Information regarding the independence of the members of the Supervisory Board

Under Rule 53 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance (the “Code”), the majority of the members elected to the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting shall be independent of the company and its Management Board. The Supervisory Board shall establish and publish criteria regarding such independence (see www.voestalpine.com » Investors » Corporate Governance).

On the basis of the criteria established by the Supervisory Board, all members elected by the Annual General Meeting made a written declaration of independence in the course of their election. Accordingly, all members of the Supervisory Board—seven members at the time of their election and one member from August 2024—have declared themselves independent.

As legal counsel to voestalpine AG and its subsidiaries, the law firm Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbH, of which the Supervisory Board member Dr. Florian Khol is a partner, provided legal services in the business year 2025/26, particularly in connection with matters related to capital market and corporate law. Fees for these matters were billed at customary market rates. For the business year 2025/26, total net fees of EUR 11,353.67 (2024/25: EUR 78,769) were incurred for services provided by the law firm Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte GmbH.