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H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA: EBITDA forecast adjusted upwards

• EBITDA expected to be "around EUR 90.0 million" instead of "at least EUR 80.0 million"

Salzbergen, Germany, December 18, 2023. H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA (short: H&R KGaA; ISIN DE000A2E4T77) today adjusts its EBITDA forecast for the financial year 2023. According to current information, the annual operating result (EBITDA - consolidated earnings before income taxes, other financial income and expenses as well as amortization, depreciation and impairment losses and write-ups on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment) last forecast on 15 November 2023 of "at least EUR 80.0 million" will be exceeded by more than 10%. From now on, the management expects a minimum operating result of around EUR 90.0 million for the current financial year.

This is mainly due to the continuation of the stabilization of business development that has been in place since the summer and will continue towards the end of the year.

Contact:
H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA, Head of Investor Relations / Communication, Ties Kaiser
Neuenkirchener Straße 8, 48499 Salzbergen
Phone.: +49 40 43218-321, Fax: +49 40 43218-390
Mail: [email protected]
www.hur.com

H&R GmbH & Co. KGaA:

H&R KGaA is a specialty-chemicals company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard segment. It develops and manufactures crude-oil-based chemical and pharmaceutical specialty products and produces high-precision plastic parts.

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