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Mutares SE & Co. KGaA updates dividend strategy: minimum dividend of EUR 2.00 per share per fiscal year

Munich, September 22, 2023 – The Management Board of Mutares Management SE, the general partner of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A2NB650) (“Company“), and the Company's Supervisory Board today resolved, with the approval of the Supervisory Board of Mutares Management SE, to update the Company's dividend strategy.

The Company continues to adhere to a sustainably designed dividend strategy. In the future, however, a minimum dividend in the amount of EUR 2.00 per share entitled to dividend shall be distributed to the shareholders per fiscal year.

In extraordinarily successful fiscal years with substantial surplus liquidity, the Company will also consider in the future, when proposing the appropriation of profits, the extent to which the remaining net profit should be used for further business expansion or additionally distributed to shareholders in the form of a possible bonus dividend to be reported separately in the future.

Disclaimer

This announcement is an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 17 Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014. It does not constitute financial analysis or advice or recommendation relating to financial instruments, nor is this announcement an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States of America ("United States"), Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction in which an offer is restricted by law.

The securities of Mutares referred to in this announcement have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Subject to certain exemptions, the securities referred to in this announcement may not be sold or offered for sale in Australia, Canada or Japan, or to or for the account or benefit of Australian, Canadian or Japanese residents. There will be no registration of the securities referred to in this announcement under the Securities Act or any applicable laws in Australia, Canada or Japan. There will be no public offering of the securities in the United States.

Certain statements in this ad hoc announcement are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions could adversely affect the outcome and financial consequences of the plans and events described herein. No one undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this ad hoc announcement.

For more information:

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA 
Investor Relations 
Jessica Albert 
Tel. +49 89 9292 7760 
E-mail: [email protected] 
www.mutares.com

Press 
CROSS ALLIANCE communication GmbH 
Susan Hoffmeister 
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