Proposal Mgt rec Vote
Management proposals
1 Receive Financial Statements and Statutory Reports for Fiscal Year 2025 (Non-Voting) None None
2 Approve Allocation of Income and Dividends of EUR 0.36 per Share For For
3.1 Approve Discharge of Executive Director Asoka Woehrmann for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
3.2 Approve Discharge of Executive Director Martin Praum for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
3.3 Approve Discharge of Executive Director James Muir for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
3.4 Approve Discharge of Executive Director Konrad Finkenzeller for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
3.5 Approve Discharge of Executive Director Wolfgang Egger for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.1 Approve Discharge of Supervisory Board Member Frank Kuhnke (from June 4, 2025) for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.2 Approve Discharge of Board Member Michael Fronhoefer (from June 4, 2025) for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.3 Approve Discharge of Board Member Wolfgang Egger for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.4 Approve Discharge of Board Member Jacqueline Beckett (from June 4, 2025) for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.5 Approve Discharge of Board Member Aradhana Khowala (from June 4, 2025) for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.6 Approve Discharge of Board Member Asoka Woehrmann for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.7 Approve Discharge of Board Member Uwe Reuter (until June 4, 2025) for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.8 Approve Discharge of Board Member Jonathan Feuer (until June 4, 2025) for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
4.9 Approve Discharge of Board Member Saba Nazar (until June 4, 2025) for Fiscal Year 2025 For For
5.1 Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for Fiscal Year 2026 and for the Review of Interim Financial Statements For For
5.2 Ratify Deloitte GmbH as Auditors for the Review of Interim Financial Statements Until 2027 AGM For For
6 Approve Remuneration Report For For
7 Approve Remuneration Policy Vote rationale: The board is responsible for attracting the right CEO and setting appropriate remuneration. A substantial proportion of annual remuneration should be provided as shares that are locked in for five to ten years, regardless of resignation or retirement. The board should provide transparency on total remuneration to avoid unacceptable outcomes. The board should ensure that all benefits have a clear business rationale. Pensionable income should constitute a minor part of total remuneration. Global Voting Guidelines CEO remuneration For Against
8 Fix Number of Board of Directors at Five For For
9.1 Reelect Frank Kuhnke to the Board of Directors For For
9.2 Reelect Wolfgang Egger to the Board of Directors Vote rationale: Board decisions that are particularly vulnerable to conflicts of interest should have additional safeguards. Management should not serve on the audit or remuneration committees. The audit committee should have a majority of independent, shareholder-elected members. Global Voting Guidelines Board independence For Against
9.3 Reelect Jacqueline Beckett to the Board of Directors For For
9.4 Reelect Aradhana Khowala to the Board of Directors For For
9.5 Reelect Asoka Woehrmann to the Board of Directors For For
10 Approve Creation of EUR 17.5 Million Pool of Authorized Capital with or without Exclusion of Preemptive Rights For For
11 Approve Creation of EUR 1 Million Pool of Capital for Employee Stock Purchase Plan For For
12 Approve Issuance of Warrants/Bonds with Warrants Attached/Convertible Bonds without Preemptive Rights up to Aggregate Nominal Amount of EUR 500 Million; Approve Creation of EUR 18.5 Million Pool of Capital to Guarantee Conversion Rights For For

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