Heraeus Group Company Statement on the Prevention of Slavery and HumanTrafficking under the UK Modern Slavery Act (Financial Year 2023)

This statement is made precautionary pursuant to Section 54, Part 6 of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015,
should a Group Company fall within its jurisdiction and sets out the steps Heraeus has taken to ensurethat slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in its supply chains or in any part of its business.
The foundation of all transactions at Heraeus is compliance with all binding statutory requirements at thenational and international level. In doing so, Heraeus follows in particular:•••••

the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from ConflictAffected and High-Risk Areas
the requirements of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act
the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation 2017/821
the Responsible Guidance of the London Bullion Market Association and of the London Platinum
and Palladium Market and the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process of the Responsible
Business Alliance
the Responsible Jewelry Counsel standards (for those Heraeus Companies who follow thatstandard).

The principles for the selection and monitoring of suppliers, especially suppliers of materials containing
precious metals or Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten or Gold (“3TG”), are set out in the publicly available Heraeus
Supply Chain Due Diligence Policy. All Heraeus suppliers undergo an annual human rights risk
assessment with respect to their specific country and sector. Based on the risk assessment, the Heraeus
companies are obliged to take risk-appropriate measures in case of indications for risks or violations
regarding human rights issues, including slavery, human trafficking, forced labor and child labor.
Depending on the risk identified, this may include confirming the Heraeus Code of Conduct for suppliers,sending and evaluating questionnaires, obtaining external data, agreeing on measures with the supplier,or conducting an on-site audit. Or even that the Heraeus company in question decides not to work withcertain suppliers or no longer to work with them.

Heraeus has also established additional risk-based processes for suppliers in particularly critical areas
such as 3TG or precious metal sourcing. The sourcing of precious metals is monitored by a designatedteam of Precious Metals Compliance Experts (“Heraeus-PMCE”). Precious metal suppliers of Heraeus
have to comply with the “Heraeus Code of Conduct for Precious Metal Suppliers”, which is focused on,
but not limited to, fundamental rights of employees, the prohibition of child labor, environmental
protection and the monitoring of their own supply chain. The Heraeus-PMCE Team is also auditing
mining corporations within the supply chain of Heraeus which are not certified by a recognizedorganization such as Fairtrade.

Heraeus is committed to prevent and reject all forms of forced labor and child labor and to provide fairwages and reasonable hours of work to our employees in each country. The Heraeus Group has
established a Compliance Management System (CMS) to ensure compliance with the requirements setby or set for Heraeus. Heraeus provides information and trainings for employees on the Heraeus Code1/2

of Conduct, as well as advanced trainings within selected risk areas such as procurement and sourcing.
The Heraeus companies are required to report to their management or supervisory board on the resultsof the risk assessment and the implementation of preventive and remedial measures. The Heraeus
Group has a Compliance Hotline (internal Heraeus grievance mechanism – "Heraeus SpeakUp") that isopen to employees and third parties.

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Hergen Haas (Head of Legal & Responsibility
and member of the Group Management Committee)

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