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36. Other notes<br />

Subsequent events<br />

German Corporate Governance<br />

Code: Declaration of compliance<br />

pursuant to Sec. 161<br />

of the AktG<br />

Average headcount<br />

Consolidated financial statements of <strong>Dürr</strong> AG<br />

New Group structure<br />

Effective March 1, 2005, the <strong>Dürr</strong> Group has been given a new Group structure. In the new<br />

Group structure there are two divisions.<br />

121<br />

The former Paint <strong>Systems</strong> and Final Assembly <strong>Systems</strong> business units were combined in the new<br />

Paint and Assembly <strong>Systems</strong> division. In addition, the former Ecoclean and Measuring <strong>Systems</strong><br />

business units were combined in the new Measuring and Process <strong>Systems</strong> division.<br />

In the course of the strategic realignment of the Group structure, <strong>Dürr</strong> sold the Services business<br />

unit represented by the Premier group in the 2005 reporting period subject to the approval of the<br />

antitrust authorities. <strong>Dürr</strong> is examining the various options for Development Test <strong>Systems</strong> (DTS)<br />

such as a minority shareholding or a complete sale.<br />

Combination of legally independent subsidiaries<br />

Effective January 1, 2005, the US companies Behr <strong>Systems</strong> Inc., Auburn Hills, Acco <strong>Systems</strong> Inc.,<br />

Warren, <strong>Dürr</strong> Environmental Inc., Plymouth, and <strong>Dürr</strong> Production <strong>Systems</strong> Inc., Farmington, were<br />

merged into <strong>Dürr</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> Inc., Plymouth (formerly <strong>Dürr</strong> Industries Inc.).<br />

In 2005 the German companies <strong>Dürr</strong> Environmental GmbH, Stuttgart, <strong>Dürr</strong> Automotion GmbH,<br />

Stuttgart, and DS Engineering GmbH, Darmstadt, are going to be merged into <strong>Dürr</strong> <strong>Systems</strong><br />

GmbH, Stuttgart.<br />

The declaration of compliance prescribed by Sec. 161 of the AktG was submitted by the Board<br />

of Management and the Supervisory Board of <strong>Dürr</strong> AG on December 17, 2004, in Stuttgart and<br />

made accessible to the shareholders on the Internet.<br />

The annual average number of employees:<br />

As of December 31, 2004, <strong>Dürr</strong> employed 13,295 people (2003: 12,747).<br />

2004 2003<br />

Manual workers 6,419 6,127<br />

Salaried employees 6,364 6,500<br />

Trainees/apprentices 296 330<br />

13,079 12,957<br />

of which Services business unit 4,884 4,479

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