Auditor

On June 3, 2026, the Annual General Meeting of DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (“DWS KGaA”) appointed EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (“EY”), with its registered office in Stuttgart, as the auditor of the annual financial statements and as the auditor of the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2026 as proposed by the Supervisory Board based on the recommendation of its Audit and Risk Committee.

EY was also appointed to perform the limited review of the condensed financial statements and the interim management report as of June 30, 2026 (Sections 115 (5), 117 no. 2 Securities Trading Act) and any other interim financial reports (Section 115 (7) Securities Trading Act) prepared prior to the Annual General Meeting in 2027.

EY was also appointed as auditor for the purpose of confirming the sustainability reporting for the fiscal year 2026 with effect from the entry into force of the law implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive into German law (“CSRD Implementation Act”). The Supervisory Board is instructed to implement this resolution only in the event that the CSRD Implementation Act requires that the sustainability reporting for the fiscal year 2026 be externally assured by an auditor appointed by the Annual General Meeting.