liabilities)
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)
8.2 Collateral for loans/receivables and off-balance-sheet transactions / impaired loans/receivables
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 as % | 89.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Previous year | 38,924,324 | 1,978,860 | 2,657,617 | 43,560,801 | ||||
Share as % | 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 as % | 89.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 100.0 | ||||
Previous year | 38,924,324 | 1,978,860 | 2,470,832 | 43,374,016 | ||||
Share as % | 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.
Non-performing loans
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change | |||
Loans to customers | 79,684 | 55,585 | 24,099 | |||
Total non-performing receivables | 79,684 | 55,585 | 24,099 |
For a definition of overdue receivables, see Section 4 ‘Methods used for identifying default risks and determining the need for value adjustments and provisions‘. In particular, a distinction must be made between impaired loans/receivables and overdue loans/receivables. If a receivable is overdue, this may be an indication of a risk. However, if the amount of the loan/receivable is satisfactorily covered, no value adjustment is necessary.
8.4 Derivative financial instruments (assets and liabilities)
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 |
8.5 Financial investments
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.
8.6 Participations
Overview of non-consolidated participations
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Cost value | Accumulated value adjustments / changes in book value (equity valuation) | Book value as of 31.12.2024 | Additions | Disposals | Value adjustments | Changes in book value for participations using the equity method / depreciation reversals | Book value as of 31.12.2025 | ||||||||
Participations without market value | 35,523 | – 6,478 | 29,045 | 481 | 0 | – 1,423 | 240 | 28,343 | ||||||||
of which, valued using the equity method | 2,069 | 1,791 | 3,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 4,100 | ||||||||
of which, other participations | 33,454 | – 8,269 | 25,185 | 481 | 0 | – 1,423 | 0 | 24,243 | ||||||||
Total non-consolidated participations | 35,523 | – 6,478 | 29,045 | 481 | 0 | – 1,423 | 240 | 28,343 |
Participations sold in the previous year are no longer included in the cost of acquisition and in the value adjustments accumulated to date.
Disclosures on significant participations
Share in % | ||||||||||
Company name | Domicile | Business activity | Share capital in 1,000 Swiss francs | Share capital 31.12.2025 | Voting rights 31.12.2025 | |||||
Fully consolidated participations | ||||||||||
LUKB Expert Fondsleitung AG | Lucerne | Fund management | 5,000 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||||
Participations valued using the equity method | ||||||||||
RSN Risk Solution Network AG | Lucerne | Financial services | 4,500 | 33.3 | 33.3 | |||||
FG Next Holding AG | Zurich | Financial services | 373 | 26.8 | 26.8 | |||||
Participations in joint arrangements1) | ||||||||||
Pfandbriefzentrale der schweizerischen Kantonalbanken AG | Lucerne | Pfandbrief institution | 2 225 0002) | 4.3 | 4.3 | |||||
Viseca Payment Services AG | Zurich | Financial services | 25,000 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |||||
1)With an ownership stake ≥ 2 % and a capital interest of LUKB ≥ 0.5 million Swiss francs
2)Of which paid-in: 20% i.e. 445 million Swiss francs
The shareholding also corresponds to the share of voting rights, as none of the listed companies holds voting shares. All votes are held directly. In addition to the significant parand ownership interests in joint ventures listed above, there are also investments in local assets.
8.7 Tangible fixed assets
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | Cost value | Accumulated depreciation | Book value as of 31.12.2024 | Reclassifications | Additions | Disposals | Depreciation | Reversals | Book value as of 31.12.2025 | |||||||||
Real estate | 405,345 | – 186,808 | 218,537 | 0 | 3,988 | 0 | – 8,762 | 0 | 213,763 | |||||||||
of which, bank buildings | 370,303 | – 184,101 | 186,202 | 31 | 3,935 | 0 | – 8,358 | 0 | 181,810 | |||||||||
of which, other real estate | 35,042 | – 2,707 | 32,335 | – 31 | 53 | 0 | – 404 | 0 | 31,953 | |||||||||
Other tangible fixed assets | 33,920 | – 33,920 | 0 | 0 | 20,164 | 0 | – 20,164 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Total tangible fixed assets | 439,265 | – 220,728 | 218,537 | 0 | 24,152 | 0 | – 28,926 | 0 | 213,763 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Leasing obligations not recognised in the balance sheet | ||||||||||||||||||
(Operating lease)1) |
1)There are lease agreements for business premises (branches) with remaining terms of more than one year, which the bank does not treat as operating leases.
