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2023 Results and Mid-Term View
March 18th 2024




Paolo Dellachà CEO
Massimiliano Moi CFO
Chiara Locati Head of IR & ESG

2023 Key Achievements & Business Review FY 2023 Results Review ESG Plan 2030
Mid-Term View and Guidance
Final Remarks 2023 Results
Q&A

DSA® Anode for Cathodic Protection
Leader in Coated Electrode Technologies


IMPROVING OUR MANUFACTURING CAPACITY
ESG PLAN 2030
CONSISTENT SHAREHOLDERS REMUNERATION



• €0.123 per share, proposed dividend


€856.4m
Revenues
+0.4% YoY +4.0% @ constant forex exchanges
NET RESULT1
+22.8%+180 bps
€231.1m (€89.7m in FY 2022)
27.0% margin on Revenue
SOUNDING PROFITABILITY
€171.1m EBITDA Adjusted
20.0% Ebitda Adj margin
€102.2m Revenue, +140% YoY
11.8% EBITDA Adj. Margin
OPERATING CASH FLOW2
€172 m €98 m in Q4 2023 SOLID CAPITAL STRUCTURE3
€68.2m
Net Cash Position (€51.3m @ 31 Dec. 2022)

Electrode Technologies Business: 54% of total revenues

New Orders: momentum in Chlor-alkali, mainly driven by technological upgrade
Suzhou (China) plant expansion: tripled our flexible Electrode production capacity.
Membrane Chlor-alkali Technological Upgrade Unipar Project - US Membrane Chlor-alkali Technological Upgrade Sadara project - Saudi Maintenance of HCl electrolyzer
2 Chlor Alkali projects- in China Significant projects for new plant development Starting in 2024



Water Technologies Business 34% of total revenues

2023 NEW WTS ORDERS
Municipal
51%
Industrial
49%

Water Technologies Systems (WTS) reported a record year as revenues grew by 17%, and increased profitability. After Market revenues 37%
Strengthened Brand Awareness in Saudi Arabia (AL Jubail project, MOU with ACWA Power)
WTS's Positive trend is expected to continue in 2024 and beyond, based on strong macro trends
Pools: the destocking phase, which impacted 2023 results, ran out in Q4 '23.
End user: State of Bahrain
One of the largest civil Ozone plant treating sewage water for agricultural use.

Capital Controls® Ozone
End user: energy customer in the Middle East. Our SEACLOR® technology for the disinfection of seawater intakes and open cooling water circuits.
End user: Steel Company in Brazil Ozone technology for advanced wastewater treatment to remove harmful pollutants.

SEACLOR® Onshore Seawater Biofouling Control
End user: industrial city in Jubail
SEACLOR®, DE NORA TETRA®, Capital Controls® Underwater Chlorine Dioxide Generators technologies for the development of the largest Sea Water Reverse Osmosis desalination plant for potable water.
End user: municipality in the US, Florida DE NORA TETRA® technology, aimed at urban wastewater treatment, producing water for irrigation and fertilization.
End user: Hong Kong Water Supplies Department Largest installation of CECHLO® - MS System providing safe and reliable water to the residents of Hong Kong

On-Site Generator
CECHLO®
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1GW of Green H2 technologies delivered, €102m revenue (+140% YoY), positive 11.8% Ebitda adj. margin
New Orders: 700+ MW, project in Sweden by thyssenkrupp nucera signed in Feb.2024.
Record Backlog €204m or 2.2 GW, including Feb. 2024 new orders
Enhancing manufacturing capacity to 2.5 GW with the Suzhou (China) plant expansion
O u r G r e e n H y d r o g e n P r o j e c t s

NEOM, Saudi Arabia, Largest H2 Project Globally part of > 2 GW tot project H2 to Green Ammonia

Green Steel project, Sweden the first large-scale green steel plant in the EU 700+ MW H2 to Steel – Hard to abate industry

Camacari Complex 1° industrial-scale green H2 Site in Brazil Part of 60 MW H2 to Fertilizers
Shell, Holland Holland Hydrogen I, LargestH2 Project in Eu 200 MW H2 to Refinering Processes

«Next Company» high multi-hundred MW Green H2 project in North America H2 to Refinery Processes *Feb.2024


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© 2023 De Nora

2023 Key Achievements & Business Review
FY 2023 Results Review
ESG Plan 2030
Mid-Term View and Guidance
Final Remarks 2023 Results
Q&A

SEACLOR® Onshore Seawater
Leading provider of Water Disinfection and Filtration Technologies
112
Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2023
20


81
Energy Transition
Water
Technologies
Electrode Technologies


• +140% YoY due to a solid backlog and projects execution in line with schedule.


