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business segmerrt «Private Clients» has beerr eliminated. Business activities and holdirrgs www.valartisgroup.ch which are grouped in the segmerrt «Institutional Clients» remairr in place. Within the

framework of the new business activities, the Corporate Centre segment, as a business unit,

no longer generates its awn income. Valartis Group, thus-, now only has- one single segment and reporting will be in accordance with IFRS 8 far that one bus-iness- segment only.

Dividend

The overal l positive financial circumstances put Valartis Group in a comfortable situation and that is reflected in the. dividend policy. The Board of Directors will propose. a dividend of CHF 0.20 per bearer share to the General Meeting on 16 May 2017. The Board of Directors wants to express that it values its shareholders and thanks them for the trust they have shown.

Valartis Group

Followirrg the divestmerrt of its private barrkirrg business model, Valartis Group is now a holdirrg company. Its rrew business model is founded on the core competencies of «Finance & Barrking» and «Real Estate Project Management» with the main focus orr active management of participations, management of third-party assets within the framework of participations and identification of new opportunities. The organisational structure has been correspo ndingly realigned and the Board of Directors- was reduced to three members in January 2016. Executive management responsibilities- were delegated by the Board of Directors- ta its Chairman, Gustav Stenbait, who acts in a double function as- President of the Board of Directors and as CEO.

Gustav Stenbolt, Chairman and CEO: «In the course of new investments-, we are targeting profit-oriented majority and minority holdings in selected companies. We are confident that Valartis Group is well-prepared to face future challenges- and that the Group will return ta sustainable corporate succes-s.»

The 2016 Annual Report can be found online and as pdf under www.v alartisgroup .ch (Investor Relations).

Agenda

Results media conference 2017 11 April, 2017 10.00 a.m.

Login details for participation via conference call can be obta ine.d here: mediarelations@ va la rtis.ch

General meeting 2017

Half-yearly report 2017

16 May 2017

29 August 2017

For further information, please contact:

Kim-My Schefer, Head Corporate Communications & Marketing,Va lartis Group AG Tel. +41 44 503 5'4 02, medi a r e latio ns@v a la rt is.ch

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Valartis: Group

Valartis Croup is an international finance group with offices in S witzerland, Luxembourg, as well as M oscow and St. Petersburg. Valartis Croup AC (Baar, Switzerland) is listed on the S wiss stock exchange, SIX S wiss Exchange. Continued operations include thefields of finan cial services, Real Estate Project M anagement and Private Equity.

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KEY FIGLJRES

in CHF million

31.12.2016

31.12.2015

Total operating income

16.7

-17.2

Income from interest and dividend

-1.2

-2.2

Income from commission and service fee

5.1

3.5

Income from trad ing book

47

-3.5

other ordinary income

8.1

-15.0

Administrative expense

-19.8

-20.9

Personnel expense

-9.0

-8.4

Genera l expense

-108

-12.5

Gross loss

-3.1

-38.1

Depreciation,valuation adjustments and provisions

-6.2

-13.8

Income taxes

-2 8

1.4

Net loss from continued operations

-U.O

-50.4

Net loss from discontinued operations

-26.1

-8.0

Net loss

-38.l

-58.4

attributable to shareholders ofValartis Group AG

-43.2

-57.2

attributable to non-controlling interests

5.1

-1.2

Tota I assets

189

2,207

Tota 11ia bil ities

58

2,047

Total shareholders' equity (including non-controlling interests)

131

160

Closing price of VLRT bea rer shares, in CHF

6.80

8.45

Dividend per sha re,in CHF

0.20

0.00

Dividend yield

2.9%

n/a

Key Figures-shown as continued and discontinued operations

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