Supervisory Board Remuneration

Under Article 17 of Volkswagen AG’s Articles of Association, the remuneration of Volkswagen AG’s Supervisory Board is composed of a fixed component (plus attendance fees) and a variable component that depends on the amount of the dividend paid. The duties performed by the respective member on the Supervisory Board are also taken into account. Several members of the Supervisory Board are also members of the supervisory boards of subsidiaries. The remuneration received there is based on the provisions of the relevant Articles of Association and also comprises a fixed component and a variable component that is linked to the amount of the dividend paid. In fiscal year 2012, the members of the Supervisory Board received €8,777,511 (previous year: €7,376,151). €651,625 of this figure (previous year: €380,521) related to the fixed remuneration components (including attendance fees) and €8,125,886 (previous year: €6,995,630) to the variable remuneration components.

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REMUNERATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD1
		Fixed		Variable		Total		Total
€						2012		2011
1 All figures shown are rounded, so minor discrepancies may arise from addition of these amounts. 2 These employee representatives have stated that they will transfer their Supervisory Board remuneration to the Hans Böckler Foundation in accordance with the guidelines issued by the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). 3 Under section 5(3) of the Niedersächsisches Ministergesetz (Act Governing Ministers of the State of Lower Saxony), these members of the Supervisory Board are obliged to transfer their Supervisory Board remuneration to the State of Lower Saxony as soon as and to the extent that it exceeds €6,200 per annum. Remuneration is defined for this purpose as Supervisory Board remuneration and attendance fees exceeding the amount of €200.
Ferdinand K. Piëch		179,500		928,600		1,108,100		850,222
Berthold Huber2		36,000		647,133		683,133		589,000
Hussain Ali Al-Abdulla		9,000		279,167		288,167		248,500
Jassim Al Kuwari		10,000		279,167		289,167		163,642
Jörg Bode3		14,175		380,365		394,540		370,250
Annika Falkengren		14,096		376,681		390,777		163,642
Michael Frenzel (until April 19, 2012)		3,713		126,207		129,919		371,250
Uwe Fritsch (since April 19, 2012)2		8,192		195,029		203,221		–
Babette Fröhlich2		15,000		418,750		433,750		371,250
Peter Jacobs (until April 19, 2012)2		3,808		84,138		87,946		249,500
David McAllister3		15,000		418,750		433,750		371,250
Hartmut Meine2		12,000		279,167		291,167		249,500
Peter Mosch2		25,500		345,767		371,267		322,000
Bernd Osterloh2		15,000		418,750		433,750		371,250
Hans Michel Piëch		67,000		323,567		390,567		298,500
Ursula Piëch (since April 19, 2012)		8,192		195,029		203,221		–
Ferdinand Oliver Porsche		62,500		624,933		687,433		565,500
Wolfgang Porsche		100,775		447,240		548,015		369,250
Wolfgang Ritmeier		12,000		279,167		291,167		249,500
Jürgen Stumpf2		13,175		380,365		393,540		371,250
Bernd Wehlauer2		15,000		418,750		433,750		371,250
Thomas Zwiebler2		12,000		279,167		291,167		249,500
Supervisory Board members who retired in the prior year		–		–		–		210,144
Total		651,625		8,125,886		8,777,511		7,376,151