Tangible fixed assets sold or liquidated in the previous year are no longer included in the acquisition value or the depreciation accumulated to date.
8.8 Other assets and liabilities
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||
Other assets | ||||
Offset account | 1,495 | 43,667 | ||
Indirect taxes | 20,227 | 9,974 | ||
Settlement accounts | 2,850 | 1,808 | ||
Other assets | 2 | 0 | ||
Total other assets | 24,574 | 55,449 | ||
Other liabilities | ||||
Offset account | 0 | 0 | ||
Indirect taxes | 9,116 | 33,241 | ||
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 | 52,265 |
8.9 Assets pledged or assigned to secure own commitments / assets under reservation of ownership
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 8.1 ‘Securities financing transactions (assets and liabilities)’.
8.10 Commitments relating to own pension institutions / equity instruments of the bank held by own pension institutions
Commitments relating to own pension funds
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 |
8.11 Economic situation of own pension institutions
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 funds | 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 | 20,616 | 20,616 | 19,883 | |||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,616 | 20,616 | 19,883 | |||||||
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.
8.12 Issued structured products
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 | |||||
8.13 Bonds / mandatory convertible bonds
Overview of outstanding bonds and central mortgage institution loans
Amounts in million Swiss francs | Amount outstanding | Weighted average interest rate | Maturities | |||
Bond issues (Issuer: Luzerner Kantonalbank AG) | 8,334 | |||||
of which, non-subordinated | 6,774 | 1.015 % | 2027 bis 2071 | |||
of which, subordinated without PONV clause2) | – | – | – | |||
of which, subordinated with PONV clause2) | 1,560 | 1.583 % | 2031 bis unbefristet | |||
of which, subordinated Additional Tier 1 bonds | 960 | 2.208 % | unbefristet | |||
of which, subordinated Tier 2 bonds | 600 | 1.050 % | 2031 bis 2037 | |||
Central mortgage institution loans | 8,525 | 0.799 % | 2026 – 2046 | |||
Funding component of structured products3) | 1,194 | 0.340 % | 2026 – 2029 |
1)Maturities refers to the contractual maturity date of the individual bonds, whereas the bank may have contractual rights to early termination for individual bonds.
2)PONV clause = Point of no viability
3)Value of the underlying instruments according to the table «Issued structured products»
Maturity structure of outstanding bonds and central mortgage institution loans
Amounts in million Swiss francs | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | after 2030 | Total | |||||||
Bonds | – | 475 | 450 | 100 | 475 | 6,834 | 8,334 | |||||||
Central mortgage institution loans | 442 | 647 | 1,012 | 780 | 909 | 4,735 | 8,525 | |||||||
Funding component of structured products1) | 924 | 238 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 1,194 | |||||||
Total | 1,366 | 1,360 | 1,493 | 880 | 1,384 | 11,569 | 18,053 |
1)Value of the underlying instruments according to the table «Issued structured products»
8.14 Value adjustments and provisions / reserves for general banking risks
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 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 | 10,886 | – 785 | 0 | 43 | 760 | – 82 | 10,822 | |||||||
Total provisions | 30,364 | – 1,103 | – 2,948 | 43 | 1,375 | – 887 | 26,844 | |||||||
Reserves for general banking risks2) | 694,354 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 694,354 | |||||||
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.
8.15 Share capital
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 | ||||||
8.16 Equity rights and options allocated to the Executive Board, the Board of Directors and employees
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.
8.17 Related parties
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 | ||||
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.
