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AUDITOR’S REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

To InVision AG, Düsseldorf

REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT

Audit Opinions

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of InVision AG, Düsseldorf, and its subsidiaries (the Group), which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, 2022, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the fiscal year from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. We have also audited the group management report of InVision AG for the fiscal year from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. We have not audited the content of the parts of the group management report mentioned in the section “Other information” in accordance with German legal requirements.

In our opinion, based on the knowledge obtained in the audit

  • the accompanying consolidated financial statements comply in all material respects with IFRSs as adopted by the EU and the additional requirements of German law pursuant to § 315e (1) HGB and give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2022 and of its financial performance for the fiscal year from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 and
  • the accompanying Group management report as a whole provides a suitable view of the Group’s position. In all material respects, this group management report is consistent with the consolidated financial statements, complies with German legal requirements, and accurately presents the opportunities and risks of future development. We do not express an opinion on the components of the group management report referred to in the section “Other information”.

In accordance with Section 322 (3) sentence 1 of the German Commercial Code (HGB), we declare that our audit has not led to any reservations concerning the propriety of the consolidated financial statements and the Group management report.

Basis for the audit opinions

We conducted our audit of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report in accordance with Section 317 HGB and the EU Regulation on Auditors (No. 537/2014; hereinafter “EU-APrVO”) and German generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements promulgated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW). Our responsibility under these regulations and standards is further described in the section “Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group Management Report” of our auditor’s report . We are independent of the Group companies in accordance with European law and German commercial and professional regulations and have fulfilled our other German professional obligations in accordance with these requirements. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 10 (2) (f) EU-APrVO, we declare that we have not performed any prohibited non-audit services as defined in Article 5 (1) EU-APrVO. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions on the consolidated financial statements and the group management report.

Key audit matters in the audit of the consolidated financial statements

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. These matters were considered in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon; we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. In the following, we describe the audit matters that we consider to be of particular importance:

Revenue recognition

Reasons for designation as a key audit matter

Revenue recognition has been identified as a key audit matter because a significant risk of material misstatement (including the potential risk of management bias and fraud) within the meaning of IDW PS 261 (revised) has been identified in it and it was also the most significant in the context of the audit for the current reporting period. Significant risks are risks of error that, due to their nature or the extent of possible misstatements associated with them, require particular attention in the audit of the financial statements.

There is a risk to the financial statements that revenue is not recognized on an accrual basis, in particular too early, and that earnings and net income for the fiscal year are therefore overstated.

Audit procedures

First, we assessed the design of the internal control system with regard to the revenue process and in particular with regard to the accrual-based revenue recognition.

Sales were analyzed - particularly with regard to accrual accounting - in terms of their development over the course of the year, the underlying accounting patterns, and the correlation of sales to selected accounts (e.g. trade receivables and deferred income).

Furthermore, we obtained evidence (such as customer contracts) of the existence of revenue for a sample of revenue determined on a statistical mathematical basis in the course of substantive audit procedures.

In particular, in order to assess the accrual of revenues, we randomly reconciled and recalculated the revenues recognized in the month of December of the reporting year and the related deferred income for services not yet fully rendered to the contractual basis.

In auditing sales to Group companies, we examined in particular the contractual agreements between the Group companies. We satisfied ourselves of the accuracy of the cost calculation determined, which serves as the basis for recharging.

Reference to related information

In the consolidated financial statements of InVision AG as of December 31, 2022, revenues in the amount of EUR 14,464 thousand are reported in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. In addition, explanations are provided in the notes to the consolidated financial statements under point 42 “Revenue” and in the management report under the section “Results of operations”.

Our conclusions

InVision AG’s approach to the accrual of revenues is appropriate.

Other information

The legal representatives are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the components of the Group management report that have not been audited as to their content: the corporate governance statement pursuant to section 289f (4) HGB, to which reference is made in section 5 “Corporate governance statement pursuant to section 289f HGB” of the Group management report; the assurance pursuant to section 297 (2) sentence 4 HGB on the consolidated financial statements; and the assurance pursuant to section 315 (1) sentence 4 HGB on the Group management report.

