Resolutions of the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting

Of the €1,957 million capital stock, 61.8 percent was represented at the Meeting. All the resolutions proposed by the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board were passed by overwhelming majorities.

The decisions taken were as follows:

The balance sheet profit of €1.03 billion will be used to pay a dividend of €1.35 per share.
The actions of the members of the Supervisory Board and Board of Management are ratified.
Consent is given to the authorization of the Board of Management to purchase and sell company shares.
Consent is given to the authorizations I and II to issue warrant or convertible bonds, profit-sharing rights or profit participation bonds and create conditional capital.
Consent is given to the domination and profit- and-loss transfer agreements between the company and three subsidiaries.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Aktiengesellschaft, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Essen, is appointed as auditor for the 2008 fiscal year.