At the Annual General Meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on April 22, 2024, the shareholders approved all agenda items. A total of about 90 percent of the voting capital stock was represented. As in the previous year, the Annual General Meeting was again held as an in- attendance event at the CCD-Stadthalle in Düsseldorf.

• Strong business performance in 2023
  • Sales: 21.5 billion euros, very strong organic growth of 4.2 percent
  • Operating profit ‏(EBIT)*: 2.6 billion euros, significant increase of 10.2 percent
  • EBIT margin*: 11.9 percent, strong improvement by 150 basis points
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* significantly higher: 4.35 euros, +20.0 percent at constant exchange rates
  • Free cash flow at a new high of 2.6 billion euros
• Stable dividend proposed: 1.85 euros per preferred share
• Implementation of Purposeful Growth Agenda further accelerated
  • Consumer Brands: Merger progressing faster than planned
  • Adhesive Technologies: New organization even more customer-focused
  • Both business units strengthened with targeted acquisitions
  • Sustainability driven forward in key areas
• Outlook for fiscal 2024 – focus on profitable growth
  • Organic sales growth: 2.0 to 4.0 percent
  • EBIT margin*: 12.0 to 13.5 percent
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: Increase of +5 to +20 percent ‏(at constant exchange rates)

• Climate action:
  • reduction of CO₂ emissions in production by 61 percent
  • share of purchased electricity from renewable sources increased to 89 percent
• Circular economy: share of recycled plastic increased to 19 percent worldwide
• Natural Resources: 10th anniversary of collaboration with Solidaridad for sustainable palm ‏(kernel) oil
• Gender parity ambition: gender-neutral parental leave guideline introduced
• Sustainable solutions: product portfolio further developed
• Employee engagement: “Sustainability at Heart” program extended

• Further expansion of growth platform for maintenance, repair and overhaul ‏(MRO) solutions with highly attractive adjacent business
• Strengthen global position and expand offering in sustainability-driven, future-oriented growing and profitable markets
• Access to certified protective coating technologies and complementary applicator network for retrofitting, smart maintenance, and civil infrastructure

• Well-known salon-inspired brand, complementing existing portfolio by addressing white spot in premium retail segment
• Step-change for Henkel Consumer Brands business in China
• Acquisition to significantly strengthen the footprint of Henkel Consumer Brands in the Chinese hair care market

• Group sales: around 5.4 billion euros, organic sales growth of +2.8 percent
• Organic sales increase driven by both business units:
  • Adhesive Technologies: positive organic sales growth of +0.8 percent
  • Consumer Brands: very strong organic sales growth of +6.2 percent
• Adhesive Technologies underpins more pronounced focus on growth through M&A with the acquisition of Critica Infrastructure
• Consumer Brands: integration significantly ahead of plan – more than 80 percent of savings expected by the end of 2023
• Outlook for fiscal 2023 raised:
  • Organic sales growth: 3.5 to 4.5 percent ‏(previously: 2.5 to 4.5 percent)
  • Adjusted return on sales ‏(EBIT margin): 11.5 to 12.5 percent ‏(previously: 11.0 to 12.5 percent)
  • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS): increase in the range of +15 to +25 percent at constant exchange rates ‏(previously: +5 to +20 percent)

• Significant expansion of maintenance, repair and overhaul ‏(MRO) portfolio with adjacent business offering platform for further growth
• Strengthen position in sustainability driven, fast-growing and highly profitable market
• Access to leading maintenance service providers & contractors as well as certified composite repair and reinforcement technologies

• Group sales grows organically by 4.9 percent in the first half of the year to around 10.9 billion euros ‏(nominal 0.1 percent) – very strong growth in both business units
• Operating profit ‏(EBIT)* rises significantly to 1,254 million euros ‏(+7.6 percent)
• EBIT margin* with strong increase to 11.5 percent ‏(+80 basis points)
• Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* increase to 2.13 euros, double-digit growth of +14.4 percent at constant exchange rates
• Implementation of strategic growth agenda consistently driven forward
• Sales and earnings guidance for fiscal year 2023 raised:
  • Organic sales growth: to 2.5 to 4.5 percent
  • Return on sales ‏(EBIT margin)*: to 11.0 to 12.5 percent
  • Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: increase in the range of +5 to +20 percent at constant exchange rates

• Group sales increase organically by 6.6 percent to around 5.6 billion euros; nominal 6.4 percent
• Growth driven by very strong sales increases in both business units:
  • Adhesive Technologies with organic growth of 6.8 percent, nominal 6.1 percent
  • Consumer Brands achieves organic sales growth of 7.0 percent, nominal 7.3 percent
• Exit from business activities in Russia completed
• Further progress in implementing strategic growth agenda
• Outlook for fiscal 2023 confirmed

At the Annual General Meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA on April 24, 2023, the shareholders approved all agenda items. A total of about 88 percent of the voting capital stock was represented. For the first time since April 2019, the Annual General Meeting was again held as an attendance event at the CCD-Stadthalle in Düsseldorf.