In the second quarter of the current business year, the provision in connection with the antitrust investigations of the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) concerning railway superstructure materials was fully reversed.
Provisions were recognized as of the interim reporting date for potential negative effects of the remaining cartel proceedings described on page 199 in Note 19, Provisions, of the Consolidated Financial Statements 2023/24 (Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – G. Explanations and Other Disclosures).