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VIRTUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING 2020 J U N E 2 0 2 0 Introduction Christian Kohlpaintner is a chemist by background Long career in senior management positions at Hoechst, Celanese, Budenheim and Clariant More than 25 years


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VIRTUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING 2020

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Introduction

  • Christian Kohlpaintner is a chemist by

background

  • Long career in senior management

positions at Hoechst, Celanese, Budenheim and Clariant

  • More than 25 years of management

experience in the chemical industry

  • Posts in Germany, Switzerland, North

America and China

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COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Global crisis management set up to

ensure the health and safety of all our employees and business partners

  • Almost all Brenntag sites fully
  • perational
  • Close contact with customers and

suppliers

  • Social commitment and donations to

alleviate product shortages

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Stefan Zuschke – Long-standing Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Brenntag AG

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Highlights 2019

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OPERATING GROSS PROFIT

+ 3.4 % (fx adj.)

EUR 2,821.7 m OPERATING EBITDA

+ 11.3 % (fx adj.) partly due to effect of IFRS 16

EUR 1,001.5 m FREE CASH FLOW

+ 59.4 %

EUR 837.3 m EARNINGS PER SHARE

EUR 3.02

EUR 2.98 in 2019

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Financial performance in 2019 – Regions

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EMEA NORTH AMERICA AMERICA LATIN AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC

  • Challenging market

conditions

  • Particular weakness

in Germany and France

  • Good start to 2019
  • Weak demand since

mid-2019 in almost all customer industries

  • Good earnings

growth in continued highly volatile environment

  • Strong earnings growth

contributed by acquisitions and organic business

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Continued success with acquisitions

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1) Acquisition was signed in 2018 3) Acquisition of 51% 2) Acquisition of remaining 50% share 4) Enterprise value for Tee Hai and Crest included on a pro-rata basis for the shares acquired

EMEA NORTH AMERICA AMERICA LATIN AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC

  • Desbro Group, Kenya1)
  • Crest, South Africa2) 4)
  • Tan International, UK
  • Reeder, USA
  • NERP, USA
  • Marlin, USA
  • B&M, USA
  • Quimisa, Brazil
  • Tee Hai, Singapore3) 4)
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Dividend proposal – dividend increased again

0.47 0.67 0.80 0.87 0.90 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.20 1.25 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 1,20

in EUR per share 8

Expected payout ~EUR 193 m

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Financial performance in Q1 2020

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OPERATING GROSS PROFIT

+7.1% (fx adj.)

EUR 745.2 m

OPERATING EBITDA

+8.7% (fx adj.)

EUR 263.0 m

FREE CASH FLOW

EUR 161.5 m

On high level achieved in Q1 2019

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Conversion as an expression of the global footprint of Brenntag Essential key information in the published Conversion Report and Conversion Plan Change of the legal form, all other parameters essential for shareholders remain unchanged Management structure, in particular responsibilities and composition of Supervisory Board and Board of Management, has proven itself and will remain unchanged Employees from all member states have established a “special negotiating body” to negotiate an “employee involvement agreement” - negotiations are still ongoing Conversion becomes effective upon the entry of Brenntag SE in the commercial register - after approval

  • f the GSM and the conclusion of negotiations with the special negotiating body

Conversion of Brenntag AG into a European Company (Societas Europaea - SE)

Brenntag SE

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Various townhall meetings 9 countries visited on 3 continents Video for employees across the globe In-depth talks with customers and suppliers Continuous dialogue with capital markets and investors

Christian Kohlpaintner – new CEO of Brenntag AG

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“Project Brenntag”

Go-to- Market Approach People & Change Site Network Optimization Operating Model

PROJECT BRENNTAG

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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Disclaimer

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