Auditor

On June 13, 2025, the Annual General Meeting of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (“DWS KGaA”) appointed KPMG Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (“KPMG”), with its registered office in Berlin, as the auditor of the annual financial statements and as the auditor of the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2025 as proposed by the Supervisory Board based on the recommendation of its Audit and Risk Committee. KPMG was also appointed to perform the limited review of the condensed financial statements and the interim management report as of June 30, 2025 (§ 115 (5), § 117 No. 2 Securities Trading Act) and if applicable any other interim financial reports (§ 115 (7) Securities Trading Act) with reference dates before December 31, 2025.

KPMG was appointed as auditor for the purpose of confirming the sustainability reporting für the fiscal year 2025 with effect from the entry into force of the law implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive into German law ("CSRD Implementation Act").

EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft („EY“) with its registered office in Stuttgart was appointed as auditor to perform the limited review of any other interim financial reports (Section 115 (7) Securities Trading Act) with reference dates after December 31, 2025 prepared prior to the Annual General Meeting in 2026.