Brenntag SE — Governance Information 2020

Dec 14, 2020

. Declaration of ConformitY

in accordance with Section 161 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz)

The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of Brenntag AG are obliged to resolve ^a Declaration of Conformity in accordance with Section 161 of the German Stock Corporate Act (Aktiengesetz). The last Declaration of Conformity has been resolved on December 12, 2019. As of this time, the German Corporate Governance Code in the version as of February 17,2017 (.GCGC 2017") was stillin place. On December 16, 2019, the Government Commission "German Corporate Governance Code' has resolved a new version of the GCGC, which has entered into force on March 20,2020 ('GCGC 2020").

The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board hereby declare that since their last Declaration of Conförmity as of December 12, 2019, Brenntag has complied with the recommendations of GCGC 2017, with the exception of the recommendations in number 4.2.3, para. 3 and number 5.4.1, para. 2 GCGC 2017. The exceptions are declared for the following reasons:

With regard to two members of the Board of Management until August 2020, and since September 2020 with regard to one member of the Board of Management, Brenntag follows the recommendation in number4.2.3, para.3 GCGC 2017. There have been three members of the Board of Management who receive payments of different forms, which are partially earmarked for their pension scheme, but also, apart from that, are at the free disposal of the specific board member. Therefore, the Supervisory Board has not established target levels of pension benefits for every pension commitment.

ln addition, the Supervisory Board does not set a regular limit on length of membership, as recommended in number 5.4.1, pata.2 GCGC 2017. A regular limit on length of membership does not take into account the benefits of individual members' experience.

Furthermore, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board hereby declare that Brenntag complies and will continue to comply with the GCGC 2020 with the exception of the recommendation in C.4 GCGC 2020:

With regard to the Supervisory Board's chairwoman Doreen Nowotne, there is a deviation from the recommendation in c.4 Gccc 2020. Ms. Nowotne holds positions attwo non-group companies and is chairwoman of the supervisory Board at a further non-group company. with her position as chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Brenntag AG which Ms. Nowotne has intended to take over for a transition period of two years, her total number of seats would amount to six. Therefore in accordance with the GCGC's counting method, a deviation from C.4 GCGC is herewith declared for now. ln any case, the Supervisory Board has ascertained that Ms. Nowotne has sufficient time available to discharge her duties.

Essen, December 14, 2A20

Dr" Christian Kohlpaintner / Georg Müller Doreen Nowotne

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