• Project execution in Chlor-Alkali and Electrowinning, partially off-set by new orders
• WTS projects advancements drove the backlog evolution. New orders incoming in Q1 2024 are already increasing our backlog
• Record Backlog €204 m (2X 2023 Revenues) considering new orders received in Feb'24
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1The Backlog includes the new orders achieved by tk nucera, for the project in Sweden, in Feb.2024. 2Hot Deals: projects with high probability of award in the short term. 2Actively pursued projects in which our partners, and especially those with whom we are closely cooperating, have been having active interactions 3Identified pipeline: Projects with which our partners had first interactions. 4Roland Berger: total credible announced project capacity expected operational in 2030 . 5Roland Berger: cumulated AWE market at 2030.


• WTS best EBITDA since 2015, low doubledigit, nevertheless offset by Pools' volume normalization


EBIT improved by €9 m in FY 2023 as a result of the:

FY 2023 Net Result includes € 133 million of non- recurring profit following the nucera's IPO process
FY
2022

(€m) NWC % Sales 32.9% 36.4% Inventories 295.5 287.0 257.1 Contract WIP 16.4 31.1 31.7 Trade Receivables 123.4 140.3 141.9 Trade Payables (80.6) (77.0) (106.8) Other current assets and liabilities (74.6) (66.1) (59.4) Net Working Capital 280.2 315.3 264.6 FY 2022 9M 2023 FY2023 Inventories % of sales 34.6% 33.1% 30.0% DSO 68 73 67 DPO 49 52 74 30.9% 280.2 315.3 264.6 31 Dec 22 30 Sep 23 31 Dec 2023
NWC improvement in Q4 2023 reaching the lower incidence on Revenues in the last 3Yrs
The performance vs Q3 2023 reflects
Consistent reduction in Inventories
Expansion of Trade payable due to the high level of Capex carried out in the last months of the year.
Inventories rate on revenues improved in line with the target at 30%
S o l i d c a s h f l o w g e n e r a t i o n , k e e p i n g a s t r o n g F i n a n c i a l S t r u c t u r e


2023 Key Achievements & Business Review
FY 2023 Results Review
ESG Plan 2030
Mid-Term View and Guidance
Final Remarks 2023 Results
Q&A

Oronzio De Nora, Politecnico's Labs Milan 1923.
Sustainable By DNA Committed to be an ESG Champion

Climate action

WHILE BOOSTING OUR CLIMATE ACTION PROFILE



| Pillars | Key ESG Plan Targets (baseline 2022) |
Download the ESG Plan 2030 |
|---|---|---|
| GREEN INNOVATION | • Introduce LCA guidance in R&D processes • Develop Product Scorecard, • 100% products assessed with scorecard in 2027 • > 80% R&D spend with a positive impact on SDGs by 2026 • noble metal contents in products1 -4% by 2026 |
|
| CLIMATE ACTION & CIRCULAR ECONOMY |
• - 50% Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 intensity by 2030 • SBTi submission • 100% Renewable energy by 2030 • 40% wood packaging reused • 80% deforestation-free wood packaging by 2030 • 5% recycled content in noble metals by 2030 |
|
| PEOPLE & LOCAL COMMUNITES |
• DE&I Policy • 100% site certified ISO 450001 by 2025 • Mental Health Awareness Program, all territories with a hot line by 2026 • 2 suppliers audited, by 2025 • > 50%2 Suppliers ESG evaluated by 2030 |
|
| GOVERNANCE ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE |
• Conflict of Mineral disclosure • 20% target ESG linked in CEO short and mid term remuneration (10%+ key managers) |
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O u r j o u r n e y c o n t i n u e s …

INNOVATION
GREEN
| ECONOMY | ||
|---|---|---|
• Scope 1 and 2 emission intensity flat
CLIMATE ACTION & CIRCULAR
PEOPLE & LOCAL COMMUNITES



Leading External Recognition2
25 © 2024 De Nora names herein, do not constitute sponsorship, © 2023 De Nora endorsement, recommendation, or promotion of De Nora by MSCI. MSCI services and data are the property of MSCI or its information providers and are provided 'as-is' and without warranty. MSCI names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI.


