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Credit Investor Presentation Strong Growth in Line with NEOS Solid Performance Business Development Acceleration September 2018 Agenda 1 A Proven Business Model for Sustainability 2 H1 2018 Activity Solid performance, strong cash


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Credit Investor Presentation

Strong Growth in Line with NEOS Solid Performance Business Development Acceleration

September 2018

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Agenda

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A Proven Business Model for Sustainability

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H1 2018 Activity

  • Solid performance, strong cash flow
  • Business Development Acceleration and Quality Investment Opportunities

3

Group Credit Profile

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Appendix

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A Proven Business Model for Sustainability

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The World Leader in Gases, Technologies and Services for Industry & Health

Established in 1902

~ 65,000

Employees

80+ Countries

Sales OIR margin1

3,5M+

Customers & patients

>€20bn 16.5%

(1) Adjusted FY 2017 figures

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A Strong Business Model

Electricity Natural gas Water ESG(d) Healthcare Large Industries Industrial Merchant Electronics

Air Liquide Activities

Home healthcare Patient Filling center SMR(a) ASU(b) Filling center On-site (c) customer Hospital Bulk and Cylinder Customer Metal Producer Refinery Chemical Producer ESG(d) Filling center Electronics Customer ASU(b)

Mutualize assets Liquefaction piggyback Distributors, bolt-on acquisitions 1 2 3

(a) SMR: Hydrogen and carbon monoxide production unit (Steam Methane Reformer) (b) ASU: Air gases production unit (Air Separation Unit) (c) On-site: Small local production unit (d) ESG: Electronic Specialty Gases

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0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 2,0 2,5 3,0 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 0,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Regular and Sustained Performance

3 000 6 000 9 000 12 000 15 000 18 000 21 000 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 4 500 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

Revenue (in €m) EPS(1) (in €) Cashflow (in €m)

(1) Adjusted for the 2-for-1 share split in 2007, for attributions of free shares and for a factor of 0.974 reflecting the value of the rights of the capital increase completed in October 2016. (2) Calculated according to prevailing accounting rules over 30 years.

Dividend(1) (in € per share)

CAGR

  • ver 30 years(2)

+6.0%

CAGR

  • ver 30

years(2)

+7.5%

CAGR

  • ver 30 years(2)

+6.9%

CAGR

  • ver 30

years(2)

+8.6%

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H1 2018

Solid Performance and Strong Cash Flow

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Strong Growth and Solid Performance in H1 2018

Net Profit Cash Flow(3) G&S Operating Margin(2)

(1) Comparable growth (2) Excluding energy impact (3) After change in Working Capital Requirements

+30bps +5.8% +12.1% +11.1%

Sales(1)

Growth in all Business Lines Driven by efficiencies and synergies As published From operations

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Highlights

  • Group sales up ~+6%

 Strong momentum in all activities  High base business growth

  • Improved G&S OIR margin
  • Strong operating cash flow and improved ROCE
  • Quality investment opportunities
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Growth at the Top of NEOS Range

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Note: NEOS sales growth objective between +6% and +8% CAGR 2016-2020, including Airgas scope effect in 2017 contributing +2% to the CAGR

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Favorable Global Environment, Softening FX Headwind

High Industrial Production Level

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Industrial Production Year on Year in % (3-month rolling average)

Lower Negative FX Impact(1) in Q2

H1 2018

  • 6.8%

Estimated FY 2018

  • 3 to -4%

(2)

(1) On Group sales (2) With an annual average EUR/USD exchange rate estimated at 1.19

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Accelerating Growth Drivers in Q2

Comparable G&S sales growth

ASIA INDUSTRIAL MERCHANT AMERICAS HEALTHCARE

+7% +11% +14%

DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

+5%

ELECTRONICS

+8% +4.5%

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Confirmed High Base Business Growth

