Remuneration report of Nagarro SE

The remuneration report of Nagarro SE complies with the requirements of the German Stock Corporation Act (§162 AktG). It clearly and comprehensibly presents the remuneration granted and owed individually to the current members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board of Nagarro SE for the fiscal year 2023 (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) and explains this on the following pages. This information is also available on the website of Nagarro.

The remuneration system for the Management Board of Nagarro SE was approved by the Annual General Meeting on August 31, 2021. Likewise, the new remuneration system for the Supervisory Board of Nagarro SE was approved at the Annual General Meeting and introduced retroactively for the entire fiscal year 2021 and is the same for the fiscal year 2023.

Remuneration of the members of the Management Board

Basic features of the remuneration system and organizational structure of Nagarro SE with the aim of the long-term development of the company:

The remuneration system is based on a flat and entrepreneurial organizational structure. It consists of a fixed remuneration and a long-term variable remuneration component in the form of options on the shares of Nagarro SE. The corporate strategy aims at profitable and scalable growth as well as a sustainable and long-term increase in the value of the company. The relatively simple structure is based on the conviction that stock options without additional success and performance criteria are best suited to fully align the interests of the Management Board members with those of Nagarro shareholders, especially against the background that Nagarro SE is a young and fast-growing company. In accordance with mandatory law, the remuneration system provides for a cap.

In line with the organizational structure, the remuneration system for members of the Management Board is simple, clear and comprehensible. It complies with the requirements of Section 162 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) and the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC) in the financial year 2023, to the extent no deviation has been declared.

Each of the three members of the Management Board entered into a service agreement with the company governed by German law and based on substantially similar terms. These agreements were extended in 2023 for three more years, beginning on November 1, 2023 and expiring on October 31, 2026.

Scope of application in fiscal year 2023

The remuneration system was applied as follows in fiscal year 2023:

  • Manas Human from 01.01.2023 until 31.12.2023
  • Annette Mainka from 01.01.2023 until 31.12.2023
  • Vikram Sehgal from 01.01.2023 until 31.12.2023

Remuneration components

The remuneration consists of a fixed remuneration component and a long-term variable remuneration component. The fixed remuneration component consists of the annual salary and fringe benefits. The variable component consists of a long- term component in the form of stock options with a multi-year assessment basis.

Fixed remuneration components

The fixed annual remuneration is a cash payment relating to the fiscal year and is based on the area of responsibility of the respective Management Board member. It is paid out in twelve monthly installments.

Fringe benefits

In addition to their fixed remuneration, the members of the Management Board are each provided with a company car, which may also be used privately. In the case of Management Board members Manas Human and Vikram Sehgal, the company car arrangement takes the form of a so-called "car allowance".

In addition, the Company has taken out a D&O insurance policy (pecuniary loss liability insurance) for the benefit of the members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board. The associated insurance premiums have no remuneration character and are therefore not recognized as personnel expenses. The insurance premiums were directly paid by the Company in 2023, excluding the legally required self-deductible.

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Long-term variable remuneration component

The Management Board members were granted stock options in January 2021. The waiting period before the stock options can be exercised for the first time, subject to the statutory provisions, is at least four years, i.e., they can be exercised in January 2025 at the earliest. The option rights issued are subject to annual vesting in the sense that 25% of the option rights issued to a beneficiary vest in each case after 12 months, 24 months, 36 months and 48 months from the issue date. If the Management Board contract of a beneficiary ends before the end of the vesting period, the following applies: In principle, at the end of the Management Board contract, the option rights that have not yet vested by then will expire. However, if at least 50% of the option rights are already vested at the end of the term of the Management Board contracts with option beneficiaries currently in force when the option rights are issued, the remaining option rights will also vest at this time. The option rights have a term of a maximum of ten years from the date of issue. After expiry of the term, the option rights lapse without remuneration. The value of the stock options granted at the time of issue, calculated using recognized actuarial methods, may not exceed a predetermined maximum amount, taking into account the term of the stock options. In this context, the actual gross profit achieved later when the stock options are exercised may exceed the maximum value determined at the time of issue due to a more positive development of the share price.

