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Brenntag SE Investor Presentation 2021

Nov 4, 2021

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COMPANY PRESENTATION

NOVEMBER 2021

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BRENNTAG


BRENNTAG

Company Presentation

Introduction to Brenntag

  • Key investment highlights
  • Project Brenntag
  • Financials Q3 2021
  • Outlook
  • Appendix

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Brenntag is the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution

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Global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution with ~5% market share

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Full-line product portfolio with more than 10,000 products

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Network of 670 locations in 77 countries worldwide

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More than 17,000 employees thereof 1/3 dedicated local sales and marketing employees

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~185,000 customers

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Usually less-than-truckload deliveries with average value of c. EUR 3,000

We connect our customers and suppliers in a winning partnership globally and locally

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Two global divisions: Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties

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Brenntag Essentials

EUR 7.1 bn
Sales (2019)

EUR 1.7 bn
Operating Gross Profit (2019)

33-35%
Conversion Ratio

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Process chemicals

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  • Cross-industry products
  • Local market know-how
  • Strong brand & high barriers to entry
  • Business-oriented infrastructure
  • High volume delivery
  • Consistent cash generation
  • Global asset base

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Brenntag Specialties

EUR 5.3 bn
Sales (2019)

EUR 1.1 bn
Operating Gross Profit (2019)

41-43%
Conversion Ratio

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Highly specialized performance chemicals & ingredients

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  • Industry focus
  • Strong customer relationships
  • Innovation capabilities
  • Application and formulation expertise
  • Regulatory expertise
  • Brand awareness

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Sound financial profile: Growth track record and resilience through the downturn

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Notes: 2005: Brenntag predecessor; 2006: Brenntag and Brenntag predecessor combined and does not constitute pro forma financial information. EBITDA / Gross Profit adjusted for non-recurring effects: 2012 = 11m, 2013 = 17m

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Predictable Business model:

Distributors perform a value-added function with economies of scale

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PURCHASE, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF LARGE-SCALE QUANTITIES OF DIVERSE CHEMICALS

  • Repackaging from large into smaller quantities
  • Filling, labelling, bar-coding and palletizing
  • Marketed by more than 6,000 dedicated local sales and marketing employees
  • Mixing and blending according to customer specific requirements
  • Leveraging high route density based on local scale

  • Formulating and technical support from dedicated application laboratories

  • Providing just-in-time delivery and vendor-managed inventory services
  • Utilizing transportation for drum return services
  • Offering one-stop-shop solution

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Distributor vs. producer:

Chemical distribution differs substantially from chemical production

"What we are"
BRENNTAG

"What we are not"
Chemical Producer

Business model B2B Services / Solutions Manufacturing
Product portfolio Full-line Narrow
Customer base Broad in diverse end-markets Narrow
Customer order size Small Large
Delivery method Less-than-truckload Truckload and larger
Fixed assets Low intensity High intensity
Fixed asset flexibility Multi-purpose Narrow purpose
Cost base Variable Fixed
Raw material prices Market Contract
Input / Output pricing Connected Disconnected

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Board of Management: Highly experienced management team

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Georg Müller

Chief Financial Officer

  • Corp. Controlling
  • Accounting Brenntag Group
  • Legal Brenntag Group
  • Tax Brenntag Group
  • Treasury Brenntag Group
  • Corp. Investor Relations
  • Corp. Insurance Management
  • Shared Services Brenntag Group
  • Brenntag International Chemicals

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Henri Nejade

Chief Operating Officer
Brenntag Specialties

  • Brenntag Specialties

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Christian Kohlpaintner

Chief Executive Officer

  • Corp. Board Office
  • Global HR
  • Corp. Planning & Strategy
  • M&A Brenntag Group
  • Global Communications
  • Global Marketing
  • Compliance & Audit Brenntag Group
  • QSHE Brenntag Group
  • Sustainability Brenntag Group
  • Corp. Relations & Government Affairs

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Ewout van Jarwaarde

Chief Transformation Officer

  • "Project Brenntag"
  • Digitalization Brenntag Group
  • IT Brenntag Group
  • Indirect Procurement &
  • Procurement Excellence Brenntag
  • Group
  • Functional Excellence Brenntag
  • Group

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Steven Terwindt

Chief Operating Officer
Brenntag Essentials

  • Brenntag Essentials
  • Global Key Accounts

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Company Presentation

  • Introduction to Brenntag
  • Key investment highlights
  • Project Brenntag
  • Financials Q3 2021
  • Outlook
  • Appendix

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Investment Highlights

Global market leader

  • ☐ Significant growth potential in an attractive industry
  • ☐ Sound financial profile

  • ☐ Excellence in execution

  • ☐ Strong M&A track record

  • ☐ Highly experienced management team

  • ☐ Superior business model with resilience

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Market growth:

Third party chemical distribution outgrew total chemical demand

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Significant organic and acquisition growth potential

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Growth drivers:

Multiple levers of organic growth and acquisition potential

Third party chemical distribution opportunity
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Global distribution market growth (CAGR 2020-2025e)
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Source: VCI, BCG Innovative chemical distributors gain a digital edge (September 2020)
1) Excluding non-distribution relevant products like ethylene

