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Henkel presents successful implementation of purposeful growth agenda and raises sales guidance for 2022

• Implementation of new organizational structure in the Consumer Brands business unit ahead of plan
• Continued strong organic sales performance at Adhesive Technologies
• Outlook for organic sales growth for Henkel in fiscal 2022 increased: +5.5 to +7.5 percent ‏(previously +4.5 to +6.5 percent)
• Adhesive Technologies and Consumer Brands well positioned for capturing future growth and profit opportunities
• Confirmation of mid- to long-term financial ambition

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

Pritt pioneers with plastic-free blister packs made from recycled paper

As first adhesive manufacturer worldwide Henkel will introduce plastic-free blister packaging for its broad portfolio of consumer adhesives globally, starting with the Pritt glue sticks in early summer 2022. The new plastic-free blister packs are made from minimum 85 percent recycled paper and are fully recyclable. This solution will contribute to a reduction of 1,000 tons of plastics annually. The new packaging concept is in-line with the company´s sustainability ambition and packaging targets 2025 and aims to further enhance the recyclability of products towards a circular economy.