On 10 March 2015, MBB decided to make use of the authorisation granted by the annual general meeting on 17 June 2013 in order to acquire treasury shares in accordance with section 71(1) no. 8 of the Aktiengesetz (AktG – German Companies Act), and it then implemented a share buyback programme in the period from 18 March to 7 May 2015. 13.225 treasury shares, or 0.2% of the share capital, were acquired on the stock market through a bank at an average price of EUR 23.54 for a total value of EUR 311,330.86. Pursuant to section 71 b AktG, these shares do not carry voting or dividend rights, and they reduce the number of shares that actually do carry voting and dividend rights.