G&S Quarterly Growth Analysis

+29% +31% +14%

(1) Comparable growth based on 2016 adjusted sales

Strongest

base business since

Q2 11

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Q2 - Very Robust Growth in Americas, Solid Europe

AMERICAS

H1 2018

€3,874m

EUROPE

H1 2018

€3,464m

Dynamic IM and HC, high EL

  • LI: H2 customer turnarounds in the U.S.
  • IM: high growth, broad-based end market

contribution

  • HC: dynamicin the U.S., Canada and South America
  • EL: thriving E&I, high carrier gases
  • LI: numerous H2 customer turnarounds
  • IM: solid despite CO2 shortage; improving

pricing

  • HC: strong in Germany, South Europe and

Scandinavia

  • Dynamic Developing Europe

Very high organic HC and solid IM

G&S Comparable Sales Growth

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Q2 - Booming Asia, Major Start-Up in South Africa

Very strong momentum in all activities

  • LI: high volumes in China, Singapore, South Korea

and Australia

  • IM: China driving growth with strong pricing

and volumes; improving Australia

  • EL: buoyant activity in all segments, very high E&I

Full impact of major start-up in LI

  • LI: Sasol start-up in South Africa in Q4 17
  • IM: solid growth in South Africa and Egypt
  • HC: strong; contribution from acquisition

in Saudi Arabia

ASIA-PACIF I C

H1 2018

€2,107m

MIDDLE-EAST & AFRICA

H1 2018

€324m

G&S Comparable Sales Growth

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Q2 - Solid IM, Turnarounds in LI

LARGE INDUSTRIES

H1 2018

€2,718m

INDUSTRIAL MERCHANT

H1 2018

€4,501m

Strong contribution from SU/RU

  • Ramp-ups in South Africa

and China

  • Strong air gases volumes to

Chemicals market

  • H2 customer turnarounds in

Europe and the U.S.

Robust activity

  • Strong Manufacturing and

Metal Fabrication markets

  • CO2 shortage in Europe
  • Pricing +1.7%

G&S Comparable Sales Growth

+4% +4,5% Q1 18 Q2 18

H1 18 : +4%

+6% +4% Q1 18 Q2 18

H1 18 : +5%

+4.5%

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Q2 - Very Dynamic HC and EL

Very strong organic activity

  • Dynamic HHC despite pricing pressure
  • High Medical Gases
  • Strong Hygiene and Specialty

Ingredients

Double-digit growth in Asia

  • Very strong IC and FPD markets
  • Booming E&I
  • High growth of gases and

materials

HEALTHCARE

H1 2018

ELECTRONICS

H1 2018

€836m €1,714m

G&S Comparable Sales Growth

+5% +7% Q1 18 Q2 18

H1 18 : +6%

+6% +8% Q1 18 Q2 18

H1 18 : +7%

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Improved G&S OIR Margin

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€174m

H1 18 Efficiencies NEOS Cumulated Efficiencies

2020 2019 2018 2017

>€1,200m >€600m >€900m

€497m

€323m Target

Efficiencies above NEOS Target

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Airgas Synergies Further Accelerated

US$300m now by mid-2019

  • Costs

~US$215m

  • Revenue

~US$45m

  • H1 2018 synergies = US$45m

2016 2017 2018 2019

45m >175m >235m >300m 45m 215m

>300m

Initial target Update

In US$

US$

260m

In US$

(1)

(1) Defined in 2016

>280m

Mid- 2019

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Net Profit +12%

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Strong Cash Flow

CASH FLOW +11.1%

Gearing

80%

Gearing(1)

79%

(1) June 30 gearings adjusted for dividend seasonality. (2) Including acquisitions, transactions with minority shareholders, net of divestitures. (3) Including share purchases and capital increases.

Gearing(1)

90%

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Continued Improvement in ROCE

6% 8% 10%

  • Dec. 15
  • Dec. 16

adjusted June 17

  • Dec. 17

June 18 2021/22 NEOS

  • bjective

>10%

Airgas acquisition

8.0%

10.3% 6.9% 7.4%

ROCE

(1) Excluding 2017 positive impact on net profit of non-cash one-off items.

