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PRESS RELEASE: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA:

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12.11.2013 / 07:33

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November 12, 2013

Significant increase in earnings and profitability

Henkel reports strong performance in third quarter

- Solid organic sales growth of 4.2% - Sales impacted by foreign exchange effects: 4,184 million euros (-2.6%) - Adjusted operating profit: +6.5% to 672 million euros - Adjusted EBIT margin: +1.4 percentage points to 16.1% - Adjusted EPS again with double-digit growth: +11.1%* - Very strong organic sales growth in emerging markets

* When applying IAS 19 revised to the prior-year quarter, growth amounts to 13.4 percent.

Dsseldorf - 'Despite an increasingly challenging market environment, Henkel continued its strong performance in the third quarter and was able to accelerate organic growth quarter by quarter in 2013. We significantly increased both earnings and profitability - with our EBIT margin exceeding 16 percent for the first time,' said Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted. 'We achieved solid organic sales growth with all our business sectors and regions contributing. The emerging markets once again showed a particularly dynamic development. However, foreign exchange effects negatively impacted reported sales.'

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