26 Rental and lease commitments

The commitments arising from operating leases are largely rental payments for buildings.

Commitments under non-cancellable operating leases:

CHF 1,000

2012

2013

Balance at December 31

24,275

22,761

Due date

  

   1st year

6,461

6,809

   2nd year

5,159

5,835

   3rd year

4,261

3,890

   4th year

2,579

2,009

   5th year

1,599

1,100

   6th year or beyond

4,216

3,118

   

In financial year 2013, CHF 7.9 million (2012: CHF 7.7 million) were recognized as expenses for leases in the consolidated

statement of profit or loss.

The Group did not enter into any finance lease contracts.