7.7%(1)

(1)

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Business Development Acceleration and Quality Investment Opportunities

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Business Development Acceleration…

  • 1%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% H2 16 H1 17 H2 17 H1 18 +5.8% +4.0%

Group Sales Comparable Growth Investment Decisions - in €bn

1,0 1,2 1,4 H2 16 H1 17 H2 17 H1 18

2.9bn

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… and Increasing Opportunities

Investment Opportunities(1)

12-month portfolio

H1 2018 Investment Decisions(1) H1 2018 Start-up/Ramp-up Sales Growth Contribution

€136m €2.5bn

  • Thriving bidding activity
  • Medium-size opportunities
  • Major long-term contracts in LI,

EL Carrier Gas contracts in Asia

  • 500th acquisition for Airgas
  • Increased capex for efficiencies
  • Asia and Africa

Middle-East

  • 7 start-ups

(1) See definitions in appendix

€1.4bn

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  • OCI started end Q2
  • 2018 forecasted additional sales between €250 and €300 million

depending on Fujian start-up date

  • Strong start-up pace to continue in 2019

Updated Start-Up Timeline

2018

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Sasol

RSA

OCI

U.S.

Fujian Shenyuan

China

Pemex

Mexico

Chinese Project Electronics Projects

Asia

2017

Q1 Q2

Middle- East Projects

2019

Yanchang

China

Electronics Projects

Asia

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Increased Backlog

(1) See definitions in appendix

Investment Backlog(1) in €bn

Dec 2015 Dec 2016 Dec 2017 Decisions Start-ups June 2018

Start-ups Decisions

Yearly Sales Backlog(1) after full Ramp-ups

€2.3bn €2.1bn €2.1bn €2.3bn € 0.9bn

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2018 Outlook

  • Strong growth with

Group sales up ~+6%

  • Performance well on

track

  • Accelerating business

development 2018

H1 2018

“Assuming a comparable environment, Air Liquide is confident in its ability to deliver net profit growth in 2018, calculated at constant exchange rate and excluding 2017 exceptionals(1).”

(1) Exceptional non-cash items having a net positive impact on 2017 net profit

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Group Credit Profile

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1,49 1,47 1,61 1,59 1,63 1,70 3,30 2,60x 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 16 000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Net Debt Net Debt / EBITDA

Net Debt ratios under control

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DEBT / EQUITY

55%

DEBT / EQUITY

53%

DEBT / EQUITY

58%

DEBT / EQUITY

56%

DEBT / EQUITY

53%

DEBT / EQUITY

57%

DEBT / EQUITY

80%

In €m

DEBT / EQUITY

90% Following the acquisition of

15,368 13,371

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A well-diversified Financing Structure

As of June 30, 2018

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BANK DEBT

9%

PRIVATE PLACEMENTS OTHERS(1) COMMERCIAL PAPER (1) Others: Finance leases and put options granted to minority shareholders

Sources

BONDS

MARKET DEBT

91%

72% 11% 7% 1%

Fixed/variable rates

(gross debt)

FIXED RATE

86%

VARIABLE RATE

14%

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€4,3bn

Prudent Liquidity Management

As of June 30, 2018

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Group gross debt maturity profile Available liquidity

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT

28%

CONFIRMED CREDIT LINES

72%

  • Holdings’ Confirmed Credit Lines are a mix of bilateral

facilities for €1.8bn and a €1.3bn Revolving Credit Facility

  • Adequate liquidity profile (S&P)

2018 >2022 2019 to 2022

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Cost of Debt

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Average cost of net debt

As of June 30, 2018

2,00% 3,00% 4,00% 5,00% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 H1 17 2017 H1 18

