1.General Information

Information on the consolidated interim financial statements

Pursuant to Section 115, Paragraph 3 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG), the consolidated interim financial statements of Covestro AG, Leverkusen (Germany), as of June 30, 2020, have been prepared according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) — including IAS 34 (Interim Financial Reporting) — of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), London (United Kingdom), the Interpretations (IFRICs) of the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC), and the interpretations published by the Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC), endorsed by the European Union and in effect at the closing date.

The accounting policies and valuation principles described in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2019, were applied unchanged in preparing the consolidated interim financial statements as of June 30, 2020, except in the case of the financial reporting standards adopted for the first time in the current fiscal year as described in note 2.1 “Financial Reporting Standards Applied for the First Time in the Reporting Period.”

The consolidated interim financial statements are drawn up in euros. Amounts are stated in millions of euros (€ million) except where otherwise indicated.

Exchange rates

In the reporting period, the following exchange rates were used for the major currencies of relevance to the Covestro Group: