Our compliance culture is a key component for corporate governance based on integrity and respect. We have expressed our Group-wide commitment to complying with ethical principles and both legal and statutory requirements. We have enshrined this pledge in our Guiding Principles and our Code of Conduct.

Integrity – which necessarily encompasses compliance – forms the basis of all our business decisions and activities. It defines the behavior of all our employees in dealings with customers, employees, investors, managers, and Deutsche Telekom's overall sphere of operations.

We implemented a compliance management system (CMS) with the aim of minimizing risks arising from systematic infringements of legal or ethical standards that could result in regulatory or criminal liability on the part of the Company, its executive body members, or employees, or result in a significant loss of reputation. The Board of Management considers its overall responsibility for compliance as a key leadership task. Our Chief Compliance Officer is responsible for the design and management of the compliance management system. Compliance officers implement the compliance management system and our compliance goals locally at the level of our operating segments and national companies.

We have derived the following objectives for our compliance work:

• Identifying, analyzing, and assessing compliance risk at an early stage
• Integrating preventive measures in business processes early and permanently, to prevent breaches of compliance
• Minimizing liability risks for the company
• Being viewed as a dependable partner by customers and business partners
• Adopting a consistent approach to preventing, identifying, and responding to non-compliance
• Fostering a compliance culture and ethical conduct

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Dr. Marie von der Groeben

Chief Compliance Officer