Gschäftsbericht 2018

98 | Galenica financial statements 2018 Finance Notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Galenica Group 6. Other income in thousand CHF 2018 2017 Income from own work capitalised 6,323 4,229 Rental income 2,708 2,248 Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 277 217 Gain on disposal of assets held for sale — 5,164 Gain on disposal of subsidiaries — 2,890 Other operating income 1) 6,628 8,236 Other income 1) 15,936 22,984 1) Restatement of 2017 figures upon adoption of IFRS 15 (refer to page 90) 7. Personnel costs in thousand CHF 2018 2017 Salaries and wages 359,207 350,524 Social security costs and pension expenses 89,021 53,327 Other personnel costs 26,225 23,816 Personnel costs 474,453 427,667 Average number of employees (FTE) 4,949 4,833 Personnel costs contain expenses for defined benefit plans of CHF 64.9 million (previous year: CHF 26.5 million). In 2018, the expenses for defined benefit plans includes one-off past service costs of CHF 41.2 million due to the reorganisation of the Group pension funds (refer to note 22). Expenses for share-based payments of CHF 5.6 million (previous year: CHF 4.7 million) are also a part of personnel costs (refer to note 27). 8. Other operating costs in thousand CHF 2018 2017 Maintenance and repairs 14,167 12,829 Operating and production costs 1) 47,173 46,720 Rental and other lease expenses 57,924 56,377 Administration costs 1) 27,386 29,833 Marketing and sales costs 1) 29,582 25,021 Non-income taxes 895 1,323 Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 166 160 Other costs 1) 2,865 1,572 Other operating costs 1) 180,158 173,835 1) Restatement of 2017 figures upon adoption of IFRS 15 (refer to page 90) During the reporting period, expenses for research and development totalling CHF 11.9 million were recognised directly in other operating costs (previous year: CHF 10.9 million).