8.2 Maturity structure of financial instruments
Amounts in millions Swiss francs | At sight | Cancellable | Due within 3 Months | Due within 3 to 12 months | Due within 12 months to 5 years | Due after 5 years | No maturity | Total | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||||||||||
Liquid assets | 7,728.8 | 69.11) | – | – | – | – | – | 7,797.9 | ||||||||
Amounts due from banks | 475.5 | 0.0 | 78.1 | 70.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 | – | 658.6 | ||||||||
Amounts due from clients | 37.8 | 639.2 | 1,985.1 | 847.1 | 1,550.7 | 375.0 | – | 5,434.9 | ||||||||
Mortgage loans | 0.1 | 1,561.0 | 4,449.5 | 5,894.8 | 22,089.5 | 6,922.7 | 0.0 | 40,917.7 | ||||||||
Trading portfolio assets | 1,692.9 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 1,692.9 | ||||||||
Positive replacement values of derivative financial instruments | 89.6 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 89.6 | ||||||||
Financial investments | 421.4 | 0.0 | 45.2 | 253.0 | 2,136.3 | 2,434.2 | 0.0 | 5,290.1 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 10,446.2 | 2,269.3 | 6,557.9 | 7,064.9 | 25,811.5 | 9,731.9 | 0.0 | 61,881.7 | ||||||||
Previous year | 10,539.4 | 1,898.8 | 5,945.5 | 5,771.1 | 23,996.4 | 10,599.0 | 0.0 | 58,750.1 | ||||||||
Dept capital | ||||||||||||||||
Amounts due to banks | 242.5 | 9.4 | 3,967.0 | 1,447.4 | 40.0 | 0.0 | – | 5,706.2 | ||||||||
Amounts due to securities financing transactions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,571.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2,571.9 | ||||||||
Amounts due in respect of customer deposits | 15,991.8 | 9,741.5 | 2,528.4 | 1,141.9 | 550.5 | 55.5 | – | 30,009.6 | ||||||||
Trading portfolio liabilities | 55.9 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 55.9 | ||||||||
Negative replacement values of derivative financial instruments | 176.6 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 176.6 | ||||||||
Liabilities from other financial instruments at fair value | 927.7 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 927.7 | ||||||||
Cash bonds | – | – | 18.8 | 68.4 | 107.0 | 12.0 | – | 206.2 | ||||||||
Bond issues and central mortgage institution loans | – | – | 197.6 | 1,168.9 | 5,112.4 | 11,574.1 | – | 18,053.0 | ||||||||
Total debt capital | 17,394.6 | 9,750.8 | 9,283.7 | 3,826.7 | 5,809.9 | 11,641.7 | – | 57,707.3 | ||||||||
Previous year | 14,150.0 | 10,155.9 | 10,917.5 | 4,032.6 | 4,408.5 | 11,074.7 | 0.0 | 54,739.2 |
1)Relates to securing half of the payment obligation to esisuisse in connection with the deposit protection scheme.
8.18 Significant shareholders
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 | ||||
8.21 Assets by credit rating of country groups (risk domicile)
Amounts in 1,000 Swiss francs | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | ||||||
Rating1) | Amount | Share as % | Amount | Share as % | ||||
Switzerland | 59,891,296 | 96.21 | 57,047,027 | 96.44 | ||||
0 / «High Income» | 2,275,294 | 3.66 | 2,043,273 | 3.45 | ||||
1 | – | n.a. | – | n.a. | ||||
2 | 40,269 | 0.06 | 29,459 | 0.05 | ||||
3 | 22,816 | 0.04 | 21,654 | 0.04 | ||||
4 | 2,872 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.00 | ||||
5, 6 | 7,749 | 0.01 | 5,719 | 0.01 | ||||
7 | 184 | 0.00 | 98 | 0.00 | ||||
Not rated | 8,650 | 0.01 | 6,141 | 0.01 | ||||
Total foreign exposure | 2,357,834 | 3.79 | 2,107,061 | 3.56 | ||||
Not attributable to any country2) | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.00 | ||||
Total assets | 62,249,130 | 100.00 | 59,154,092 | 100.00 | ||||
1)Ratings of SERV (Swiss Export Risk Insurance)
2)These are assets in cryptocurrencies.