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Global market leader: Third party chemical distribution estimated market size and market shares

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Still highly fragmented market with more than 10,000 chemical distributors globally

As per end 2019e: ICIS, BCG Innovative chemical distributors gain a digital edge (September 2020), own analysis

Companies with stronger trading focus are excluded

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High diversification: Diversity provides resilience and growth potential

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BRENNTAG ESSENTIALS

Operating GP by regions (EUR m, 2019)¹

  • North America
  • EMEA
  • Latin America
  • Asia Pacific

Key product families

  • Solvents (e.g., acetone)
  • Acids and Lyes (e.g., HCl)
  • Hydrocarbons

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BRENNTAG SPECIALTIES

Operating GP by regions (EUR m, 2019)¹

  • EMEA
  • Americas
  • Asia Pacific

Focus industries

  • Nutrition
  • Pharma
  • Pers. Care/HI&I
  • Water Treatment
  • Material Science
  • Lubricants
  • Others

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CUSTOMERS ~185,000

Top 10 accounts ~7%**

A% % sales

Large part of repeat-order business

ExxonMobil

D·NASF

HALLIBURTON

syngenta

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PRODUCTS >10,000

*As % gross profit

e.g. Acetate, Alcohol, Caustic Soda, Citric Acid, Isopropyl Alcohol, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Hypochlorite, Solvents, Blends, Sulfuric Acid, Toluene, Xylene

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SUPPLIERS several thousand

Top 10 <30%**

***As % purchase value

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Significant potential for consolidation and external growth

Brenntag's M&A approach

  1. Building up scale and efficiencies
  2. Expanding geographic coverage
  3. Improving full-line portfolio

Focus areas

  • Emerging Markets
  • EBITDA contribution size
  • Focus Industries

  • 88 transactions since 2010¹)

  • Total cost of acquisitions²) of EUR 2.5bn from 2010 to Sept 2021
  • Average investment amount of EUR 28m per transaction from 2010 to Sept 2021
  • Market remains highly fragmented facilitating significant further consolidation potential

¹) Including acquisitions performed until June 2021
²) Purchase price excluding debt assumed

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Digital Sales Channel Development @ Brenntag

Brenntag Connect

Digital Sales Solutions Channel to over 10,000 chemicals and ingredients globally

  • Buy thousands of products online by industry, supplier and product type
  • Register and start adding chemicals and ingredients to your shopping cart

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Key Features

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ESG:

Brenntag is developing an updated comprehensive strategic framework

We are aware of our responsibilities that come with our business activities and market position

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We aim to achieve sustainable value creation

"Sustainability is a fundamental part of our corporate strategy, a constant business driver and an integral part of Brenntag's corporate culture"

Christian Kohlpaintner, CEO Brenntag SE

Targets for 2021

  • Develop new ambitious and long-term goals
  • Develop a comprehensive strategic framework for sustainability in line with corporate strategy
  • Re-evaluate sustainability approach of Brenntag

Highlights Q3 2021

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Feasibility study for solar panels at 9 sites finished

Installation of solar panels at add. sites started

New dedicated VP Sustainability

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ESG: Our interim sustainability targets 2021

Safety

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- TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate): 2.9
- -15% spills compared to base year 2020 (spills >200 liters)
- 100% site coverage with process safety management standards

Sustainable Procurement

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- 80% coverage of chemical spend (in €) with supplier sustainability assessments
- 55% of suppliers undergoing re-assessments which achieve a score improvement by at least 1 point

Climate

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- -4% total scope 1 and 2 CO₂e emissions compared to base year 2020
- 3 sites that will start to produce electricity with solar panels
- 9 sites that will have undergone a full solar panel feasibility study
- 100% electricity consumption with green power (to be achieved by 2025)

Ratings & Memberships

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- EcoVadis Score of 71 (Gold Medal)
- CDP Score of C

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UN Global Compact

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Responsible Care/Distribution program

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"Together for Sustainability" initiative

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Global inclusion initiative The Valuable 500

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DAX 50 ESG

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ESG: Brenntag achieves significantly above-average rating results

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MSCI ESG Rating¹: AA

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ISS ESG

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ISS ESG Rating²: C

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SUSTAINALYTICS

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating³: 14.6 (Low Risk)

ecovadis

Ecovadis Sustainability Rating⁴: Gold (Advanced)

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CDP

CDP Score⁵: C

¹ Rating scale: AAA to CCC; ² Rating scale: A+ to D-; ³ Rating scale: Negligible to Severe; ⁴ Rating scale: Insufficient to Outstanding; ⁵ Rating scale: A to D-

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ESG: Global impact – Environmental KPIs

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Energy Consumption¹

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Diesel, Petrol & Others (in 1,000 liters)