Other remuneration components

In addition to the fixed remuneration described above, the Supervisory Board may also determine and set a discretionary bonus in the event of special and extraordinary performance and its corresponding effects on the Company's business results.

Target total remuneration and appropriateness test for Management Board remuneration

On the basis of the remuneration system, the Supervisory Board determines a specific target total remuneration for each Management Board member which, in its opinion, is appropriate, in line with market practice and competitive. In particular, the target total remuneration is determined in such a way that it is commensurate with the duties and performance of the Management Board member and the situation of the Company and does not exceed the scope of customary remuneration without special justification.

In order to assess the customary nature of the total remuneration of the members of the Management Board, the Supervisory Board uses comparative market data. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board regularly reviews the remuneration of the Management Board with regard to its appropriateness within the Company. For this vertical review, the Supervisory Board considers the ratio of Management Board remuneration to the remuneration of senior management and the Group-wide workforce as a whole, including a development over time. For this purpose, the Supervisory Board defines senior management in such a way that it includes those management levels below the Management Board of Nagarro SE throughout the Group who are members of the management bodies of the material investees of Nagarro SE, depending on the size and development of the investees.

Maximum remuneration under the new remuneration system

The maximum expense of the Company for a Management Board member for each financial year can be derived arithmetically from the fixed amount. In addition, the remuneration system proposed by the Supervisory Board pursuant to Section 87a (1) sentence 2 no. 1 AktG sets an absolute amount of EUR 1,000,000.00 as the maximum amount of remuneration granted to a member of the Management Board in a financial year (maximum remuneration). In the present case, the maximum remuneration includes a cap on the amount that may be received annually by Management Board members from the exercise of stock options. Such an inflow is possible for the first time in 2025. The maximum remuneration currently achievable is significantly below the stated maximum remuneration. In accordance with stock corporation law, the maximum remuneration is not the level of remuneration sought by the Supervisory Board. It merely sets an absolute upper limit on the total annual remuneration achievable under the remuneration system. It includes the possible exercise of stock options by Management Board members after expiry of the relevant waiting period.

Exceptional developments and deviation possibilities

The criteria for measuring performance-related remuneration and the annual target values set by the Supervisory Board before the start of the financial year are not changed in the course of a financial year. Subsequent changes to the assessment criteria or the target values are also excluded. Exceptional developments that could lead to inappropriately high remuneration for a member of the Management Board are countered by capping the annual bonus. If extraordinary developments lead to inappropriately low remuneration, the Company may, by resolution of the Supervisory Board, grant a discretionary bonus to a member of the Management Board in the event of special performance and success. In addition, Art. 87a par. 2 sentence 2 AktG allows the Supervisory Board to temporarily deviate from the remuneration system if this is necessary in the interests of the long-term welfare of the Company and the remuneration system specifies the procedure for deviation and the components of the remuneration system from which deviation is possible. In terms of procedure, such a deviation requires an express resolution by the Supervisory Board stating the duration of the deviation, the deviation itself and the specific reason for it. In terms of substance, the Supervisory Board may deviate from the following components of the remuneration system: Regulations on the procedure, the remuneration structure and amount, and individual remuneration components. In particular, the Supervisory Board may deviate from the relative proportions of the individual remuneration components and their respective conditions and may also temporarily set the fixed salary differently in individual cases if this is necessary in the interests of the long-termwell-being of the Company. Examples include the alignment of the remuneration system in the event

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of a significant change in corporate strategy requiring a change in incentives, or external circumstances such as a severe economic crisis.

Clawback rule for variable remuneration

So-called clawback provisions are not currently provided for. The possibility of asserting claims for damages against Management Board members, which may also include the Management Board remuneration paid, remains unaffected.

