Investor Relations

Annual General Meeting 2013

We invite our shareholders to attend the

Annual General Meeting,

which will be held at Congress Center Rosengarten, Rosengartenplatz 2, 68161 Mannheim on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 10 a.m.

Agenda

Present the adopted annual financial statements and management report (including notes to the statements pursuant to article 289, paragraphs 4 and 5 of HGB, the German Commercial Code) for the 2012/13 fiscal year, the approved consolidated financial statements and management report (including notes to the disclosed information pursuant to article 315, paragraph 4 of the German Commercial Code) for the 2012/13 fiscal year and the report of the supervisory board.
Appropriate retained earnings
Ratify executive board members' actions for the 2012/13 fiscal year
Ratify supervisory board members' actions for the 2012/13 fiscal year
Appoint the auditors and group auditors for the 2013/14 fiscal year
Cancel the existing authorized capital, establish new authorized capital ( with authority to exclude shareholder subscription rights) and amend the Articles of Incorporation

Items on the agenda that require no resolution

TOP 1

Present the adopted annual financial statements and management report (including notes to the statements pursuant to article 289, paragraphs 4 and 5 of HGB, the German Commercial Code) for the 2012/13 fiscal year, the approved consolidated financial statements and management report (including notes to the disclosed information pursuant to article 315, paragraph 4 of the German Commercial Code) for the 2012/13 fiscal year and the report of the supervisory board

In its meeting on May 15, 2013, the supervisory board endorsed the financial statements and consolidated financial statements prepared by the executive board. The financial statements are thus adopted. In accordance with applicable law, there is thus no resolution required regarding this item.

Total number of shares and voting rights at time the meeting is called

At the time the meeting was called, the company's share capital totaled € 204,183,292 consisting of 204,183,292 no-par value bearer shares. Each share is granted one vote at the annual general meeting. Both the total number of shares and voting rights at the time of calling the annual general meeting is thus 204,183,292. At the time the meeting was called, the company held no treasury shares.