3.2Corporate Governance

This section gives a broad outline of SBM Offshore’s corporate governance structure by describing the roles of the corporate bodies, the external independent auditor and of the foundation Stichting Continuïteit SBM Offshore. This section also indicates to what extent SBM Offshore applies the principles and best practice provisions in the Dutch Corporate Governance Code of December 8, 2016 (the Corporate Governance Code). An update of the 2016 Corporate Governance Code dated December 20, 2022 entered into force with effect of January 1, 2023. For the financial year 2022, the version of the Corporate Governance Code of December 8, 2016 is applied. The details on compliance with the Corporate Governance Code can be found on SBM Offshore’s website in the ESG/Governance section, under Corporate Governance Documents. The full text of the Corporate Governance Code can be found on www.mccg.nl.