Contractual terms and commitments in connection with the termination of Management Board activities

In appointing members of the Management Board and in determining the term of their contracts, the Supervisory Board observes the requirements of Article 46 of the SE-Regulation and Section 84 AktG and the recommendations of the German Corporate Governance Code. The employment contracts of Management Board members will generally not exceed a term of three years for initial appointments. In the case of repeated appointments or extensions of the term of office, the statutory maximum term is six years.

Notwithstanding any right to extraordinary termination, the Company agrees that in the event of premature termination of the mandate of a Management Board member, the Management Board member's employment contract may be terminated prematurely by ordinary notice of termination in compliance with the period of notice specified in Section 622 (2) of the German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - BGB). In calculating the period, the entire duration of the employment relationship with the Company, including any employment prior to joining the Management Board, shall be taken into account. In the event of premature termination of the employment relationship through ordinary termination by the Company, a severance payment to the Management Board member amounting to two years' remuneration is agreed (severance payment cap).

If the remaining term of the service contract is less than two years, the severance payment shall be reduced and calculated accordingly on a pro rata basis. In the event of extraordinary termination of the service contract by the Company for good cause, no severance payment shall be granted. The amount of annual remuneration relevant for calculating the severance payment cap is the sum of the fixed salary and annual bonus for the last full fiscal year before the end of the service contract. If the service contract lasted for less than a full fiscal year, the amount of the annual bonus is based on the target bonus.

Commitments for benefits in the event of premature termination of the employment contract by a member of the Management Board due to a change of control are generally not agreed. If the Supervisory Board agrees to such benefits in exceptional cases, it will report on this.

The Supervisory Board may agree to post-contractual restraints of competition with Management Board members, which provide for a waiting allowance payable by the Company for the duration of the existence of the post-contractual restraint of competition of up to two years. For the duration of the non-competition clause, the respective Management Board member shall receive, starting the month following the end of the employment contract, monthly remuneration amounting to 50% of one-twelfth of the then applicable total direct remuneration (fixed salary and target bonus). Any earnings earned elsewhere or maliciously not earned shall be offset in accordance with Section 74c of the German Commercial Code (HGB). The remuneration shall be offset against any severance payment. In the event of termination for cause, the party entitled to terminate the agreement may cancel the post-contractual restriction on competition within one month of termination. Furthermore, the Company may waive the restrictions on competition at any time with a notice period of 6 months with the consequence that the entitlement to Remuneration ends upon expiry of the notice period.

In the event that a member of the Management Board becomes permanently incapacitated for work during the term of his employment contract, the employment contract shall end at the end of the sixth month after the permanent incapacity for work is established, unless the regular contractual term under the employment contract ends earlier. Permanent incapacity to work exists if the Management Board member is expected to be permanently unable to perform the duties assigned to him without restriction. If a member of the Management Board dies during the term of the employment contract, the bereaved spouse and the dependent children living in the same household as the Management Board member, provided they have not yet reached the age of 25, shall be entitled as joint creditors to continued payment of the agreed Management Board remuneration for the month of death and the following 6 months.

Notice:

There were no deviations from the remuneration system in the fiscal year of 2023. The resolution of the Annual General Meeting on the remuneration system was taken into account accordingly.

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Remuneration of the Management Board in the financial year

The remuneration granted and owed in 2023 for the active Management Board activities of all Management Board members together amounted to kEUR 986.6 (December 31, 2022: kEUR 990.7). Details of the individual remuneration components are described below.

Manas Human

Annette Mainka

Vikram Sehgal

in kEUR

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

Fixed remuneration 1

329.6

319.6

327.4

320.0

329.6

320.0

Variable remuneration 2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ancillary services 3

-

10.2

-

8.9

-

12.0

Share grant 4

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other remuneration component

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maximum achievable remuneration

