Report of Independent Auditors
To the Board of Directors of SMP Nissens III ApS
Opinion
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of SMP Nissens III ApS and subsidiaries (the Group), which comprise the consolidated
balance sheets as of 30 April 2024 and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income, other comprehensive income, changes in equity
and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group at 30 April 2024
and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAS). Our responsibilities
under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We
are required to be independent of the Group and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements
relating to our audits. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Restatement of Financial Statements
As discussed in notes 1, 2, and 34 to these consolidated financial statements, the previously issued local Danish consolidated financial statements
have been restated. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB,
and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements
that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate,
that raise substantial doubt about the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the date that the financial statements are
available to be issued.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free of material misstatement, whether
due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not
absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS will always detect a material misstatement
when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may
involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if
there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the
financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS, we:
•Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
•Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform
audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements.
•Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit 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 the Group’s internal control. Accordingly, no
such opinion is expressed.
•Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by
management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements.
•Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the
Group’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit,
significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters that we identified during the audit.
/s/ EY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab
Copenhagen, Denmark
17 January 2025