The principles and elements of compensation and shareholding program for the members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Group Management are laid down in Articles 24 to 29 of the Articles of Association and specified in the compensation regulations issued by the Board of Directors. More detailed information about the compensation, shareholding programs as well as loans and the approval procedure by the Shareholder Meeting is set forth in the Compensation Report. Information about the shareholdings of the Board of Directors and Executive Group Management are shown in the Financial Statements HUBER+SUHNER AG, are disclosed in note 7.