To Our Stockholders

As stockholders, you have invested in ThyssenKrupp because you have trust in the Company, because you know that we can do well in the international marketplace and earn an appropriate return on your capital. Rightly, you want to be informed, not just about our operating activities and corporate strategy. The governance of the Company by the Management and the Supervisory Board is also the subject of this report, as is the performance of our stock and stock-related ratios. On this basis you decide on the future of your investment, and therefore also on the future of your Company.