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The Group Internal Audit Office focuses on the evalu<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> adequacy of existing controls<br />

rel<strong>at</strong>ed to the principal risks in order to guarantee th<strong>at</strong> potential risks of all types which could<br />

affect the <strong>at</strong>tainment of the Group’s str<strong>at</strong>egic objectives are identified, measured <strong>and</strong> controlled<br />

<strong>at</strong> all times.<br />

RISK & COMPLIANCE OFFICE<br />

The Risk & Compliance Office develops the Risk Map, establishes the control procedures for<br />

each one of the risks identified together with each risk owner <strong>and</strong> monitors the same.<br />

The risks resulting from analysis just as the controls, are periodically reported to the Executive<br />

Management Committee <strong>and</strong> the Audit Committee.<br />

D.4 Identific<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> description of processes for compliance with different regul<strong>at</strong>ions th<strong>at</strong><br />

affect your Company <strong>and</strong>/or Group:<br />

<strong>Amadeus</strong>’ activity is regul<strong>at</strong>ed in the European Union through a Code of Conduct for CRS<br />

(Computer Reserv<strong>at</strong>ion Systems) (EC) No. 80/2009, which entered into force on March 29,<br />

2009, <strong>and</strong> which replaced the previous Code of 1989. The Regul<strong>at</strong>ory Affairs Unit, reporting to<br />

the Group’s Legal Department, is responsible for the monitoring of regul<strong>at</strong>ory compliance by the<br />

company <strong>and</strong> its units.<br />

E - GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING<br />

E.1 Please specify <strong>and</strong>, where appropri<strong>at</strong>e, provide details of any differences compared to the<br />

system of minimums foreseen in the Spanish Corpor<strong>at</strong>ions Law with regard to the quorum for<br />

calling the General Shareholders’ Meeting<br />

NO<br />

% quorum different from<br />

th<strong>at</strong> established in art. 102<br />

of the Spanish Corpor<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

Law for general m<strong>at</strong>ters<br />

43<br />

% quorum different from th<strong>at</strong><br />

established in art. 103 of the<br />

Spanish Corpor<strong>at</strong>ions Law<br />

for special cases under<br />

article 103<br />

Quorum required for 1st call 0 0<br />

Quorum required for 2nd call 0 0<br />

E.2 Please specify <strong>and</strong>, where appropri<strong>at</strong>e, provide details of any differences compared to the<br />

system set out in the Spanish Corpor<strong>at</strong>ions Law for adopting corpor<strong>at</strong>e resolutions.<br />

NO<br />

Please describe differences compared to the system set out in the Spanish Corpor<strong>at</strong>ions Law.<br />

E.3. Please list the rights of shareholders in rel<strong>at</strong>ion to General Shareholders’ Meetings which<br />

are different to those established in the Spanish Corpor<strong>at</strong>ions Law.<br />

No rights exist other than those established in the Capital Companies Act (Ley de Sociedades<br />

de Capital), as rest<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> amended. Notwithst<strong>and</strong>ing the above, the Board Regul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

establishes with respect to the <strong>rel<strong>at</strong>ions</strong>hip with shareholders the following:<br />

The Board, by means of several of its Directors <strong>and</strong> with the collabor<strong>at</strong>ion of the Members of<br />

the Management Team it deems appropri<strong>at</strong>e, may organize inform<strong>at</strong>ional meetings on the<br />

evolution of the Company <strong>and</strong> its group for shareholders who reside in the most relevant<br />

financial districts in Spain <strong>and</strong> other countries, provided th<strong>at</strong> no favorable tre<strong>at</strong>ment is given to

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