The 2023 Annual Financial Statements of NORMA Group SE presented by the Management Board along with the Management Report and the respective Consolidated Financial Statements and Group Management Report were audited by KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (KPMG). The audit mandate for the 2023 financial statements was issued on September 15, 2023. In addition, as part of the audit, the auditor also had to assess whether the electronic reproductions of the financial statements and management reports (“ESEF documents”) prepared by the Management Board for disclosure purposes comply in all material respects with the requirements of Section 328 (1) of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, HGB).

The auditor Mr. Forstreuter attended a Supervisory Board meeting on March 16, 2023, and an Audit Committee meeting on March 15, 2023. Mr. Forstreuter and Ms. Klinke attended an Audit Committee meeting on September 13 2023. Mr. Forstreuter and Ms. Klinke also took part in an Audit Committee meeting on November 23, 2023. They explained the final audit.

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