1. General information

KION GROUP AG, whose registered office is at Thea-Rasche-Strasse 8, 60549 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is entered in the commercial register at the Frankfurt am Main local court under reference HRB 112163. The KION Group is among the world’s leading suppliers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions. Its portfolio encompasses industrial trucks such as forklift trucks and warehouse trucks, as well as integrated automation technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains, including all related services. In 2025, the Group and its approximately 42,000 employees generated revenue of €11,297.2 million (2024: €11,503.2 million).

The direct parent company of KION GROUP AG is Weichai Power (Luxembourg) Holding S.à r.l., Luxembourg (‘Weichai Power’), which holds 46.5 percent of the shares (2024: 46.5 percent). The ultimate parent company of KION GROUP AG is Weichai Power Co., Ltd., Weifang, People’s Republic of China, which indirectly holds a stake in KION GROUP AG through Weichai Power. Weichai Power Co., Ltd. prepares consolidated financial statements for the largest and smallest number of affiliated companies – in its role as parent company – in which KION GROUP AG is included in the basis of consolidation as a subsidiary. These consolidated financial statements are available in English on the websites of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.hk) and the company (www.weichaipower.com).

The declaration of conformity with the German Corporate Governance Code pursuant to section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) was issued and is permanently available to the public on the KION GROUP AG website at www.kiongroup.com/conformity.

The consolidated financial statements and the combined group management report and management report of KION GROUP AG were prepared and approved for publication by the Executive Board of KION GROUP AG on February 24, 2026.