According to the articles of incorporation of Nanostart AG, the executive board (Vorstand) may consist of one or several members. Currently Marco Beckmann (CEO) is the sole member of the executive board.

According to the articles of incorporation of Nanostart AG, the supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat) is comprised of three members. These are the following:

Dr. Alfred Krammer, attorney, Munich, Chairman of the supervisory board

Prof. Wolfgang Heckl, university professor, Munich, Deputy, vice chairman of the supervisory board

Achim Lindner, solely authorized director (CFO) of Börsenmedien AG, Kulmbach, member of the supervisory board

The fiscal year of Nanostart AG is identical to the calendar year, beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.

The annual general meeting of August 8, 2011 appointed Ernst & Young of Mannheim (Germany) as the company’s certified public auditor for the fiscal year 2011.

The articles of incorporation can be found here.

The annual general meeting of Nanostart AG will take place in the Industrie- und Handelskammer, Börsenplatz 4, in Frankfurt/Germany on July 26, 2012.

As a company listed within the “Entry Standard“ segment of the German regulated unofficial market, Nanostart AG is not subject to certain legal disclosure requirements such as quarterly financial reporting or ad hoc disclosures. Its disclosure obligations are specified in the General Business Conditions for the Regulated Unofficial Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which is part of Deutsche Börse AG.

The annual financial statements of Nanostart AG are prepared in accordance with the requirements of German statutory accounting (HGB).

The annual report is available on the company reports page of this Investor Relations section.

Nanostart places great importance on adhering to the highest standards of corporate governance. As a company listed in the Entry Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Nanostart has no obligation under sec. 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) to make a declaration regarding the extent of its compliance with the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code. The management and supervisory board are, however, considering whether to publish such a declaration of compliance in the future.

The principle exchange for the shares of Nanostart AG is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The shares are admitted for trading on the Open Market (Regulated Unofficial Market, or Freiverkehr). As a result of the redefinition of this segments by Deutsche Börse AG, shares of Nanostart AG were included within the “Entry Standard“ segment effective from October 25, 2005. Shares of Nanostart AG are traded both on floor trading as well as over the electronic trading system (XETRA) of Deutsche Börse AG. “Entry Standard“ a segment within the Open Market, places additional disclosure and transparency requirements on those companies which are listed within it. Companies which are included within the Open Market and the “Entry Standard“ segment are subject to the General Business Conditions for the Regulated Unofficial Market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. For further information on the Entry Standard click here.

Shares of Nanostart AG were admitted for Open Market (Freiverkehr) trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on June 6, 2005.

The company’s largest shareholders are BF Holding GmbH and CEO Marco Beckmann. Including key employees, institutional investors (e.g. investment companies), and strategically important partners. Further information about the ownership structure of Nanostart AG may be found here.

Nanostart AG has two designated sponsors: Close Brothers Seydler AG and HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG.

There are currently 5.94 million common shares of Nanostart AG outstanding, in the form of bearer shares (Inhaber-Stammaktien).

Nanostart's listing partner is Steubing AG, Frankfurt.

The leader broker for trading in shares of Nanostart AG (also called the “order book broker”) is Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG.

ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) are certificates issued by a US bank that securitize ownership of stocks in a company. ADRs are denominated in US-Dollar and traded as shares of the company in the United States. Depositary bank for the Nanostart ADRs is Bank of New York Mellon. Nanostart's ADR program is a sponsored level 1 ADR program. More information about BNYM's ADR program can be found here >>

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