SERV deems rating to be the OECD's classification of countries in the SC 0 to SC 7 and ‘high income’ categories. SC 0 stands for the lowest risk and SC 7 for the highest risk. The ‘high income’ category includes the high-income OECD countries and the high-income eurozone countries that are not classified by their risk.
8.19 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.
8.22 Assets and liabilities by main currencies
Currencies, translated in CHF | ||||||||||
Amounts in millions Swiss francs | CHF | EUR | USD | Other | Total | |||||
Assets | ||||||||||
Liquid assets | 7,790.9 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7,797.9 | |||||
Amounts due from banks | 167.5 | 85.0 | 201.5 | 204.6 | 658.6 | |||||
Amounts due from clients | 4,848.4 | 451.4 | 128.6 | 6.5 | 5,434.9 | |||||
Mortgage loans | 40,860.6 | 42.3 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 40,917.7 | |||||
Trading portfolio assets | 1,136.1 | 204.1 | 264.8 | 87.9 | 1,692.9 | |||||
Positive replacement values of derivative financial instruments | 79.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 89.6 | |||||
Financial investments | 4,792.2 | 349.5 | 127.5 | 20.8 | 5,290.1 | |||||
Accrued income and prepaid expenses | 95.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 100.7 | |||||
Non-consolidated participations | 28.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.3 | |||||
Tangible fixed assets | 213.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 213.8 | |||||
Other assets | 24.7 | – 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 24.6 | |||||
Total assets shown in balance sheet | 60,037.8 | 1,146.2 | 744.5 | 320.7 | 62,249.1 | |||||
Delivery entitlements from spot exchange, forward forex and forex options (contract values delta-weighted) | 2,111.3 | 2,563.2 | 3,403.8 | 358.0 | 8,436.2 | |||||
Total assets | 62,149.1 | 3,709.4 | 4,148.2 | 678.6 | 70,685.3 | |||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||
Amounts due to banks | 3,724.9 | 1,130.2 | 703.1 | 148.1 | 5,706.2 | |||||
Amounts due to securities financing transactions | 2,434.0 | 74.5 | 63.4 | 0.0 | 2,571.9 | |||||
Amounts due in respect of customer deposits | 27,846.8 | 1,421.5 | 501.1 | 240.2 | 30,009.6 | |||||
Trading portfolio liabilities | 55.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55.9 | |||||
Negative replacement values of derivative financial instruments | 173.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 176.6 | |||||
Liabilities from other financial instruments at fair value | 618.6 | 182.1 | 127.0 | 0.0 | 927.7 | |||||
Cash bonds | 206.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 206.2 | |||||
Bond issues and central mortgage institution loans | 17,867.9 | 102.8 | 80.4 | 1.9 | 18,053.0 | |||||
Accrued expenses and deferred income | 260.5 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 273.2 | |||||
Other liabilities | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 17.2 | |||||
Provisions | 26.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.8 | |||||
Reserves for general banking risks | 694.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 694.4 | |||||
Share capital | 183.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 183.5 | |||||
Capital reserve | 487.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 487.1 | |||||
Retained earnings | 2,568.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2,568.8 | |||||
Own shares | – 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – 4.5 | |||||
Consolidated profit | 295.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 295.5 | |||||
Total liabilities shown in balance sheet | 57,456.6 | 2,918.9 | 1,483.1 | 390.5 | 62,249.1 | |||||
Delivery obligations from spot exchange, forward forex, forex options and precious metal transactions | 4,843.1 | 799.3 | 2,571.3 | 218.5 | 8,432.1 | |||||
Total liabilities | 62,299.7 | 3,718.1 | 4,054.5 | 608.9 | 70,681.3 | |||||
Net position per currency | – 150.7 | – 8.8 | 93.8 | n.a. | 4.1 | |||||
Previous year | – 56.1 | – 15.3 | 64.9 | n.a. | 55.7 | |||||