5.2 Events occurring after the balance sheet date

On 23 August 2021, dormakaba signed an agreement to acquire the Australian Reliance Doors and Best Doors Australia Groups (RELBDA), thus strengthening its position in door automation. The group of companies is a well-established provider in the Australian market with reputable brands for residential garage doors, automatic openers, industrial overhead doors as well as related services. RELBDA has manufacturing sites located in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. This transaction will allow dormakaba to further diversify and expand its footprint into the residential sector of the Australian market by combining the products to integrated solutions for a seamless home access. 

On 2 July 2021, dormakaba signed an agreement to acquire Solus Security Systems Pvt Ltd, a market leader for integrated Electronic Access & Data solutions in India. Based in Bangalore (India) with multiple further locations, Solus provides integrated solutions for Access Control, Time and Attendance, Visitor Management, Vehicle Access and Security, as well as the services required for managing these solutions. The transaction was closed on 15 July 2021.