12% Revenues in Energy Transition 1 GW technologies for green H2 generation

24% Revenues in WTS for Water Disinfection and Filtration

9% Revenues aligned (~80% on Energy Transition BU)

22% Capex aligned

~19% of Revenues eligible for the goal Transition to a Circular Economy

Sustainable By DNA

2023 Key Achievements & Business Review
FY 2023 Results Review
ESG Plan 2030
Mid -Term View and Guidance
Final Remarks 2023 Results
Q&A

AWE Stack
Sustainable and Profitable Growth, while investing for the future



SUSTAINAIBILITY IMPLEMENTATION




Stable in 2024, recovery in 2025-2026. Growth's driver: Technological upgrades
Slight recovery for PCBs and Copper Foil. Electrodes for batteries' copper will see demand increase from 2025
Stable installed capacity for Nickel and Cobalt EW



S t r e n g t h e n o u r c o m p e t i t i v e p o s i t i o n v i a o r g a n i c g r o w t h a n d M & A
Ongoing revocery
Limited competition on our technology

consolidation and improvement of our competitive positioning
L e a d t h e m i d - l o n g - t e r m g r o w t h o f G r e e n H y d r o g e n


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1The Backlog includes the new orders achieved by tk nucera, for the project in Sweden, in Feb.2024. 2Hot Deals: projects with high probability of award in the short term. 2Actively pursued projects in which our partners, and especially those with whom we are closely cooperating, have been having active interactions 3Identified pipeline: Projects with which our partners had first interactions. 4Roland Berger: total credible announced project capacity expected operational in 2030 . 5Roland Berger: cumulated AWE market at 2030.

Ongoing investments in brown and green field projects

▪ Increase existing plants' capacity with automation and technology upgrades. Energy Innovation Center
▪ Awarded, with tk nucera US\$50m by DOE for automation and innovations to reduce the cost of green H2

2023 2026E
2.5 GW eq.
elements
in Germany to enhance Energy Transition productivity • Greenfield Gigafactory
4.5 GW eq.
elements
manufacturing set-up
• Strengthen further

Brownfield
Greenfield
I T A L I A N G I G A F A C T O R Y P R O J E C T : S H A P I N G T H E F U T U R E O F G R E E N H 2
I n v e s t i n g i n i n n o v a t i o n a n d m a n u f a c t u r i n g c a p a c i t y


Greenfield project Italy – Cernusco sul Naviglio 25,000 sqm Construction will start H1 2024

Deployment


Capacity: 2GW technologies to generate Green Hydrogen


ESG Profile




2023 Key Achievements & Business Review FY 2023 Results Review ESG Plan 2030 Mid -Term View and Guidance Final Remarks 2023 Results Q&A

Laser - DND Plant
Distinctive Manufacturing Capacity



Solid 2023 growing financial Results despite a challenging Scenario, with a robust profitability and Solid Cash Flow Generation

Energy Transition Business Unit, +140% YoY Revenues, promising Backlog and Pipeline

Improving our Distinctive Manufacturing Capacity, 2.5 GW focused on Green H2

New Sustainability Plan for 2026 and 2030 launched to accelerate our ESG journey

Consistent Shareholders remuneration with a €0.123 per share Divided proposed

Mid-Term View: Growth, Profitability and Sustainability

© 2023 De Nora


| Mar. 20 | |
|---|---|
| --------- | -- |

| BofA – GIC Conference, London |
Apr. 24 |
Shareholders' Meeting |
|---|---|---|
| nucera Rodenbach (DE) |
May 8 |
Q1 2024 |
| Jul. 30 |
H1 2024 | |
| Conference | Nov. 5 |
9M 2024 |

