Financial statements and discharge

The 2019 financial statements were prepared by the Management Board and approved by the Supervisory Board. Subsequently, the independent auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V., issued an unqualified auditor’s report on these financial statements. This report is included in the independent auditor’s report in the section additional details. The Supervisory Board discussed the financial statements in detail in the presence of the Management Board and PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V.

The Management Board with the approval of the Supervisory Board proposes to adopt these at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 13 May 2020 and to discharge the members of the Management Board in respect of their management and the members of the Supervisory Board in respect of their supervision with regard to the financial year 2019.