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15 Aug, 2022,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Henkel reports on half-year performance

Henkel significantly increases sales, drives strategic agenda and raises sales guidance for 2022

Group sales in the first half of 2022 grew organically by +8.9 percent to around 10.9 billion euros ‏(nominal +9.9 percent), driven by all business units and regions
Earnings impacted, as expected, by drastic input cost headwinds:
- Operating profit ‏(EBIT)* reaches 1,166 million euros ‏(-18.5%)
- EBIT margin* at 10.7% ‏(-370 basis points)
- Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at 1.95 euros, -20.8% at constant exchange rates
Good progress in implementing the purposeful growth agenda and in merging the consumer businesses into Henkel Consumer Brands
Outlook for fiscal 2022 updated:
- Organic sales growth: increased to +4.5 to +6.5 percent
- EBIT margin*: unchanged at 9.0 to 11.0 percent
- Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at constant exchange rates: unchanged a decline in the range of -35 to -15 percent

5 May, 2022,

Düsseldorf / Germany

Exceptionally challenging business environment

Henkel delivers significant organic sales growth in the first quarter

Group sales increase organically by +7.1 percent to around 5.3 billion euros; nominal +6.1 percent:
- Adhesive Technologies generates double-digit organic sales growth of +10.7 percent; nominal +11.6 percent
- Beauty Care with slightly negative organic sales development of -1.2 percent; nominal -3.5 percent, due to implementation of planned portfolio measures
- Laundry & Home Care records very strong organic sales growth of +4.9 percent; nominal +2.2 percent
Emerging markets with double-digit sales growth, mature markets with strong growth
Merger of Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care business units into integrated multi-category platform Henkel Consumer Brands:
- Strengthening growth momentum and margin profile in the consumer business
- Significant synergies: around 500 million euros gross savings targeted in the mid term
- First phase of measures to be implemented by the end of 2023: around 250 million euros annualized net savings expected, around 2,000 jobs affected worldwide
- Portfolio measures for businesses with total annual sales of up to 1 billion euros under review
Outlook for fiscal 2022 updated on April 29
Clear commitment to mid- to long-term financial ambition