| Investigation step | Adjustment | Remaining |
| Population |
| 2777 |
| 1) Regional and time limitation to Europe | −2689 | 88 |
| 2) Exclusion financial industry | −12 | 76 |
| 3) Listed Companies | −25 | 51 |
| 4) Data availability | −11 | 40 |
| 5) Determination announcement date | −2 | 38 |
| 6) No confounding events | −6 | 32 |
| 7) Corresponds to definition | −8 | 24 |
| Total |
| 24 |