Balda AG,
Unnamed street ??, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
. The Annual General Meeting of May 11, 2012 approved the amendment of the Articles of Association in Section 4 (Conditional Capital), 5 (Authorised Capital). On May 11, 2012, the Annual General Meeting decided to increase the share capital of the company by up to EURO 17,667,190.00 conditionally by issuing up to EURO 17,667,190 new on the Inh. no-par value shares with profit entitlement from the beginning of the financial year of their issue (Conditional Capital 2012). The conditional capital increase is intended to grant shares to Inh. convertible and/or option bonds, profit-sharing rights and/or profit bonds (or combinations of these instruments) issued by the Company or companies in which the Company holds a direct or indirect majority stake pursuant to the authorisation of the Annual General Meeting from May 11, 2012 to May 10, 2017, insofar a.s. the issue is made in cash. It is carried out only to the extent that conversion and option rights from the aforementioned bonds are exercised or convertible or option obligations arising from such bonds are fulfilled and other forms of performance are not used for servicing.