INFORM | THIRD QUARTER OF 2021

Market in Europe declines Overall, customer sales in the Central, Western, Southern and Northern European regions showed a negative trend compared with the prior-year period. In Central Europe (excluding Germany), there was a strong organic decline in sales of -13.0%. HARTMANN recorded an organic sales increase of 1.3% in Eastern Europe. The core salesmarket of Germany contributed -9.6% to the decline in sales of the HARTMANN GROUP as compared to the same period of the previous year. The domestic share in total sales fell to 33.6%. The Asia, Africa and Oceania regions generated organic sales growth of 13.8%. America achieved organic growth of 22.9%. Yet these regions play a subordinate role in the overall development of sales. Profitability in third quarter at lowest level in three years Adjusted EBITDA is at EUR 192.0 million for the first three quar - ters of 2021 – a decrease of -7.3% compared to the first nine months of 2020 – with an EBITDA margin of 11.3%. In the third quarter of 2021 alone, profitability was at its lowest level in three years due to pandemic-related economic conditions in the market. Equity ratio slightly above comparison period At the end of September 2021, HARTMANN’s equity ratio was 58.6%, and thus higher than the previous year’s figure of 57.0%. The net financial position at the end of the 3rd quarter 2021 was EUR 50.0 million and thereby recovered. Share of total sales by region in EUR million and percent 573.3 | 33.6% 136.6 | 8.0% 947.5 | 55.6% 47.6 | 2.8% Germany Africa, Asia, Oceania Europe excl. Germany America Stable number of employees As of September 30, 2021, the HARTMANN GROUP employed 10,652 people worldwide. This figure is slightly higher than at the end of financial year 2020, reflecting an increase of 27 employees. In Germany, the number of employees grew by 55 (+1.3%). This development is largely attributable to the acquisition of the online care portal pflege.de . In the European core markets outside Ger- many, the number of employees fell by 52 (-1.0%). The reason for this is, among other things, the decrease in employees in produc- tion at IVF as well as CMC Turkey. Outside Europe, HARTMANN recorded an increase of 24 employees (+2.5%). Outlook The course of the coronavirus pandemic remains unclear, espe- cially with regard to governmental measures to cope with the virus and the economic consequences. As a result, there is still a high degree of forecast uncertainty. Positive effects of the pan - demic have not developed, and negative effects will continue to affect the company. Increasing freight costs and material prices are also to be expected. Budgetary and cost pressure within the healthcare systems will also remain. The consistent implemen- tation of the Transformation Program, which reached its planned progress milestones for all key projects in the third quarter, is therefore of great importance for the company in view of the current market development. HARTMANN still confirms its fore- cast for financial year 2021 as published in the Annual Report 2020, which foresees a moderate organic decline in sales and a declining adjusted EBITDA of EUR 210 to 260 million. Number of employees in the HARTMANN GROUP 5,324 975 5,272 4,405 4,350 951 30.09.2021 31.12.2020 Germany Europe excluding Germany Outside Europe 10,625 10,652 Employees 5 Inform third quarter 2021 | Business development