Information pursuant to Section 5 German Tele Media Act and section 55 Rundfunkstaatsvertrag

SJ Berwin LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England no OC313176. It is regulated by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority of England and Wales. A list of the members of SJ Berwin LLP is open to inspection at the below addresses and at 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE, its registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to SJ Berwin LLP is to a member of SJ Berwin LLP.

If you wish to contact us, you may do so as follows:

SJ Berwin LLP
Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater

Kurfürstendamm 63
10707 Berlin
T +49 (30) 88 71 71 50
F +49 (30) 88 71 71 66
E berlin@sjberwin.com

Poseidon-Haus
Hamburger Allee 1
60486 Frankfurt am Main
T +49 (69) 50 50 32 500
F +49 (69) 50 50 32 499
Efrankfurt@sjberwin.com

Maria-Theresia-Str. 5
81675 München
T +49 (89) 89 0 81 0
F +49 (89) 89 0 81 100
E munich@sjberwin.com

Responsible person in accordance with the Rundfunkstaatsvertag:
RA Stephan Schmidt, Poseidon-Haus, Hamburger Allee 1, 60486 Frankfurt am Main

Unless otherwise indicated, all lawyers ("Rechtsanwälte") at SJ Berwin's German offices are admitted to practice in the Federal Republic of Germany at the relevant bar associations (Rechtsanwaltskammern) for their respective offices in:
Berlin: Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin www.rak-berlin.de
Frankfurt am Main: Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main www.rechtsanwaltskammer-ffm.de
Munich: Rechtsanwaltskammer München. www.rak-muenchen.de

You will find the relevant addresses at www.brak.de or at the above mentioned homepages.

Unless otherwise indicated, all tax advisers ("Steuerberater") and all lawyers who are also tax advisers at SJ Berwin's German offices are admitted to practice in the Federal Republic of Germany at the relevant tax advisors` associations ("Steuerberaterkammern") for their respective offices in:
Berlin: Steuerberaterkammer Berlin www.stbkammer-berlin.de
Frankfurt am Main: Steuerberaterkammer Hessen www.stbk-hessen.de
Munich: Steuerberaterkammer München www.stbk-muc.de

You will find the relevant addresses at www.bstbk.de or at the above mentioned homepages.

Several lawyers and tax advisors are admitted to practice as solicitors in England and Wales at the Solicitors' Regulation Authority of England and Wales. You will find the relevant address at www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law

Some lawyers are in addition admitted to practice as barristers in England and Wales at Lincoln's Inn, London.
You will find the relevant address at www.lincolnsinn.org.uk

Some lawyers are in addition admitted to practice as attorneys at Law at the New York State Bar.
You will find the relevant address at www.nysba.org

Provisions and Regulations under Occupational Law:

Lawyers

• Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO)
• Berufungsordnung (BORA)
• Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO)
• Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG)
• Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte in der Europäischen Gemeinschaft (CCBE)
• Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland (EuRAG)
• Law Implementing the Directives of the European Community pertaining to the professional law regulating the legal profession

You will find the wording of the relevant provisions and regulations at www.brak.de/seiten/06.php#tdg "Informationspflichten.

Tax Advisers

• Steuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG)
• Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz (DVStB)
• Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer (BOStB)
• Steuerberatergebührenverordnung (StBGebV).

You will find the wording of the relevant regulations at www.bstbk.de under "Downloads".

Solicitors

• Solicitors' Act 1974, as amended and supplemented by the Administration of Justice Act 1985, the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 and the Access to Justice Act 1999.
• Solicitors' (Disciplinary Proceedings Rules) 1994,
• Solicitors (Non-Contentious Business) (Remuneration) Order 1994,
• Conditional Fees Regulations 2000
• Conditional Fees Order 2000
• Collective Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations 2000
• European Communities (Lawyer's Practice Regulations) 2000
• European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2001.

You will find the wording of the relevant provisions and regulations and other relevant United Kingdom legislation at www.hmso.gov.uk Information on the regulations of the Solicitors' Regulation Authority of England and Wales can be found in the Guide Online on its site at www.guide-on-line.lawsociety.org.uk. Please note that updates of some material in earlier chapters can be found in Chapter 32 of the Guide Online.

Barristers

• Code of Conduct;
• Consolidated Regulations;
• Practice Management Guidelines;
• Guidance for Employed Barristers;
• Further Guidance.

You will find the wording of the relevant provisions at: www.barcouncil.org.uk and at www.legaleducation.org.uk

Attorneys at Law (New York)

You will find the wording of the relevant provisions and regulations under www.nysba.org


VAT Identification Number
SJ Berwin LLP: DE237431826