Management’s Statement

Today, the Board of Directors and Executive Management have discussed and approved the annual report of KIRKBI A/S for the financial year 1January – 31 December 2021.

The annual report is prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU and additional disclosure requirements in the Danish Financial Statements Act.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and the Parent Company financial statements give a true and fair view of the Group’s and the Parent Company’s financial position at 31 December 2021 and of the results of the Group’s and the Parent Company’s operations and cash flows for the financial year 1 January – 31 December 2021 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU and additional disclosure requirements in the Danish Financial Statements Act. In our opinion, the management’s commentary on page 85 includes a fair review of the development in the Group’s and the Parent Company’s operations and economic conditions, the results for the year and the financial position of the Group and the Parent Company, as well as a review of the most significant risks and elements of uncertainty facing the Parent Company and the Group, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the EU and additional disclosure requirements in the Danish Financial Statements Act.

We recommend the adoption of the annual report at the annual general meeting of shareholders.

Billund, 3 March 2022

Executive Management

Søren Thorup Sørensen

CEO

Board of Directors

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Chairman of the Board

Jeppe Christiansen

Thomas Kirk Kristiansen Niels Jacobsen

Deputy Chairman of the Board

Michael Halbye

Marie-Louise Aamund