LANXESS AG Annual Stockholders' Meeting

5. Election of the auditor for fiscal year 2025 and the review of the half-year financial report 2025
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board proposes that KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, be elected

5.1 as the auditor of the financial statements of LANXESS AG and the consolidated financial statements of the LANXESS Group for fiscal year 2025 and

5.2 as the auditor for the review of the condensed financial statements and interim management report included in the 2025 half-year financial report.

The Audit Committee has declared that its recommendation in accordance with Article 16 Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 6 of Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of April 16, 2014 (EU Statutory Audit Regulation) is free from undue influence by a third party and that, in particular, no clause was imposed on it that restricted its selection to certain auditors.