Index

Index	Links
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Abbreviations	List of abbreviations
Annual General Meeting	Transparent information for stockholders and the general public
Apprenticeships	Over 4,400 young people undergoing training
Audit opinion	Auditors' report
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Balance sheet (consolidated)	ThyssenKrupp AG Consolidated Balance Sheet
Balance sheet of ThyssenKrupp AG (HGB)	Balance sheet of ThyssenKrupp AG (HGB)
Balance sheet structure	Analysis of balance sheet structure
Brazilian steel mill	Steel mill in Brazil - key role in growth plans Capital expenditures
Business management	Business management - goals and strategy
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Capabilities	Innovative range of capabilities in steel, capital goods and services
Capital expenditure	ThyssenKrupp used the investments to strengthen its position in promising growth areas Expected financial and liquidity situation
Capital stock	Capital stock unchanged Composition of capital stock Each share of common stock has a stated value of €2.56
Cash flow	Analysis of statements of cash flows ThyssenKrupp AG Consolidated Cash Flow Statement Additional information to the consolidated cash flow statement
Cash flow statement	Analysis of statements of cash flows ThyssenKrupp AG Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
Climate protection	Climate protection as a corporate responsibility
Commitment	Commitment as a corporate citizen Commitment to society
Communications	Communications strengthen market presence
Compensation report	Performance-based compensation for the Executive Board
Compliance program	Compliance as a key management duty of the Executive Board
Consolidated statement of recognized income and expense	ThyssenKrupp AG Consolidated Statement of Recognized Income and Expense
Contact	Contact
Cooperation with universities	Cooperation with universities and support for young graduates Innovation for the future Engaged in advanced materials research
Corporate governance	Corporate governance at ThyssenKrupp High corporate governance standards maintained
Corporate responsibility	Corporate responsibility concerns all areas of the Group
Corporate	Corporate
Course of business	Group review Segment review
Currency translation	Foreign currency translation
Customer groups	Sales by customer group
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Declaration of conformity	Unqualified Declaration of Conformity again Declarations of conformity with the German Corporate Governance Code in accordance with Art. 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
Directors’ and officers’ insurance	Responsibility Statement
Directors’ dealings	Directors' dealings
Discounted share purchase	Share-based compensation for further executives Tailored and performance-related compensation systems Employee share purchase program
Disposals	Portfolio further streamlined Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
Dividend	Letter to stockholders Dividend proposal of €1.30 per share €1.30 dividend per share
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Earnings per share	Earnings per share €4.59 Earnings per share
Earnings	Earnings above expectations Expected earnings situation
Economic outlook	Subsequent events, opportunities and outlook
Elevator	Sustainable expansion of world market position Segment review: Elevator New era in elevator technology Regional risks largely balanced Elevator segment is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and service providers Expected earnings situation Segment reporting
Emissions trading	Higher energy costs due to emissions trading Emission rights
Employee compensation	Tailored and performance-related compensation systems
Employee shares	Tailored and performance-related compensation systems Employee share purchase program
Employees	Employees are the key to success Employees In 2009 we will have over 200,000 employees The annual average number of employees
Energy	Energy: Prices at an all-time high Energy
Environmental protection	Sustainable environmental protection
Executive Board compensation	Performance-based compensation for the Executive Board Compensation of former Executive and Supervisory Board members
Executive Board	Executive Board
Executive policy	ThyssenKrupp PerspActive successful
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Financial calendar	2009/2010 dates
Financial instruments	Financial instruments
Financial position	Financial position Expected financial and liquidity situation
Financial risks	Central risk areas Financial risks
Financial-statement audit	Detailed discussion of the audit of the parent-company and consolidated financial statements Financial-statement audit by KPMG Auditors' report
Financing	Financial position Expected financial and liquidity situation Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
Free float	Excellent investor relations
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Gross domestic product	General economic conditions
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Health and safety	Strong commitment to health and safety
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Ideas Park	Discovering future technology Communications strengthen market presence Ideas Park attracts 280,000 visitors
IFRS	Statement of compliance
Income statement (consolidated)	Consolidated Statement of Income
Income statement of ThyssenKrupp AG (HGB)	Statements of income of ThyssenKrupp AG (HGB)
Information required under takeover law	Disclosure of takeover provisions
Innovation Contest	Innovation contest 2008 highlights successful projects
Innovations	Innovations
Intangible assets	Intangible assets (Summary of significant accounting policies) Intangible assets (Notes to the consolidated balance sheets)
Investor relations	ThyssenKrupp stock
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Key stock data	Key data of ThyssenKrupp stock
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Legal risks	Legal risks associated with third-party claims Commitments and other contingencies
Letter to stockholders	Letter to stockholders
Liquidity planning	Central financing and maintenance of liquidity
