Dear shareholders, business partners and colleagues,

UZIN UTZ can look back on a successful financial year 2025. In another challenging market environment, our company has impressively demonstrated its resilience and operational strength. The construction industry was characterized by a significant decline in residential construction, particularly in Germany, higher interest rates and high construction costs. Despite these general conditions, we succeeded in further improving our economic performance.

With sales revenue of EUR 505.1 million and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of EUR 40.4 million, which was slightly below the previous year, we were once again able to confirm our performance. The main reasons for this were our broad international positioning, targeted efficiency increases, optimized use of materials and improvements in logistics. Overall, we were not quite able to match the previous year's EBIT and, at 40.4 million euros, were slightly down on the previous year.

This success is no coincidence. It is the result of the exceptional commitment of our more than 1,500 employees worldwide. Their focus on customer orientation, operational excellence and the highest product and service quality is the basis of our actions. Our PASSION 2025 strategy, which we successfully completed at the end of 2025, has given us orientation and stability in recent years.

Looking back, the period from 2020 to 2025 was characterized by profound global upheavals: the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions, particularly due to the war in Ukraine, a phase of increased inflation and restrictive monetary policy. At the same time, digitalization, remote working, the use of artificial intelligence and the realignment of global supply chains towards greater resilience and sustainability accelerated. In this challenging environment, PASSION 2025 has enabled us to shape the most successful phase in the 114-year history of UZIN UTZ.

Today, we are the leading company in the field of flooring installation systems. We have strong, internationally recognized brands, a unique proximity to our customers and an organization that can act independently. We are financially stable and invest long-term in people, sustainable innovation and partnership-based growth. At the same time, we are aware that our leading position in a specialized niche also sets limits. Increasing competitive and consolidation pressure, technological changes, new decision-making structures and regulatory developments are noticeably changing our markets.

Based on this realization, a new phase in the development of UZIN UTZ is now beginning. With our new Group strategy GROW BIGGER, we are not pushing boundaries, but expanding them. The aim is to achieve scalable, sustainable growth that opens up new scope for action. By 2030, we want to achieve annual sales growth of
8% to 12%, achieve an EBIT margin of over 10%, further strengthen our innovative power, make measurable progress in sustainability and remain an attractive employer with a recommendation rate of over 90%.

GROW BIGGER is a holistic strategy that encompasses all areas of our company. It strengthens our international activities, opens up new target groups and markets and promotes innovation and new technologies. Above all, it creates an environment in which personal growth is possible - for our company and for each and every individual. Those who take on responsibility are given room to maneuver. Those who think for themselves shape our future. Those who grow, grow with UZIN UTZ.

We know where we want to go and we know how to get there. And we remain who we are: reliable, passionate and competent.

Our special thanks go to our employees. Their commitment, their expertise and their willingness to actively shape change are the driving force behind our success and our future plans. We would also like to thank our shareholders and business partners for their trust and support.

With best regards

Christian Richter, Julian Utz, Philipp Utz