8. DECLARATION ON COMPANY MANAGEMENT

The disclosures made in chapter “8. Declaration on Company Management” are “non-audited management report disclosures” as an audit of the disclosures contained in the Declaration on Company Management in accordance with section 317 (2) sentence 6 German Commercial Code (“Handelsgesetzbuch” – HGB) is limited to the fact that the information has been provided and the Corporate Governance Report in chapter 8 constitutes a “non-management report-related disclosure” which is not subject to a substantive audit.