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Brenntag SE AGM Information 2014

Jun 20, 2014

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Speech of the Board of Management

▌ General Shareholders' Meeting, 17 June 2014

AGENDA

Overview of the financial year 2013 Steven Holland, CEO

Financial figures 2013 Georg Müller, CFO

"24/7 – on time worldwide" Steven Holland, CEO

One business model – four regions OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013Highlights 2013

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Segments 2013 – North America OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013

Segments 2013 – Latin America OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013

Segments 2013 – Asia Pacific OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013

Business development Q1 2014 OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2013

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"24/7 – on time worldwide" Steven Holland, CEO

FINANCIAL FIGURES 2013

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Balance Sheet as of 31 December 2013FINANCIAL FIGURES 2013

1) Of the intangible assets as of December 31, 2013, some EUR 1,148 million relate to goodwill and trademarks that were capitalized as part of the purchase price allocation performed on the acquisition of the Brenntag Group by funds advised by BC Partners Limited, Bain Capital, Ltd. and subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs International at the end of the third quarter of 2006 in addition to the relevant intangible assets already existing in the previous Group structure.

Free CashflowFINANCIAL FIGURES 2013

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Sustainable increase in the Brenntag share price SHARE PRICE

Explanatory notes on the agenda GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING 2014

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AGENDA

Overview of the financial year 2013 Steven Holland, CEO

Financial figures 2013 Georg Müller, CFO

"24/7 – on time worldwide" Steven Holland, CEO

What do we stand for?DISTRIBUTION MODEL

17 Juni 2014Brenntag AG - General Shareholders' Meeting 2014 22

Examples of our diverse business activities 24/7 ON TIME WORLDWIDE

Brenntag AG - General Shareholders' Meeting 2014 17 Juni 2014 23

24/7 –ON TIME WORLDWIDE

Bangkok, Thailand

Our special knowledge meets highly individual needs

  • Focus on specialty chemicals
  • Sales teams with technical knowhow
  • Knowledge of local markets
  • Brenntag sees its customers and suppliers as partners p

Knowhow – Customer solutions –Product development

Duisburg, Germany

Our service strengthens the customers' value chain

  • Broad portfolio of value added services
  • Individual mixing of chemicals g
  • Bundling of ressources
  • Network application laboratories

All-around service – Competence – Product quality

24/7 –ON TIME WORLDWIDE

Philadelphia, North America

We are flexible and fullfil customers' requirements

  • Full-line portfolio of chemicals
  • Less-than-truckload deliveries as core business
  • Diligence in a complex business
  • Longstanding trustful customer g g relationships

Reliability– Speed – Flexibility

Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Our market expertise supports the success our suppliers our

  • Linking supply and demand
  • Global presence for regional sales g opportunities
  • Understanding of the strategy of our suppliers

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Strategic focus on continued profitable growth SUCCESSFUL INTO THE FUTURE

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GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING 2014

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