Auditor’s Report

 

We have audited the consolidated financial statements prepared by the MLP AG, Wiesloch, comprising the consolidated income statement and statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated statement of cash flow and consolidated statement of changes in equity and the notes to the consolidated financial statements and its joint management report on the position of the Company and the Group for the business year from January 1 to December 31, 2015. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements and the joint management report in accordance with IFRSs, as adopted by the EU, and the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to § 315a Abs. 1 HGB [Handelsgesetzbuch “German Commercial Code”] are the responsibility of the parent company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements and on the joint management report based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with § 317 HGB [Handelsgesetzbuch „German Commercial Code“] and German generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements promulgated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer [Institute of Public Auditors in Germany] (IDW). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit such that misstatements materially affecting the presentation of the net assets, financial position and results of operations in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with [German] principles of proper accounting and in the joint management report are detected with reasonable assurance. Knowledge of the business activities and the economic and legal environment of the Group and expectations as to possible misstatements are taken into account in the determination of audit procedures. The effectiveness of the accountingrelated internal control system and the evidence supporting the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and the joint management report are examined primarily on a test basis within the framework of the audit. The audit includes assessing the annual financial statements of those entities included in consolidation, the determination of entities to be included in consolidation, the accounting and consolidation principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements and joint management report. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Our audit has not led to any reservations.

 

In our opinion, based on the findings of our audit, the consolidated financial statements comply with IFRSs, as adopted by the EU, the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to § 315a Abs. 1 HGB and give a true and fair view of the net assets, financial position and results of operations of the Group in accordance with these requirements. The joint management report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements and as a whole provides a suitable view of the Group’s position and suitably presents the opportunities and risks of future development.

Frankfurt/ Main, March 2, 2016

KPMG AG
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

             

Dr. Hübner                              Fust
Wirtschaftsprüfer                  Wirtschaftsprüfer
(German Public Auditor)       (German Public Auditor)