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CO₂ Emissions¹
Tonnes

¹) The data for the reporting year do not include the following operating units: Brenntag International Chemicals, Quimisa S.A. (included from Q3/2020), Brenntag Finished Lubricants (Thailand) Ltd., Brenntag Sourcing Uruguay S.A., Brenntag Tanzania Ltd., Neuto Chemical Corp, the acquired caustic soda business of Suffolk Solutions Inc., Pachem Distributing Inc
²) The values given for the base year 2016 and the CO₂ emissions calculated using the market-based method for 2019 have not been audited by PwC
³) As part of our ongoing improvement process, the energy consumption reported for 2019 and the CO₂ emissions calculated using the location-based method were again reviewed and adjusted

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ESG: Global impact – Safety and Diversity

Group Accident Rate

TRIR³,⁴ / LTIR₁day²

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Employees on management positions⁵

By gender

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1) The values given for 2016 have not been audited by PwC
2) LTIR1 day (Lost Time Injury Rate): Number of workplace accidents resulting in at least one day's absence from work per one million working hours
3) TRIR (Total Recordable Injury Rate): Number of workplace accidents involving injuries that require medical treatment (beyond first aid), per one million work hours
4) The values given for TRIR have not been audited by PwC
5) Comprises the global executive management and local management groups

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Company Presentation

Introduction to Brenntag
Key investment highlights

Project Brenntag
Financials Q3 2021
Outlook
Appendix

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Project Brenntag:

Addresses areas of improvement based on stakeholder feedback

Suppliers

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Sharpen profile towards channel needs

Growth

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Foster profitable growth

Customers

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Emphasize tailor-made market approach

Costs

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Reignite conversion ratio expansion

Employees

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Further promote execution and performance culture

Capital Markets

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Focus on value creation

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Project Brenntag:

Delivering sustainable organic earnings growth

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1) Based on management estimates

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Project Brenntag:

Clear & measurable benefits for organic earnings growth

Operating Model

  • Differentiated business steering
  • Remove redundancies
  • Leverage economies of scale

Go-to-Market Approach

  • Stringent customer segmentation
  • Fit-for-purpose sales organisation

Site Network Optimization

  • Reduce complexity
  • Drive efficiency gains
  • Improved customer proximity

People & Change

  • New leadership structure
  • Foster global collaboration and performance culture

1) By FY2023
2) Based on management estimates

Operating EBITDA uplift¹)²)

~40m EUR top line impact

~EUR 220 m

~180m EUR bottom line impact

One off net cash out:
~EUR 370 m²)

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Operating Model: Sharpened operating model with increased centralization

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Corporate

  • Drives strategic agenda
  • Defines governance, policies and standards
  • Steers global functions and business services

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Brenntag Essentials

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Brenntag Specialties

Supported by Business Services

Centers of Excellence

Shared Services

Business Partners

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Two global divisions with distinct market approach addressing changing needs of our business partners

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Brenntag Essentials

Regional logic

  • Superior global reach
  • Regional leadership
  • Local customer proximity
  • Local market know-how
  • Lean & agile business

Agile, lean, and most efficient partner of choice for suppliers and customers

Brenntag Specialties

Industry logic

  • Tailored solutions and value-added services for our customer's end-products
  • Increased and more focused customer interaction
  • Global best practice sharing of industry specific know-how

Global specialties leader in selected focus industries

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Brenntag Essentials: Agile, lean, and most efficient partner of choice in local geographies

Brenntag Essentials
One-stop-shop for suppliers Lowest cost to serve Highest safety + compliance standards
Operational excellence Customer Service Excellence Digital Services; online ordering and delivery tracking

1 at local level

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Brenntag Specialties:

Clear focus on highly attractive industries with secular growth

Specialty market size (EUR bn)1) Growth momentum Cross-regional platform Solutions potential Critical mass
Positive underlying growth in end industries Global reach but industry-focused delivery Value-added solutions and technical expertise Brenntag already with industry-critical mass
Nutrition2) ~50
Pharma ~105
Personal Care, Home Care, I&I ~60
Material Science3) ~190
Water Treatment ~10
Lubricants ~1204)

1) Refers to underlying end market size 2019 (as per IHS Specialty Chemical Update Program 2020)
2) Consisting of Food & Nutrition and Animal Nutrition
3) Consisting of Coatings & Construction and Polymers & Rubber
4) Excluding base oils

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Stringent definition of Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties

Specialties and ingredients Process chemicals
Specialties Industries Accounted for under Brenntag Specialties
All other industries Accounted for under Brenntag Essentials

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Clear assignment and accounting for products according to industry needs

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Go-to-Market Approach: Stringent customer segmentation and re-deployment of sales force

Key objectives

  • Best-in-class front-end with clear roles, lean setup and high agility
  • Focus on high-value customers by improved resource deployment & harmonized customer segmentation
  • Cross-selling, organic growth and monetization of value-added services via differentiated and focused approach
  • Leverage global expertise via cross-regional collaboration and best practice sharing

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Site Network Optimization:

Optimized footprint will increase efficiency

  1. Reduce overlaps in geographies
  2. Develop mega sites to drive scale efficiency
  3. Close white spots in network
  4. Adapt to regulatory changes
  5. Fully-leverage cross-border flows
  6. Optimize inventory / customer proximity & service level

Reducing complexity brings us closer to our customers and has a positive impact on our carbon footprint

Number of sites
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Improvement potential by optimizing site network along clusters

Reduce Complexity
Increase avg. volume per site
Improved transport planning and bundling/ automation in sites

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People & Change: Execution focused culture to drive performance and value creation

Global perspective
Strategic steering & business development
Stringent decision-making
Execution focused mind set

Clearly defined roles, responsibilities and accountabilities
Strong focus on performance and its individual recognition
Leadership competencies focused on execution skills, growth and transformation capabilities
Continuous change management in place to ensure smooth integration of transformation processes
Reduction of 1,300 jobs until 2022 to reduce overlaps between functions and increase harmonization.