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Management responsibilities	Management responsibility in the Group
Marketing	Sales markets and marketing
Materials expense	Materials expense amounted to 65% of sales Supply bottlenecks in raw materials, other products and services are not expected
Mid Term Incentive Plan	Performance-based compensation for the Executive Board Management incentive plans
Multi-year overview	Multi-year overview
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Net financial receivables/debt	Analysis of balance sheet structure
Notes	Notes to the consolidated financial statements
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Opportunities report	Opportunities: Quality as a success factor
Order intake	Orders and sales higher
Organizational structure	Business areas and organization
Other directorships held by Executive Board members	Other directorships held by Executive Board members
Other directorships held by Supervisory Board members	Other directorships held by Supervisory Board members
Outlook	Subsequent events, opportunities and outlook
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Pension provisions	Modern company pension plan Accrued pension and similar obligations
Personnel expense	Workforce development: significant rise in employee numbers Additional disclosures to the consolidated statement of income
Portfolio management	Portfolio further streamlined Acquisitions and disposals
Procurement	Procurement: Further increase in volumes Procurement
Property, plant and equipment	Property, plant and equipment
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Rating	Issuer ratings since 2001 Management of capital
Report by the Supervisory Board	Report by the Supervisory Board
Research and development	Major innovation efforts Research and development
Risk management	Appropriate control and risk management system Risk management system has proven its worth Groupwide
Risk report	Risk report
ROCE	Levers of the value management system: Growth, efficiency, capital employed
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Sales markets	Sales markets and marketing
Sales	At €53.4 billion, Group sales increased more strongly than expected. Group sales are currently expected to decline significantly in fiscal 2008/2009.
Sector activity	Economic conditions in the sectors
Segments	Business management - goals and strategy Segment review Innovative work in the segments Decentralized management of segment-specific risks Opportunities in the segments Expected earnings situation Segment reporting
Services	Services: Focused expansion strategy Segment review Services: Innovative service for the steel industry Services: Package of measures to counter price risks The service and modernization business of Elevator is less exposed to economic risks. Expected earnings situation Segment reporting
Share ownership	List of equity interests
Share price performance	ThyssenKrupp stock
Stainless	Stainless: Global stainless producer Segment review Stainless: Cost-effective material alternatives with reduced nickel contents Stainless: Extensive measures to counter market risks Stainless (Opportunities in the segments) Expected earnings situation Segment review
Steel	Steel: Strong capabilities with intelligent material solutions Segment review Steel: Improvements to materials for the auto industry Steel: Innovation strategy reduces market risks Steel (Opportunities in the segments) Expected earnings situation Segment review
Steel/Stainless plant project in the USA	Steel and Stainless: Joint launch in Alabama Capital expenditures
Stock exchange trading	Stock listed in Germany and the United Kingdom
Stock exchange value/market capitalization	Stock listed in Germany and the United Kingdom
Stock master data	Stock listed in Germany and the United Kingdom
Stock	ThyssenKrupp stock
Stockholder structure	Stockholder base remains very stable despite difficult environment
Stockholders' equity	Total Equity
Stockholders' letter	Anyone interested can subscribe to our quarterly stockholders' letter "#750.000 compact".
Strategy	Business management – goals and strategy
Subsequent events	Subsequent events
Subsidiaries	ThyssenKrupp AG Notes of the consolidated financial statements List of the Group's subsidiaries and equity interests
Summarized assessment	Summarized assessment by the Executive Board of business performance and target achievement
Supervisory Board committees	Supervisory Board Committees
Supervisory Board compensation	Appropriate Supervisory Board compensation Compensation of current Executive and Supervisory Board members
Supervisory Board	Supervisory Board
Sustainability	Commitment, sustainability and environment protection
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Technologies	Technologies: Growth offensive through megatrends Segment review Technologies: Eco-friendly plant construction Technologies: Close project controls Technologies has thorough project controls allowing it to contain the risks involved in major long-term projects. Expected earnings situation Segment review
ThyssenKrupp Academy	The ThyssenKrupp Academy promotes the development opportunities of participants with four learning platforms and diverse programs.
ThyssenKrupp best	ThyssenKrupp best
ThyssenKrupp PerspActive	ThyssenKrupp PerspActive successful
ThyssenKrupp Quarter	Foundation stone ceremony for ThyssenKrupp Quarter in Essen
ThyssenKrupp Value Added	ThyssenKrupp Value Added as central performance indicator
Treasury stock	ThyssenKrupp AG repurchased shares on two occasions in the reporting year. Income of ThyssenKrupp AG Treasury stock
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Value-based management	Our goal is to increase the value of the company systematically and continuously – with the aid of a value-based management system.
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Website	Presentations prepared for important investor relations events can be viewed on the internet.
Weighted average cost of capital	ThyssenKrupp Value Added as central performance indicator
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Young people	Over 4,400 young people undergoing training We take diverse measures to secure motivated and highly qualified young talent for the Group.