The Board of Directors of Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft, Paderborn, is responsible for preparing the Group financial statements and the Group management report.

The Group financial statements have been prepared in accordance with German Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The Group management report is consistent with the Group financial statements.

Internal control systems are in place to guarantee reporting conformity and compliance with statutory requirements. The reliability and proper functioning of these control systems are subject to continuous assessments by Wincor Nixdorf’s internal audit department, which also monitors the observance of directives and regulations. Suitable training and professional development are provided so that those responsible for carrying out these activities are aware of the latest requirements.

Together with reporting procedures conducted in accordance with uniform directives across the Group, these measures ensure that the numeric depiction of business activity corresponds to the entity’s actual circumstances and that the Board of Directors is in a position to identify changes in business and financial performance, as well as any resultant risks to the company’s asset and financing positions, at an early stage.

The risk management systems established for use within the Group ensure, in accordance with legal requirements, that developments potentially able to pose a risk to the continued existence of Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft and the Wincor Nixdorf Group are identified in good time and that corrective action can be taken where relevant. These measures and rules also create the basis for accurate information in the Group financial statements and Group management report, including the separate company accounts that they contain.

The declared aim of the Board of Directors is to use the resources entrusted to it in such a way as to increase the value of the entire Wincor Nixdorf Group. The Group is managed and run under the principles of sustainable business management in the interests of shareholders and with an awareness of its responsibility to employees, society and the environment in all those countries in which Wincor Nixdorf operates. To this end, Wincor Nixdorf has committed itself to socially and ethically responsible conduct in all its activities worldwide. The rules we are obliged to observe in this respect are set out in an internal Group Code of Conduct.

Pursuant to Section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act, the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board of the company have passed a joint declaration of compliance with the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code.

The Group financial statements, Group management report and risk management system have been audited by KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft, in accordance with the resolution passed by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the instructions issued by the Supervisory Board. The Group financial statements, the Group management report and the auditor’s report were discussed in detail by the Supervisory Board’s Audit Committee, with the auditors in attendance. The Supervisory Board’s report contains details of the outcome of these deliberations. KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft has issued an unqualified audit opinion.

The Board of Directors of Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft