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. This remuneration is contained in the following figures. In fiscal year 2015, the members of the Supervisory Board received €696,953 (€12,149,450). Of this figure, €660,976 (€808,500) related to the fixed remuneration components (including attendance fees) and €35,977 (€11,340,950) to the variable remuneration components.

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REMUNERATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD1

 

 

FIXED

 

VARIABLE

 

TOTAL

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Hans Dieter Pötsch (since October 7, 2015)

 

13,400

 

 

13,400

 

Jörg Hofmann2 (since November 20, 2015)

 

3,367

 

 

3,367

 

Hussain Ali Al-Abdulla

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

398,500

Akbar Al Baker (since May 5, 2015)

 

5,925

 

 

5,925

 

Ahmad Al-Sayed (until May 5, 2015)

 

4,075

 

 

4,075

 

397,500

Jürgen Dorn2 (until June 30, 2015)

 

20,778

 

18,103

 

38,881

 

482,150

Annika Falkengren

 

17,000

 

 

17,000

 

596,250

Hans-Peter Fischer2

 

14,000

 

 

14,000

 

399,500

Uwe Fritsch2

 

14,000

 

 

14,000

 

399,250

Babette Fröhlich2

 

17,000

 

 

17,000

 

596,250

Berthold Huber2 (until November 19, 2015)

 

37,133

 

 

37,133

 

937,000

Uwe Hück2 (since July 1, 2015)

 

44,750

 

 

44,750

 

Johan Järvklo (since November 22, 2015)

 

1,650

 

 

1,650

 

Louise Kiesling (since April 30, 2015)

 

11,017

 

 

11,017

 

Julia Kuhn-Piëch (April 30, 2015 – October 1, 2015)

 

14,197

 

1,663

 

15,860

 

Olaf Lies3

 

14,700

 

 

14,700

 

399,500

Hartmut Meine2 (until November 21, 2015)

 

12,350

 

 

12,350

 

399,500

Peter Mosch2

 

33,000

 

 

33,000

 

704,750

Bernd Osterloh2

 

17,000

 

 

17,000

 

596,250

Ferdinand K. Piëch (until April 25, 2015)

 

44,801

 

16,212

 

61,013

 

1,475,300

Hans Michel Piëch

 

80,500

 

 

80,500

 

546,500

Ursula Piëch (until April 25, 2015)

 

6,292

 

 

6,292

 

472,500

Ferdinand Oliver Porsche

 

65,500

 

 

65,500

 

963,500

Wolfgang Porsche

 

109,200

 

 

109,200

 

793,250

Stephan Weil3

 

17,000

 

 

17,000

 

596,250

Stephan Wolf2

 

17,000

 

 

17,000

 

596,250

Thomas Zwiebler2

 

14,342

 

 

14,342

 

399,500

Total

 

660,976

 

35,977

 

696,953

 

12,149,450