42. Declaration on the German Corporate Governance Code

The declaration prescribed by Section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) has been issued by the Management Board and the Supervisory Board and made permanently available to shareholders at www.gfk.com/investors/corporate-governance/.

43. Release for publication

The Management Board of GfK SE released the consolidated financial statements for passing on to the Supervisory Board on March 11, 2016. It is the duty of the Supervisory Board to check the consolidated financial statements and declare whether it approves the consolidated financial statements.

Nuremberg, March 11, 2016