OThER DISCLOSuRES An average of five (previous year: four) staff members were employed in the Group during the financial year. EVENTS AFTER ThE BALANCE ShEET DATE Deutsche EuroShop AG acquired 5.1% of Rathaus-Center Dessau KG with effect from 1 January 2012, taking its shareholding to 100%. The purchase price of € 5.9 million was paid at the start of 2012. Also with effect from 1 January 2012, approximately 11% of Allee-Center Hamm KG (purchase price: € 8.9 million) and 0.1% of the shares in Rhein-Neckar Zentrum KG (purchase price: € 0.2 million) were acquired. Deutsche EuroShop now holds 100% of the shares in these companies as well. The purchase prices were paid at the end of 2011 and are included as at the reporting date under other assets. In accordance with IFRS 3, the share purchases resulted in an excess of identified net assets acquired over cost of acquisition of € 0.5 million. No further significant events occurred between the balance sheet date and the date of preparation of the financial statements. ThE SuPERVISORY BOARD AND EXECuTIVE BOARD supErvisory Board a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards b) Membership of comparable supervisory bodies of business enterprises in Germany or other countries Manfred zaß, Königstein im Taunus. Chairman Banker Dr. Michael Gellen, Köln, Deputy Chairman Independent lawyer Thomas Armbrust, Reinbek Member of Management of KG CURA Vermögensverwaltung G.m.b.H. & Co., Hamburg a) C.J. Vogel Aktiengesellschaft für Beteiligungen, Hamburg (Chairman) Platinum AG, Hamburg (Chairman) TransConnect Unternehmensberatungs- und Beteiligungs AG, Munich (Chairman) Verwaltungsgesellschaft Otto mbH, Hamburg b) ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG, Hamburg (Deputy Chairman) DES Annual Report 2011 61 ConSoLIDAteD FInAnCIAL StAteMentS other disclosures