[email protected] Investor Relations | Overview | De Nora ph: +39 02 2129 2124

© 2023 De Nora 2024

| (€m) | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | FY 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 200.1 | 210.4 | 206.2 | 236.2 | 852.8 | 216.9 | 203.5 | 209.4 | 226.7 | 856.4 |
| YoY Growth (%) | 8.4 % |
(3.4%) | 1.5 % |
(4.0%) | 0.4 % |
|||||
| Change in inventory of finished goods and work in progress | 6.8 | 7.7 | 23.4 | (3.1) | 34.8 | 16.8 | 8.5 | (2.4) | (27.0) | (4.1) |
| Other income | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 14.7 |
| Costs for raw materials, consumables, supplies and goods | (89.5) | (100.5) | (108.8) | (103.0) | (401.8) | (107.3) | (91.7) | (90.8) | (71.6) | (361.3) |
| Personnel expenses | (31.2) | (52.3) | (34.7) | (36.4) | (154.7) | (36.2) | (36.2) | (35.5) | (36.1) | (144.0) |
| Costs for services | (31.5) | (38.1) | (42.3) | (50.2) | (162.1) | (42.7) | (43.9) | (43.7) | (48.3) | (178.6) |
| Other operating expenses | (2.3) | (2.5) | (2.3) | (3.4) | (10.4) | (2.4) | (3.8) | (1.8) | (4.0) | (12.1) |
| EBITDA | 54.0 | 25.6 | 42.3 | 43.2 | 165.2 | 46.5 | 38.3 | 37.0 | 49.2 | 171.0 |
| Margin (%) | 27% | 12% | 21% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 18% | 22% | 20% |
| Amortization and depreciation | (6.8) | (6.8) | (6.9) | (7.6) | (28.1) | (7.2) | (7.2) | (7.3) | (8.8) | (30.6) |
| Reinstatement (write down) of property, plant and equipment & intangible assets | (0.2) | (2.8) | 0.3 | (6.2) | (9.0) | - | (1.3) | - | (7.6) | (8.9) |
| Net provision for risk and charges | (0.3) | 0.2 | (1.2) | (0.9) | (2.3) | 0.4 | (2.1) | (0.6) | 7.7 | 5.4 |
| EBIT | 46.7 | 16.1 | 34.5 | 28.5 | 125.8 | 39.7 | 27.7 | 29.1 | 40.4 | 136.9 |
| Margin (%) | 23% | 8% | 17% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| Share of profit of equity-accounted investees | (6.3) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | (1.2) | - | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| Finance income | 7.4 | 14.1 | 9.1 | (7.1) | 23.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 136.7 | 2.3 | 145.0 |
| Finance expenses | (6.1) | (11.7) | (8.6) | (1.3) | (27.7) | (6.3) | (4.1) | (5.4) | (6.3) | (22.1) |
| Profit before tax | 41.7 | 19.2 | 36.3 | 23.1 | 120.4 | 35.7 | 28.7 | 162.6 | 38.3 | 265.3 |
| Income tax expense | (15.2) | (6.1) | (12.1) | 2.6 | (30.8) | (10.7) | (7.0) | (10.7) | (5.9) | (34.2) |
| Profit for the period | 26.5 | 13.2 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 89.7 | 25.0 | 21.7 | 151.9 | 32.4 | 231.1 |

| € m |
Q1'22 | Q2'22 | Q3'22 | Q4'22 | '23 Q1 |
'23 Q2 |
'23 Q3 |
'23 Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUES | 200 1 |
210 4 |
206 1 |
236 2 |
216 9 |
203 5 |
209 4 |
226 7 |
| Electrode Technologies |
109 5 |
118 5 |
123 4 |
122 0 |
118 9 |
112 8 |
121 0 |
111 5 |
| Transition Energy |
4 5 |
2 4 |
7 2 |
28 6 |
26 6 |
20 7 |
21 3 |
33 6 |
| Technologies Water |
86 1 |
89 5 |
75 5 |
85 6 |
71 4 |
70 0 |
67 0 |
81 5 |
| Adj EBITDA |
55 2 |
47 1 |
43 6 |
44 9 |
46 7 |
39 4 |
38 2 |
46 8 |
| Adj EBITDA Margin |
27 6% |
22 4% |
21 2% |
19 0% |
21 5% |
19 4% |
18 2% |
20 6% |
| Electrode Technologies |
31 8 |
30 2 |
32 0 |
25 4 |
30 9 |
29 5 |
29 3 |
27 9 |
| Ebitda Adj Margin |
27 9% |
25 0% |
25 9% |
20 8% |
26 0% |
26 2% |
24 2% |
25 1% |
| Energy Transition |
n.a. | n.a | (0 4) |
6 2 |
5 3 |
0 7 |
1 5 |
4 6 |
| Ebitda Adj Margin |
n.a. | n.a | n.m. | 21 7% 19 9% |
3 5% |
6 9% |
13 7% |
|
| Technologies Water |
23 4 |
16 9 |
12 0 |
13 3 |
10 5 |
9 1 |
7 5 |
14 2 |
| Ebitda Adj Margin |
2% 27 |
9% 18 |
9% 15 |
5% 15 |
7% 14 |
1% 13 |
1% 11 |
5% 17 |

