Please see the 2019/2020 Sustainability Report with regard to the disclosures within the meaning of §§ 289b, 315b of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, "HGB"). The Sustainability Report includes the Group's non-financial statement for the 2019/2020 financial year within the meaning of §§ 315b, 315c in conjunction with §§ 289c to 289e HGB, which was subject to a limited assurance engagement. As at 31 October 2020, the Sustainability Report will be published online at https://verantwortung.bvb.de/en. *
* In accordance with the statutory requirements, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft has neither substantively audited the cross-references nor the information to which the cross-references refer.