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Project Brenntag: Status update 9M 2021

Overall Implementation

  • Implementation of transformation program on track
  • Ongoing implementation of site network optimization incl. two mega sites in China
  • Implementation of Go-to-Market approach nearly completed globally

Measures

  • Implementation of measures according to plan
  • Broad portfolio of dedicated trainings for leaders and employees
  • Centralization of administrative functions ongoing
  • Further progress in indirect procurement initiatives

Results

  • Working Capital turn of 8.4x
  • Structural reduction of more than 740 jobs so far
  • 68 site closures globally
  • Operating EBITDA contribution of around EUR 70m (baseline 2019)

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Project Brenntag: Operating EBITDA contribution

Top line levers

EBITDA impact from Operating Gross Profit growth

Bottom line levers

EBITDA impact from expenses reduction

Total Operating EBITDA impact

Project Brenntag FY 2023

~EUR 40m¹⁾
~EUR 180m¹⁾
~EUR 220m¹⁾

Project Brenntag Achievement

~EUR 12m
~EUR 59m

around EUR 70m

in EUR m
since project start

15
as per FY 2020
41
as per H1 2021
70
as per 9M 2021

1) Based on management estimates
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Company Presentation

Introduction to Brenntag
Key investment highlights
Project Brenntag
Financials Q3 2021
Outlook
Appendix

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Highlights Q3 2021: Outstanding quarterly results

OPERATING GROSS PROFIT (fx adj.) OPERATING EBITDA (fx adj.) FREE CASHFLOW EPS
+23.7% +29.7% EUR 155m EUR 1.02
EUR 862.3m EUR 342.9m Working Capital turn still high at 8.4x +34% compared to Q3 2020
OUTSTANDING QUARTERLY RESULTS FY 2021 GUIDANCE RAISED IN Q3 M&A TARGETS CONTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO PLAN PROJECT BRENNTAG FULLY ON TRACK
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in still persisting exceptional market environment FY 2021 OP. EBITDA: EUR 1,260m - 1,320m Implementation of various measures according to plan

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Continued challenging market conditions in Q3 2021

Continued disruptions in some countries due to COVID-19 lockdowns

Global supply chains persistently under pressure

Spiking energy prices

„Dual-Control“ regulatory program in China

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Financials Q3 2021: Operating EBITDA bridge*

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  • Calculations are partly based on assumptions made by management; effects based on rounded figures

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Financials Q3 2021: Brenntag Essentials

Organic op. EBITDA growth

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NORTH AMERICA

+39%

APAC

-8%

  • Brenntag Essentials again with strong performance
  • EMEA, North America and Latin America contributed to results
  • Asia Pacific impacted by strict COVID-19 lockdowns
  • Maintaining supply chains was key
  • Growth almost entirely organic
  • Op. EBITDA result positively impacted by strong growth in North America
  • Conversion ratio of ~41%

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Financials Q3 2021: Brenntag Specialties

Organic op. EBITDA growth

EMEA
+29%

AMERICAS
+64%

Focus industries (Org. GP dev.)
Nutrition ↑
Pharma ↑
Personal Care /HI&I ↑
Water treatment →
Material Science ↑
Lubricants ↑

APAC
+7%

  • Benefitting from good margin management
  • Growth across all segments and industries
  • Asia Pacific impacted by strict COVID-19 lockdowns
  • Nutrition, Material Science and Lubricants with particularly strong performance
  • Pharma and Personal Care/HI&I a bit weaker
  • Conversion ratio of ~46%

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Financials Q3 2021: Segments (1/2)

in EUR m Operating gross profit^{1)} Operating EBITDA^{2)}
Q3 2021 Q3 2020 Δ Δ FX adjusted Q3 2021 Q3 2020 Δ Δ FX adjusted Δ organic
Brenntag Essentials 520.2 433.0 20.1% 19.5% 210.3 162.9 29.1% 28.7% 26.9%
Brenntag Specialties 334.3 257.3 29.9% 30.1% 152.9 108.0 41.6% 42.3% 33.7%
All other Segments 7.8 4.9 59.2% 59.2% -20.3 -6.5 212.3% 209.1%
Brenntag Group 862.3 695.2 24.0% 23.7% 342.9 264.4 29.7% 29.7% 25.0%
in EUR m Operating EBITA
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Q3 2021 Q3 2020 Δ
Brenntag Essentials 155.2 109.9 41.2%
Brenntag Specialties 144.5 101.0 43.1%
All other Segments -21.9 -8.0 173.8%
Brenntag Group 277.8 202.9 36.9%

1) External sales less cost of materials.
2) Segment operating EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA adjusted for holding charges and special items.

