Organizational structure

Corporate legal structure

⁶ All references into the annual report or on websites of NORMA Group and their content were not subject to any statutory audit.

⁷ This section is part of NORMA Group's "Consolidated Non-financial Statement" for the fiscal year from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

NORMA Group SE is the parent company of NORMA Group, headquartered in Maintal, Germany. It acts as the legal holding company and is responsible for the strategic management of business activities. It is also responsible for central functions: Communications, Legal, M&A, Compliance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit.

Group-wide central functions such as Information Technology (IT), Treasury, Group Accounting and Group Controlling are located in NORMA Group Holding GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of NORMA Group SE based in Maintal, Germany. In addition, three regional management teams in Auburn Hills (USA), Maintal, and Singapore handle specific holding company tasks for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Americas (North, Central, and South America), and Asia-Pacific (East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania) regions.

As of December 31, 2025, NORMA Group SE held direct or indirect interests in 47 companies belonging to NORMA Group, which are fully consolidated. There were no changes to the company structure during the 2025 fiscal year.

Events after the end of the reporting period 2025

On February 2, 2026, the transaction for the acquisition of the strategic business unit Water Management by Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (“Purchaser”) was completed.

The sale includes the following Group companies as well as, to a lesser extent, carve-outs from other Group companies, particularly in the EMEA region:

•National Diversified Sales Inc. (National Diversified Sales (USA))

•Kimplas Piping Systems Private Ltd (Kimplas India)

•Norma Products Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (NORMA Products Malaysia)

•Kimplas Limited (Kimplas UK)

•Teco srl (Teco (Italy))

•Teco Irrigation USA Inc. (Teco (USA))

These companies included in the sale are shown in brackets for easier identification in the simplified organizational structure of NORMA Group (figure G007).

1_The figure provides an overview of the operating companies of NORMA Group. The names of the national subsidiaries correspond to the company names used internally. The complete list of all NORMA Group companies and investments as of December 31, 2025, can be found in the corresponding section in the NOTES.

2_On September 23, 2025, NORMA Group signed an agreement with Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (“Buyer”) for the sale of the Water Management strategic business unit. The subsidiaries marked here will no longer be part of NORMA Group upon completion of the transaction on February 2, 2026.

3_NORMA China is organizationally assigned to NORMA Group Asia Pacific Holding Pte. Ltd. and legally to NORMA Group Holding GmbH.

4_Kimplas UK is organizationally assigned to NORMA Group Holding GmbH and legally to NORMA Group Asia-Pacific Holding Pte. Ltd.

5_Teco (USA) is organizationally assigned to NORMA Pennsylvania Inc. and legally to NORMA Group Holding GmbH.

Group Management

NORMA Group SE has a dual system consisting of a Management Board and a Supervisory Board. The Management Board manages the company independently and is advised and supervised by the Supervisory Board.

Explanations regarding the composition of the Management Board

The following changes occurred in the composition of the Management Board of NORMA Group SE in the fiscal year 2025:

On February 17, 2025, the then CEO, Guido Grandi, resigned from his position on the Management Board and as CEO of NORMA Group SE. Mark Wilhelms, the then Chairman of the Supervisory Board of NORMA Group SE, subsequently assumed the position of CEO of NORMA Group, effective February 18, 2025, for a transitional period of up to one year.

On August 4, 2025, the Supervisory Board appointed Birgit Seeger as CEO for a three-year term. She assumed the position on November 1, 2025. Birgit Seeger has many years of management experience in industry and management consulting. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President of the Comfort Drives product division at Robert Bosch GmbH. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Konecranes Oyj, a publicly listed company headquartered in Finland. Her previous experience includes positions at international consulting firms and leadership roles in the automotive supply industry.

With Birgit Seeger assuming office, Mark Wilhelms left the Management Board on October 31, 2025 and returned to the Supervisory Board on November 1, 2025.

The Management Board members in office at the end of the 2025 fiscal year were Birgit Seeger (CEO), Annette Stieve (CFO) and Dr. Daniel Heymann (COO).

Explanations regarding the composition of the Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of NORMA Group SE, as stipulated in the Articles of Association, consists of six independent members elected by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. Mark Wilhelms is the Chair of the Supervisory Board⁸, and Denise Koopmans the Deputy Chair. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

The premature departure of CEO Guido Grandi, announced on February 17, 2025, resulted in changes to the composition of the Supervisory Board: As Mark Wilhelms, who had been Chair of the Supervisory Board of NORMA Group until then, took over the mandate as Chair of the Management Board of NORMA Group on an interim basis, Ms. Kerstin Müller-Kirchhofs was appointed Chair of the Supervisory Board of NORMA Group for the transitional period. Mr. Wilhelms’ Supervisory Board mandate was suspended during his position as interim Chair of the Management Board.

In light of Miguel Ángel López Borrego's announced resignation from the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting on May 16, 2024, Ms. Kerstin Müller-Kirchhofs was appointed by the court as a new member of the Supervisory Board until the election at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting on

⁸ Mark Wilhelms was the Chair of the Supervisory Board of NORMA Group SE until February 17, 2025, and subsequently served as Interim CEO from February 18 to October 31, 2025. He has been Chairman of the Supervisory Board again since November 27, 2025.

May 13, 2025, then officially elected Kerstin Müller-Kirchhofs to the Supervisory Board of NORMA Group. In addition, Dr. Erek Speckert was elected to the Supervisory Board of NORMA Group SE.

Ms. Erika Schulte, who had been a member of the Supervisory Board of NORMA Group SE since 2018, left the Supervisory Board after the Annual General Meeting on May 13, 2025. Further information can be found in the SUPERVISORY BOARD REPORT.

Information on the profiles of the Management Board and Supervisory Board members of NORMA Group SE is available on the company website: WWW.NORMAGROUP.COM. Furthermore, the CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT included in the Annual Report provides explanations regarding the composition of the Management Board and Supervisory Board and the distribution of responsibilities. The Report comprises the Corporate Governance Statement required under Sections 289f and 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB), including the Statement of Compliance pursuant to Section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG), a description of the working methods of the Management Board and Supervisory Board, and information on key corporate governance practices. It also includes the diversity concept statement required under the German CSR Directive Implementation Act. The CONSOLIDATED NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT pursuant to Sections 315b and 315c of the German Commercial Code (HGB) is included in the consolidated management report of this Annual Report.

Operative segmentation by regions

NORMA Group's strategy focuses, among other things, on regional growth targets. To achieve this, operations are managed in three regional segments: EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), the Americas (North, Central, and South America), and Asia-Pacific (East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania). Each region has interconnected, cross-functional organizations, resulting in a strongly regionally oriented internal reporting and control system. Regional and local priorities are set within sales service.

Due to the importance of the strategic business units Industry Applications and Mobility & New Energy, reporting along these business units will be gradually expanded.

Division of business activities

As of December 31, 2025, NORMA Group's business activities were divided into the strategic business units Industry Applications and Mobility & New Energy. The EMEA, Americas, and Asia-Pacific regions constituted the company's defined reporting segments for fiscal year 2025.

Through its matrix organization, comprised of both business units, NORMA Group provides its global customers in diverse end markets with a broadly diversified product portfolio. The consistent focus on strategically essential areas, guided by the vision of an

"Industrial Powerhouse"

⁹ On September 23, 2025, NORMA Group signed an agreement to sell its Water Management business to Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS), headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio (USA). The transaction was completed on February 2, 2026. The Group classified the Water Management business as a “discontinued operation” in accordance with IFRS 5 as of July 31, 2025. NOTES