1,000.0

1,000.0

1,000.0

1,000.0

1,000.0

1,000.0

Total remuneration

329.6

329.8

327.4

328.9

329.6

332.0

  1. The fixed remuneration for year 2023 includes car allowances for all board members. The fixed remuneration paid to Manas Human in 2022 amounts to less than kEUR 320 due to currency fluctuations.
  2. There was no variable remuneration for the members of the Management Board in 2023 and 2022.
  3. D&O insurance premiums are not included, as the total D&O premium amounting to kEUR 108.0 relate to members of supervisory board and board members of all companies of the Nagarro Group and are not allocated to individual insured persons. Ancillary services for year 2022 include car allowances for all board members and premium payments of kEUR 0.6 to Manas Human and kEUR 2.4 to Vikram Sehgal on achievement of certain work anniversary milestones. The relative share of fringe benefits of the fixed remuneration in 2023 for Manas Human was Nil (December 31, 2022: 3%), Nil (December 31, 2022: 3%) for Annette Mainka and Nil (December 31, 2022: 4%) for Vikram Sehgal.
  4. These are the number of stock options granted in 2021. No shares have yet been granted under these stock options in 2023 and 2022.

Disclosures on long-term variable remuneration | stock options

Quantity

Exercise

Fair value as of the annual financial

Paid out in fiscal year

price

statements

Status

Stock

(in

Dec. 31, 2023

2023

Options

(in kEUR)

EUR/share)

(in EUR/share)

Manas Human

Not

Granted stock options in 2021

15,000

95.35

87.5

-

exercisable

Annette Mainka

Not

Granted stock options in 2021

15,000

95.35

87.5

-

exercisable

Vikram Sehgal

Not

Granted stock options in 2021

15,000

95.35

87.5

-

exercisable

Total granted stock options

45,000

95.35

87.5

-

Not

in 2021

exercisable

Final Notice:

No benefits were promised or granted to any Management Board member by a third party. Similarly, there was no premature or regular termination of the service of any Management Board member. There are no former members of the Management Board.

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Remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board

The remuneration of the Supervisory Board members is defined in the Articles of Association of Nagarro SE. It includes an annual fixed remuneration and the reimbursement of expenses. A higher fixed remuneration for the Chairperson of the Supervisory Board as well as the Deputy Chairperson is taken into account in accordance with recommendation G 17 of the German Corporate Governance Code. The currently valid Remuneration system for the Supervisory Board was last approved by the Annual General Meeting on August 31, 2021 and was therefore applied for the entire fiscal year 2023.

In addition, the members of the Supervisory Board are included in the D&O insurance for board members (pecuniary loss liability insurance) taken out by the company, the premium for which is paid by Nagarro SE. This D&O insurance covers all aspects regarding the legal liability for members of the Supervisory Board. The premium is not included in the Supervisory Board remuneration since it was paid by the Company directly.

In line with the customary market standard for listed companies in Germany and in accordance with the ideas of the German Corporate Governance Code, the Remuneration of Supervisory Board members consists purely of fixed remuneration from the 2021 financial year onwards and corresponds to the remuneration for the financial year 2023. This strengthens the independence of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board members do not receive additional compensation for attending board meetings. The Management Board and Supervisory Board are of the opinion that purely fixed remuneration is the appropriate remuneration structure for the objective and neutral performance of the advisory and supervisory function and independent personnel and remuneration decisions in relation to the Management Board.

In 2023, each member of the Supervisory Board received fixed annual Remuneration of EUR 150,000. The Chairperson of the Supervisory Board received 150% and the Vice Chairperson of the Supervisory Board 125% of the Remuneration.

There are no other remuneration-related legal transactions concerning the remuneration of the Supervisory Board, nor are any such transactions intended. Due to the special nature of Supervisory Board activities, there is no vertical comparison of Supervisory Board remuneration with the remuneration paid to employees of the Company or the Group as a whole.

Remuneration granted and owed to Supervisory Board members in 2023 and 2022

In kEUR

2023

2022

Total Remuneration of all Supervisory Board members

637.5

546.9

Total remuneration 1

Carl-Georg Dürschmidt

225.0

225.0

Detlef Dinsel 2

-

140.6

Shalini Sarin

150.0

150.0

Christian Bacherl 3 & 4

187.5

31.3

Vishal Gaur 4

75.0

-

1 D&O insurance premiums are not included, as the total D&O premium amounting to kEUR 108.0 relates to members of supervisory board and board members of all companies of the Nagarro Group and are not allocated to individual insured persons. Total Remuneration for 2023 and 2022 consists of fixed remuneration, i.e. it does not include a variable component.

