The compensation of the members of the Supervisory Board is regulated in Article 20 of the Articles of Association of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and corresponds to the compensation system of the Supervisory Board, which was approved by the Annual General Meeting 2024 with a voting result of 99.06%.
Accordingly, the members of the Supervisory Board receive fixed annual compensation of € 75,000. The Chair receives two and a half times this amount, and the Vice Chair one and a half times this amount. For membership of the Audit Committee, the members of the Supervisory Board receive fixed annual compensation of € 50,000 in addition to their fixed compensation. The Chair of the Audit Committee also receives additional annual compensation of € 100,000. There is no additional compensation for membership of the Nomination Committee. In addition, the members of the Supervisory Board receive an attendance fee of € 1,000 for each meeting of the Supervisory Board in which they participate. If several meetings take place on one day, the attendance fee is only paid once. Participation in a meeting using electronic media is also considered to be participation. The members of the Supervisory Board are covered by the directors and officers insurance. Expenses are reimbursed to the respective members of the Supervisory Board. There are no variable pay components.
Compensation awarded or due to the members of the Supervisory Board in fiscal 2025
The following table illustrates the compensation awarded or due and the respective relative share of the total compensation of the current members of the Supervisory Board. The compensation components are allocated to the fiscal year in which the service was rendered, regardless of the actual time of payment or its legal due date. For the members of the Supervisory Board who joined or left the Supervisory Board in the financial year, the amounts are disclosed on a pro rata basis.
There were no payments to former members of the Supervisory Board in fiscal 2025.
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Compensation for committee duties |
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Meeting fees |
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Total compensation |
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Fixed compensation |
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Compensation for committee duties |
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Meeting fees |
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Total compensation |
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€ thousand |
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in % |
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€ thousand |
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in % |
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€ thousand |
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in % |
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€ thousand |
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€ thousand |
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in % |
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€ thousand |
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in % |
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€ thousand |
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in % |
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€ thousand |
Michael Kleinemeier (Chair since February 13, 2024) |
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187.5 |
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77% |
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50.0 |
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21% |
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5.0 |
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2% |
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242.5 |
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150.6 |
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79% |
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33.5 |
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18% |
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7.3 |
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4% |
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191.3 |
Sascha Held (Vice Chair until June 30, 2025) |
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56.3 |
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67% |
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25.0 |
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30% |
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3.0 |
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4% |
|
84.3 |
|
98.3 |
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68% |
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38.3 |
|
27% |
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7.3 |
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5% |
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143.8 |
Anne Lange (Vice Chair since July 1, 2025) |
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93.8 |
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95% |
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– |
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– |
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5.0 |
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5% |
|
98.8 |
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65.5 |
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90% |
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– |
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– |
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7.3 |
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10% |
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72.8 |
Birgit Biermann |
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75.0 |
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94% |
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– |
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– |
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5.0 |
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6% |
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80.0 |
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65.5 |
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90% |
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– |
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– |
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7.3 |
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10% |
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72.8 |
Katja Garcia Vila (since April 26, 2024) |
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75.0 |
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58% |
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50.0 |
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39% |
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5.0 |
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4% |
|
130.0 |
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50.6 |
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56% |
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33.5 |
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37% |
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5.8 |
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6% |
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89.9 |
Carla Kriwet (since April 26, 2024) |
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75.0 |
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94% |
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– |
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– |
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5.0 |
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6% |
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80.0 |
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50.6 |
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90% |
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– |
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– |
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5.8 |
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10% |
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56.4 |
Barbara Lambert |
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75.0 |
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42% |
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100.0 |
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56% |
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5.0 |
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3% |
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180.0 |
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65.5 |
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44% |
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76.6 |
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52% |
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6.3 |
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4% |
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148.4 |
Dietmar Oeter |
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75.0 |
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94% |
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– |
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– |
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5.0 |
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6% |
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80.0 |
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65.5 |
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90% |
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– |
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– |
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7.3 |
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10% |
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72.8 |
Stefan Palzer (since April 26, 2024) |
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75.0 |
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95% |
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– |
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– |
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4.0 |
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5% |
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79.0 |
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50.6 |
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90% |
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– |
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– |
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5.8 |
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10% |
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56.4 |
Alexander Putz |
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75.0 |
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94% |
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– |
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– |
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5.0 |
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6% |
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80.0 |
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65.5 |
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93% |
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– |
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– |
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5.3 |
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7% |
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70.8 |
Christian Raabe |
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75.0 |
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58% |
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50.0 |
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39% |
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5.0 |
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4% |
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130.0 |
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65.5 |
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59% |
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38.3 |
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35% |
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7.3 |
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7% |
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111.1 |
Michael Reinhart (since April 26, 2024) |
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75.0 |
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58% |
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50.0 |
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39% |
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5.0 |
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4% |
|
130.0 |
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50.6 |
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57% |
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33.5 |
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38% |
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4.8 |
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5% |
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88.9 |
Susanne Schaffert (since April 26, 2024) |
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75.0 |
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95% |
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– |
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– |
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4.0 |
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5% |
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79.0 |
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50.6 |
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90% |
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– |
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– |
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5.8 |
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10% |
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56.4 |
Sandra Schwebke (since April 26, 2024) |
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75.0 |
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94% |
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– |
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– |
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5.0 |
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6% |
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80.0 |
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50.6 |
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91% |
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– |
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– |
|
4.8 |
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9% |
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55.4 |
Daniel Thelen |
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75.0 |
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94% |
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– |
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– |
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5.0 |
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6% |
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80.0 |
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65.5 |
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86% |
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4.8 |
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6% |
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6.3 |
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8% |
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76.6 |
Simon Thelen |
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75.0 |
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94% |
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– |
|
– |
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5.0 |
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6% |
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80.0 |
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65.5 |
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90% |
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– |
|
– |
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7.3 |
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10% |
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72.8 |
Sven Vollrath (since July 1, 2025) |
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37.5 |
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58% |
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25.0 |
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39% |
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2.0 |
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3% |
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64.5 |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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– |
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– |
Total |
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1,350.0 |
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|
350.0 |
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|
78.0 |
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1,778.0 |
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1,076.9 |
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258.5 |
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101.0 |
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1,436.5 |