FEDERATED HERMES, INC.

Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a)Federated Hermes carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including Federated Hermes’ President and CEO and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of Federated Hermes’ disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 30, 2026. Federated Hermes completed the FCP acquisition during the three months ended June 30, 2026. As such, the scope of Federated Hermes’ assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures did not include the internal controls over financial reporting at FCP. FCP represented less than 1% of both Federated Hermes’ total and net assets as of September 30, 2026 and less than 3% and 4% of Federated Hermes’ total revenue and net income, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2026. This exclusion is consistent with the SEC Staff’s guidance that an assessment of a recently acquired business may be omitted from the scope of Federated Hermes’ assessment of the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures that are also part of internal control over financial reporting in the year of acquisition. Based upon that evaluation, the President and CEO and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that Federated Hermes’ disclosure controls and procedures were effective at September 30, 2026.

(b)There has been no change in Federated Hermes’ internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Federated Hermes’ internal control over financial reporting.