Our audit opinions on the consolidated financial statements and the group management report do not cover the other information and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of conclusion on it.

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, we have a responsibility to read the other information referred to above and, in doing so, assess whether the other information is

  • material inconsistencies with the consolidated financial statements, with the content of the audited consolidated management report disclosures or with our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or
  • otherwise appear to be materially misrepresented.

Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group Management Report

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU and the additional requirements of German law pursuant to Section 315e (1) HGB and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Furthermore, management is responsible for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error (i.e. manipulation of the accounting system or misstatement of assets).

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. They are also responsible for disclosing, as applicable, matters related to the Group’s going concern. Furthermore, they are responsible for preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis unless there is an intention to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or there is no realistic alternative but to do so.

Furthermore, management is responsible for the preparation of the group management report that as a whole provides a suitable view of the Group’s position, is consistent in all material respects with the consolidated financial statements, complies with German legal requirements, and suitably presents the opportunities and risks of future development. Furthermore, management is responsible for the arrangements and measures (systems) that it determines are necessary to enable the preparation of a group management report in accordance with the applicable German legal requirements and to provide sufficient appropriate evidence for the statements made in the group management report.

The Supervisory Board is responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and the Group management report.

Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group Management Report

Our objective is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and whether the group management report as a whole provides a suitable view of the Group’s position and is consistent, in all material respects, with the consolidated financial statements and with our audit findings, complies with German legal requirements and suitably presents the opportunities and risks of future development, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements and on the group management report.

Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with § 317 HGB and the EU-APrVO and in compliance with German generally accepted standards for the audit of financial statements promulgated by the Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (IDW) will always detect a material misstatement. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements and the group management report.

During the audit, we exercise professional judgment and maintain a critical stance. In addition

  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from error because fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misleading representations, or the override of internal control;
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit of the consolidated financial statements and the arrangements and actions relevant to the audit of the group management report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of those systems;
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management;
  • Conclude on the appropriateness of the going concern basis of accounting used by management and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and the group management report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our respective audit opinion. We draw our conclusions on the basis of the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our audit opinion. However, future events or conditions may result in the Group being unable to continue as a going concern;
  • We assess the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in such a way that the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the net assets, financial position and results of operations of the Group in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU, and the additional requirements of German law pursuant to § 315e Abs. 1 HGB;
  • obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the accounting information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express opinions on the consolidated financial statements and on the Group management report. We are responsible for directing, supervising and performing the audit of the consolidated financial statements. We are solely responsible for our audit opinions;
  • we assess the consistency of the group management report with the consolidated financial statements, its compliance with law and the understanding of the Group’s position given by it;
  • We perform audit procedures on the forward-looking statements made by management in the Group management report. In particular, based on sufficient appropriate audit evidence, we reproduce the significant assumptions made by management regarding the forward-looking statements and evaluate the appropriateness of the information derived from these assumptions. We do not express an independent opinion on the forward-looking statements or on the underlying assumptions. There is a significant unavoidable risk that future events may differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

We discuss with those charged with governance, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We make a declaration to those charged with governance that we have complied with the relevant independence requirements and discuss with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence and, where relevant, the actions taken or safeguards implemented to address independence threats.

From the matters we discussed with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure of the matter.

OTHER STATUTORY AND OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Assurance report on the Electronic Reproductions of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Group Management Report Prepared for the Purposes of Disclosure Pursuant to Section 317 (3a) of the German Commercial Code (HGB)

Reasonable Assurance Conclusion

In accordance with section 317 (3a) of the German Commercial Code (HGB), we have performed a reasonable assurance review to determine whether the reproductions of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report (hereinafter also referred to as “ESEF documents”) contained in the file 391200OU8RFEMSDLBM19-2022-12-31-de.zip (SHA256: E6E6A1C5D5CE49118C8934EA12C62008A32535E98655D9054E608D43B519F792) and prepared for disclosure purposes comply in all material respects with the requirements of section 328 (1) of the German Commercial Code on the electronic reporting format (“ESEF format”) in all material respects. In accordance with German legal requirements, this audit extends only to the conversion of the information in the consolidated financial statements and the group management report into the ESEF format and therefore neither to the information contained in these reproductions nor to any other information contained in the aforementioned file.

