Annual Report 2025 – ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG

ÖBB-Infrastruktur Aktiengesellschaft Group Management Report | Consolidated Financial Statements 144 Approach Description Service description As part of the required service, sustainability aspects must be fulfilled by the bidder (e.g. reuse of excavated material and building materials) Suitability or selection criteria Minimum requirements for applicants or bidders, failure to meet which will result in exclusion from the competition (e.g. company certifications) Award criteria Award criteria are used to determine the most technically and economically advantageous tender in accordance with the best bidder principle. Companies can be better evaluated in procurement procedures by meeting environmental or social sustainability requirements (e.g. assessment of CO 2 emissions from transport). Contract parts Sustainability aspects are compulsory parts of the contract and may be subject to penalties (e.g. further development of sustainability performance during the contract period). Training The ÖBB-wide “Sustainable Procurement Team” works together to further develop guidelines and training programmes, provides regular updates on new developments, and supports buyers in issuing sustainable tenders. G1-4 Confirmed incidents of corruption or bribery In the 2025 calendar year, there were no convictions of ÖBB-Infrastruktur Group employees in conjunction with acts of corruption within the meaning of the Austrian Criminal Code (previous year: none). Measures to combat violations of procedures and standards for combating corruption and bribery include, among others: – Personnel and employment law measures – Systemic and procedural measures, e.g.: • Continual adaptation of internal processes and regulations based on findings from case tracking • Key topics in compliance training • Conducting extraordinary audits • Compliance risk analyses • Compliance culture programme at ÖBB - Infrastruktur AG G1-6 Payment practices The general terms and conditions of business are publicly available on the website and contain detailed provisions on payment practices. Depending on the procurement project, different general terms and conditions of business are agreed (e.g. general terms and conditions of business for deliveries, services and construction work etc.), but the payment terms are essentially identical. Payment practices 2025 2024 Change Change in % Average days to invoice settlement (in days) 1) 35.1 33.5 1.6 5% Share of applied standard conditions in payments (in %) 2) 84.0 81.8 2.2 3% Pending court cases regarding default in payment (number of cases) 0 0 n.a. n.a. 1) From the invoice date to the settlement date. 2) The standard condition for the payment period is 30 days.