Concept of diversity, objectives regarding its composition, competency profile

• No member of the Supervisory Board shall continue to hold office beyond the close of the General Shareholders’ Meeting following the 70th birthday of the member of the Supervisory Board. Moreover, election proposals by the Supervisory Board shall consider that the members of the Supervisory Board shall generally not serve on the Supervisory Board for more than twelve years.
• At least 33.3% of the seats on the Supervisory Board shall be filled by women by January 31, 2026.
• At least 50% of the members of the Supervisory Board shall have particularly extensive international expertise. The requirement for extensive international expertise is fulfilled if the respective member has had a regular workplace outside of Germany for 18 months or more, or if the member has worked more than five years in an international work environment.
• The Supervisory Board shall consider diverse educational and/or professional backgrounds among its members by taking into account the knowledge, skills and expertise described in the description of objectives regarding the composition of the Supervisory Board.

Brenntag is convinced that a holistic approach to diversity strengthens the company in a long term by considering different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds, adding value for Brenntag’s customers and suppliers as well as for our employees. The current composition of the Supervisory Board meets all aspects of the concept of diversity. The current age in the Supervisory Board ranges from 49 to 66 years. The average age of the members of the Supervisory Board is 59. The Supervisory Board currently has two female members.

Besides the concept of diversity, the Supervisory Board has defined concrete objectives regarding its composition as a whole considering qualitative criteria on company-specific requirements:

• The Supervisory Board as a whole shall have adequate knowledge, skills and expertise in:
  - corporate governance, compliance and risk management
  - chemical industry, distribution, supply chain management and B2B services industry
  - strategy, portfolio management and M&A
  - change management and HR
  - in the fields of accounting and audit (in accordance with section 100 (5) AktG)
  - capital markets
  - digital transformation and IT
  - ESG, sustainability, CSR and safety.
• The Supervisory Board as a whole shall have international expertise.
• The Supervisory Board shall comprise – in its own estimation – an adequate number of independent members, provided that more than half of the members shall be independent. When assessing the independence, the Supervisory Board shall consider all aspects stipulated in C.6 and C.7 of the German Corporate Governance Code.
• The Supervisory Board shall ascertain that all members of the Supervisory Board have sufficient time available to discharge their duties.
• The Supervisory Board shall consider all aspects of the concept of diversity as objectives regarding the composition of the Supervisory Board.