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1Information pursuant to Sections 289a and 315a of the 2German Commercial Code and Explanatory Report3Structure of the Share Capital including Authorized and Conditional 4Capital5For information regarding DWS Group’s share capital please refer to note ‘18 – Equity’ to the 6‘Consolidated Financial Statements’.7Restriction on Voting Rights or the Transfer of Shares8Under Section 136 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) the voting right of the 9affected shares is excluded by law. As far as DWS KGaA held own shares as of 31 December 102023 in its portfolio according to Section 71b of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) no 11rights could be exercised. 12Pursuant to Section 285 (1) Sentence 2 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG), the 13shareholder of the General Partner, DB Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH, is not entitled to vote its 14shares in certain situations, for example, for the election or removal of the Supervisory Board 15members, the ratification of acts of management, the appointment of the auditor and the 16appointment of a special auditor.17We are not aware of any other restrictions on voting rights or the transfer of shares.18Shareholdings which Exceed 10% of the Voting Rights19The German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) requires that any investor 20whose share of voting rights reaches, exceeds or falls below certain thresholds as the result 21of purchases, disposals or otherwise, must notify us and the German Federal Financial 22Supervisory Authority thereof. The lowest threshold is 3%. 23DWS KGaA has its registered seat in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and its business address is 24Mainzer Landstrasse 11-17, 60329 Frankfurt am Main. DWS KGaA is registered with the 25commercial register of the local court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under HRB 111128. The 26company is a partnership limited by shares incorporated in Germany and governed by 27German law. 28DB Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH, which has its registered seat in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 29and is registered with the commercial register of the local court of Frankfurt am Main, 30Germany, under HRB 87504, is the largest shareholder of DWS KGaA. As per 20 April 2018, 31DB Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH held 158,981,872 units or a 79.49% share in DWS KGaA. We 32are not aware of any changes as of 31 December 2023. 33DB Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, which has 34its registered seat in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and is registered with the commercial 35register of the local court of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, under HRB 30000. Deutsche Bank 36AG is the ultimate beneficial owner of those units held by DB Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH. 37The remaining shares are held by investors outside of Deutsche Bank Group. 38DWS KGaA is not aware of any other shareholder holding directly or indirectly more than 10% 39or more of the voting rights.40Shares with Special Control Rights41Shares which confer special control rights have not been issued.42Rules Governing the Appointment and Replacement of the Managing 43Directors of the General Partner (Executive Board) 44Pursuant to the Articles of Association of DWS KGaA (Section 7) the management of DWS 45KGaA is the sole responsibility of the General Partner, DWS Management GmbH. Pursuant to 46Section 6 (1) and (2) of the Articles of Association of the General Partner, the General Partner 47shall have at least two Managing Directors (Geschäftsführer) who are appointed and 48dismissed by resolution of the shareholders’ meeting of DWS Management GmbH. The 49Managing Directors manage the business activities of DWS Management GmbH and – with 50regard to the position of DWS Management GmbH as the General Partner of DWS KGaA – the 51business activities of DWS KGaA. For ease of reference, the Managing Directors are 52collectively referred to as the “Executive Board”. They are also responsible for representing 53DWS Management GmbH as well as DWS KGaA vis-à-vis third parties. Decisions taken by the 54Executive Board are in accordance with the law, the Articles of Association of DWS KGaA and 55the General Partner, the Terms of Reference of the Executive Board and, subject to the 56statutory and regulatory restrictions, instructions from the shareholders’ meeting of the 57General Partner. For certain material decisions in relation to the business of DWS KGaA the 58General Partner also requires approval from the Joint Committee (see section ‘Corporate 59Governance Statement – Corporate Bodies’). The Executive Board has a Chairperson (Chief 60Executive Officer), who is appointed by the shareholders’ meeting of the General Partner 61pursuant to the Terms of Reference for the Executive Board.62        63To our Shareholders Summarised 64Management Report65Consolidated 66Financial Statements Compensation Report Corporate Govern-67ance Statement68Supplementary 69Information DWS 2023 Annual Report70 71Complementary Information7269 Information pursuant to Sections 289a and 315a of the German Commercial Code and Explanatory Report