Voting results

At the time of voting on agenda items 2 to 9, 8,896,305 no-par value shares with a matching number of voting rights were present. 8,896,305 voting rights for class A shares and 0 voting rights for class S shares. In addition, there were 52,626,691 postal votes. This corresponds to a total of approx. 82.7 % of the stock capital.

Appropriation of distributable profit for the 2020 financial year

Resolution on agenda item 2

YES votes61,483,607votes
NO votes21,047votes
Abstentions*24,811votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,504,654, corresponding to 82.7 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 99.9 %.

Discharge of the members of the Executive Board for the 2020 financial year

Resolution on agenda item 3

YES votes61,344,985votes
NO votes27,719votes
Abstentions*156,761votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,367,223, corresponding to 82.5 % of the statutory stock capital.

The exclusion of voting rights pursuant to Section 136 AktG was observed.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 99.9 %.

Discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the 2020 financial year

Resolution on agenda item 4

YES votes61,060,921votes
NO votes306,302votes
Abstentions*162,125votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,367,223, corresponding to 82.5 % of the statutory stock capital.

The exclusion of voting rights pursuant to Section 136 AktG was observed.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 99.5 %.

Election of the auditor for the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements and the auditor for the review of interim financial reports

Resolution on agenda item 5

YES votes60,968,244votes
NO votes512,980votes
Abstentions*48,241votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,481,224, corresponding to 82.6 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 99.2 %.

Approval of the remuneration system for the members of the Executive Board

Resolution on agenda item 6

YES votes58,872,557votes
NO votes2,577,001votes
Abstentions*79,907votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,449,558, corresponding to 82.6 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 95.8 %.

Remuneration system for the members of the Supervisory Board

Resolution on agenda item 7

YES votes61,357,995votes
NO votes91,577votes
Abstentions*79,893votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,449,572, corresponding to 82.6 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 99.8 %.

Authorization to acquire and use own A shares in accordance with Section 71 (1) No. 8 AktG and to exclude subscription and tender rights as well as revoking the previous authorization

Resolution on agenda item 8.1

YES votes60,680,421votes
NO votes739,712votes
Abstentions*0votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,420,133, corresponding to 82.6 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 98.8 %.

Special resolution of class A shareholders on agenda item 8.1

Resolution on agenda item 8.2

YES votes57,897,827votes
NO votes720,911votes
Abstentions*0votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 58,618,738, corresponding to 78.8 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 98.8 %.

Special resolution of class S shareholders on agenda item 8.1

Resolution on agenda item 8.2

YES votes2,704,500votes
NO votes0votes
Abstentions*0votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 2,704,500, corresponding to 3.63 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 100.0 %.

Approval of changes to existing company agreements

Resolution on agenda item 9

YES votes61,392,960votes
NO votes31,282votes
Abstentions*0votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 61,424,242, corresponding to 82.6 % of the statutory stock capital.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 99.9 %.

* The abstentions are not counted in the number of valid votes