The management adjusts the result by certain expenses for the purpose of managing the Group’s operations. Adjustments are made in accordance with the management approach in segment reporting. Hence, the following adjusted results reflect the Management Board’s perspective.

In Q1 2026, adjustments totaling EUR 0.6 million (Q1 2025: EUR 0.4 million) were made within the EBITDA. These are non-recurring expenses for the transformation of the organization. Within EBITA, depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment from purchase price allocations amounted to EUR 0.1 million (Q1 2025: EUR 0.2 million), and within EBIT, amortization of intangible assets from purchase price allocations amounted to EUR 1.1 million (Q1 2025: EUR 1.4 million).

Notional income taxes resulting from the adjustments are calculated using the tax rates of the respective local companies affected and included in the adjusted result after taxes. The following table shows the result adjusted for the effects mentioned here:

Adjustments1

in EUR thousand

Q1 2026 reported

Adjustments

Q1 2026 adjusted

208,644

0

208,644

Change in inventories of finished goods and work in progress

-378

0

-378

Other own work capitalized

720

0

720

Cost of materials

-91,413

226

-91,187

117,573

226

117,799

Other operating income and expenses

-29,215

-1,563

-30,778

Employee benefit expenses

-71,294

1,925

-69,369

17,064

588

17,652

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

-10,586

139

-10,447

6,478

727

7,205

Amortization of intangible assets

-1,999

1,124

-875

4,479

1,851

6,330

Financial result

-2,080

0

-2,080

2,399

1,851

4,250

Income taxes

-2,786

-463

-3,249

-387

1,388

1,001

Non-controlling interests

37

0

37

-424

1,388

964

Earnings per share from continuing operations (in euros)

-0.01

0.04

0.03

310,324

-307,702

2,622

Earnings per share (in EUR)

9.74

-9.66

0.08

1_Discrepancies in decimal places may occur due to commercial rounding.

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