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Aug 16, 2018,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel delivers good Q2 performance despite significant negative currency effects

Henkel reports strong organic sales growth, further improved margin and higher earnings in second quarter

Sales increase to new high: 5,143 million euros, organic growth +3.5%
EBIT* reaches new high: 926 million euros ‏(+1.8%)
EBIT margin* further improved: +20 basis points to 18.0%
Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: 1.58 euros ‏(+1.9%), excluding currency effects: +7.7%
North American consumer goods businesses back to normal service levels
Henkel updates full year outlook, reflecting stronger headwinds from currencies and material prices, and expects organic group sales growth of 2 - 4% ‏(unchanged), an EBIT* margin of around 18% ‏(previously: more than 17.5%) and an EPS* growth of 3 - 6% ‏(previously: 5 - 8%)

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May 9, 2018,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Q1 2018 results

Henkel delivers positive organic sales growth and further improves margin and EPS

Sales at 4,835 million euros: organic growth +1.1%, nominal -4.5%, impacted by negative currency effects of 8.6%
Further EBIT margin* improvement: +50 basis points to 17.4%
Growth in earnings per preferred share*: +1.4% to 1.43 euros, impacted by negative currency effects of 6.4%
On track to return to normal service levels in North America in the course of the second quarter
Outlook for fiscal year 2018 confirmed