Hapag Lloyd : publishes preliminary earnings figures for the first half-year 2020

DGAP-Ad-hoc: Hapag-Lloyd AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results Hapag-Lloyd AG publishes preliminary earnings figures for the first half-year 2020 15-Jul-2020 / 10:27 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hamburg, 15 July 2020 Hapag-Lloyd AG publishes preliminary earnings figures for the first half-year 2020 Hapag-Lloyd AG herewith publishes preliminary earnings figures for the first half-year 2020. Accordingly, the key performance indicators EBITDA and EBIT, amounting to approximately EUR 1,150 million (EBITDA) and approximately EUR 500 million (EBIT) in the first half-year 2020, are above the respective previous year figures (EBITDA H1 2019: EUR 956 million / EBIT H1 2019: EUR 389 million). For the financial year 2020, the earnings forecast of an EBITDA of EUR 1.7 to 2.2 billion and an EBIT of EUR 0.5 to 1.0 billion remains unchanged. Against the background of the still prevailing high risks with regard to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic consequences the forecast is subject to significant uncertainties. The final figures for the first half-year 2020 will be published as planned on August 14, 2020. Explanatory notes relating to the performance measures EBITDA and EBIT referred to herein can be found in the annual report 2019, available at: https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/ir/publications/financial-report.html Contact: Heiko Hoffmann Senior Director Investor Relations Hapag-Lloyd AG Ballindamm 25 20095 Hamburg Phone [phone] Fax [phone] Mobile [phone] 15-Jul-2020 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de

Language:	English
Company:	Hapag-Lloyd AG
	Ballindamm 25
	20095 Hamburg
	Germany
Phone:	[phone] - 2896
Fax:	[phone] - 72896
E-mail:	[e-mail]
Internet:	www.hapag-lloyd.com
ISIN:	DE000HLAG475
WKN:	HLAG47
Listed:	Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID:	1093981

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1093981  15-Jul-2020 CET/CEST