Personnel expenses (in millions of €), share of total operating expenses (in %) INCREASING TOTAL EXPENSES WITH GROWING PERSONNEL EXPENSES S T S O C Breakdown of personnel costs Payroll Social security contributions and company pension scheme Adjusted personnel costs, accumulated Personnel costs as proportion of total operating expenses Adjusted operating costs Personnel costs as proportion of total costs DT Group National International DT Group National International DT Group National International DT Group National International DT Group National International 2018 12,390 6,502 5,889 2,913 1,650 1,263 15,216 8,146 7,070 53,782 16,873 36,909 28.3 % 48.3 % 19.2 % 2019 12,668 6,317 6,350 3,053 1,635 1,418 15,686 7,950 7,736 52,694 15,929 36,765 29.8 % 49.9 % 21.0 % 2020 14,077 6,346 7,731 2,926 1,391 1,535 17,017 7,735 9,282 61,543 14,486 47,058 27.7 % 53.4 % 19.7 % 2021 14,402 6,211 8,191 3,206 1,483 1,723 17,556 7,692 9,865 66,645 15,763 50,882 26.3 % 48.8 % 19.4 % In 2021, Deutsche Telekom recorded adjusted personnel costs of 17.5 billion euros. Of this, 14.4 billion euros were attributable to wages and salaries. In addition, we paid around 3.2 billion euros in social security contributions and company pension plans. The company pension scheme enables our employees to supplement their statutory pension. Measured against Deut- sche Telekom‘s total operating expenses of 66.6 billion euros, 26.3 percent was attributable to personnel. Although this is one of the highest expense items, the share of personnel expenses in total expenses fell by a further 1.4 percentage points. Our em- ployees form the basis for the business success of our company. HR FACTBOOK 2021 PEOPLE. FACTS. DEVELOPMENTS. 24