Voting results

At the time of voting on agenda items 2 to 7, 3,945,605 no-par value shares with a matching number of voting rights were present. 3,945,605 voting rights for class A shares and 0 voting rights for class S shares. In addition, there were 63,235,045 postal votes. This corresponds to a total of approx. 89.3 % of the stock capital.

Appropriation of distributable profit for the 2023 financial year

Resolution on agenda item 2

YES votes66,994,311votes
NO votes118,067votes
Abstentions*68,272votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 67,112,378.
This corresponds to a share of the company's statutory stock capital of 89.2 %.

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

Discharge of the members of the Executive Board for the 2023 financial year

Resolution on agenda item 3

YES votes66,775,964votes
NO votes306,499votes
Abstentions*98,187votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 67,082,463.
This corresponds to a share of the company's statutory stock capital of 89.2 %.

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

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

Discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the 2023 financial year

Resolution on agenda item 4

YES votes66,175,484votes
NO votes909,520votes
Abstentions*95,646votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 67,085,004.
This corresponds to a share of the company's statutory stock capital of 89.2 %.

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

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 98.6 %.

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 votes66,917,958votes
NO votes222,453votes
Abstentions*40,239votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 67,140,411.
This corresponds to a share of the company's statutory stock capital of 89.3 %.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 99.7 %.

Approval of the remuneration report

Resolution on agenda item 6

YES votes63,425,520votes
NO votes3,701,912votes
Abstentions*53,218votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 67,127,432.
This corresponds to a share of the company's statutory stock capital of 89.2 %.

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

Election to the Supervisory Board

Resolution on agenda item 7

YES votes65,348,361votes
NO votes1,781,635votes
Abstentions*50,654votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 67,129,996.
This corresponds to a share of the company's statutory stock capital of 89.3 %.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the management's proposal with 97.4 %.

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