Chargeurs — Capital/Financing Update 2023

Sep 4, 2023

Chargeurs expands and diversifies its sources of financing, illustrating once again the attractiveness of its financial signature

• Extension of revolving lines of the syndicated credit for an amount of €125m, bringing the maturity to the end of December 2025, to which is added the extension for also a year, to mid-2026, of €40m of bilateral financing
• Secured additional €20m revolving financing from an international leading bank
• Successful entry into the short-term negotiable securities market, NEU CP, helping to optimize financing costs and illustrating the Group's maturity in accessing a wide range of financing solutions

Michaël Fribourg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chargeurs group, stated: "Recognized for its financial discipline, cash-generating strength and the operational efficiency of its business model across cycles, Chargeurs is continuously enhancing its financial flexibility and liquidity. These new and extended financings, at attractive terms compared with market conditions, testify to the high level of confidence shown by major French and international banking institutions in the Group's transformation and its prospects for value creation. Once again, Chargeurs confirms the maturity of its business model and the attractiveness of its financial signature, with competitive and complementary financing solutions for the short, medium and long term."

Extension of several bilateral financing lines, totalling €165m

In December 2018, Chargeurs set up a credit facility by signing a global agreement with a pool of leading French and international lenders. The maturity of the revolving lines of this syndicated credit is now extended to December 2025 instead of December 2024, at the same bank margins as in 2018 and for an amount of 125 million euros.

In addition, the Chargeurs group announces that it has obtained an additional one-year extension of the maturity of bilateral renewable lines for a total amount of 40 million euros. The new maturity of these lines is extended from summer 2025 to summer 2026.

New bilateral bank financing signed with a new banking partner

Chargers has also just set up a new bilateral financing, in the form of renewable lines with an international banking institution, for a total amount of 20 million euros.

Successful launch of a short-term marketable securities program: Negotiable EUropean Commercial Paper – NEU CP

First draws have been made since July, based on the cost price opportunities presented by the commercial paper market compared with other sources of financing. Financial documentation relating to this program can be consulted on the Banque de France website (www.banque-france.fr/liste-des-issuers).

2023 Financial Calendar

Thursday, September 7, 2023 (before market) First-half 2023 results Thursday, November 9, 2023 (before market) Third-quarter 2023 revenue

ABOUT CHARGEURS

CHARGEURS is a family-owned entrepreneurial Group and world leader in high value added niche markets. Located in nearly 100 countries with nearly 2,500 employees, the Group is organized into two strategic business segments: Technologies and Luxury.

Benefiting from the long-term strategy of the Fribourg Family Group, its reference shareholder via Columbus Holding, Chargeurs serves sectors with strong structural growth and expresses its knowhow of excellence in the commercial, industrial, marketing and logistics fields. The Group, whose global signature is High Emotion Technology, achieved revenues of €746 million in 2022 and celebrated its 150 years of entrepreneurial boldness.

The Chargeurs share is listed on Euronext Paris and is PEA-PME eligible. ISIN Code: FR0000130692, Bloomberg Code: CRI:FP, Reuters Code: CRIP.PA