| (€m) | 2022 FY |
2023 FY |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 852 8 |
856 4 |
| EBITDA | 165 2 |
171 0 |
| Margin (%) |
4% 19 |
0% 20 |
| Terminations (labor expenses) costs legal + |
0 5 |
1 3 |
| Costs relative to IPO process |
3 6 |
0 7 |
| Costs for integration , and reorganization M&A company , |
0 3 |
0 8 |
| write down (discontinued Marine business) Inventory |
- | 2 7 |
| retention credit (COVID-19 related) Employee |
- | (6 4) |
| Costs relative of Tech LLC – US plant to startup De Nora , |
1 2 |
- |
| Advisory costs for special projects |
0 5 |
0 1 |
| Management Incentive Plan |
19 4 |
|
| 100 years |
- | 0 8 |
| Other recurring costs non |
0 2 |
- |
| Adj EBITDA |
190 8 |
171 1 |
| Margin (%) |
4% 22 |
0% 20 |

| (€m) | FY 2023 | FY 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Intangible assets | 115.8 | 131.6 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 254.3 | 184.2 |
| Equity-accounted investees | 231.5 | 122.7 |
| Fixed asset | 601.6 | 438.4 |
| Inventories | 257.1 | 295.5 |
| Contract work in progress, net of advances from customers | 31.7 | 16.4 |
| Trade receivables | 141.9 | 123.4 |
| Trade payables | (106.8) | (80.6) |
| Operating working capital | 324.1 | 354.8 |
| Other current assets and liabilities | (59.4) | (74.6) |
| Net working capital | 264.6 | 280.2 |
| Deferred tax assets | 16.2 | 13.1 |
| Other receivables and non-current financial assets | 10.5 | 13.6 |
| Employee benefits | (21.8) | (20.6) |
| Provisions for risks and charges | (18.0) | (20.7) |
| Deferred tax liabilities | (8.9) | (8.7) |
| Trade payables | (0.1) | (0.1) |
| Other payables | (2.2) | (2.4) |
| Other net non current asset and liabilities | (24.8) | (25.7) |
| Net invested capital | 841.4 | 692.8 |
| Net current Liquidity / (Financial Indebtedness) | 201.9 | 318.9 |
| Non-current Financial Indebtedness | (133.7) | (267.5) |
| Net Liquidity / (Financial Indebtedness) - ESMA | 68.2 | 51.3 |
| Fair value of financial instruments | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Net Liquidity / (Financial Indebtedness) - De Nora | 68.8 | 52.0 |
| Total Equity | (910.2) | (744.8) |
| Total sources | (841.4) | (692.8) |

| (€m) | FY 2023 |
FY 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 171 0 |
165 2 |
| Losses on the sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
0 6 |
0 3 |
| Other non-monetary items |
2 3 |
10 7 |
| flows operating activities before in working capital Cash generated by changes net |
174 0 |
176 2 |
| Change in inventory |
28 8 |
(60 4) |
| Change in trade receivables and construction contracts |
(38 6) |
15 6 |
| Change in trade payables |
29 6 |
19 5 |
| Change in other receivables/payables |
(18 6) |
5 5 |
| Cash flows generated by changes in net working capital |
1.2 | (19 8) |
| Cash flows generated by operating activities |
175.2 | 156 4 |
| Net Interest and Net other financial expense paid |
(6 2) |
(6 7) |
| taxes paid Income |
(28 8) |
(36 7) |
| Net cash flows generated by operating activities |
140 2 |
113 0 |
| Sales of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
1 1 |
0 4 |
| Investments in tangible and intangible assets1 |
(88 5) |
(46 1) |
| (Investments) Divestment in Associated companies |
26 4 |
(0 0) |
| Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) |
(2 0) |
- |
| (Investments) Divestments in financial activities |
144 6 |
(159 3) |
| Net cash flows used in investing activities |
81 6 |
(205 .1) |
| Share capital increase |
1 3 |
196 7 |
| Shares Treasury |
(17 0) |
- |
| loans/(Repayment) of loans New |
(153 5) |
16 7 |
| (decrease) in other financial liabilities Increase |
(0 0) |
(0 0) |
| (Increase) decrease in financial assets |
- | - |
| Dividends paid |
(24 3) |
(20 0) |
| Net cash flows generated by financing activities |
(193 .5) |
193 3 |
| increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Net |
28 4 |
101 2 |
| Opening cash and cash equivalents |
174 1 |
73 8 |
| Exchange rate gains/(losses) |
(4 0) |
(0 9) |
| Closing cash and cash equivalents |
198 .5 |
174 .1 |

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