AKWEL : Q2 2018 Sales

Thursday 26 July 2018 after the market close

FIRST HALF 2018 SALES UP 4.6%, TO €559.3 MILLION

Consolidated sales for the first half (1 January to 30 June)

In € m - unaudited	2018	2017	Chg. in %
1st quarter 2nd quarter	280.3 279.0	270.6 264.1	+3.6% +5.7%
Total 1st half	559.3	534.7	+4.6%

2nd quarter 2018: like-for-like sales up 12%

Growth momentum continued for AKWEL in Q2 2018, with sales of €279.0 million, up 5.7% unadjusted. The quarter benefitted from an additional business day, compared to the same period a year earlier.

Growth came to 12% on a like-for-like basis. The negative currency impact during the quarter totalled €16.6 million, principally as a result of fluctuations in the Turkish lira (impact of €-8.9 million) and the US dollar (impact of €-5.3 million). Results of the entities concerned were not affected.

In June, seven Group sites posted record sales.

Sales of Products and Functions rose 4.2% unadjusted, to €264.6 million. Deliveries of AdBlue® tanks for the SCR system were stable.

1st half 2018: like-for-like sales up 10.7%

In the first half AKWEL had income of €559.3 million, up 4.6% unadjusted and 10.7% on a like-for-like basis.

Sales of Products & Functions came to €534.3 million, a rise of 3.6% unadjusted. Sales of Tooling rose sharply to €22.1 million, up 39% compared with H1 2017.

The three most dynamic product lines are coolant, emission control and washing systems.

Comparisons to the first half of 2017 by production region were as follows:

• ▪ Asia and the Middle East (incl. Turkey): +20.0% at €64.4 million.

• ▪ France: +4.3% at €197.4 million.

• ▪ Rest of Europe, Russia & Africa: +5.8% at €166.9 million.

• ▪ North America: -0.6% at €124.2 million. On a like-for-like basis, sales grew significantly, largely due to the increasing importance of the new Ixtaczoquitlan site in Mexico.

• ▪ South America: -30.0% at €6.4 million.

Over the first six months of the year, Group net debt rose €17.5 million (vs. €25.3 million as of 31 December 2017), including €8.0 million for dividend payments. Investment in capital goods remains strong.

Objectives

The worldwide market is expected to grow in 2018 (already +4% as of the end of June). AKWEL should benefit from new facilities entering production and see a positive impact on sales from the sites launched in 2017.

In light of the opportunities that new forms of mobility present, AKWEL aims to achieve sales of approximately €1.2 billion by 2020.

Next press release: H1 2018 results on 27 September 2018 after the market close

An independent family-owned and operated group listed on Euronext Paris, Akwel is an equipment and systems manufacturer for the car and HGV industry, positioned in two areas of expertise: fluids managment and mechanisms. In 2017, Akwel had consolidated sales of €1.02 billion. Present in 22 countries on five continents, Akwel had 11,527 employees as of 30 June 2018.

Euronext Paris - Segment B - Code ISIN: FR0000053027 - AKW

Contacts:

AKWEL

Jean-Louis Thomasset - Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board/CFO - Tel. [phone]

ACTUS

Amalia Naveira - Marie-Claude Triquet - Analysts/Investors/Press relations - Tel. [phone] - [e-mail]