Nabaltec_E_GB2016 - Independent auditors' report

110 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT We have audited the consolidated financial statements prepared by the Nabaltec AG, Schwandorf, – compris- ing the statement of comprehensive income, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement, the statement of changes in equity, the consolidated statement of changes in non-current assets and the notes to the consolidated financial statements – and the group management report for the business year from 1 January to 31 December 2016. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report in accordance with IFRS, as adopted by the European Union (EU), and the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to Section 315a (1) German Commercial Code (HGB) are the responsibility of the parent Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements and on the group management report based on our audit. We conducted our audit of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Section 317 German Commercial Code (HGB) and German generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements promulgated by the Institute of Puplic 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 the applicable financial reporting framework and in the group 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 accounting-related internal control system and the evidence supporting the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and the group management report are examined primarily on a sample 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 the group 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 of the Nabaltec AG, Schwandorf, comply with IFRS, as adopted by the EU, the additional requirements of German commercial law pursuant to Section 315a (1) German Commercial Code (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 group management report legal requirements and as a whole provides a suitable view of the group’s position and suitably presents the opportunities and risks of future development. is consistent with the consolidated financial statements, complies with the Nuremberg, 20 March 2017 S T N E M E T A T S L A I C N A N I F D E T A D I L O S N O C Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (Kiefer) German Public Auditor (Graeber) German Public Auditor |||| Nabaltec AG | Annual Report 2016

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