DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc

All political involvement or Company funds or assets that may be contributed for political donations and/or lobbying expenditures must be approved by the General Counsel and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer.[38] Dentsply Sirona's pre-approved political engagements aim to enable the Company to operate a business model whereby we can continue our mission to increase access to oral healthcare and continence care. The government affairs department team leads pre-approved engagements of our Byte division around issues relating to telehealth and/or teledentistry, as we believe this will continue to be a significant topic in medical legislation. In 2023, Byte made just over $800,000 in political contributions and lobbying expenditures to promote the interests of the Company and support policies that provide customers access to safe and affordable options for oral healthcare. Dentsply Sirona remains a member of multiple US dental trade associations, including the Dental Trade Alliance ("DTA") which provides dental equipment, supplies, materials, and services to dentists and other oral care professionals. The DTA may, occasionally, engage in lobbying regarding legislation that is of interest to its members.

Dentsply Sirona's policy clearly states that no Company funds or other Company assets may be contributed for political purposes without the prior review and consent of our General Counsel. We believe that telehealth and/or teledentistry will be a prominent topic in state legislatures, which has the potential to affect Byte's business model. As a result, Byte has a government affairs team that leads its engagement in the legislative and regulatory process at all levels of government to advance responsible policies that are aligned with Byte's mission to increase access to oral health care. Byte's participation in the policymaking process is guided by Dentsply Sirona's core values and in compliance with applicable laws that require reporting on lobbying and related activities. In 2021, Byte made $115,000 in political contributions to promote the interests of the Company and support policies that provide customers access to safe and affordable options for oral health care. Dentsply Sirona is a member of several US dental trade associations including the Dental Trade Alliance ("DTA"). The DTA provides dental equipment, supplies, materials and services to dentists and other oral care professionals and may, occasionally, engage in lobbying regarding legislation that is of interest to its members.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]We are in the process of engaging to develop a roadmap that will guide our engagement activities to maintain consistency with our overall climate change strategy.

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes