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2. Personnel expenses

(in millions of euros)	2016	2015
Wages and salaries	1,467	1,409
Social security contributions	215	175
Contributions to defined contributions plans	90	52
Contributions to defined benefit plans	41	44
Other staff costs	75	69
Staff hired	151	124
Total	2,039	1,873

The average staffing level (in fte) was:

(in fte)	2016	2015
Netherlands	19,886	19,411
UK	10,168	8,828
Germany	891	509
Total	30,945	28,748

The increase in the average staffing level in the United Kingdom is in particular the result of the ScotRail concession, which started up per 1 April 2015.

Remuneration of Executive Board members

(in euro's)	Fixed salary	Alternative for the gap on pension accrual	Various allowances	Pension expenses	Termination benefits (excluding compensation legal costs)	Total 2015
R.H.L.M. van Boxtel	179,167	16,500	2,475	2,354	-	200,496
E.M. Robbe**	434,541	61,408	9,664	10,146	-	515,759
T. Huges***	215,000	23,100	13,619	2,824	175,583	430,126
total	828,708	101,008	25,758	15,324	175,583	1,146,381

(in euro's)	Fixed salary	Alternative for the gap on pension accrual	Various allowances	Pension expenses	Termination benefits (excluding compensation legal costs)	Total 2016
R.H.L.M. van Boxtel	438,600	40,450	4,368	14,171	-	497,588
H.L.L. Groenewegen*	101,289	8,571	5,915	4,169	-	119,943
M.E.F. Rintel*	157,667	14,448	3,278	6,495	-	181,887
S.M. Zijderveld*	315,333	26,673	18,414	12,990	-	373,410
E.M. Robbe**	176,922	26,251	25,176	5,904	-	234,254
total	1,189,811	116,393	57,151	43,728	-	1,407,083

*Mr. Groenewegen has been appointed to the Board by September 15, 2016, Ms. Rintel by July 15, 2016 (the pay is included for the period prior to this date in the table remuneration to key management personnel) and Ms. Zijderveld by February 1, 2016.
**As of June 1, 2016 Mr. Robbe left the company.
***Mr Huges’ employment contract was terminated with legal effect as of 10 July 2015. Mr Huges waived the dismissal compensation of one year’s salary that he would have been entitled to claim under the terms of his employment contract. Mr Huges has voluntarily paid back his variable remuneration of €75,250 received for 2014. The net result is that NS has paid Mr Huges a sum of €175,583 to settle the termination of his employment. In addition, Mr Huges received remuneration for costs relating to his legal assistance in the matter of the termination of his contract of employment, amounting to €65,000.

Mr A. P. Schouws has been hired as statutory director (Director of Finance) for the period from April 18, 2016 until September 15, 2016. For this he received a management fee of EUR 176 515.

For further details, reference is made to the remuneration policy for the Executive Board to chapter Remuneration of the Board of Directors in the Annual Report

Remuneration to key management personnel (excluding the Executive Board)

(in euro’s)	Fixed and variabel remuneration	Pension expenses	Termination benefits (excluding compensation legal expenses)	Total
2015	1,994,323	33,894	249,802	2,278,019
2016	3,013,445	168,129	565,956	3,747,530

In 2016, the group key management has been expanded with IT Director, HR Director and two directors of Abellio.

In 2016 the Group two key managers left through a settlement agreement. This has led to the payment of termination benefits.

Remuneration Supervisory Board

The remuneration of members of the Supervisory Board for 2016 paid by the company totalled €173,716. In 2015, the remuneration of members of the Supervisory Board paid by the company was €188.965. The remuneration comprises a fixed fee and an allowance for participating in one or more committees. The specification of the amounts for each member of the Supervisory Board is as follows:

(in euro’s)	2016	2015
G. van de Aast	37,923	32,519
Chairman Supervisory Board (since August 16, 2016), member auditcommittee, member remuneration and nomination committees
J.J.M. Kremers	34,994	34,900
Chairman audit committee
P. Rosenmöller	36,980	32,804
Chairman remuneration and nomination committees, vice chairman Supervisory Board (since August 16, 2016)
M.E. van Lier Lels	25,942	-
(Since February 3, 2016)
J.L. Stuijt	11,379	-
(Since August 15, 2016)
T.M. Lodder	16,750	39,916
Chairman Supervisory Board until June 2, 2016, member remuneration and nomination committees
I.M.G. Jankovich	9,748	29,900
(until April 28, 2016)
C.J. van den Driest	-	18,926
(until June 24, 2015)
Total	173,716	188,965

The company has not extended any loans, advances or guarantees to members of the Executive Board or the Supervisory Board.

All the shares of NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen are held by the State of the Netherlands. Members of the Executive and Supervisory Boards and staff members have not been granted rights to hold or acquire shares in the company.