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Remuneration report Remuneration of the Supervisory Board in 2020

The partially adjusted remuneration system of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG was submitted to the Annual General Meeting 2020 for resolution in accordance with Section 113 (3) AktG and was approved at the Annual General Meeting by a majority of 99.25 per cent. The amended remuneration system of the Supervisory Board entered into force retroactively as of 1 May 2020. The previous Supervisory Board remuneration system applied until 30 April 2020.

Remuneration for the Supervisory Board is a fixed remuneration only, plus an attendance fee for meetings, in accordance with suggestion G.18 sentence 1 of the GCGC 2020 as amended on 16 December 2020. The Supervisory Board’s remuneration, providing for fixed remuneration only, strengthens the Supervisory Board’s independence and provides a counterbalance to the structure of Executive Board remuneration, which is mainly variable and aligned with Deutsche Börse Group’s growth strategy. Supervisory Board’s remuneration therefore contributes to the implementation of the business strategy, and thus promotes Deutsche Börse Group’s long-term development.
 
The members of the Supervisory Board receive fixed annual remuneration of €85,000 (until 30 April 2020: €70,000). In accordance with recommendation G.17 of the GCGC 2020 as amended on 16 December 2019, remuneration is increased for the Chair of the Supervisory Board and for his or her deputy, as well as for chairs and members of committees. The remuneration for the Chairman of the Supervisory Board amounts to €220,000 (until 30 April 2020: €170,000); the remuneration for the Deputy Chair to €125,000 (until 30 April 2020: €105,000). Members of Supervisory Board committees receive additional fixed annual remuneration of €30,000 for each committee position they hold. The relevant amount for members of the Audit Committee is €35,000. The remuneration paid to committee chairs is €40,000, or €75,000 (until 30 April 2020: €60,000) in the case of the Chair of the Audit Committee. If a Supervisory Board member belongs to several Supervisory Board committees, only their work on a maximum of two committees (the two most highly remunerated ones) is remunerated. Supervisory Board members who only hold office for part of the financial year receive one-twelfth of the fixed annual remuneration and, if applicable, of the pro-rata remuneration payable for their membership of committees, for each month or part-month in which they are members. The remuneration for any financial year is due and payable as a one-off payment after the Annual General Meeting that accepts the consolidated financial statements for the relevant financial year or decides on their approval.

Members of the Supervisory Board or a Supervisory Board committee receive an attendance fee of €1,000 for each Board or committee meeting that they attend in person, either as a member or as a guest. Where two or more meetings are held on the same day or on consecutive days, the attendance fee is only paid once.

After preparation by the nomination committee, the Supervisory Board examines, on a regular basis, whether its members’ remuneration is appropriate, given their tasks and the situation of the company. For this purpose, the Supervisory Board shall conduct a horizontal market comparison, and may seek the advice of an independent external expert. In view of the special nature of the work of the Supervisory Board, when reviewing the remuneration of the Supervisory Board, usually no vertical comparison with the remuneration of employees of Deutsche Börse AG or Deutsche Börse Group is conducted.

Depending upon the result of the comparative analysis and the Supervisory Board’s assessment of this result, the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board may submit a joint proposal to the Annual General Meeting for adjustments to Supervisory Board remuneration. Irrespective of such a proposal the Annual General Meeting passes a resolution on the remuneration of Supervisory Board members (including the underlying remuneration system) every four years at the latest according to Section 113 (3) AktG; the relevant resolution may also confirm the current remuneration.

Supervisory Board remuneration1)

2020

2019

20202)
€ thous.
20192)
€ thous.
Martin Jetter
(Chairman)

full year

full year

259.0

143.7

Joachim Faber
(former Chairman)3)

1 Jan – 19 May

full year

109.2

257.0

Nadine Absenger

full year

full year

120.0

114.0

Ann-Kristin Achleitner

-

1 Jan – 8 May

-

43.7

Markus Beck

full yearfull year

156.0

147.0

Richard Berliand

-

1 Jan – 8 May

-

62.3

Karl-Heinz Flöther

full yearfull year

136.3

146.0

Andreas Gottschling4)1 July – 31 Dec

-

82.0

-

Susann Just-Marx

full yearfull year

144.0

139.0

Achim Karle

full yearfull year

147.0

138.0

Cornelis Johannes Nicolaas Kruijssen

full yearfull year

147.0

139.0

Barbara Lambert

full yearfull year

185.0

171.0

Joachim Nagel5)

1 Jan – 30 Junefull year

79.0

156.0

Michael Rüdiger6)

19 May – 31 Dec

-

105.0

-

Carsten Schäfer

full yearfull year

144.0

138.0

Charles G. T. Stonehillfull year8 May – 31 Dec

132.0

69.7

Clara-Christina Streitfull year8 May – 31 Dec

113.0

68.7

Jutta Stuhlfauth
(Deputy Chairperson)
full yearfull year

195.3

181.0

Gerd Tausendfreund

full yearfull year

116.0

107.0

Amy Yip

full yearfull year

140.0

129.5

Total  2,509.82,350.6

1) The recipient of the remuneration is determined individually by the members of the Supervisory Board.
2) Remuneration including individual attendance fee.
3) Left the Supervisory Board on 19 May 2020.
4) Appointed to the Supervisory Board by court order on 1 July 2020. 
5) Left the Supervisory Board on 30 June 2020.
6) Elected to the Supervisory Board on 19 May 2020. 


No agreements for advisory and agency services had been entered into in the reporting period with members of the Supervisory Board, or with companies that employ members of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG or in which Supervisory Board members hold an interest.