Henkel continues its strong business performance in the third quarter

• Sales at 4,748 million euros: organic +2.8% (nominal: +3.4%)
• Emerging markets sales growth: organic +6.7%
• Operating profit*: +7.6% to 837 million euros
• Very strong EBIT margin* improvement: +70 basis points to 17.6%
• Earnings per preferred share* (EPS): +9.2% to 1.42 euros

Düsseldorf – “Henkel continued to deliver strong business performance in the third quarter. Sales, adjusted EBIT and adjusted earnings per preferred share reached new highs. The successful development and the high quality of earnings was driven by all three business units and the strong commitment of our global team,” said Henkel CEO Hans Van Bylen.

“In the third quarter, we were also able to successfully close the acquisition of Sun Products and secure its financing at favorable conditions. This is the second largest transaction in our company history, elevating Henkel to the No. 2 position in the US laundry care market and adding a range of attractive and well-established brands to our portfolio. We are proud and glad to welcome the Sun employees to Henkel and we will now focus on the successful integration into our North American Laundry & Home Care business.”

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* Adjusted for one-time charges/gains and restructuring charges

Henkel is wereldwijd actief met toonaangevende merken en technologieën in drie divisies: Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care en Adhesive Technologies. Het bedrijf - opgericht in 1876 – neemt wereldwijd leidende posities in, zowel in de consumentenmarkt als in de industrie met bekende merken als Persil, Schwarzkopf en Loctite. Bij Henkel werken circa 50.000 mensen. Henkel boekte in het fiscale jaar 2015 een omzet van € 18,1 miljard en een aangepast bedrijfsresultaat van € 2,9 miljard. De aandelen van Henkel zijn opgenomen in de Duitse aandelenindex DAX. In de Benelux bevinden de filialen van Henkel zich in Brussel, Drogenbos en Westerlo (België) en in Nieuwegein en Scheemda (Nederland). In 2015 realiseerde Henkel in de Benelux een omzet van meer dan 500 miljoen euro met ongeveer 700 medewerkers.