There have been no material changes in related party disclosures as against 31 December 2007; see Note 52 in the 2007 Annual Report. In the course of the period, eight members were elected or appointed by the courts to the Supervisory Board. One Supervisory Board member is a member of either the management board or the supervisory board at companies that are engaged in business transactions with Deutsche Post AG which, individually or in the aggregate, are insignificant. These transactions primarily relate to services provided between the parties.