How can shareholders place counter motions?
In accordance with Section 126 of the German Stock Corporation Act [AktG], the shareholders are entitled to make a counter motion to a proposal put forward by the Executive Board or the Supervisory Board on a particular item on the agenda. Such counter motions must be sent to one of the addresses cited in the invitation to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting no later than two weeks prior to the day of the Meeting. At the Company’s Web site, shareholders will immediately be provided access to counter motions subject to mandatory publication sent to this address on time.