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Financials Q3 2021: Segments (2/2)

in EUR m Operating gross profit^{1)} Operating EBITDA^{2)}
Q3 2021 Q3 2020 Δ Δ FX adjusted Q3 2021 Q3 2020 Δ Δ FX adjusted Δ organic
Essentials EMEA 188.3 172.5 9.2% 8.1% 70.9 60.1 18.0% 17.2% 16.4%
Essentials North America 268.1 203.7 31.6% 31.7% 118.0 83.2 41.8% 42.5% 39.5%
Essentials Latin America 37.5 30.9 21.4% 21.3% 12.1 9.5 27.4% 28.0% 28.0%
Essentials APAC 26.3 25.9 1.5% -1.1% 9.7 10.4 -6.7% -8.5% -8.5%
Brenntag Essentials 520.2 433.0 20.1% 19.5% 210.3 162.9 29.1% 28.7% 26.9%
Specialties EMEA 148.2 122.3 21.2% 21.2% 69.1 53.2 29.9% 30.8% 28.6%
Specialties Americas 128.6 88.4 45.5% 45.8% 56.3 32.4 73.8% 75.3% 64.2%
Specialties APAC 57.5 46.6 23.4% 24.1% 28.5 22.6 26.1% 26.8% 6.7%
Brenntag Specialties 334.5 257.3 29.9% 30.1% 152.9 108.0 41.6% 42.3% 33.7%

1) External sales less cost of materials.
2) Segment operating EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA adjusted for holding charges and special items.
The difference between the sum total of the reportable segments (EMEA, Americas and APAC) and the Brenntag divisions is the result of central activities which are part of Brenntag divisions but not directly attributable to any one segment.

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Financials Q3 2021:

Income statement below operating EBITDA

in EUR m Q3 2021 Q3 2020 Δ FY 2020
Operating EBITDA 342.9 264.4 29.7% 1,057.7
Special items -15.4 -14.6 -5.5% -47.2
Depreciation -65.1 -61.5 5.9% -252.4
EBITA 262.4 188.3 39.4% 758.1
Amortization -15.8 -10.7 47.7% -45.1
EBIT 246.6 177.6 38.9% 713.0
Financial result -17.3 -15.6 10.9% -79.7
EBT 229.3 162.0 41.5% 633.3
Profit after tax 161.0 120.6 33.5% 473.8
EPS 1.02 0.76 34.2% 3.02

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Financials Q3 2021:

Free cash flow

in EUR m Q3 2021 Q3 2020 Δ Δ FY 2020
Operating EBITDA 342.9 264.4 78.5 29.7% 1,057.7
Capex -38.0 -38.5 0.5 -1.3% -201.9
Δ Working capital -114.2 226.5 -340.7 -150.4 325.0
Principal and interest payments on lease liabilities -35.7 -31.7 -4.0 12.6% -126.2
Free cash flow 155.0 420.7 -265.7 -63.2% 1,054.6

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Financials Q3 2021: Balance Sheet and maturity profile

in EUR m 30 Sep 2021 31 Dec 2020
Financial liabilities 2,124.1 1,639.4
Lease liabilities 451.4 426.8
./. Cash and cash equivalents 544.0 726.3
Net Debt 2,031.5 1,339.9
Net Debt/Operating EBITDA 1) 1.6x 1.3x
Equity 3,870.9 3,611.6

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1) Operating EBITDA for the quarters on LTM basis calculated.
2) Bond 2029 settled on 6 Oct 2021 and therefore not included in Financial liabilities as per 30 Sep 2021.

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Financials Q3 2021: Working capital

in EUR m 30 Sep 2021 30 Jun 2021 31 Mar 2021 31 Dec 2020 30 Sep 2020
Inventories 1,431.1 1,207.8 1,092.8 978.9 1,005.9
+ Trade receivables 2,189.4 2,056.8 1,938.7 1,597.5 1,648.0
./. Trade payables 1,660.1 1,555.2 1,485.7 1,229.8 1,194.2
Working capital (end of period) 1,960.4 1,709.4 1,545.8 1,346.6 1,459.7
Working capital turnover (annualized) 1) 8.4x 8.6x 8.7x 7.3x 7.1x

1) Sales YTD extrapolated to the full year; average working capital is defined as the average of working capital at the beginning of the year and at the end of each quarter.

