Introduction

The Remuneration Committee, currently consisting of four members, is responsible for preparing decisions of the Supervisory Board on the remuneration of individual members of the Board of Management and the Group Management Committee. In performing its duties and responsibilities the Remuneration Committee is assisted by an in-house remuneration expert acting on the basis of a protocol which ensures that he acts on the instructions of the Remuneration Committee and maintains an independent position in which conflicts of interest are avoided. The Remuneration Committee’s tasks are laid down in the Charter of the Remuneration Committee that forms part of the Rules of Procedure of the Supervisory Board. Currently, no member of the Remuneration Committee is a member of the management board of another listed company.