35 Other mandatory disclosures pursuant to Section 315e HGB

Disclosures on executive bodies of the parent company

Management Board

The following were appointed as members of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG in fiscal year 2024/25 and entered in the commercial register:

**Disclosures on executive bodies of the parent company – Management Board**
Member of Management Board	Membership of statutory supervisory boards and similar supervisory bodies at companies within the Carl Zeiss Group	Membership of statutory supervisory boards and similar supervisory bodies at other companies
Dr. Markus Weber
President and CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (until 31 May 2025) Area of responsibility: Ophthalmology SBU, Microsurgery SBU, Operations, Group functions Human Resources, Communications, Strategy & Ventures, Digital Transformation First appointed 2022 In addition: Chairman of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany, (until 31 May 2025)	Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (until 31 May 2025) Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan (until 31 May 2025) Member of the Board of Directors of DORC Topco B.V., Zuidland, Netherlands (until 31 May 2025)	Member of the university council of Ulm University, Ulm, Germany Member of the Administrative Board of Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany
Maximilian Foerst
President and CEO of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (since 1 Jun 2025) Area of responsibility: Ophthalmology SBU, Microsurgery SBU, Operations, Quality, Group functions Human Resources, Communications, Strategy & Ventures, Digital Transformation First appointed 2025 In addition: Chairman of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany (since 1 Jun 2025)	Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss IMT (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec Holding (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec (Guangzhou) Ltd, Guangzhou, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Vision (China) Ltd, Guangzhou, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Vision (Guangzhou) Ltd, Guangzhou, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Vision Technical Services (Guangzhou) Ltd, Guangzhou, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Vision Technologies (Guangzhou) Ltd, Guangzhou, China Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Holding Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec (Suzhou) Co, Ltd, Suzhou, China Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Suzhou Co, Ltd, Suzhou, China Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Far East Co, Ltd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens Asia Pacific Ltd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Member of the Board of Directors of DORC Topco B.V., Zuidland, Netherlands (since 1 June 2025) Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Co, Ltd, Hsinchu County, Taiwan Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan (since 1 June 2025) Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan (since 1 June 2025)	none
Justus Felix Wehmer
Member of the Management Board and CFO of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Area of responsibility: Corporate functions Finance & Controlling, Investor Relations, IT, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs, Sustainability, Compliance, Legal First appointed 2018	Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Dublin, USA Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology, Reno, USA Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec USA, Inc., Dublin, USA Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Iberia, S.L., Tres Cantos, Spain Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec Iberia S.A., Tres Cantos, Spain Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec (Guangzhou) Ltd., Guangzhou, China Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Meditec Holding (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China Member of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Jena, Germany Supervisor of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss Meditec (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., Suzhou, China Member of the Board of Directors of DORC Topco B.V., Zuidland, Netherlands	Member of the Executive Board of Spectaris e.V., Berlin, Germany Member of the Executive Board of Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung, Jena, Germany

The total remuneration paid to the active members of the Management Board pursuant to Section 314 (1) No. 6a HGB amounted to €4,581k in fiscal year 2024/25 (prior year: €1,436k). Projected unit credits for pensions for active members of the Management Board amount to €367k (prior year: €350k). The past service cost of active Management Board members was €237k (prior year: €224k). Furthermore, projected unit credits for pensions for former members of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss Meditec amount to €911k (prior year: €1,176k).

Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG had the following members in fiscal year 2024/25:

Member of Supervisory Board

Membership of statutory supervisory boards and similar supervisory bodies at companies within the Carl Zeiss Group

Membership of statutory supervisory boards and similar supervisory bodies at other companies

Dr. Karl Lamprecht

Chairman until 26 Mar 2025

Member of the Supervisory Board until 26 Mar 2025

Chairman of the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany (until 31 Mar 2025)

Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Holding Co., Ltd. China, Shanghai, China (until 31 Mar 2025)
Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China (until 31 Mar 2025)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, Germany (until 31 Mar 2025)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Far East Co. Ltd., Kwai Fong, NT./Hong Kong, China (until 31 Mar 2025)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss India (Bangalore) Pte. Ltd., Bangalore, India (until 31 Mar 2025)
Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Singapore (until 31 Mar 2025)
Member of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss Pension Trust Properties LLC, White Plains, USA (until 31 Mar 2025)

Member of the Supervisory Board of Körber AG, Hamburg, Germany (until 12 Aug 2025)

Andreas Pecher

Chairman since 26 Mar 2025

Member of the Supervisory Board since 26 Mar 2025

Chairman of the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany (since 1 Apr 2025)

Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Holding Co., Ltd. China, Shanghai, China (since 1 May 2025)
Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss (Shanghai) Co, Ltd, Shanghai, China (since 1 May 2025)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH (until 31 Dec 2024)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, Germany (since 1 Apr 2025, Chairman since 29 Apr 2025)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Far East Co. Ltd, Kwai Fong, NT./Hong Kong, China (since 1 Apr 2025)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss India (Bangalore) Pte. Ltd, Bangalore, India (since 1 April 2025)
Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Co. Ltd, Seoul, Korea (until 31 Dec 2024)
Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Pte. Ltd, Singapore, Singapore (since 1 Apr 2025)

Member of the Supervisory Board of Siltronic AG, Munich, Germany (until 12 May 2025)

Stefan Müller

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2024

Member of the Executive Board (CFO) of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany

Member of the Management Board of Carl Zeiss Pension Trust Properties LLC, White Plains, USA
Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss Inc., White Plains, USA (until 24 Apr 2025)

Member of the Southwest Regional Advisory Committee of Commerzbank (since 1 Jan 2025)
Member of the General Assembly of IHK Ostwürttemberg (since 3 Dec 2024)

Torsten Reitze

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2021

Member of the Management Board (CFO) of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH, Oberkochen, Germany

Member of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss IMT GmbH, Oberkochen, Germany
Member of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss SMS Ltd., D.N. Misgav, Israel
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss SMT, Inc., Danvers, USA
Member of the Internal Board of Directors of Carl Zeiss SBE, LLC, White Plains, USA
President of the Administrative Board of Carl Zeiss SMT Switzerland AG, Zurich, Switzerland

none

Tania von der Goltz

Member of the Supervisory Board until 26 Mar 2025

Member of the Management Board (CFO) of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, Germany (until 31 Mar 2025)

none

Member of the Advisory Board of Veonet Vision GmbH, Munich, Germany

Prof. Dr. habil. Angelika C. Bullinger-Hoffmann

Member of the Supervisory Board since 26 Mar 2025

Chair of Ergonomics and Innovation Management, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology

none

Member of the Supervisory Board of Paul Hartmann AG, Heidenheim, Germany
Member of the Advisory Board of the Albert Handtmann Group of Companies, Biberach, Germany

Isabel De Paoli

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2020

Partner Private Equity – Healthcare Sector, EQT Partners GmbH, Munich, Germany

none

Peter Kameritsch

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2021

Member of the Management Board (CFO) of MTU Aero Engines AG, Munich, Germany (until 30 Jun 2025)

none

Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of KION Group AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (since 27 May 2025)

Renè Denner^*

Deputy Chairman

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2019

Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany, Chairman of the General Works Council of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany, and 3rd Deputy Chairman of the Works Council of the Carl Zeiss Group, Germany

Employee representative on the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany

none

Jeffrey Marx^*

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2020

Process Engineer, Deputy Chairman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Berlin, Germany

none

Brigitte Koblizek^*

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2022

Industrial engineer, Deputy Chairwoman of the Works Council of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Oberkochen, Germany

none

Falk Bindheim^*

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2023

Trade Union Secretary at IG Metall Jena-Saalfeld and Gera, Jena, Germany

none

Heike Madan^*

Member of Supervisory Board since 2023

1st Representative and Managing Director of IG Metall Aalen

Employee representative on the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG, Oberkochen, Germany (since 18 Mar 2025)

Member of the Supervisory Board of Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany (since 22 July 2025)

Dr. Christian Münster^*

Member of the Supervisory Board since 2023

Head of Regulatory and Clinical Affairs at Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany

none

*	elected employee representatives

Committees of the Supervisory Board

**Disclosures on executive bodies of the parent company – Committees of the Supervisory Board**
		Members
General and Personnel Committee		Dr. Karl Lamprecht, Chairman (until 26 Mar 2025) Andreas Pecher, Chairman (since 26 Mar 2025) Renè Denner Stefan Müller Dr. Christian Münster
Audit Committee		Peter Kameritsch, Chairman Renè Denner Heike Madan Torsten Reitze
Nominating Committee		Stefan Müller, Chairman Isabel De Paoli Dr. Karl Lamprecht (until 26 Mar 2025) Andreas Pecher (since 26 Mar 2025)
Mediation Committee		Dr. Karl Lamprecht, Chairman (until 26 Mar 2025) Andreas Pecher, Chairman (since 26 Mar 2025) Renè Denner Jeffrey Marx Torsten Reitze

The total remuneration paid to active members of the Supervisory Board in fiscal year 2024/25 amounted to €574k (prior year: €549k).

The remuneration of Supervisory Board members is governed by Art. 19 of the Articles of Association of Carl Zeiss Meditec AG.

Auditors’ fees

The following fees were recognized for the services provided by the auditors of the consolidated financial statements, PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, and other companies in the international PwC network:

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**Auditors’ fees**
	2024/25		2023/24
	PwC network	thereof PwC Germany	PwC network	thereof PwC Germany
	€k	€k	€k	€k
Auditing of financial statements	1,597	1,283	1,298	1,103
Other assurance services	135	135	49	49
Other services	2	2	2	2
Total	1,734	1,420	1,349	1,154

The audit services mainly relate to the audit of the consolidated financial statements and the annual financial statements. Other assurance services relate to the audit of the content of the combined separate non-financial report and audits as stipulated in the CSRD Directive. Other services were commissioned for translations.

Information on shareholdings (consolidated companies)

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Local currency

Share of voting capital
(in %)

Equity as at 30 Sep 2025 or the end of reporting period of the local financial statements

of which result for fiscal year 2024/25 or in accordance with the fiscal year of the local financial statements

Name and registered office of the company

in local currency (k)

in €k translated at period-end exchange rate

in local currency (k)

in €k translated at average rate

Carl Zeiss Meditec Asset Management Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Jena, Germany^*

EUR

100

68,394

Atlantic S.A.S., Périgny/La Rochelle, France

EUR

100

41,130

-17,617

Carl Zeiss Meditec S.A.S., Périgny/La Rochelle, France

EUR

100

33,787

3,332

Carl Zeiss Meditec Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, Oberkochen, Germany^*

EUR

100

23,428

Carl Zeiss Meditec France S.A.S., Marly-le-Roi, France

EUR

100

17,572

3,538

France Chirurgie Instrumentation S.A.S., Paris, France

EUR

100

9,496

1,996

Carl Zeiss Meditec Iberia S.A., Tres Cantos, Spain

EUR

100

9,658

2,087

France Chirurgie Instrumentation SUD Ltd., Quatre Bornes, Mauritius

EUR

100

3,463

398

Carl Zeiss Meditec Portugal Unipessoal Lda., Lisbon, Portugal

EUR

100

3,072

269

Preceyes B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands

EUR

100

-27

-299

D.O.R.C. Deutschland GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

EUR

100

6,404

1,977

DORC Topco B.V., Zuidland, Netherlands^*

EUR

100

369,072

161

DORC Bidco B.V., Zuidland, Netherlands^*

EUR

100

142,639

5,024

D.O.R.C. Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International) B.V., Zuidland, Netherlands^*

EUR

100

119,781

7,930

D.O.R.C. France S.A.R.L., Issy les Moulineaux, France

EUR

100

2,372

277

HYALTECH Ltd., Livingston, United Kingdom

GBP

100

-4,793

-5,487

-662

-783

Carl Zeiss Meditec Medikal Çözümler Ticaret ve Sanay A.Ş, Istanbul, Turkey

TRY

100

253,584

5,194

32,751

786

Audioptics Medical, Inc., Halifax, Canada

CAD

100

17,313

10,592

-553

-358

Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, USA

USD

100

475,799

405,246

-198,293

-179,418

Carl Zeiss Meditec USA Inc., Dublin, USA

USD

100

73,068

62,233

7,607

6,883

Carl Zeiss Meditec Production LLC, Ontario, USA

USD

100

20,691

17,623

1,681

1,521

Kogent Surgical LLC, Chesterfield, USA

USD

100

1,596

1,360

-5,837

-5,282

Katalyst Surgical LLC, Chesterfield, USA

USD

100

-17,839

-15,194

-16,691

-15,103

France Chirurgie Instrumentation Ophthalmics Inc., Pembroke, USA

USD

100

6,965

5,932

2,742

2,481

Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology, Inc., Reno, USA

USD

100

-50,611

-43,106

-11,907

-10,774

Dutch Ophthalmic USA Inc., Exeter, USA

USD

100

29,987

25,541

2,021

1,828

MicroVision Inc., Seabrook, USA

USD

100

3,784

3,223

366

331

Peregrine Surgical Ltd., New Britain, USA

USD

100

6,867

5,849

675

610

Carl Zeiss Meditec (Shanghai) Holding Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China

CNY

100

78,129

9,347

-3,927

-493

Carl Zeiss Meditec (Guangzhou) Ltd., Guangzhou, China

CNY

100

56,853

6,801

12,658

1,588

Carl Zeiss Meditec (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Suzhou, China

CNY

100

-2,119

-253

-3,963

-497

Carl Zeiss Meditec Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan

JPY

3,608,156

20,765

362,227

2,199

*	In accordance with Sec. 264 (3) HGB or Sec. 2:403 BW (Dutch Civil Code), these entities are exempted from the obligation to publish their financial statements.

The figures shown in the table above represent the values determined in accordance with country-specific accounting regulations or IFRS.

Information on shareholdings (unconsolidated companies)

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**Information on shareholdings – Unconsolidated companies**
Name and registered office of the company	Currency	Share of voting capital (in %)
Wefis GmbH, Cologne, Germany	EUR	100
D.O.R.C. GmbH, Vienna, Austria	EUR	100
InfiniteVision Optics S.A.S., Strasbourg, France	EUR	100
D.O.R.C. España S.L., Barcelona, Spain	EUR	100
D.O.R.C. Italy S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, Italy	EUR	100
Medical Instrument Design (M.I.D.) International B.V., Zuidland, Netherlands	EUR	100
D.O.R.C. Limited, Essex, United Kingdom	GBP	100
D.O.R.C. Scandinavia AB, Nacka, Sweden	SEK	100
Emmetropia, Inc., Princeton, USA	USD	100
D.O.R.C. do Brasil Productos e Serviços Oftalmológicos Ltda, Sao Paulo, Brasil	BRL	100
Daoenke Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China	CNY	100

Information on shareholdings (companies carried at-equity)

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**Information on shareholdings – Companies carried at-equity**
Name and registered office of the company	Currency	Share of voting capital (in %)
Vibrosonic GmbH, Mannheim, Germany	EUR	33.8
Wuxi Carl Zeiss Vision Pro Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Wuxi, China	CNY	50.0

Information on shareholdings (investments)

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**Information on shareholdings – Investments**
Name and registered office of the company	Currency	Share of voting capital (in %)
Photono Oy, Helsinki, Finland	EUR	8.9
Ophthalmic Laser Engines LLC, Lafayette, USA	USD	52.0
Precise Bio, Inc., Winston-Salem, USA	USD	9.5
OcuTerra Therapeutics, Inc., Boston, USA	USD	4.4

German Corporate Governance Code / Declaration pursuant to Section 161 AktG

The declaration prescribed under Section 161 German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) has been issued by the Management and Supervisory Boards and made permanently available to the shareholders on the Company’s website at: https://www.zeiss.com/meditec-ag/ir.