² Resigned effective September 30, 2022.

  1. Appointed on November 8, 2022, by the Munich local court, upon application by the Management Board, as member of the Supervisory Board until the termination of the Company's shareholders meeting in the annual general meeting in 2023. The remuneration of Christian Bacherl is not comparable as the remuneration for 2023 is for full year compared to 2022 (which was proportional to 2 months remuneration).
  2. Both Christian Bacherl and Vishal Gaur were elected as Supervisory Board members by shareholders of Nagarro SE at the annual general meeting held on June 21, 2023.

Comparative presentation of the change in remuneration

In accordance with Section 162 (1) sentence 2 no. 2 AktG, the following table reflects the annual change in the remuneration of the current members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board (as the Company was founded in 2020, there are no former members on the Management Board and Supervisory Board) as well as the annual change in the remuneration of senior management colleagues considered on a full-time equivalent basis compared to the previous fiscal year

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since 2020, as well as the Company's earnings performance over the same period. The presentation of the average remuneration of senior management was based on the total number of senior management colleagues of Nagarro.

Comparative presentation of the annual change in remuneration granted and owed in accordance with section 162 (1) sentence 1 AktG and the Company's earnings performance is as follows:

Annual

Annual

Annual

change

change

change

2023 to

2022 to

2021 to

2022

2021

2020

Management board remuneration 1

Manas Human

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Annette Mainka

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Vikram Sehgal

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Supervisory board remuneration 2

Carl Georg Dürschmidt

0.0%

0.0%

-8.5%

Detlef Dinsel 3

-

0.0%

-16.0%

Shalini Sarin

0.0%

0.0%

-32.0%

Christian Bacherl 4

0.0%

-

-

Vishal Gaur 5

-

-

-

Earnings development of the company

Group result (EBITDA)

-16.7%

107.2%

6.1%

Annual result

-32.6%

157.9%

23.2%

Average remuneration of leadership team of Nagarro SE on a full-time

-0.2%

14.5%

7.8%

equivalent basis 6,7,8,9 & 10

Notes:

  1. Due to the spin-off of Nagarro SE in 2020, the year 2021 figures were not fully comparable with the year 2020 figures. As the Management Board contracts came into effect from November 1, 2020, Management Board remuneration for 2020 was extrapolated. Furthermore, salary reductions from 2020 amounting to kEUR 28.2, which were paid out in 2021, were not taken into account.
  2. As the Supervisory Board of Nagarro SE was not constituted until December 2020, the remuneration for 2020 was extrapolated. In 2021, a new remuneration system adopted by the Annual General Meeting came into effect.
  3. Detlef Dinsel resigned on September 30, 2022 and thus the remuneration for 2022 was extrapolated to calculate the annual remuneration amount.
  4. Christian Bacherl was appointed on November 8, 2022 by the Munich local court till the next annual general meeting and thus no annual change is presented in 2022. He was elected at the annual general meeting held on June 21, 2023 by the shareholders of Nagarro SE and thus the remuneration for 2022 was extrapolated to calculate the annual remuneration amount.
  5. Vishal Gaur was elected at the annual general meeting held on June 21, 2023 by the shareholders of Nagarro SE and thus no annual change is presented.
  6. The cost of the stock option program for the leadership team has not been included.

7In past reporting periods, all members of the senior management team were identified as key management personnel, except for the members of the Glass Window diversity program who are temporarily added to the senior management team each year. As Nagarro has continued to grow, the senior management team has continued to grow, with the addition of senior management personnel from acquisitions, new Global Business Unit leaders, new CTOs, and so on. This approach of treating all senior management personnel as key management personnel had become difficult to maintain. In 2023, the ways of working were modified, and the group of key management personnel was reduced to a subset of the senior management team.

