Declaration of Conformity 2004
The Board of Managing Directors and Supervisory Board issued a new Declaration of Conformity in accordance with § 161 German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) on October 28, 2004. It stated that Deutsche Bank AG complied with the recommendations of the "Government Commission of the German Corporate Governance Code" since its last Declaration of Conformity dated October 29, 2003 with the following exception:
- For the members of the Board of Managing Directors and of the Supervisory Board, there has been a directors and officers' liability insurance policy, without deductible (Code No. 3.8).
Deutsche Bank will act in conformity with the recommendations oft the "Government Commission of the German Corporate Governance Code" in the version dated May 21, 2003 with the following exception:
- For the members of the Board of Managing Directors and Supervisory Board, there is a directors and officers' liability insurance policy without a deductible (Code No. 3.8). This is actually a group insurance policy for a large number of staff members in Germany and abroad. Internationally, a deductible is unusual. A differentiation between board members and staff members does not appear to be appropriate.
The Declaration of Conformity is also published on our Internet website at
www.deutsche-bank.com/corporate-governance, where you can also find a copy of the German Corporate Governance Code.
Statement on the Suggestions of the German Corporate Governance Code
Deutsche Bank voluntarily complies with the suggestions of the Code in the version dated May 21, 2003, with the following exceptions:
- The representatives appointed by Deutsche Bank to exercise shareholders’ voting rights can be reached by those attending the General Meeting until just before voting commences. The representatives are reachable by those not attending until 12 noon on the day of the General Meeting using the instruction tool in the Internet (Code No. 2.3.3). In this manner, the risk of any technical disruptions directly before voting takes place can basically be excluded. The broadcast through the Internet also ends at the latest at this time, which means information useful for non-participants in forming an opinion can no longer be expected thereafter.
- Our broadcast of the General Meeting through the Internet (Code No. 2.3.4) covers the opening of the General Meeting by the Chairman and the report of the Board of Managing Directors. The shareholders are thus free to hold their discussions with management unencumbered by a public broadcast to a wide audience.
- Until now, all of the members of the Supervisory Board have been elected for a uniform period of office (Code No. 5.4.4). But according to § 9 (1) of the Articles of Association, it is possible to vary the periods of office in future elections.
