Voting Results Annual General Meeting 2008

At the time of voting on the agenda items 2 to 7 183,866,570 no-par-value-shares with a matching numbers of votes were present. This corresponds to 72.96 percent of the capital stock.

It was stated that the management proposal on the utilization of net retained profits 2007, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on February 28, 2008, was approved.

The exclusion of voting rights was observed.

It was stated that the management proposal on the official approval of the actions of the members of the Executive Board for fiscal year 2007, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on February 28, 2008, was accepted.

The exclusion of voting rights was observed.

It was stated that the management proposal on the official approval of the actions of the members of the Supervisory Board for fiscal year 2007, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on February 28, 2008, was accepted.

It was stated that Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, are the elected auditors for fiscal year 2008.

It was stated that the management proposal under agenda item 6, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on February 28, 2008, was accepted with the necessary majority of votes and necessary capital majority.

It was stated that the management proposal under agenda item 7 on the approval of a profit transfer agreement with Beiersdorf Manufacturing Hamburg GmbH, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on February 28, 2008, was accepted with the necessary majority of votes and necessary capital majority.