H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA publishes annual report 2023

• H&R confirms preliminary figures and ends financial year 2023 with EBITDA of EUR 92.7 million
• Management will again propose a dividend payment of €0.10 per share to the Annual General Meeting

Salzbergen, Germany, March 28th, 2024. H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA (H&R KGaA; ISIN DE000A2E4T77) achieved an operating result (EBITDA - consolidated earnings before income taxes, other financial income and expenses as well as depreciation, amortization, impairment and write-ups of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment) of EUR 92.7 million for financial year 2023 (2022: EUR 124.9 million); (for the other earnings levels, see the "Key figures for H&R KGaA" table below). Below the line, consolidated net income attributable to shareholders amounted to EUR 10.6 million (2022: EUR 42.7 million). The result was achieved on sales revenues of EUR 1,352.3 million. This was EUR 223.7 million less than in the previous year (2022: EUR 1,576.0 million) due to price and volume factors.

 Key figures for H&R KGaA:

Key figures for segments

Dividend proposal to the Annual General Meeting planned

H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA has achieved a distributable result according to HGB for 2023. The company's management will again propose to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of EUR 0.10 per share be distributed.

Outlook

We are currently formulating our expectations for 2024 with an operating result (EBITDA) in the range of € 90.0 million to € 110.0 million but reserve the right to adjust these expectations during the year and in consideration of further business developments. For a complete presentation of business performance, including segment reporting and the annual financial statements, H&R KGaA refers to the 2023 Annual Report published today at www.hur.com - Investors - Publications.

Contact:
H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA, Head of Investor Relations / Communication, Ties Kaiser
Neuenkirchener Straße 8, 48499 Salzbergen
Phone.: +49 40 43218-321, Fax: +49 40 43218-390
Mail: ties.kaiser@hur.com
www.hur.com

H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA:

Listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA is a specialty chemicals company active in the development and manufacture of chemical-pharmaceutical specialty products based on fossil, bio-based, synthesized and recycled hydrocarbons and in the production of precision plastic parts.

Forward-looking statements and forecasts:

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