
Investor Relations
Corporate Governance
Compliance Declaration pursuant to § 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act
"The management board and the supervisory board of KRONES AG declare that they have complied with the recommendations of the "Government Commission on the German Corporate Governance Code" (GCGC) instituted by the German government regarding the management and supervision of German listed companies as amended on 14th June 2007 in accordance with the German Corporate Governance Code published on the website of KRONES AG, with the following exceptions:
There is at present no deductible in a D&O insurance policy concluded for the management board and supervisory board (no. 3.8 GCGC).
Currently, separate information about the salient points of the compensation system and changes thereto is not disclosed in the general meeting, but in the business report (no. 4.2.3 GCGC).
The total compensation of each member of the executive board, divided into non-performance-related, performance-related and long-term incentive components, disclosed by name, is not itemised, as decided by the general meeting (no. 4.2.4. GCGC).
Krones AG is currently not forming a nomination committee. (No. 5.3.3 GCGC).
The compensations paid to members of the supervisory board are not currently itemised. Other payments for services provided individually, in particular advisory and agency services, are not currently reported (No. 5.4.7 GCGC).
The shareholdings of members of the management board and supervisory board of KRONES AG are not disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report (no. 6.6 GCGC).
The time limits allowed for publication of the Consolidated Financial Statements of KRONES AG (within 90 days of the end of the financial year) and interim reports (within 45 days of the end of the reporting period) are not currently observed (No. 7.1.2. GCGC)."
Signed: management board and supervisory board, Neutraubling, 31st March 2008