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Company Presentation

Introduction to Brenntag
Key investment highlights
Project Brenntag
Financials Q3 2021

Outlook

Appendix

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Outlook 2021: Well positioned in challenging environment

Macro environment

  • Exceptional market conditions expected to persist well into 2022
  • Continuous pressure on global supply chains, spiking energy prices and developments in China play an important part

Comments

  • Well positioned to keep high level of service excellence for our partners
  • Guidance includes uplift of Project Brenntag initiatives, closed M&A and assumes stable FX rates

Operating EBITDA Guidance

  • FY 2021 operating EBITDA guidance range increased twice in course of 2021 to EUR 1,260m – 1,320m (prev. EUR 1,160m – 1,260m)
  • Guidance confirmed

Additional information

  • EUR/USD: ~1.20 (2020: ~1.14)
  • EUR/USD sensitivity (FY basis): Delta of EUR/USD +/- 1 cent = EUR ~ +/- 5m op. EBITDA
  • Tax rate: ~29%
  • Capex 2021: EUR ~210m

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Project Brenntag:

Medium term guidance for future growth

Organic underlying business
> 4% p.a.
Organic operating
Gross Profit
4% - 6% p.a.
Organic operating
EBITDA

Project Brenntag
Operating EBITDA uplift of EUR 220 m by FY2023¹)

M&A
Proven track record with unaltered scope (~200 - 250 m p.a.)

¹) Based on management estimates

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Company Presentation

  • Introduction to Brenntag
  • Key investment highlights
  • Project Brenntag
  • Financials Q3 2021
  • Outlook
  • Appendix

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Appendix: Contents

Page
Barriers to entry 54
Longstanding history of more than 140 years 55
North America – Oil & Gas Value Chain 56
HSE - Committed to health, safety and the environment 57
Acquisitions 58
Remuneration of the Board of Management 59
Financials 9M 2021 60
Financials FY 2020 63
Historic Leverage & Credit Rating 71
Bond data 72
Share price performance LTM 73
Brenntag Share & Shareholder Structure 74
Relevant Links & Documents / Financial calendar / Contact 75

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Barriers to entry:

High barriers to entry due to critical scale and scope

  • Permits and licenses
  • Infrastructure availability
  • Regulatory standards
  • Know-how
  • Rationalization of distribution relationships
  • Global reach

Significant capital resources and time required to create a global full-line distributor

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Brenntag history:

Longstanding history of more than 140 years

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North America: Oil and Gas Value Chain

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Upstream

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Midstream

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Downstream

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Petrochemical
Convert Crude into Chemicals

Exploration, Drilling & Fracking

Using technology to find new CRUDE & GAS resources

Production

Bring Gas & Crude To the Surface

Processing

Treating Gas to be sent to Markets

Transportation

Moving Gas and Crude

Refinery

Convert Crude into Refined Products

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HSE: Committed to health, safety and the environment

Committed to the principles of Responsible Care/Responsible Distribution¹)

  • Product responsibility
  • Asset integrity & process safety
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Environment protection (air, water, soil, raw materials, waste, energy)
  • Transport safety

Brenntag Approach

Programs and regular training Clear guidelines and procedures Appropriate equipment Behaviour-based safety Regular reporting to Board

¹) Program of the International Chemical Trade Association

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Acquisitions since 2018: Focus on three main objectives

Building up scale & efficiencies

  • Canada Colors & Chemicals, Can., 2018
  • Reeder Distributors Inc., USA, 2019
  • B&M Oil Company, USA, 2019
  • Suffolk Solutions Inc., USA, 2020
  • Alpha Chemical Ltd., Canada, 2020
  • ICL Packed, UK, 2021
  • Matrix Chemicals LLC, USA, 2021

Expanding geographic coverage

  • Whanee Corporation, Quimitécnica, Portugal, 2018
  • Desbro, Kenya, 2018
  • Crest Chemicals Ltd., South Africa, 2019
  • Neuto Chemicals Corp., Taiwan, 2019
  • Quimisa S.A., Brazil, 2019
  • Oils 'R Us, Thailand, 2020

Improving full-line portfolio

  • Alphamin S. A., Belgium, 2018
  • PachemDistribution Inc., 2018
  • NERP Inc., USA, 2019
  • Tee Hai Chem Pte.Ltd., Singapore, 2019
  • Marlin Company Inc., USA, 2019
  • Tan International, UK, 2019
  • ComeltSpa; Aquadepur Srl, Italy, 2020
  • Zhongbai, China, 2021
  • JM Swank, USA, 2021

88 acquisitions in total since 2010¹)

1) Including acquisitions performed until September 2021
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Remuneration System:

Remuneration of the Board of Management

Fixed Remuneration
Short-term Variable pay Long-term
Annual Bonus Performance Share Plan
60% organic EBITDA
(growth) 20% Working
Capital
Turnover
(improve-
ment) 20%
Earnings
per Share
(growth) 50%
Total Share Return vs.
National index
50%
Total Share Return vs.
Peer group
Individual Multiplier (0.7 – 1.3) Number of virtual shares

The payout amount of the variable pay depends on the overall target achievement. The maximum payout amount of both the Annual bonus and the Performance Share Plan is 200% for an overall target achievement of 150% or more. The payout amount cannot be raised above this Cap of 200%.

The new remuneration system was resolved by the Supervisory Board on December 23, 2020 and approved by the shareholders at the General Shareholders’ Meeting 2021.