In our opinion, the reproductions of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report contained in the aforementioned file and prepared for disclosure purposes comply, in all material respects, with the electronic reporting format requirements of Section 328 (1) HGB. Beyond this audit opinion and our audit opinions on the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the accompanying group management report for the fiscal year from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 contained in the preceding “Report on the audit of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report”, we do not express any audit opinion on the information contained in these reproductions or on the other information contained in the above-mentioned file.

Basis for the Reasonable Assurance Conclusion

We conducted our audit of the reproductions of the consolidated financial statements and the group management report contained in the above-mentioned file in accordance with Section 317 (3a) HGB and IDW Auditing Standard: Audit of Electronic Reproductions of Financial Statements and Management Reports Prepared for Disclosure Purposes in Accordance with Section 317 (3a) HGB (IDW PS 410 (06.2022)). Our responsibility thereafter is further described in the section “Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the ESEF Documents”. Our auditing practice has complied with the quality assurance system requirements of the IDW Quality Assurance Standard: Anforderungen an die Qualitätssicherung in der Wirtschaftsprüfer praxis (IDW QS 1).

Responsibility of the legal representatives and the supervisory board for the ESEF documents

The legal representatives of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the ESEF documents with the electronic reproductions of the consolidated financial statements and the Group management report in accordance with section 328 (1) sentence 4 no. 1 HGB and for the award of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with section 328 (1) sentence 4 no. 2 HGB.

Furthermore, management is responsible for the internal controls as they deem necessary to enable the preparation of ESEF documents that are free from material non-compliance, whether due to fraud or error, with the requirements of Section 328 (1) HGB regarding the electronic reporting format.

The Supervisory Board is responsible for overseeing the process of preparing the ESEF documents as part of the financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the ESEF Documents

Our objective is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the ESEF documents are free from material non-compliance, whether due to fraud or error, with the requirements of Section 328 (1) HGB. During the audit we exercise professional judgment and maintain a critical attitude. Furthermore

  • Identify and assess the risks of material non-compliance with the requirements of Section 328 (1) HGB, whether due to fraud or error, plan and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit of ESEF documents in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of those controls.
  • we assess the technical validity of the ESEF documents, i.e. whether the file containing the ESEF documents complies with the requirements of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815 as amended on the reporting date to d he technical specification for this file.
  • we assess whether the ESEF documentation provides a consistent XHTML representation of the audited consolidated financial statements and the audited group management report.
  • we assess whether the markup of the ESEF documents with inline XBRL technology (iXBRL) in accordance with Articles 4 and 6 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815, as applicable on the reporting date, provides an adequate and complete machine-readable XBRL copy of the XHTML rendering.

Other information according to Article 10 EU-APrVO

We were elected as auditors of the consolidated financial statements by the Annual General Meeting on August 30, 2022. We were appointed by the Supervisory Board on December 7, 2022. We have served as auditors of the consolidated financial statements of InVision AG without interruption since fiscal year 2022.

We declare that the audit opinions contained in this audit opinion are consistent with the additional report to the Audit Committee pursuant to Article 11 EU-APrVO (Audit Report).

OTHER MATTERS - USE OF THE AUDIT OPINION

Our audit opinion should always be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the audited group management report as well as the audited ESEF documents. The consolidated financial statements and the group management report converted to the ESEF format - including the versions to be entered in the companies register - are merely electronic reproductions of the audited consolidated financial statements and the audited group management report and do not replace them. In particular, the ESEF opinion and our audit opinion contained therein can only be used in conjunction with the audited ESEF documents provided in electronic form.

RESPONSIBLE AUDITOR

The auditor responsible for the audit is Dr. Mathias Thiere.

Berlin, March 29, 2023

MSW Ltd.
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Dr. Thiere - Certified Public Accountant
Jaeger - Certified Public Accountant