Bayer A/S
Public limited companyCVR 16089818København SActive
Bayer A/S is a public limited company, based in København S, active in wholesale of chemical products, founded in 1952. Net profit rose 40% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 28.4m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 3 of 95 companies in the industry in the database. With 58 employees, the company is about 12 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
RevenueDKK 1.3bn+24.1% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 28.4m+39.8% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 267.3m+11.9% vs. 2024
Employees58latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 127.9m.
- Revenue rose 24% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.3bn.
- Net profit rose 40% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 28.4m.
- Equity rose 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 267.3m.
Employees
- 10 fewer employees than a year earlier: 58 (08/2026) against 68 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Jaume Arau Canal (board member, 01/05/2025), Gordana Bebek (board member, 01/05/2025) and Erik Helstad (chair of the board, 01/05/2025) (+1).
- Stepped down: Anna Karolina Svahn (board member, 31/01/2025), Susanne Ingeborg Visler (board member, 20/05/2026) and Christiane Temminghoff (chair of the board, 30/04/2025) (+1).
- New owners registered: Bayer Global Investments B.V. (20/03/2026).
- No longer registered as owner: Bayer Nordic SE (20/03/2026).
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,406,154 | 1,214,183 | 1,507,583 | 1,284,564 | 1,086,656 | 1,348,693 | +24.1% |
| Gross profit | 159,527 | 151,661 | 175,397 | 154,381 | 118,117 | 127,870 | +8.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 52,075 | 51,802 | 66,183 | 52,966 | 21,963 | 31,765 | +44.6% |
| Profit before tax | 49,810 | 52,383 | 67,823 | 56,174 | 26,666 | 36,881 | +38.3% |
| Net profit | 53,353 | 41,417 | 51,750 | 43,399 | 20,330 | 28,420 | +39.8% |
| Total assets | 579,342 | 596,025 | 578,876 | 525,208 | 382,555 | 547,807 | +43.2% |
| Equity | 187,804 | 229,221 | 288,790 | 318,589 | 238,919 | 267,339 | +11.9% |
| Liabilities | 391,538 | 366,804 | 290,086 | 205,960 | 143,055 | 280,166 | +95.8% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Average number of employees | 110 | 98 | 90 | 84 | 75,000 | 66,000 | −12% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 09/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 23/05/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 27/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 28/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 08/07/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 23/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
95 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of chemical products based on the latest financial year.
Gross profitDKK 127.9mNo. 3 of 95
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 267.3mNo. 3 of 95
Better than 98% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees58No. 2 of 95
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit DKK 6.3m, net profit DKK 1.2m, equity DKK 5.6m, 5 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 414of 4,412 Better than 91% | No. 263of 4,466 Better than 94% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 678of 10,152 Better than 93% | No. 617of 10,275 Better than 94% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1,236of 17,786 Better than 93% | No. 1,149of 18,024 Better than 94% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Wholesale of chemical productsGross profit
- Bayer A/SDKK 127.9m
- Basf A/SDKK 234.4m
- Yara Danmark A/SDKK 226.7m
Net profit
- Bayer A/SDKK 28.4m
- Basf A/SDKK 31m
- Yara Danmark A/SDKK 439.3m
Equity
- Bayer A/SDKK 267.3m
- Basf A/SDKK 395.3m
- Yara Danmark A/SDKK 576.9m
Employees
- Bayer A/S58
- Basf A/S199
- Yara Danmark A/S30
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- Bayer Global Investments B.V.100%
Bayer A/S
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jaume Arau Canal | CEO | 01/01/2024 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolai Vesthammer | Board member | 16/07/2024 |
| Jaume Arau Canal | Board member | 01/05/2025 |
| Gordana Bebek | Board member | 01/05/2025 |
| Erik Helstad | Chair of the board | 01/05/2025 |
| Anette Kertsch-Sahlholdt | Board member | 20/05/2026 |
Former management (72)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans-Jürgen Jensen | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 01/04/2003 |
| Hans-Jürgen Jensen | Director | 18/12/1952 | 01/01/2003 |
| Niels-Jørgen Østergaard Hvelplund | Deputy board member | 18/12/1952 | 29/05/1998 |
| Preben Jensen | Deputy board member | 18/12/1952 | 10/05/1990 |
| Per Frants Møller | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 23/10/1987 |
| Bent Jacques le Fevre | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 26/03/1998 |
| Helga Flinch Nielsen | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 10/05/1990 |
| Tonni Johannes Nielsson | Director | 18/12/1952 | 08/01/1994 |
| Kaj Erik Holdrup | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 10/05/1990 |
| Ortrud Grete Hansen | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 01/04/2004 |
| Niels-Eilif Nielsen | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 23/06/1992 |
| Lili Bendorff Olesen | Deputy board member | 18/12/1952 | 21/06/1994 |
| Poul Holmskov Schlüter | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 23/04/1999 |
| Per Ungfelt | Deputy board member | 18/12/1952 | 29/05/1998 |
| John Julsgaard Nyland | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 29/05/1998 |
| Peter Gotthardt Rudolf Siara | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 23/06/1992 |
| Per Christian Møller | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 07/03/1991 |
| Henning Uth | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 12/10/1990 |
| Marianne Falch | Deputy board member | 18/12/1952 | 29/05/1998 |
| Dorte Mai | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 29/05/1998 |
| Werner Otto Gebauer | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 06/06/1988 |
| Walter Ernst | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 07/03/1991 |
| Heinz-Ludwig Walter Litz | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 21/06/1994 |
| Kurt Kusgen | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 07/10/1993 |
| Gerhard Adam Louis Berg | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 21/06/1994 |
| Pol Bamelis | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 25/04/1995 |
| Udo Fischer | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 17/04/1996 |
| Franz-Josef Berners | Board member | 18/12/1952 | 14/03/2006 |
| Heinz-Ludwig Litz | Chair of the board | 19/03/1997 | 26/03/1998 |
| Annette Maj-Brit Villumsen | Board member | 29/05/1998 | 21/04/2010 |
| Hanna Agnethe Stark Jørgensen | Deputy board member | 29/05/1998 | 14/01/2002 |
| Pär Göran Mikael Boman | Board member | 23/06/1999 | 30/11/1999 |
| Jesper Otto Møller | Board member | 30/11/1999 | 28/04/2000 |
| Wilfried Heider | Board member | 28/04/2000 | 01/04/2004 |
| Kirsten Hjort Steensbro | Deputy board member | 14/01/2002 | 30/09/2002 |
| Gerhard Eduard Max Simons | CEO | 01/01/2003 | 01/06/2006 |
| Anne Bjerre | Board member | 01/04/2004 | 14/03/2006 |
| Werner Aloys Baumann | Board member | 01/04/2004 | 21/03/2007 |
| Birgitte Yding | Deputy board member | 14/03/2006 | 29/02/2008 |
| Ole Nikolajsen | Deputy board member | 14/03/2006 | 31/12/2006 |
| Wiltrud Sigrun Petersen | Board member | 14/03/2006 | 21/04/2010 |
| Burkhard Heinz Herbert Leidemann | Board member | 01/06/2006 | 27/03/2009 |
| Burkhard Heinz Herbert Leidemann | CEO | 01/06/2006 | 27/03/2009 |
| Markus Arnold | Chair of the board | 01/06/2006 | 21/03/2007 |
| Frank Martin Kobor | Chair of the board | 21/03/2007 | 01/12/2011 |
| Ulrich Köstlin | Board member | 21/03/2007 | 03/05/2011 |
| Ernst von Franck | Board member | 27/03/2009 | 01/12/2011 |
| Ernst von Franck | CEO | 27/03/2009 | 01/07/2011 |
| Svenja Pustolla | Deputy board member | 21/04/2010 | 10/04/2014 |
| Nina Margrethe Morgner Grønhøj | Board member | 21/04/2010 | 10/04/2014 |
| Vibeke Nordrehaug | Board member | 21/04/2010 | 10/04/2014 |
| Oliver Rene Rittgen | CEO | 01/07/2011 | 01/12/2011 |
| Susanne Öngör | Board member | 01/12/2011 | 16/08/2017 |
| Peter Reiner Müller | CEO | 01/12/2011 | 30/11/2014 |
| Johanna Kristiina Kouru | Board member | 01/12/2011 | 30/04/2023 |
| Oliver Rene Rittgen | Chair of the board | 01/12/2011 | 16/08/2017 |
| Bodil Worm Hansen | Board member | 10/04/2014 | 18/01/2016 |
| Birgit Villadsen | Board member | 10/04/2014 | 23/02/2018 |
| Hannah Jaya Lyngbirk | Deputy board member | 10/04/2014 | 01/01/2016 |
| Elisabeth Birgitte Lundström | Deputy board member | 10/04/2014 | 17/01/2016 |
| Marion Christine McPherson | CEO | 01/12/2014 | 31/12/2018 |
| Elisabeth Birgitte Lundström | Board member | 18/01/2016 | 01/08/2020 |
| Anna Karolina Svahn | Board member | 16/08/2017 | 31/01/2025 |
| Miriam Holstein | Chair of the board | 16/08/2017 | 31/03/2022 |
| Susanne Ingeborg Visler | Board member | 23/02/2018 | 20/05/2026 |
| Jean Antoine Bernet | CEO | 28/01/2019 | 31/08/2020 |
| Carolin Christina Clausen | CEO | 01/09/2020 | 31/12/2022 |
| Gitte Møller | Board member | 01/04/2022 | 30/11/2023 |
| Christiane Temminghoff | Chair of the board | 01/04/2022 | 30/04/2025 |
| Jaume Arau Canal | CEO | 01/01/2023 | 30/06/2023 |
| Erik Helstad | Board member | 01/05/2023 | 30/04/2025 |
| Carolin Christina Clausen | CEO | 01/07/2023 | 01/01/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsArne Jacobsens Allé 13
2300 København S
København Municipality · Postcode 2300
Other companies at the address (2)
- Mastercard Payment Services Denmark A/SOther activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
- Mastercard OB Services Europe A/SOther information technology and computer service activities
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYER A/S | Arne Jacobsens Allé 13, 2300 København S | 58 | 1002978182 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive industri, handel og fabrikation.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
137 registered events02015
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42017
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20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 2 · ownership 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementAnette Kertsch-Sahlholdt appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Ingeborg Visler stepped down as board member
