Other provisions

Lawrence Rosen will receive payments in 2010, 2011 and 2012 amounting to a total of €2.55 million to compensate him for rights that have lapsed as a result of his transfer to Deutsche Post AG.

In accordance with a provision contained in his contract of employment, John Allan is subject to a two-year non-compete clause after leaving the company. For the duration of this two-year period, he will receive 50% of his last pro-rata fixed annual remuneration (€47,031 per month). If any other income is received exceeding half of the fixed annual remuneration, the compensation paid during the non-compete period will be deducted by such amount.

The employment contract with John Mullen was terminated effective 28 February 2010. His remuneration will be paid until such date. He will then receive severance payment equal to the remaining entitlement from his contract, which originally extended until 31 December 2010. Beyond this, no other severance payments have been agreed on in connection with the cessation of his contract.

Apart from the aforementioned arrangements, no member of the Board of Management has been promised any further benefits after leaving the company.

The remuneration paid to active members of the Board of Management in financial year 2009 totalled €14.92 million (previous year: €11.89 million). This amount comprised €9.81 million in non-performance-related components (previous year: €9.01 million) and €5.11 million in performance-related components (previous year: €2.88 million). The members of the Board of Management were granted a total of 1,800,000 stock appreciation rights in financial year 2009 with a total value of €7.25 million (previous year: €4.78 million) at the time of issue (1 July 2009).