Governance Information • Jul 8, 2016
Governance Information
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Declaration by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of First Sensor AG with respect to the recommendations of the Government Commission German Corporate Governance Code pursuant to Article 161 Aktiengesetz (German Stock Corporation Act) – Update to the compliance statement of March 21, 2016
The Management Board and Supervisory Board of First Sensor AG update their Compliance Statement of March 21, 2016 due to changed corporate practices with regard to article 4.2.1 and 4.2.3 of the Code and declare that since the last declaration of compliance on March 25, 2015, the recommendations of the Government Commission of the German Corporate Governance Code – each with the following deviations – in the version dated June 24, 2014 (published in the Federal Gazette on September 30, 2014) were complied with and will be complied with in the version dated May 5, 2015 (published in the Federal Gazette on June 12, 2015):
There is no deductible for members of the Supervisory Board because in the company's view, it is easier to recruit qualified members for the Supervisory Board if there is no deductible.
Up to June 16, 2016, the Board of Management was comprised of two persons. The term of office of the previous Chairman, Dr. Martin U. Schefter, expired on June 16, 2016. Until a successor is appointed, the Board of Management will consist of only one person, with no Chairman or Spokesman.
The employment contract with the Board of Management member Dr. Gollwitzer dated June 17/18, 2015 was amended by way of an addendum dated June 30, 2016. A cap for payments in the event of premature termination of Board of Management activity due to a change of control is
no longer included in the employment contract with Dr. Gollwitzer as a result of the addendum for the compensation of stock options granted to Dr. Gollwitzer.
The company has no long-term succession planning. There has been no requirement for one to date. Long-term succession planning shall be drawn up for the future.
The Supervisory Board of First Sensor AG does not form committees. In the light of a Supervisory Board comprising just three members, the company sees no advantages in forming committees.
A fixed age limit and a maximum term for members of the Supervisory Board currently do not seem appropriate. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Berlin, July 8, 2016
First Sensor AG
Dr. Mathias Gollwitzer Prof. Dr. Alfred Gossner Vorstand Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats
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