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To our shareholders<br />

1.3 To our shareholders Corporate governance report<br />

www.thyssenkrupp.com<br />

Page 120<br />

Executive Board member contracts at<br />

at ThyssenKrupp do do not not contain a a<br />

change-of-control clause.<br />

32 | 33<br />

the financial-statement auditors, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, that the chairman of the<br />

Audit Committee would be informed immediately of any possible grounds for exclusion or bias arising during<br />

the audit insofar as they are not immediately eliminated, and that the auditors would report immediately on<br />

any findings or occurrences during the audit which have a significant bearing on the duties of the<br />

Supervisory Board. It was also agreed that the auditors would inform the Supervisory Board or make a note<br />

in the audit report of any facts ascertained during their examination that conflict with the Declaration of<br />

Conformity issued.<br />

Corporate governance declaration<br />

The corporate governance declaration in accordance with § 289a German GAAP (HGB) is presented on<br />

our website at www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/investor/unternehmensfuehrung.html. It contains a description of<br />

how the Executive Board and Supervisory Board operate, the declaration of conformity in accordance with<br />

§ 161 Stock Corporation Act (AktG), and details of key governance practices.<br />

Compensation report<br />

The following compensation report forms part of the management report.<br />

Performance-based compensation for the Executive Board<br />

According to the Act on the Appropriateness of Management Board Remuneration (VorstAG) and a<br />

corresponding provision in the rules of procedure for the Supervisory Board, the full Supervisory Board is<br />

responsible for determining individual Executive Board compensation following preparation by the Personnel<br />

Committee. The compensation system was approved by the Annual General Meeting on January 21, 2011<br />

with a majority of 94.91% of the capital represented.<br />

The compensation for the Executive Board members comprises non-performance-related and performancerelated<br />

components. The non-performance-related components are the fixed compensation, additional<br />

benefits and pension plans, while the performance-related components are the performance bonus and the<br />

LTI as a component with a long-term incentive effect. On top of this there is an additional bonus<br />

representing a cash flow-based management incentive, on the award of which the Supervisory Board makes<br />

a new decision each year.<br />

Criteria for the appropriateness of Executive Board compensation include the duties of the individual<br />

Executive Board members, their personal performance, the business situation, the success and prospects of<br />

the Company and also the prevailing level of compensation at peer companies and the compensation<br />

structure applying in the Company. The performance-related components contain elements that are<br />

measured over several years. They therefore set long-term incentives and focus the compensation structure<br />

on the sustainable development of the Company.<br />

Executive Board member contracts concluded since the start of fiscal year 2008/2009 provide for a<br />

severance payment in the event of early termination without cause. The severance payment is limited to a<br />

maximum of two years’ compensation including benefits (severance payment cap) and compensates no<br />

more than the remaining term of the employment agreement. A promise of payments in the event of early<br />

termination due to a change of control does not exist.

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