Directors’ Dealings
In accordance with Article 19 (1) of the Market Abuse Regulation, the members of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board are required to notify transactions involving shares in Beiersdorf AG or financial instruments linked thereto (directors’ dealings) to the company and the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin) promptly and no later than three business days after the date of transaction. This also applies to related parties of such persons.
The notifications received by Beiersdorf AG are published and are available on the company’s website at www.beiersdorf.com/directors_dealings.
Detailed information on the work of the Supervisory Board and its committees, as well as on the cooperation between the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board, can be found in the “Report by the Supervisory Board” section of this report. Further information on Executive Board and Supervisory Board remuneration can be found in the “Remuneration Report” section. The remuneration report for the last financial year, including the auditors’ report pursuant to § 162 AktG, and the applicable remuneration system pursuant to § 87a (1) and (2) sentence 1 AktG are published on the website at www.beiersdorf.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/remuneration-of-executive-board-and-supervisory-board; the latest remuneration resolution of the Annual General Meeting pursuant to § 113 (3) AktG is available at www.beiersdorf.com/investor-relations/annual-general-meeting/2025.
The consolidated financial statements and half-year reports are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as adopted by the EU. The annual financial statements of Beiersdorf AG are prepared in accordance with the Handelsgesetzbuch (German Commercial Code, HGB). The Annual General Meeting on April 17, 2025 elected PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, as the auditors for Beiersdorf AG and the Beiersdorf Group for financial year 2025 and as the auditors for the review of the half-year report 2025. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft has audited the annual and consolidated financial statements of Beiersdorf AG since 2024. The competent auditor is Thorsten Dzulko. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft will also perform a limited assurance engagement on the 2025 Non-Financial Statement. The competent auditor is Claudia Niendorf-Senger.
Current developments and key company information are published on our website www.beiersdorf.com as soon as possible. As well as detailed disclosures on corporate governance at Beiersdorf, the website features additional information on the Executive Board, the Supervisory Board, and the Annual General Meeting, the company’s reports (annual reports, including combined management reports and non-financial statements, annual financial statements, remuneration reports, half-year reports, and quarterly statements), a financial calendar with all key events and publications, ad-hoc disclosures, directors’ dealings, and publication of voting right notifications.
This Corporate Governance Statement is a non-audited component of the Combined Management Report. It is also published at www.beiersdorf.com/corporate_governance_statement, where it will be accessible for at least five years.