Average payment period to suppliers

Law 3/2004, of 29 December, partially amended by Law 18/2022, of 28 September, on the creation and growth of companies, sets out that non-listed commercial companies that do not file abridged financial statements shall publish their average payment period to suppliers, the monetary volume and number of invoices paid in a period lower than the maximum established in the regulations on late payment and the percentage that they represent of the total number of invoices and the total monetary payments to their suppliers on their website. In relation to this reporting obligation, at year-end 2023, the average payment period to suppliers was:

• Criteria: 14 days
• Criteria Group: 27 days

In 2023, Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. paid a total of 74,495 invoices amounting to 47,790 thousand euros, of which 71,187 invoices amounting to 42,807 thousand euros were paid within the legal limit, representing 95.56 % of the volume of invoices and 89.57 % of the amount paid.

In addition, in 2023, the Criteria Caixa, S.A.U. Group paid a total of 210,370 invoices amounting to 264,047 thousand euros, of which 202,461 invoices amounting to 200,577 thousand euros were paid within the legal limit, representing 96.24 % of the volume of invoices and 75.96% of the amount paid.