December 14, 2018

Sustainable corporate financing: 1.5 billion euros ‘green’ credit facility
Henkel first German company to conclude
a syndicated ‘Green Loan’

Düsseldorf – Henkel pursues innovative ways in financing: The company concluded a so called 'Green Loan’ – as the first corporate in Germany and as the first company within its sector. The credit facility has a total volume of 1.5 billion euros and replaces the existing 700 million and 800 million revolving credit facilities. It has a maturity of up to seven years. The interest rate of the new credit facility is linked to Henkel’s performance in three independent sustainability ratings.

“When reorganizing our syndicated credit lines, we deliberately opted for the concept of the ‘green loan’. We are proud to be the first German company concluding a credit facility with its terms linked to the sustainability performance. We are convinced that sustainability is becoming increasingly important for the financial markets and investors,” said Henkel CFO Carsten Knobel. “The agreement underlines our leading position in sustainability and at the same time emphasizes our ambition to improve further our very good rating positions in this area.”

The interest rate of the credit facility will be adjusted according to a change in Henkel’s sustainability performance based on the ratings of Sustainalytics, EcoVadis and ISS-oekom, which are among the leading providers of sustainability assessments globally. The three different sustainability rating agencies were included to ensure a balanced and comprehensive assessment of Henkel's sustainability performance.
A total of 15 national and international banks participated, reflecting the global reach of Henkel’s activities. Banco Santander and UniCredit coordinated the transaction and acted as Active Bookrunners. Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ING, J.P. Morgan, Royal Bank of Scotland, Société Générale and Standard Chartered Bank acted as Bookrunners. BayernLB, Commerzbank and Goldman Sachs participated as Lead Arrangers.

No further financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

About Henkel
Henkel operates globally with a well-balanced and diversified portfolio. The company holds leading positions with its three business units in both industrial and consumer businesses thanks to strong brands, innovations and technologies. Henkel Adhesive Technologies is the global leader in the adhesives market – across all industry segments worldwide. In its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care businesses, Henkel holds leading positions in many markets and categories around the world. Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 140 years of success. In 2017, Henkel reported sales of 20 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of around 3.5 billion euros. Combined sales of the respective top brands of the three business units – Loctite, Schwarzkopf and Persil – amounted to 6.4 billion euros. Henkel employs more than 53,000 people globally – a passionate and highly diverse team, united by a strong company culture, a common purpose to create sustainable value, and shared values. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international indices and rankings. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. For more information, please visit www.henkel.com.

This document contains forward-looking statements which are based on the current estimates and assumptions made by the corporate management of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA. Forward-looking statements are characterized by the use of words such as expect, intend, plan, predict, assume, believe, estimate, anticipate, forecast and similar formulations. Such statements are not to be understood as in any way guaranteeing that those expectations will turn out to be accurate. Future performance and the results actually achieved by Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and its affiliated companies depend on a number of risks and uncertainties and may therefore differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are outside Henkel’s control and cannot be accurately estimated in advance, such as the future economic environment and the actions of competitors and others involved in the marketplace. Henkel neither plans nor undertakes to update forward-looking statements.

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