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Compensation for the Supervisory Board members in fiscal 2023

The compensation of the Supervisory Board members is defined in Article 20 of the Articles of Association of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and corresponds to the compensation system for the Supervisory Board that was adopted by the 2023 Annual General Meeting with 99.64% of the votes cast.

Accordingly, the members of the Supervisory Board receive fixed compensation of € 47,000 per year, which is due and paid out in the reporting year. The Chair receives double, and the Vice Chair receives one and a half times this amount. In addition to their fixed compensation, Supervisory Board members who are also members of the Audit Committee, which was established in the meeting of the Supervisory Board on February 26, 2021, receive annual compensation of € 15,000. The Chair of the Audit Committee receives additional annual compensation of € 30,000. Moreover, the members receive additional compensation of € 750 per meeting they attend. There are no variable compensation components.

The compensation awarded or due and the respective relative share of the total compensation for the current members of the Supervisory Board is presented in the following table. The compensation components are allocated to the year in which the service was rendered, regardless of the actual time of payment or its legal due date.

In fiscal 2023, Helene von Roeder resigned from the Supervisory Board effective April 17, 2023, and Barbara Lambert joined the Supervisory Board effective August 11, 2023. There were no payments to former members of the Supervisory Board in the fiscal year.

Compensation awarded or due

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

 

Fixed compensation

 

Compensation for committee duties

 

Meeting fees

 

Total compen­sation

 

Fixed compensation

 

Compensation for committee duties

 

Meeting fees

 

Total compen­sation

 

 

€ thousand

 

in %

 

€ thousand

 

in %

 

€ thousand

 

in %

 

€ thousand

 

€ thousand

 

in %

 

€ thousand

 

in %

 

€ thousand

 

in %

 

€ thousand

Wolfgang Büchele

 

94.0

 

83%

 

15.0

 

13%

 

3.8

 

3%

 

112.8

 

94.0

 

84%

 

15.0

 

13%

 

3.0

 

3%

 

112.0

Sascha Held

 

70.5

 

79%

 

15.0

 

17%

 

3.8

 

4%

 

89.3

 

70.5

 

80%

 

15.0

 

17%

 

3.0

 

3%

 

88.5

Gabriele Eismann

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Barbara Lambert (since August 11, 2023)

 

18.4

 

60%

 

11.3

 

37%

 

0.8

 

3%

 

30.5

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

–

Birgit Biermann (since July 14, 2022)

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

22.0

 

–

 

–

 

–

 

1.5

 

–

 

23.5

Jürgen Glaser

 

47.0

 

72%

 

15.0

 

23%

 

3.8

 

6%

 

65.8

 

47.0

 

79%

 

9.5

 

16%

 

3.0

 

5%

 

59.5

Michael Kleinemeier

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Renate Koehler

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Anne Lange

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Peter Emanuel Merck

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Dietmar Oeter

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Alexander Putz

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Christian Raabe

 

47.0

 

72%

 

15.0

 

23%

 

3.8

 

6%

 

65.8

 

47.0

 

72%

 

15.0

 

23%

 

3.0

 

5%

 

65.0

Helene von Roeder (until April 17, 2023)

 

13.8

 

59%

 

8.8

 

38%

 

0.8

 

3%

 

23.4

 

47.0

 

59%

 

30.0

 

38%

 

3.0

 

4%

 

80.0

Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Daniel Thelen

 

47.0

 

72%

 

15.0

 

23%

 

3.8

 

6%

 

65.8

 

47.0

 

72%

 

15.0

 

23%

 

3.0

 

5%

 

65.0

Simon Thelen

 

47.0

 

93%

 

–

 

–

 

3.8

 

7%

 

50.8

 

47.0

 

94%

 

–

 

–

 

3.0

 

6%

 

50.0

Supervisory Board member Wolfgang Büchele received an additional € 140,000 (2022: € 140,000) for 2023 in this function as a member of the corporate bodies of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany.

Supervisory Board member Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff received an additional € 150,000 (2022: € 150,000) for 2023 in this function as a member of the corporate bodies of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany, and an additional € 6,000 (2022: € 6,000) for 2023 as a member of the Supervisory Board of Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

Supervisory Board member Michael Kleinemeier received an additional € 140,000 (2022: € 140,000) for 2023 in this function as a member of committees of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany.

Supervisory Board member Helene von Roeder received an additional € 150,000 (2022: € 150,000) for 2023 in this function as a member of the corporate bodies of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany.

Supervisory Board member Peter Emanuel Merck received an additional € 80,000 (2022: € 80,000) for 2023 in this function as a member of the corporate bodies of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany.

Supervisory Board member Daniel Thelen received an additional € 140,000 for 2023 in this function as a member of the corporate bodies of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany (2022: € 140,000).

Supervisory Board member Simon Thelen received an additional € 140,000 (2022: € 140,000) for 2023 in this function as a member of the corporate bodies of E. Merck KG, Darmstadt, Germany and an additional € 3,000 (2022: € 3,000) for 2023 as a member of the Supervisory Board of Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

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