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Guarantees include contingent liabilities of associates of €6 million<br />

(2010: €0 million) and contingent liabilities of joint ventures of €355<br />

million (2010: €235 million) of.<br />

The terms of these guarantees depend on the type of guarantee and<br />

may range from three months to ten years (e.g. rental payment<br />

guarantees).<br />

The basis for possible payments under the guarantees is always the<br />

non-performance of the principal debtor under a contractual<br />

agreement, e.g. late delivery, delivery of non-conforming goods under<br />

a contract, non-performance with respect to the warranted quality or<br />

default under a loan agreement.<br />

All guarantees are issued by or issued by instruction of ThyssenKrupp<br />

AG or subsidiaries upon request of the principal debtor obligated by the<br />

underlying contractual relationship and are subject to recourse<br />

provisions in case of default. Is such a principal debtor is a company<br />

owned fully or partially by a foreign third party, such third party is<br />

generally requested to provide additional collateral in a corresponding<br />

amount.<br />

ThyssenKrupp bears joint and several liability as a member of certain<br />

civil law partnerships, ordinary partnerships and consortiums.<br />

Former stockholders of Thyssen and of Krupp have petitioned per Art.<br />

305 UmwG (Reorganization Act) for a judicial review of the share<br />

exchange ratios used in the merger of Thyssen AG and Fried. Krupp AG<br />

Hoesch-Krupp to form ThyssenKrupp AG. The proceedings are pending<br />

with the Düsseldorf Regional Court. Should a ruling be made in favour<br />

of the petitioners, the Court would require settlement to be made via an<br />

additional cash payment plus interest. The additional payment also<br />

would be required to be made to all affected stockholders, even if they<br />

were not petitioners in the judicial proceedings. However, the Group<br />

expects no such payments to become due as the exchange ratios were<br />

duly determined, negotiated between unrelated parties and audited<br />

and confirmed by the auditor that has been appointed by court, and<br />

differ only insignificantly from the value ratio determined by the expert<br />

appointed by the Düsseldorf Regional Court.<br />

Consolidated financial statements<br />

174 | 175<br />

As a result of the integration of Thyssen Industrie AG into Thyssen AG,<br />

the Group is defendant to court proceedings from minority stockholders<br />

of Thyssen Industrie AG to examine the appropriateness of the merger<br />

consideration received. The expert appointed by Dortmund district<br />

court determined a slightly different exchange ratio. The Company<br />

continues to assume that there will be no subsequent payment to<br />

former stockholders of Thyssen Industrie AG. However, if the court<br />

rules that the consideration offered was inappropriate, the increased<br />

consideration will be granted to all outside stockholders by an<br />

additional cash payment.<br />

In 2007 the EU Commission imposed a fine totaling €480 million on<br />

ThyssenKrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG and ThyssenKrupp’s<br />

elevator companies. The companies were accused of involvement in<br />

anti-competitive agreements relating to elevators and escalators at<br />

national level in the Benelux countries and Germany. ThyssenKrupp<br />

appealed against the EU Commission’s decision. In its judgment of<br />

July 13, 2011 the European Court of First Instance reduced the fine by<br />

around €160 million to €320 million. In the Court’s opinion, the<br />

Commission had incorrectly regarded the established anti-trust<br />

violations as repeat offenses. This had caused the Commission to<br />

increase the fine by 50%.<br />

In connection with these anti-trust violations, claims for damages have<br />

been filed against companies of the Elevator Technology business<br />

area. The validity of these claims is being examined.<br />

From May 2011, the offices of Group company ThyssenKrupp GfT<br />

Gleistechnik GmbH and other companies in the rail industry were<br />

searched by the German Federal Cartel Office and the Bochum public<br />

prosecution office. The searches were in connection with the allegation<br />

that several employees of ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik GmbH were<br />

involved in anti-competitive agreements in relation to deliveries to<br />

Deutsche Bahn AG and other customers in the so-called “private<br />

market”. During the internal investigations into the matter begun<br />

directly with the searches, several employees admitted their<br />

involvement in such agreements. ThyssenKrupp GfT Gleistechnik<br />

GmbH is cooperating fully with the Federal Cartel Office and the public<br />

prosecution office. ThyssenKrupp does not tolerate anti-trust

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