The notice convening the Company's shareholders' meeting, with the agenda and the management’s motions for resolution, was published in the Federal Gazette on February 23, 2023. Countermotions and nominations for election to the items on the agenda of the Shareholders’ Meeting 2023 to be made accessible pursuant to § 126 and § 127 AktG are listed below, including the name of the shareholder who filed the countermotion or submitted the nomination and with a corresponding reason where applicable. Shareholder nominations for the election of Supervisory Board members are also listed with the information required by § 127 sentence 4 AktG.
The countermotions and nominations for election and their corresponding reasons in each case reflect the views of the authors communicated to us. Statements of fact were also posted on the internet unchanged and without verification by us, insofar as they are to be made accessible.
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Countermotions that do not just reject the proposal of the management altogether, but which are aimed at bringing about amended resolutions, as well as shareholder nominations for election, are identified below using letters. The corresponding letters are listed in the password-protected Internet dialog (at www.telekom.com/hv-service) and on the postal voting forms and forms for granting authorization and issuing instructions provided by the Company. To vote by postal mail or online or issue instructions to the Company's proxies for the event that the countermotions or nominations for election identified using letters are put forward for approval at the shareholders' meeting, please also indicate your vote by checking the box / selecting the checkbox next to the letter of the countermotion or nomination for election.
To the extent that you not only grant authorization to an intermediary, a shareholders’ association, or a proxy advisor within the meaning of § 134a (1), no. 3, (2) no. 3 AktG, or other person who has the status of an intermediary according to § 135 (8) AktG, but also wish to issue instructions regarding the counter-motions or nominations for election assigned to the letters, please find out in advance not only whether and under which circumstances this person or body is prepared to represent you, but also – where applicable – the extent to which this person or body is willing to exercise your voting rights in the context of the corresponding counter-motions and/or nominations for election.
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Last update: March 21, 2023
Counter-motion on item 3 on the agenda:
Shareholder no. […]
Dear Sir or Madam,
I move to refuse approval of the actions of the Board of Management. Deutsche Telekom is lagging significantly behind in the fiber-optic build-out at my office location in Wilhelmsfeld. Consequently, and thanks to a market failure of the telecommunications providers, the municipality of Wilhelmsfeld and the administration union Fibernet Rhein-Neckar GmbH intended to carry out a comprehensive fiber-optic build-out for all households in Wilhelmsfeld. This build-out would have been supported by large grants from the federal and state governments. The conditions were essentially ideal for the fiber-optic build-out long promised by the German government.
Unfortunately, Deutsche Telekom changed its strategy after the decision by the municipality of Wilhelmsfeld to service the town. It rolled out “supervectoring” in one zone, resulting in the cancellation of the federal grant there. Consequently, the fiber-optic build-out has been postponed indefinitely for the businesses and residents in this area; regrettably, supervectoring does not improve upload speeds at all. As a result, the area will continue to rely on old copper wires. In my opinion, Deutsche Telekom’s activities here are irresponsible.
Kind regards,
Stefan Lenz
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This document is a convenience translation of the German original. In case of discrepancy between the English and German versions, the German version shall prevail.
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Der Aktionär, Stefan Lenz, hat folgenden Gegenantrag zu Tagesordnungspunkt 3 übersandt:
„Gegenantrag zu TOP 3
Aktionärsnummer […]
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
ich beantrage den Vorstand nicht zu entlasten. Die Deutsche Telekom hinkt mit dem Ausbau mit Glasfaser an meinem Bürostandort in Wilhelmsfeld deutlich hinterher. Dank eines Marktversagens der Telekommunikationsanbieter war es daher möglich, dass die Gemeinde Wilhelmsfeld gemeinsam mit dem Zweckverband Fibernet Rhein-Neckar GmbH einen flächendeckenden Glasfaserausbau für alle Haushalte in Wilhelmsfeld umsetzen wollte. Dieser Ausbau wäre von Bund und Land mit einem hohen Zuschuss unterstützt worden. Im Grunde ideale Bedingungen für den seit langem von der Bundesregierung versprochenem Glasfaserausbau.
Leider hat die Deutsche Telekom nach der Beschlusslage der Gemeinde Wilhelmsfeld den Ort zu versorgen ihre Strategie geändert. Durch die Einführung des sog. Supervectoring in einem Teil-Gebiet ist dort der Bundeszuschuss weggefallen. Dadurch wird für die Betriebe und Bewohner in diesem Gebiet der Glasfaserausbau auf unbestimmte Zeit verschoben, Supervectoring bringt leider im upload keine Verbesserung. Daher bleibt es weiterhin in diesem Gebiet bei dem alten Kupferkabel. Das Agieren der Deutschen Telekom ist hier exemplarisch aus meiner Sicht nicht zu verantworten.
Viele Grüße
Stefan Lenz“
Item 6 on the agenda: Elections to the Supervisory Board
Item 8 on the agenda: Approval of the remuneration report
Regarding item 6 on the agenda: The number of Supervisory Board members must be reduced due to cost considerations. For this reason, I request that the three individuals standing for election ARE NOT NEWLY ELECTED!
Regarding item 8 on the agenda: The remuneration system for members of the Supervisory Board and Board of Management must be redefined for reasons of efficiency and cost. At least two Board of Management departments should also be combined with others where neccessary so the corresponding remuneration/costs are omitted. THE REMUNERATION REPORT MUST THEREFORE BE REJECTED!
Yours sincerely,
Roland OIényi
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This document is a convenience translation of the German original. In case of discrepancy between the English and German versions, the German version shall prevail.
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Der Aktionär, Roland Olényi, hat folgende Gegenanträge zu Tagesordnungspunkten 6 und 8 eingereicht:
„TOP 6: Wahlen zum Aufsichtsrat
TOP 8: Billigung des Vergütungsberichts
Zu TOP 6: Es ist aus Kostengründen dringend erforderlich die Anzahl der Aufsichtsräte
zu reduzieren. Daher beantrage ich die drei zur Wahl stehenden Personen
NICHT NEU ZU WÄHLEN!
Zu TOP 8: Aus Effizienz- und Kostengründen ist das Vergütungssystem von Aufsichts-
rat und Vorstand neu zu definieren. Gegebenenfalls sind auch mindestens zwei
Vorstandsbereiche mit anderen zu kombinieren, so dass in Folge diese Bezüge/
Kosten entfallen. DAHER IST DER VERGÜTUNGSBERICHT ABZULEHNEN!
Mit freundlichem Gruß
Roland Olényi“
