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Forward-Looking Statements

This Sustainability Report includes statements that are or may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and are not statements of historical fact, they may be identified by forward-looking terminology, including words “outlook”, “guidance”, “believes”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “expects”, “estimates”, “may”, “will”, “should”, or in each case, their negative or other variations, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of “strategy”, “plans” , “objectives” , “goals”, “future events” or “intentions”. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties as they relate to future events and circumstances.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The financial position resulting from operations of the Group, and the development of the markets and the industries in which members of the Group operate, may differ materially from those described in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements in this Sustainability Report relate in particular, but are not limited, to sustainability targets, climate-related scenarios, planned actions, commitments, and methodological assumptions. Such statements are made as of the date of publication and are not guarantees of future performance.