Division 13
United Kingdom
[Assurances regarding corporate governance] The following applies in respect of OpCo's corporate governance:
- (a)
all members of the supervisory board must have the competences stipulated in the first sentence of Section 25d(2), phrase 1 of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz — KWG). Members are competent if they are reliable and have the expertise required to perform control functions, and to assess and monitor OpCo's business transactions.
- (b)
there may be no more than sixteen supervisory board members.
- (c)
at least half the seats allocated to the Länder of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein will be occupied by external experts.