Dr. Markus Distelhoff attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board and the Strategy Committee that have taken place since he became a member (11 May 2023).

Rita Forst attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board and the Strategy Committee in 2023 as well as the meeting of the General and Nomination Committee that have taken place since she became a member (May 11, 2023).

Denise Koopmans attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board that have taken place since the start of her tenure (May 11, 2023) and three of the four meetings of the Audit Committee that have taken place since the start of her tenure.

Miguel Ángel López Borrego has attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee since June 1, 2023; prior to this, his mandate was suspended due to his role as interim CEO.

Erika Schulte attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board, the Strategy Committee and the General and Nomination Committee.

Mark Wilhelms attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board, one meeting of the General and Nomination Committee, which fell within the period of his tenure from May 11, 2023, and six of the seven meetings of the Audit Committee.

Günter Hauptmann attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board and the General and Nomination Committee that took place until his departure from the Supervisory Board on May 11, 2023.

Dr. Knut J. Michelberger attended all meetings of the Supervisory Board, the General and Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee that took place until his departure from the Supervisory Board on May 11, 2023.

In 2023, the Supervisory Board’s training and development measures focused on introducing the new members and updating the induction documents. In addition, members of the Supervisory Board attended seminars on sustainability issues.

There were no conflicts of interest on the Supervisory Board in the 2023 fiscal year.

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These contents are part of the Non-financial Group Report and were subject to a separate limited assurance examination.