The compensation of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA is largely paid by the general partner, E. Merck KG, and recorded as an expense in its income statement. For January to December 2011, fixed salaries of € 5.5 million (2010: € 3.5 million) and variable compensation of € 13.9 million (2010: € 6.4 million) were recorded for members of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA. Furthermore, additions to pension provisions of E. Merck KG include current service costs of € 1.1 million (2010: € 2.1 million) for members of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA.
Subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting on the proposed distribution of a dividend of € 1.50 per share, the compensation of the Supervisory Board amounting to € 0.6 million (2010: € 0.5 million) consists of a fixed portion of € 0.1 million (2010: € 0.1 million) and a variable portion of € 0.5 million (2010: € 0.4 million).
Further individualized information and details can be found in the Compensation Report.