  • 10bps*

3% 3,1%

*Excluding a non-recurring gain of around €55mn generated by the unwinding of hedging instruments relating to the debt reorganization in the US

RMB

5%

Net debt by currency

As of December 31, 2017

EUR

31%

USD

52%

JPY

3%

OTHERS

9%

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Diversified market debt well spread over time

As of June 30, 2018

35 In €m January 2038 September 2046

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“A” Long Term Credit Rating Commitment

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■ Long-term rating: A- ■ Short-term rating: A-2 ■ Outlook: Stable on July 7, 2017 ■ Rationale:

○ Excellent Business Risk as well as adequate Liquidity and a significant Financial Risk. “S&P places a strong emphasis

  • n Air Liquide's earnings resilience and stable cash flow

generation when analyzing its profitability and financial

  • metrics. S&P views Air Liquide's profitability as less volatile

than that of most specialtychemicalcompanies” ○ The stable outlook reflects S&P‘s expectation that the company will report overall resilient performance and positive free operating cash flow generation, leading to adjustedFFO to debt of about 25% in the next three years.

■ Long-term rating: A3 ■ Short-term rating: P-2 ■ Outlook: Stable on June 18, 2018 ■ Rationale:

○ “As a result of the acquisition Air Liquide's business profile is now stronger and, with higher revenue and stable profitability, the company was free cash flow positive in

  • 2017. […] The rating also incorporates the high resilience of

revenue and profits from long-term energy-indexed take-or- pay contracts, a well-balanced geographic diversification, and customers fromvarious uncorrelatedend markets.” ○ “Air Liquide managed to maintain its Moody's adjusted EBITDA margin at 26% in 2017, despite integrating less profitable Airgas and energy price headwinds, by realizing higher-thanexpectedsynergies andcosts savings.”

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H1 2018

Appendix

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Strategy: a Customer-Centric Transformation

  • Operational Excellence
  • Selective Investments
  • Open Innovation
  • Network Organization

Profitable Growth over the Long-term

  • Aligned with Air Liquide new business profile
  • Customer experience
  • Cost competitiveness
  • Core
  • Disruptive
  • Digital workplace
  • Speed
  • Best practices

For

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Financial Objectives

(1) Including Airgas scope effect in 2017 contributing +2% to the CAGR (2) Over the 2017-2020 period

+6% to +8%

CAGR 2016-2020(1)

>10%

after 5-6 years Efficiencies >€300m on average/year(2) + Airgas synergies >$300m

Maintain “A” range rating Capex/Sales 2017-2020: 10% to 12%

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Corporate Sustainability Objectives

  • Help customers lower

GHG* emissions

  • Grow with reduced

carbon intensity

  • Continue to improve Safety
  • Do business responsibly
  • Extend Air Liquide Foundation
  • Foster clean

mobility

  • Develop Healthcare

*GreenHouse Gas

For better environment For better health

e.g. e.g. e.g.

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H1 2018 G&S Revenue Breakdown by Region

AMERICAS

€3.9bn

EUROPE

€3.5bn

ASIA- PACIFIC

€2.1bn

Large Industries Electronics Healthcare Industrial Merchant

€9,769m

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Americas

Q2 Gas & Services Sales: €1,973m

INDUSTRIAL MERCHANT LARGE INDUSTRIES HEALTHCARE ELECTRONICS

  • Very solid demandfor cylinders

and hardgoodsin the U.S.

  • Positive pricing +1.8%
  • All end-markets positive,

particularly manufacturing, metal fabrication and construction in the U.S.

