Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved net sales amounting to CHF 2,189 million (2,442) and a net operating income of CHF 493 million (611) in 2023. Net income reached CHF 461 million (535). Successfully realized new business was not able to make up for the general restraint shown by consumers and companies or the effect of weaker foreign currencies to the Swiss Franc.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved net sales amounting to CHF 1,697 million (1,871) in the first nine months of 2023. New business, generated successfully in all markets, was not able to compensate for general restraint shown by consumers and companies, or the effect of weaker foreign currencies to the Swiss Franc. In local currencies, net sales in the USA and China were higher than previous year.

On July 14, 2022, the EMS Group published its provisional half-year report 2023. The definitive consolidated half-year report is now available, based on the individual financial statements of the affiliated companies as at June 30, 2023. The definitive half-year report shows no significant changes to the provisional report.

The invitation to the 60th Annual General Meeting of the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG on August 12, 2023 in Domat/Ems, was followed by a large gathering of 2'161 people. A total of 20'154'167 registered shares were represented, corresponding to 91.4% of all shares entitled to vote.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved net sales amounting to CHF 1,183 million (1,284) and a net operating income (EBIT) of CHF 280 million (324), in the first half-year of 2023. Successfully realized new business was not able to make up for the general restraint shown by consumers and companies or the effect of weaker foreign currencies to the Swiss Franc. In local currencies, net sales were 1.9% lower than the previous year.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved net sales amounting to CHF 614 million (638) in the first three months of 2023. This is CHF -3.8% due to a strong previous year period and a stronger Swiss Franc. In local currencies, net sales rose by 0.9% compared to the previous year.

(Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR)

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved net sales amounting to CHF 2,442 million (2,254) and a net operating income of CHF 611 million (640) in 2022. Net income amounted to CHF 535 million (553).

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, prepared itself for an unstable economic development already at the beginning of the year. Subsequently, the economic outlook worsened continually. In the third-quarter report dated October 25, 2022, EMS forecasted an upcoming further weakening of the global economy.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, increased net sales in the first nine months of 2022 by 10.7% compared to previous year to reach CHF 1,871 million (1,691), in local currencies, this is an increase of 13.5% compared to previous year. A new net sales record has been achieved.

On July 15, 2022, the EMS Group published its provisional half-year report 2022. The definitive consolidated half-year report is now available, based on the individual financial statements of the affiliated companies as at June 30, 2022. The definitive half-year report shows no significant changes to the provisional report.

The invitation to the Annual General Meeting of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG on August 13, 2022 in Domat/Ems was followed by a large gathering of 1'994 people. A total of 20'412'326 registered shares were represented, corresponding to 93.2% of all shares entitled to vote.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, achieved net sales amounting to CHF 1,284 million (1,166) and a net operating income (EBIT) of CHF 324 million (322) in the first half-year of 2022.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, informed about expected instability in the international market environment, already at the beginning of the year. As instability factors for 2022, EMS identified unresolved conflicts between major powers, inflation with changing monetary policies and further Corona policies in China.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, increased net sales in the first three months of 2022 by 12.7% compared to the previous year to reach CHF 638 million (566). In local currencies net sales exceeded those of the previous year by 15.0%.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG, and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, increased net sales in 2021 by 25.1% and net operating income by 24.3% compared to the previous year. In this way, net sales, net operating income and net income were considerably higher than the values achieved before the pandemic and, adjusted to currency influences, are new record levels in the more than 85 years of company history.

The EMS Group, with its companies combined in the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG and globally active in the business areas High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals, increased net sales in the first nine months of 2021 to CHF 1,691 million (1,296) which is 30.5% higher than previous year. Net sales in the third quarter were again higher than before the pandemic.

On July 16, 2021 the EMS Group published its provisional half-year report 2021. The definitive consolidated half-year report is now available, based on the individual financial statements of the affiliated companies as at June 30, 2021. The definitive half-year report shows no significant changes to the provisional report.

he invitation from the EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG was followed on August 7, 2021 by a large gathering of 1,655 people. This makes EMS the first company listed on the stock exchange to organise its Annual General Meeting after the Corona pandemic as a major event again. Following guidelines from the Swiss Federal Council for major events, entry was only possible with a valid Covid-19 certificate. The largest mobile rapid testing infrastructure in Switzerland was installed for shareholders without a valid Covid-19 certificate.