Management’s overall assessment of the opportunity and risk situation

The Management Board and the Supervisory Board of METRO AG are regularly informed about the company’s situation in terms of opportunities and risks. To evaluate the current situation, we do not consider the risks in isolation. Instead, we also analysed the interdependencies according to their impact. Our assessment indicates that the overall risks do not endanger the risk-bearing capacity. For a period of 1 year after the closing date, the identified individual and cumulative risks do not represent any risks that could jeopardise the continued existence of the company. We are confident that METRO’s earnings performance offers a solid foundation for the sustainable positive development of our business and the utilisation of numerous opportunities. The Management Board of METRO AG currently does not expect any fundamental change in the opportunities and risk situation.