  • Several customer turnarounds

in the U.S. for cogen and H2

  • Strong volumes of O2 for

Chemicals

  • Dynamic growth in the U.S.

for medical gases and in Canada for HHC

  • Limited contributionfrom

bolt-on acquisitions

  • Strong momentum in Latin

America

  • Better Q2 at +5%
  • Very high Equipment &

Installation sales

(1)

(1) Refer to appendix for definitions (2) Excluding impact of energy

(2)

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Europe

Q2 Gas & Services Sales: €1,711m

INDUSTRIAL MERCHANT LARGE INDUSTRIES HEALTHCARE

  • High number of customer

turnarounds in H2

  • Strong growth in Eastern Europe

and in Turkey

  • Strong growth in Germany, Italy and

Eastern Europe

  • Dynamic manufacturing and

craftsman markets

  • Price continued to strengthen at +1.1%
  • CO2 shortage in France and Benelux
  • Accelerating growth
  • Limited bolt-on acquisitions
  • Increased number of patients,

especially in Northern Europe

(1) Refer to appendix for definitions

(1) (2)

(2) Excluding impact of energy

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Asia-Pacific

Q2 Gas & Services Sales: €1,091m

INDUSTRIAL MERCHANT LARGE INDUSTRIES ELECTRONICS

  • Several ramp-ups in China
  • High demand in China (chemical

and steel), South Korea, Singapore (refining) and Australia (mining)

  • China again >+15%, strong volume

increase in cylinders and in liquid argon ; higher prices

  • Improving Australia
  • Nearly flat Japan
  • Strong demand for new

molecules particularly in Taiwan and South Korea

  • Ramp-ups in carrier gases
  • Exceptionally high level of E&I

sales

(1) (2)

(1) Refer to appendix for definitions (2) Excluding impact of energy

+

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Industrial Merchant Pricing

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Consolidated P&L

46 (1) H1 2017 Basic earnings per share adjusted for the free share attribution of October 2, 2017

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Operating Margin (OIR/Revenue)

H1 2018 G&S operating margin excluding energy improved +30bps compared to H1 2017

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Consolidated Balance Sheet Simplified - In €m

* Including fair value of derivatives

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Cash Flow Statement

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* PPE: Property, plant and equipment.

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Impact of Currency and Energy on G&S Revenue

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Revenue Analysis by Quarter and by Business Line

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Revenue Analysis by Quarter and by Geography

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G&S Revenue Growth by Quarter and by Impact

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Gas & Services Industrial Capex by Geography

G&S H1 2018 capex(1) G&S capex(1) / sales

(1) Gross industrial investments.

€1.0bn

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Stronger Order Intake in E&C, Very Dynamic GM&T

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Sales and Order intake(1) – in €m

100 200 Q1-17 Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Sales Order intake 100 200 Q1-17 Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Sales Order intake (1) Group and third-party order intake

E&C GM&T

+33% +4%

(2) (2)

(2) Comparable growth

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Investment Cycle – Definitions

  • Investment opportunities at end of the period

– Investment opportunities under consideration by the Group for decision within 12 months. – Industrial projects with investment value > €5m for Large Industries and > €3m for other business lines. – Includes asset replacements or efficiency projects. Excludes maintenance and safety.

  • Investment backlog at end of the period

– Cumulated industrial investment value of projects decided but not yet started. – Industrial projects with value > €10m, including asset replacements or efficiency projects, excluding maintenance and safety.

  • Sales backlog

– Cumulated expected sales per year generated by the current investment backlog after full ramp-up.

  • Decisions of the period

– Cumulated value of industrial and financial investment decisions. – Industrial, growth and non-growth projects including asset replacements, efficiency, maintenance and safety. – Financial decisions (acquisitions).

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For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations Aude Rodriguez  + 33 (0)1 40 62 57 08 Louis Laffont  + 33 (0)1 40 62 57 18 Ludmilla Binet  + 33 (0)1 40 62 57 37 Jérôme Zaman  + 33 (0)1 40 62 59 38 Joseph Marczely  + 1 610 263 8277 Group Financing and Rating Jacques Molgo  + 33 (0)1 40 62 57 75 Aude Revel  + 33 (0)1 40 62 56 64 Aurélien de Chomereau  + 33 (0)1 40 62 58 25

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