Deutsche Börse : Amendment of article 4 (7) of the Articles of Incorporation

Current version of Article 4 (7) of the Articles of

Proposal to revise Article 4 (7) of the Articles of

Incorporation

Incorporation

Article 4 (7) (Division and Amount of Share Capital)

Article 4 (7) (Division and Amount of Share Capital)

The share capital shall be conditionally increased by up

The share capital shall be conditionally increased by up

to EUR 17,800,000 by issuing up to 17,800,000 no-

to EUR 19,000,000 by issuing up to 19,000,000 no-

par value registered shares (Contingent Capital 2019).

par value registered shares (Contingent Capital 2024).

The contingent capital increase shall be implemented

The conditional capital increase shall be implemented

only to the extent that holders of convertible bonds or

only to the extent that holders of convertible bonds or

warrants attaching to warrant-linked bonds issued by

warrants attaching to warrant-linked bonds issued by the

the Company or a Group Company in the period until 7

Company or a Group Company in the period until 13

May 2024 on the basis of the aforementioned

May 2029 on the basis of the authorisation of the

authorisation of the Executive Board pursuant to the

Executive Board pursuant to the resolution by the Annual

resolution by the Annual General Meeting on 8 May

General Meeting on 14 May 2024 on agenda item 5 (b)

2019 on agenda item 8 b) exercise their conversion or

exercise their conversion or option rights or satisfy their

option rights or satisfy their conversion or option

conversion or option obligations, or to the extent that

obligations, or to the extent that shares are tendered

shares are tendered and to the extent no other means of

and to the extent no other means of performance are

performance are used to service such rights or

used to service such rights or obligations. The new

obligations. The new shares shall carry dividend rights

shares shall carry dividend rights from the beginning of

from the beginning of the financial year in which they

the financial year in which they are issued. The

are issued. The Executive Board shall be authorised,

Executive Board shall be authorised to stipulate further

subject to the Supervisory Board's consent, to stipulate

details concerning the implementation of the contingent

further details concerning the implementation of the

capital increase.

conditional capital increase.