Adoption of the 2022 Annual Financial Statements and the Separate Non-Financial Statement for the Group

The Consolidated Financial Statements of NORMA Group SE were prepared in accordance with Section 315e HGB on the basis of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as applicable in the EU. The auditor issued unqualified audit opinions for the 2022 Annual Financial Statements, including the Management Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group Management Report of NORMA Group SE. Furthermore, the Remuneration Report was audited by the auditor without any objections being raised. The Remuneration Report is part of the Management Report. The documents relating to the financial statements and the Management Board’s proposal for the appropriation of net profit, as well as the two auditor reports, were submitted to the Supervisory Board. The Audit Committee and the Supervisory Board as a whole examined the reports in detail and discussed and scrutinized them at length in the presence and with the participation of the auditor. The Supervisory Board concurred with the results of the audit by the auditor. No objections were raised.

The Supervisory Board then approved the 2022 Annual Financial Statements of NORMA Group SE and the 2022 Consolidated Financial Statements, together with their respective Management Reports at its meeting on March 16, 2023. The Supervisory Board approved the proposal on the appropriation of net profit by the Management Board. NORMA Group SE’s Annual Financial Statements are thereby adopted in accordance with Section 172 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz, AktG).

The Audit Committee and the Supervisory Board also dealt with the separate Non-financial Group Report for NORMA Group prepared by the Management Board as of December 31, 2022. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft conducted a limited assurance audit and issued an unqualified audit opinion. The Management Board explained the documents in detail at its meetings, while representatives of the auditor reported on the main findings of their audit and answered further questions from the members of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board had no objections after reviewing these results.