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[68] Executive Board and Supervisory Board compensation Audited

The compensation of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA is paid by the general partner, E. Merck KG, and recorded as an expense in its income statement. For the period from January to December 2013 fixed salaries of € 4.9 million (2012: € 4.9 million), variable compensation of € 17.6 million (2012: € 11.2 million), and additional benefits of € 0.1 million (2012: € 0.1 million) were recorded for members of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA. Furthermore, additions to the provisions of E. Merck KG for the Long-Term Incentive Plan totaled € 8.0 million (2012: € 3.1 million), and to the pension provisions of E. Merck KG include current service costs of € 2.5 million (2012: € 1.9 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 € 1.90 per share, the compensation of the Supervisory Board amounting to € 874.4 thousand (2012: € 694.0 thousand) consists of a fixed portion of € 599.5 thousand (2012: € 122.5 thousand) and a variable portion of € 202.2 thousand (2012: € 571.5 thousand), as well as meeting attendance compensation of € 45.7 thousand (2012: € 0.0 thousand).

Further individualized information and details can be found in the Compensation Report.