The role of the Supervisory Board is to monitor the work of the Board of Directors. Its powers are prescribed by law, the German Corporate Governance (Glossary)  Code, the Articles of Association of Wincor Nixdorf AG, the Rules of Procedure for the Supervisory Board and any resolutions of the Supervisory Board itself. The Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors work together on the basis of mutual trust in the best interests of the Company.

In accordance with the Codetermination Act (1976), the Supervisory Board of Wincor Nixdorf AG is made up of twelve members, six of whom represent the shareholders and six the employees.

Decisions of the Supervisory Board are adopted by resolution. These are passed by a simple majority of the votes cast, except where the law stipulates a different majority requirement. The voting procedure is as follows: If the votes are split and a second vote on the same proposal is also split, the Chairman’s vote is counted twice.