- OwnershipBayer Global Investments B.V. registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipBayer Nordic SE is no longer registered as owner
20257 changesaccounts 1 · management 6
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementErik Helstad appointed chair of the board
- ManagementGordana Bebek appointed board member
- ManagementJaume Arau Canal appointed board member
- ManagementErik Helstad stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristiane Temminghoff stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementAnna Karolina Svahn stepped down as board member
20244 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
- ManagementNicolai Vesthammer appointed board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementJaume Arau Canal appointed ceo
- ManagementCarolin Christina Clausen stepped down as ceo
20237 changesmanagement 6 · accounts 1
- ManagementGitte Møller stepped down as board member
- ManagementCarolin Christina Clausen appointed ceo
- ManagementJaume Arau Canal stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementErik Helstad appointed board member
- ManagementJohanna Kristiina Kouru stepped down as board member
- ManagementJaume Arau Canal appointed ceo
20226 changesmanagement 4 · merger 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementCarolin Christina Clausen stepped down as ceo
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementGitte Møller appointed board member
- ManagementChristiane Temminghoff appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMiriam Holstein stepped down as chair of the board
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20204 changesmanagement 3 · address 1
- ManagementCarolin Christina Clausen appointed ceo
- ManagementJean Antoine Bernet stepped down as ceo
- ManagementElisabeth Birgitte Lundström stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Arne Jacobsens Allé 13, 2300 København S
20191 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJean Antoine Bernet appointed ceo
20183 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementMarion Christine McPherson stepped down as ceo
- ManagementSusanne Ingeborg Visler appointed board member
- ManagementBirgit Villadsen stepped down as board member
20174 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementMiriam Holstein appointed chair of the board
- ManagementAnna Karolina Svahn appointed board member
- ManagementSusanne Öngör stepped down as board member
- ManagementOliver Rene Rittgen stepped down as chair of the board
20165 changesmerger 1 · management 4
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementElisabeth Birgitte Lundström appointed board member
- ManagementBodil Worm Hansen stepped down as board member
- ManagementElisabeth Birgitte Lundström stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHannah Jaya Lyngbirk stepped down as deputy board member
20149 changesmanagement 9
- ManagementMarion Christine McPherson appointed ceo
- ManagementPeter Reiner Müller stepped down as ceo
- ManagementBirgit Villadsen appointed board member
- ManagementElisabeth Birgitte Lundström appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHannah Jaya Lyngbirk appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBodil Worm Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementNina Margrethe Morgner Grønhøj stepped down as board member
- ManagementVibeke Nordrehaug stepped down as board member
- ManagementSvenja Pustolla stepped down as deputy board member
20131 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med kemiske produkter (467500)
201112 changesmanagement 10 · ownership 1 · address 1
- ManagementSusanne Öngör appointed board member
- ManagementOliver Rene Rittgen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJohanna Kristiina Kouru appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Reiner Müller appointed ceo
- ManagementOliver Rene Rittgen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementErnst von Franck stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrank Martin Kobor stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementOliver Rene Rittgen appointed ceo
- ManagementErnst von Franck stepped down as ceo
- OwnershipBayer Nordic SE registered as owner (100%)
- AddressMoved to Arne Jacobsens Allé 13, 2300 København S
- ManagementUlrich Köstlin stepped down as board member
20105 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementNina Margrethe Morgner Grønhøj appointed board member
- ManagementVibeke Nordrehaug appointed board member
- ManagementSvenja Pustolla appointed deputy board member
- ManagementWiltrud Sigrun Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnnette Maj-Brit Villumsen stepped down as board member
20094 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementErnst von Franck appointed ceo
- ManagementErnst von Franck appointed board member
- ManagementBurkhard Heinz Herbert Leidemann stepped down as ceo
- ManagementBurkhard Heinz Herbert Leidemann stepped down as board member
20082 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
- ManagementBirgitte Yding stepped down as deputy board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med andre råvarer og halvfabrikata (467600)
20076 changesmerger 1 · management 4 · industry 1
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
- ManagementUlrich Köstlin appointed board member
- ManagementFrank Martin Kobor appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMarkus Arnold stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementWerner Aloys Baumann stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel (242000)
20069 changesmanagement 9
- ManagementOle Nikolajsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBurkhard Heinz Herbert Leidemann appointed ceo
- ManagementMarkus Arnold appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBurkhard Heinz Herbert Leidemann appointed board member
- ManagementGerhard Eduard Max Simons stepped down as ceo
- ManagementOle Nikolajsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementBirgitte Yding appointed deputy board member
- ManagementWiltrud Sigrun Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementAnne Bjerre stepped down as board member
20044 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementWerner Aloys Baumann appointed board member
- ManagementAnne Bjerre appointed board member
- ManagementWilfried Heider stepped down as board member
- ManagementOrtrud Grete Hansen stepped down as board member
20031 changemanagement 1
- ManagementGerhard Eduard Max Simons appointed ceo
20023 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementKirsten Hjort Steensbro stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKirsten Hjort Steensbro appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHanna Agnethe Stark Jørgensen stepped down as deputy board member
20011 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 35,124,000 DKK to 78,000,000 DKK
20002 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementWilfried Heider appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Otto Møller stepped down as board member
19994 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementJesper Otto Møller appointed board member
- ManagementPär Göran Mikael Boman stepped down as board member
- ManagementPär Göran Mikael Boman appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Holmskov Schlüter stepped down as board member
19986 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementAnnette Maj-Brit Villumsen appointed board member
- ManagementHanna Agnethe Stark Jørgensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementMarianne Falch stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJohn Julsgaard Nyland stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Ungfelt stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementHeinz-Ludwig Litz stepped down as chair of the board
19972 changesmanagement 1 · name 1
- ManagementHeinz-Ludwig Litz appointed chair of the board
- NameName changed from BAYER DANMARK A/S to BAYER A/S
19941 changemanagement 1
- ManagementLili Bendorff Olesen stepped down as deputy board member
19933 changesname 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
- NameName changed from AGRO-KEMI A/S to BAYER DANMARK A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 30,000,000 DKK to 35,124,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
19922 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementPeter Gotthardt Rudolf Siara stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels-Eilif Nielsen stepped down as board member
19911 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPer Christian Møller stepped down as board member
19901 changemanagement 1
- ManagementHenning Uth stepped down as board member
195211 changesfounded 1 · management 10
- FoundedRegistered as AGRO-KEMI A/S
- ManagementMarianne Falch appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHenning Uth appointed board member
- ManagementPer Christian Møller appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Gotthardt Rudolf Siara appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Julsgaard Nyland appointed board member
- ManagementPer Ungfelt appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPoul Holmskov Schlüter appointed board member
- ManagementLili Bendorff Olesen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementNiels-Eilif Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementOrtrud Grete Hansen appointed board member
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Same industry in København
- Basf A/S199 employees
- Syngenta Nordics A/S39 employees
- Helm Skandinavien A/S30 employees
- Corteva Agriscience Denmark A/S26 employees
- Univar Solutions Denmark A/S23 employees
- Flint Group Denmark A/S10 employees
Same people in management
- 365discount A/Svia Per Christian Møller
- MT Højgaard Danmark A/Svia Per Christian Møller
- NCC Danmark A/Svia Bent Jacques le Fevre
- PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab.via Bent Jacques le Fevre
- Danpo A/Svia Bent Jacques le Fevre
- Nordic Service Partners A/Svia Per Frants Møller
Largest in the industry
- Basf A/SDKK 234.4m
- Yara Danmark A/SDKK 226.7m
- Sika Danmark A/SDKK 101.6m
- Helm Skandinavien A/SDKK 85.3m
- Corteva Agriscience Denmark A/SDKK 68.7m
- Azelis Denmark A/SDKK 59.7m
Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 24/10/2026.