The Executive Board regularly provided us with comprehensive reports for the preparation of our meetings. We
thus always had the opportunity to critically analyse the Executive Board’s reports and resolution proposals
within the committees and within the Supervisory Board as a whole and to put forward suggestions before
resolving upon the Executive Board’s proposals after in-depth examination and consultation. In the periods
between our meetings, the Executive Board also provided us with extensive, timely monthly reports on the
current business situation.