Clariant’s shareholders approve all agenda items - Seite 2

Conrad Keijzer, Chief Executive Officer of Clariant, added: “Thanks to the effective implementation of our performance programs and strong margin management, we achieved a robust performance in 2023. Our improved operational efficiencies and the benefits derived from the acquisition of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics will drive profitable growth in 2024 and beyond.”

Further, Dr. Balthasar Settelen, attorney, was reelected as independent proxy until the next Annual General Meeting, and KPMG was confirmed as the statutory auditor for 2024.

The proposal for total compensation of the Board of Directors for the term from the 2024 to the 2025 Annual General Meeting was approved with 98.69 % of the votes, as was the total compensation of the Executive Steering Committee for the 2025 fiscal year, with 91.41 % of the votes.

Please find additional documents related to the AGM available for download on https://www.clariant.com/agm

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