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• Strong organic sales growth of +3.9 percent in the third quarter
• All business units report organic sales growth
• Guidance for fiscal 2020:
  • Organic sales growth: between -1.0 and -2.0 percent
  • Adjusted EBIT margin*: between 13.0 and 13.5 percent
  • Adjusted earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)* at constant exchange rates: decrease in the range between -18 and -22 percent

On the way to becoming a climate-positive company, Henkel has signed a large-scale virtual power purchase agreement ‏(VPPA) relating to a new wind farm in Bee County, Texas. The agreed capacity equals 100 percent of the electricity demand of Henkel’s operations in the US, which comprise more than 30 production sites across the country. The long-term commitment contributes to increasing the share of renewable energy in the grid and supports Henkel to reach its climate protection targets, which were approved by the “Science Based Targets initiative” earlier this year.

• Focus on ensuring employee safety, supplying customers and supporting communities
• Group half-year sales reach 9,485 million euros, nominal: -6.0%, organic: -5.2%
• Operating profit* at 1,191 million euros, -27.5%
• EBIT margin* at 12.6%, -370 basis points
• Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: -29.2% to 1.96 euros, -28.2% at constant exchange rates
• Free cash flow at 938 million euros, net financial position improved
• No new full-year outlook for 2020 due to continuing market uncertainties
• Implementation of new agenda for purposeful growth on track