Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2015

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2015

• Dividend of € 1.00 per (depositary receipt of) ordinary share for the financial year 2014 declared.
• Re-appointment Arne Dehn as member of the Executive Board

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held on 7 May 2015, declared a dividend of € 1.00 per (depositary receipt of) ordinary share with a nominal value of € 0.25 for the 2014 financial year. Shareholders and holders of depositary receipts are offered the option of stock or cash dividend. The value of the stock dividend will be determined one day after expiry of the option period and will be based on the average share price during the last five trading days of the option period which will end on 27 May 2015. The dividend will be made available for payment, either in cash or stock, on 1 June 2015.

In addition the General Meeting of Shareholders has re-appointed Arne Dehn as member of the Executive Board.