LANXESS AG Annual Stockholders' Meeting

5. Appointment of the auditor for the fiscal year 2023 and for the review of the 2023 half-year report

Upon recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, shall be appointed as

5.1 auditor of the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2023, as well as

5.2 auditor for the review of the abbreviated financial statements and the interim management report for the Group as contained in the 2023 half-year report.

The Audit Committee has stated that its recommendation pursuant to the requirements in Article 16 Para. 2 and Para. 6 of Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014 (“EU Audit Regulation”), is free from improper influence by a third party and no clause has in particular been imposed upon it that restricts its choice to certain statutory auditors.