5 Loss on sale of investments

In 2018, Alpiq sold the Engineering Services business, which comprises the Alpiq InTec Group and the Kraftanlagen Group. There were diverging views on the definitive sale price between Alpiq and Bouygues Construction. In order to enforce their claims arising from the price adjustment mechanism, both parties therefore filed for arbitration proceedings pursuant to the arbitration regulations of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution on 12 February 2019. On 22 December 2020, Alpiq and Bouygues Construction reached an out-of-court settlement. Alpiq refunded CHF 54.5 million to Bouygues Construction. The arbitration proceedings, which were simultaneously initiated by both parties on 12 February 2019, therefore came to an end. For more information about this matter, please refer to note 5.2 of the consolidated financial statements.