Investor Relations

Henkel successfully placed two bonds worth a total of the equivalent of 850 million euros on the capital market. One bond with a volume of the equivalent of 450 million euros and a maturity of three years and another bond with a volume of the equivalent of 400 million euros and a maturity of seven years were placed. The proceeds are used to repay parts of the Group's current commercial paper liabilities.

Henkel has appointed Michael Nilles as Chief Digital & Information Officer ‏(CDIO). He will join Henkel on October 1, 2019 and will be responsible for the combined activities in Integrated Business Solutions ‏(IBS) and digital technologies. Dr. Rahmyn Kress, currently Chief Digital Officer, will focus on the continued growth and expansion of the Henkel X platform. He will take over the global venture activities of Henkel as Head of Henkel X Ventures.

• Adhesive Technologies delivers robust performance
• Beauty Care below expectations
• Laundry & Home Care achieves good business development
• Sales of 5,121 million euros, almost at prior-year level, organic: -0.4%
• EBIT margin* at 16.5% ‏(-1.5 pp), earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at 1.43 euros ‏(-9.5%)
• First successes from announced growth initiatives
• Investments in growth and digitalization
• Strong balance sheet with good cash management