Corporate Governance Statement

The combined Corporate Governance Statement of Beiersdorf AG and the Group (§§ 289f, 315d Handelsgesetzbuch (German Commercial Code, HGB)) contains the Declaration of Compliance (§ 161 Aktiengesetz (German Stock Corporation Act, AktG)), information on key corporate governance practices and on Executive and Supervisory Board working practices and composition (including information on the company’s corporate governance), information on the diversity policy for the Supervisory Board and Executive Board, and information on the statutory requirements for the equal participation of women and men in leadership positions. The auditing of the Corporate Governance Statement by the auditor pursuant to §§ 289f (2) and (5), 315d HGB is limited to determining whether the information has been provided (§ 317 (2) sentence 6 HGB).