Note: Simplified illustration; Please see Remuneration Report or Corporate Website for more details

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Financials 9M 2021: Operating EBITDA bridge*

in EUR m

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  • Calculations are partly based on assumptions made by management; effects based on rounded figures

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Financials 9M 2021:

Income statement below operating EBITDA

in EUR m 9M 2021 9M 2020 Δ
Operating EBITDA 998.3 803.6 24.2%
Special items -104.1 -33.4 211.7%
Depreciation -191.9 -189.6 1.2%
EBITA 702.3 580.6 21.0%
Amortization -91.7 -33.5 173.7%
EBIT 610.6 547.1 11.6%
Financial result -49.2 -61.9 -20.5%
EBT 561.4 485.2 15.7%
Profit after tax 398.4 358.6 11.1%
EPS 2.52 2.30 9.6%

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Financials 9M 2021: Cash flow items

in EUR m 9M 2021 9M 2020 Δ Δ
Operating EBITDA 998.3 803.6 194.7 24.2%
CAPEX -105.9 -127.1 21.2 -16.7%
Δ Working capital -443.0 214.2 -657.2 -306.8%
Principal and interest payments on lease liabilities -97.3 -94.8 -2.5 2.6%
Free cash flow 352.1 795.9 -443.8 -55.8%

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Financials FY 2020: Operating EBITDA bridge*

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  • Calculations are partly based on assumptions made by management; effects based on rounded figures

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Financials FY 2020: Income statement

in EUR m FY 2020 FY 2019 Δ Δ FX adjusted
Sales 11,775.8 12,821.8 -8.2% -6.0%
Cost of materials -8,925.4 -10,000.1 -10.7%
Operating gross profit 2,850.4 2,821.7 1.0% 3.3%
Operating expenses -1,792.7 -1,820.2 -1.5%
Operating EBITDA 1,057.7 1,001.5 5.6% 8.3%
Op. EBITDA/Op. gross profit 37.1% 35.5%

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Financials FY 2020:

Income statement below operating EBITDA

in EUR m FY 2020 FY 2019 Δ
Operating EBITDA 1,057.7 1,001.5 5.6%
Special items -47.2 8.6 -648,8%
Depreciation -252.4 -243.6 3.6%
EBITA 758.1 766.5 -1.1%
Amortization 1) -45.1 -49.6 -9.1%
EBIT 713.0 716.9 -0.5%
Financial result -79.7 -83.5 -4.6%
EBT 633.3 633.4 0.0%
Profit after tax 473.8 469.2 1.0%
EPS 3.02 3.02 0.0%

1) Includes scheduled amortization of customer relationships amounting to EUR 34.9 in 2019 (EUR 40.7m in 2018).

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Financials FY 2020: Cash flow statement

in EUR m FY 2020 FY 2019
Profit after tax 473.8 469.2
Depreciation & amortization 297.5 293.2
Income taxes 159.5 164.2
Income tax payments -155.5 -175.3
Interest result 66.4 90.0
Interest payments (net) -57.9 -75.7
Changes in current assets and liabilities 426,0 136.5
Changes in provisions -33.9 0.9
Other 43.1 -23.7
Cash provided by operating activities 1,219.0 879.3

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Financials FY 2020:

Cash flow statement (continued)

in EUR m FY 2020 FY 2019
Purchases of intangible assets and property, plant & equipment (PPE) -199.1 -204.0
Purchases of consolidated subsidiaries and other business units -46.4 -194.9
Proceeds from the disposal of consolidated subsidiaries and business units 1.2 14.7
Other 20.2 12.0
Cash used for investing activities -224.1 -372.2
Purchases of companies already consolidated - -
Profits distributed to non-controlling interests -1.5 -1.5
Dividends paid to Brenntag shareholders -193.1 -185.4
Repayment of (-)/proceeds from (+) borrowings (net) -541.0 -196.5
Cash used for financing activities -735.6 -383.4
Change in cash & cash equivalents 259.3 123.7

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ROCE:

Increasing value added and returns

in EUR m 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
EBITA 758.1 766.5 770.9 663.3 694.5 698.7 627.5 595.6 610.8 569.9 513.6 394.3
Average carrying amount of equity 3,582.9 3,427.3 3,111.6 2,969.2 2,753.8 2,534.6 2,190.1 2,008.4 1,860.3 1,660.0 1,265.5 157.7
Average carrying amount of financial liabilities 2,453.0 2,581.3 2,173.1 2,255.0 2,238.3 1,961.8 1,823.1 1,817.5 1,868.7 1,809.6 2,114.7 3,190.0
Average carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents -654.1 -430.8 -416.2 -612.0 -566.3 -460.9 -413.1 -343.4 -356.2 -382.5 -468.3 -500.9
ROCE 1,2) 14.1% 13.7% 15.8% 14.4% 15.7% 17.3% 17.4% 17.1% 18.1% 18.5% 17.6% 13.9%

1) ROCE is defined as EBITA divided by (the average carrying amount of equity + the average carrying amount of financial liabilities – the average carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents)
2) EBITA 2020 includes special items EUR 47.2 million. Adjusted for this effect, ROCE was 15.0%.

