In Germany as elsewhere, it is a common market practice for companies to provide performance incentives to key managers as well as other employees through the granting of stock options, thus more strongly aligning their interests with those of shareholders. The authorization to grant such options under the Stock Option Plan, and to conditionally increase the registered capital of the company, serves this purpose. By exercising these special subscription rights, the staff and management of Nanostart AG and its subsidiaries are able to participate in the financial gains which accrue to the company and its shareholders as a result of their successful efforts. It is for this reason that the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of Nanostart have decided to introduce a Stock Option Plan.

Disclaimer:
The following English translation of agenda items 8.I and 8.II from the original German “Invitation to Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2009” (Einladung zur ordentlichen Hauptversammlung 2009), which is also made available in its original form, is provided solely as a courtesy and without liability. Only the German original is legally binding.

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So far a total amount of 62.550 stock options was emitted in two tranches:

2009:   11.550 stock options, price: 16,99 €

2010:   51.000 stock options, price: 22,21 €

Until today not a single stock option has been exercised.