Reporting Profile

Reporting principles

This Covestro AG Quarterly Statement was prepared in accordance with Section 53 of the Stock Exchange Rules and Regulations (Börsenordnung) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This Statement is not an interim report within the meaning of IAS 34 or a set of financial statements within the meaning of IAS 1. It was not subjected to a review by an auditor. This Quarterly Statement should be read alongside the 2019 Annual Report as well as the 2020 Half-Year Financial Report and the additional information about the company contained therein. These reports are available on our website at www.covestro.com.

Forward-looking statements

This Quarterly Statement may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by the management of Covestro AG. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Covestro’s public reports, which are available at www.covestro.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

Rounding and percentage deviations

As the indicators in this Quarterly Statement are stated in accordance with commercial rounding principles, totals and percentages may not always be exact.

Percentage deviations are only calculated and reported if they are no more than 100%. Larger deviations are reported as >100%, >200%, etc. If a deviation changes from positive to negative or vice versa, or if it is greater than 1,000%, this is shown by a period.

Abbreviations

The abbreviations used in this Quarterly Statement are explained in the glossary of the 2019 Annual Report.

Equal treatment

We consider equal treatment to be important. To ensure better readability, this Quarterly Statement avoids gender-specific wordings. All terms should be taken to apply equally to all genders.

Publication

This Quarterly Statement was published in German and English on October 27, 2020. Only the German version is binding.