a.s.r.’s consolidated and company financial statements for 2021, as well as chapters 1 - 5 of the Annual Report, have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS as adopted by the EU and with applicable Dutch law.

As required by Section 5:25c paragraph 2(c) of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, the Executive Board (EB) declares that, to the best of its knowledge:

1. The financial statements provide a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial positions and earnings of a.s.r. and the enterprises included in the consolidation taken as a whole.

2. The management report provides a fair view of the position at the balance sheet date and developments during the year under review and the enterprises included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks confronting a.s.r.

In accordance with best practice 1.4.3 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code of December 2016 and based on the evaluation carried out, the EB declares that, to the best of its knowledge:

1. The report provides sufficient insights into any failings in the effectiveness of the internal risk management and control systems (see chapter 4.2).

2. The aforementioned systems provide reasonable assurance that the financial reporting does not contain any material inaccuracies (see chapter 4.2, 4.3 and 6.8).

3. Based on the current state of affairs, the preparation of the financial reports on a going concern basis is justified (see chapter 2 and 6).

4. The report states those material risks and uncertainties that are relevant to the expectation of the company’s continuity for the period of 12 months after the preparation of the report (see chapter 2.2, 2.4 and 6).

Utrecht, The Netherlands, 22 March 2022

Jos Baeten, CEO

Ewout Hollegien, CFO

Ingrid de Swart, COO / CTO