8 For the annual change 2023 and 2022, the remuneration of all leadership colleagues for respective years of 2023 and 2022 has been considered. The leadership team consisted of 34 managers in 2023 and 30 managers (which is different for calculating the annual change 2022 and 2021, see footnote 9) in 2022 respectively, each with a significant area of responsibility at Nagarro. The increase in average remuneration is negative due to the foreign currency impact on the remuneration because the increase in local currency has been offset by a stronger EUR compared to currency in which remuneration is paid.

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  1. For the annual change 2022 and 2021, the colleagues from ATCS in both years of 2022 and 2021 are included. The leadership team consisted of
  1. managers in 2022 and 77 managers (including ATCS) in 2021 respectively, each with a significant area of responsibility at Nagarro.
  1. For the annual change 2021 and 2020, the colleagues from ATCS were not included in the overview as they were only affiliated with the Group for two months in 2021. The leadership team consisted of 73 managers (excluding ATCS) in 2021 and 59 managers in 2020 respectively, each with a significant area of responsibility at Nagarro.

Munich, April 15, 2024

Nagarro SE

Carl Georg Duerschmidt

Christian Bacherl

Chairperson Supervisory Board

Deputy Chairperson Supervisory Board

Shalini Sarin

Vishal Gaur

Supervisory Board

Supervisory Board

Manas Human

Annette Mainka

Vikram Sehgal

Chairperson Management Board

Management Board

Management Board

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Report of the independent auditor on the audit of the remuneration report pursuant to Section 162 (3) Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

To Nagarro SE, Munich

Audit opinion

We have formally audited the remuneration report of Nagarro SE for the financial year from January 1 to December 31, 2023, to determine whether the disclosures pursuant to Section 162 (1) and (2) AktG have been made in the remuneration report. In accordance with Section 162 (3) AktG, we have not audited the content of the remuneration report.

In our opinion, the accompanying remuneration report complies, in all material respects, with the disclosures pursuant to § 162

(1) and (2) AktG. Our audit opinion does not cover the content of the remuneration report.

Basis for the audit opinion

We conducted our audit of the remuneration report in accordance with Section 162 (3) AktG and IDW Auditing Standard: The Audit of the Remuneration Report in Accordance with Section 162 (3) AktG (IDW PS 870 (09.2023)). Our responsibility under this provision and this standard is further described in the Auditor's Responsibility section of our report. As an auditing practice, we have complied with the requirements of the IDW Quality Assurance Standard: Requirements for Quality Assurance in the Practice of Public Accountants (IDW QS 1). We have complied with the professional duties pursuant to the German Auditors' Code and the professional statutes for auditors / certified public accountants, including the requirements for independence.

Responsibility of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board

The Management Board and the Supervisory Board are responsible for the preparation of the remuneration report, including the related disclosures, which complies with the requirements of Section 162 AktG. They are further responsible for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the remuneration report, including the related disclosures, that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Responsibility of the auditor

Our objective is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the disclosures pursuant to section 162 (1) and (2) AktG have been made in all material respects in the remuneration report and to express an opinion thereon in an audit report.

We planned and performed our audit to obtain evidence about the formal completeness of the remuneration report by comparing the disclosures made in the remuneration report with the disclosures required by Section 162 (1) and (2) AktG. In accordance with Section 162 (3) AktG, we did not verify the accuracy of the disclosures, the completeness of the individual disclosures or the fair presentation of the remuneration report.

Dealing with any misleading representations

In connection with our audit, we have a responsibility to read the remuneration report in the light of knowledge obtained in the audit of the financial statements, and to remain alert for indications as to whether the remuneration report contains misleading representations as to the accuracy of the content of the disclosures, the completeness of the content of the individual disclosures, or the fair presentation of the remuneration report.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that such a misleading representation exists, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this context.

Düsseldorf, April 15, 2024

LOHR + COMPANY GmbH

Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Prof. Dr. Jörg-Andreas Lohr

Mark Schiffer

-German Public Auditor-

-German Public Auditor-

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