Points (j) and (l) of paragraph 1 and the third subparagraph of paragraph 3 shall not apply to:
(a)
an investment firm, where the value of its on and off‐balance sheet assets is on average equal to or less than EUR 100 million over the four‐year period immediately preceding the given financial year;
(b)
an individual whose annual variable remuneration does not exceed EUR 50 000 and does not represent more than one fourth of that individual’s total annual remuneration.