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Cash flow:

Strong cash generation over the past years

in EUR m 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Op. EBITDA 1,057.7 1,001.5 875.5 836.0 810.0 807.4 726.7 698.3 707.0 660.9 602.6 480.3
CAPEX -201.9 -205.2 -172.2 -148.1 -141.1 -130.1 -104.8 -97.2 -94.7 -86.0 -85.1 -71.8
Δ Working capital 325.0 161.7 -178.1 -247.6 -27.5 87.0 -100.5 -56.2 -33.0 -61.0 -136.4 242.0
Pricipal and interest payments on lease liabilities -126.2 -120.7
Free cash flow^{1)} 1,054.6 837.3 525.2 440.3 641.4 764.3 521.4 544.9 579.3 513.9 381.1 650.5
Average working capital^{2)} 1,611.2 1,842.3 1,719.6 1,487.3 1,308.8 1,295.1 1,161.8 1,090.0 1,048.8 928.3 752.4 691.9
Working capital turnover^{3)} 7.3x 7.0x 7.3x 7.9x 8.0x 8.0x 8.6x 9.0x 9.2x 9.3x 10.2x 9.2x

1) Free Cash Flow is calculated as operating EBITDA – Capex +/- Δ Working Capital.
2) Average Working Capital is defined for a particular year as the mean average of the values for working capital at each of the following five times: the beginning of the year, the end of each of the first, second and third quarters, and the end of the year.
3) Working Capital Turnover is defined as Sales divided by Average Working Capital.

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Financials FY 2020:

Continuous dividend increase

in EUR m 2020 2019 Δ
Profit after tax 473.8 469.2 1.0%
Less minority interests 7.3 2.5
Profit after tax (consolidated) attributable to shareholders of Brenntag SE 466.5 466.7 0.0%
Proposed dividend payment 208.6 193.1
Proposed dividend per share in EUR 1.35 1.25 8.0%
Payout ratio 44.7% 41.4%

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Dividend policy: Pay an annual dividend of 35% to 50% of consolidated profit after tax attributable to shareholders of Brenntag SE

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Brenntag's Historic Leverage & Credit Rating

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Leverage: Net Debt / operating EBITDA

S&P B B+ BB+ BBB- BBB
Moody's B2 Ba1 Baa3

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Bond data

Bond (with Warrants) 2022 Bond 2025 Bond 2029
Issuer Brenntag Finance B.V. Brenntag Finance B.V. Brenntag Finance B.V.
Listing Frankfurter Freiverkehr Luxembourg Stock Exchange Luxembourg Stock Exchange
ISIN DE000A1Z3XQ6 XS1689523840 XS2394063437
Aggregate principal amount USD 500,000,000 EUR 600,000,000 EUR 500,000,000
Denomination USD 250,000 EUR 1,000 EUR 100,000
Minimum transferable amount USD 250,000 EUR 100,000 EUR 100,000
Coupon 1.875% 1.125% 0.500%
Interest payment Semi annual: Jun. 02 / Dec. 02 Annual: Sep. 27 Annual: Oct. 06
Maturity Dec. 2, 2022 Sep. 27, 2025 Oct. 06, 2029

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Share price performance LTM

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Brenntag Share & Shareholder Structure

Share data

ISIN; Stock Symbol; Listed since DE000A1DAHH0; BNR; 29 March 2010
Subscribed capital; Outstanding Shares EUR 154,500,000.00; 154,500,000
Class of shares; Free float Registered shares; 100%
Official market Prime Standard XETRA and Frankfurt
Regulated unofficial markets Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
Indices DAX, MSCI, Stoxx Europe 600, DAX 50 ESG, DAX ESG Target
Shareholder^{1)} Proportion in %
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BlackRock >5%
Wellington Management Group >5%
Burgundy Asset Management >3%
Columbia Threadneedle >3%
FMR LLC >3%

1) According to voting rights notifications. All voting rights notifications are published on the Company's Website.

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Analysts' Opinions²)

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Shareholdings of identified Institutional Investors by Region³)

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²) As of November 1, 2021; ³) As of September 30, 2021
* UK and Ireland; ** EU: Continental Europe

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Relevant Links & Documents

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Relevant Links & Documents

  • Financial Publications
  • Brenntag Share
  • Current Consensus
  • Financial News

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Financial calendar / Contact

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Date Event
March 9, 2022 Annual Report 2021
June 9, 2022 General Shareholders' Meeting 2021

The financial calendar is updated regularly. You can find the latest dates on https://www.brenntag.com/corporate/en/investor-relations/publications-events/financial-calendar/

Please note that these dates could be subject to change.

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Brenntag SE
Corporate Investor Relations

Phone: +49 (0) 201 6496 2100
Fax: +49 (0) 201 6496 2003
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.brenntag.com/investor_relations/

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Disclaimer

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Brenntag SE and other information currently available to the company. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here.

Brenntag SE does not intend, and does not assume any liability whatsoever, to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. Some information contained in this document is based on estimates or assumptions of Brenntag and there can be no assurance that these estimates or assumptions are or will prove to be accurate.

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