A textual description of the way the company has deviated from the best practice provision. A textual explanation of the reasons why particular best practice provision are not applied. All transactions between the company and legal or natural persons who hold at least ten percent of the shares in the company are agreed at arm's length. Decisions to enter into transactions with these persons that are of material significance to the company and/or to such persons require the approval of the supervisory board. Such transactions are disclosed in the management report. All transactions involving conflicts of interest of managing or supervisory directors are agreed at arm's length. Decisions to enter into transactions involving conflicting interests of managing or supervisory directors that are of material significance to the company and/or the relevant managing or supervisory directors require the approval of the supervisory board. Such transactions are disclosed in the management report, including a description of the conflict of interest. For each supervisory director, the report of the supervisory board shall state the additional positions to the extent that they are relevant for the performance of the duties as supervisory director. If the deviation of the best practice provision is temporary and lasts more than one year, it is indicated when the company expects to comply with the best practice provision again. If the supervisory board does not follow the advice of the audit committee regarding the appointment of the external auditor, the arguments are communicated to the general meeting and mentioned in the report of the supervisory board. In the management report the management board explains the implementation of a culture within the company that is focused on long-term value creation. In the management report, the management board provides an overview of all existing or potential anti-takeover measures of the company and also indicates under which circumstances and by whom these measures can be taken. In the report of the supervisory board, the board reports on the most important subjects that were discussed during the meetings. In the report of the supervisory board, the board reports on the performance of the duties of the committees during the financial year. In it, among other things, the composition of the committees is mentioned. In the report of the supervisory board, the board reports on the performance of the duties of the committees during the financial year. This states, among other things, the number of meetings of the committees. In the report of the supervisory board, the board reports on the performance of the duties of the committees during the financial year. Institutional investors report annually on their website and/or in their management report on the execution of their policy relating to the exercise of voting rights in the relevant financial year. Management states in the management report with clear substantiation that the continuity of the company is guaranteed for the next twelve months. Management states in the management report with clear substantiation that the internal risk management and control systems functioned properly during the financial year. Management states in the management report with clear substantiation that the internal risk management and control systems provide a reasonable degree of assurance that the financial reporting contains no material inaccuracies. The age profile is mentioned in the report of the Supervisory Board of each Supervisory Board member. The annual report of the company includes a report of the supervisory board. In this report, the supervisory board accounts for its supervision during the past financial year. The company states in its annual management report how it has applied the best practice provisions of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code in the past year. The company states in its annual management report how it has applied the principles of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code in the past year. The current term for which the auditor is appointed is specified in the report of the supervisory board of each supervisory board member. The current term for which the auditor is appointed is specified in the report of the supervisory board of each supervisory board member. The main function of each supervisory board member is stated in the report of the supervisory board. The management board accounts in the management report for any major failings in the internal risk management and control systems identified during the financial year, any significant changes made to these systems, any significant improvements to these systems and the discussion of these topics with the audit committee and the supervisory board. The management board accounts in the management report for the design of the internal risk management and control systems. The management board accounts in the management report for the execution of the risk assessment and describes the key risks the company faces and the risk appetite of the company. This may include strategic, operational, financial, compliance and non-financial risks. The management board accounts in the management report for the operation of the internal risk management and control systems over the past year and how these systems contributed to mitigate and control the risks. The name of each supervisory board member is stated in the report of the supervisory board. The nationality of each supervisory board member is stated in the report of the supervisory board. The report of the Supervisory Board mentions, among other things, how the evaluation of the Supervisory Board, individual committees and individual Supervisory Board members took place. The report of the Supervisory Board states that, in the opinion of the Board, the requirements for independence have been met. The report of the supervisory board includes a description of which supervisory directors have been frequently absent from meetings of the supervisory board. The report of the supervisory board mentions, among other things, the manner in which the evaluation of the management board and the individual directors took place. The report of the supervisory board mentions, among other things, what has been or will be done with the conclusions of the evaluations. The report of the supervisory board shall state the date of the first appointment of each supervisory director. The supervisory board discusses matters on which the audit committee reports. The discussions should be described in the report of the supervisory board. Where applicable, a description of the alternative measure and an explanation how that measure reaches the underlying objective of the best practice provision, or a clarification how the measure contributes to good corporate governance of the company.