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The Group is organized on a worldwide basis into four Business Units that reflect the operating segments according to IFRS 8:DKSH Business Unit Healthcare is the leading Market Expansion Services provider for healthcare companies seeking to grow their business in Asia. Custom-made offerings comprise registration, regulatory services, market entry studies, importation, customs clearance, marketing and sales, physical distribution, invoicing and cash collection. Products available through DKSH Healthcare include ethical pharmaceuticals, consumer health and over-the-counter (OTC) products, as well as medical devices.DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods is Asia%u2019s leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on fast moving consumer goods, food services, luxury goods and lifestyle products, as well as hair and skin cosmetics. The Business Unit%u2019s comprehensive Market Expansion Services extend from product feasibility studies and registration to importation, customs clearance, marketing and merchandising, sales, warehousing, physical distribution, invoicing, cash collection and after-sales services.DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials is a leading specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, covering Europe, North America and the whole of Asia Pacific. The Business Unit sources, markets and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals and ingredients for pharmaceutical, personal care, food & beverage, as well as various industrial applications.DKSH Business Unit Technology is the leading provider of Market Expansion Services covering a broad range of capital investment goods and analytical instruments. The Business Unit offers total solutions in the areas of infrastructure, industrial materials and supplies, precision and textile machinery, semiconductors, photovoltaic and electronics, agriculture, hospitality as well as specialized industrial applications.%u201cOther%u201d includes Corporate Center functions, including management, finance, administration and IT. Some costs of %u201cOther%u201d are charged to the Business Units, and the allocation is based on specific allo,cation keys set up in management service agreements between the corporate entities and the subsidiaries. The unallocated costs are reflected in the operating result (EBIT) in %u201cOther.%u201dThere are generally very limited transactions between the Business Units and between the regions. The majority of costs relating to a given Business Unit/region are directly incurred by the segment/region to which they relate. Country central costs such as administration and IT are allocated to the Business Units.72 Consolidated Financial Statements DKSH Group