Birkenstock Holding plc

IN FORMATION ON THE COMPANY A. History and Dev elopment of the Company BIRKENSTOCK’s origins date back to 1774. In 2021, L Catterton, a consumer-focused investment firm, invested and acquired a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK through affiliated entities. Birkenstock Holding plc was formed on February 19, 2021 as BK LC Lux Finco 2 S. r.l., a Luxembourg private limited liability company. On April 25, 2023, we changed our name from BK LC Lux Finco 2 S. r.l. to Birkenstock Group Limited and converted (by way of re-domiciliation) the legal form of our Company to a Jersey private company. On July 12, 2023, we changed our name from Birkenstock Group Limited to Birkenstock Holding Limited. On October 4, 2023, we changed the legal status of our Company to a Jersey public limited company and our name from Birkenstock Holding Limited to Birkenstock Holding plc. Our registered offices are located at 47 Esplanade, St Helier, Jersey JE1 0BD, Channel Islands. Our principal executive offices are located at 1-2 Berkeley Square, London W1J 6EA, UK. Our telephone number is +44 1534 835600. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Puglisi & Associates located at 850 Library Avenue, Suite 204, Newark, Delaware 19711. Our website address is www.birkenstock-holding.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this Annual Report. In October 2023, Birkenstock Holding plc became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ).