Independence

The Supervisory Board has adopted the guidelines for the independence of its members pursuant to Appendix 1 of the ACCG.

Accordingly, all members of the Supervisory Board have declared that they are independent of the company and its subsidiaries.

In accordance with C-Rule 54 of the ACCG, the Supervisory Board members Helmut Bernkopf, Christian Bruch, Franz Gasselsberger, Nicole van der Elst and Melody Harris-Jensbach declared that they were neither shareholders with an interest of more than ten percent in the company nor did they represent the interests of such shareholders during the 2024 financial year.