Internal and External Transparency.
When interacting with the Company’s shareholders, we pursue to provide comprehensive, continuous and prompt information. At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on January 29, 2007, we will again appoint a proxy vote representative in order to enable shareholders not attending the AGM to exercise their voting rights. Shareholders will be able to issue their instructions via the Internet prior to the AGM.

With a view to ensuring prompt, open communication with the public, we provide detailed documents and information on our website. This includes AGM information, financial reports, current ad hoc announcements and press releases. Our Internet content also includes the Company’s articles of association and information on Directors’ Dealings.

We have approved an Insider Dealing Directive aimed at avoiding insider dealing by Company employees. The employees and Board members named on the Insider List are prohibited from undertaking transactions in Wincor Nixdorf shares or related financial instruments during certain periods before and after publication of quarterly and annual results.

Whether directly or indirectly, Board of Directors and Supervisory Board hold shares or options in Wincor Nixdorf AG worth more than 1% of subscribed capital. Together, the four members of the Board of Directors hold 1.39% and the members of the Supervisory Board 0.05% of subscribed capital.

Details of Directors’ Dealings pursuant to Section 15a of the German Securities Trading Act can be downloaded from the Company’s website, Investor Relations section.

Supplementary information on the Company’s boards can be found in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Risk Management System for Value-led Management of the Company’s Affairs.
A properly functioning risk management system is considered an integral part of responsible governance. The risk management system at Wincor Nixdorf is geared toward meeting the practical requirements of our business. It is designed to highlight risks at an early stage and, where they occur, to help avoid or limit them. Details are provided in the section entitled “Risk Report” following.

Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements by KPMG.
The consoldiated financial statements of Wincor Nixdorf AG for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), London, and valid at the end of the reporting period. The consolidated financial statements have been audited by KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.