Bekaert Investor

Presentation

November 2022

Introduction to Bekaert

Global technology and market leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies - and beyond

GLOBAL

STRONG

BALANCED

LEADERSHIP

EXECUTION

STRATEGY

Global technology and market leader in

Consistent growth across key

Net debt to underlying EBITDA has

steel wire transformation and unique

performance metrics since 2018

been reduced from 2.7 in 2018 to 0.6

coating technologies

Rapid recovery well above pre-

in 2021

27 000 employees providing solutions

pandemic levels as strategic plan is

ROCE tripled in the past three years -

to customers in 130 countries

implemented

EPS 2021 was the tenfold of 2019

Focus on innovative and sustainable

Well-positioned to grow into adjacent

Dividend increased by 50% YoY and

solutions in target sectors

markets and evolve with the needs of

share buyback of up to €120 million in

our customers

process

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FY 2021 Results

2019

2020

2021

Record sales and EPS - solid margin

New leadership

Value Creation Agenda:

Creativity beyond steel

growth - lowest leverage to date

Balance sheet improvement

Perform, Transform and Grow

Consolidated Sales

u-EBIT%

u-ROCE

EPS

Net Debt

+12%

+5

+14.2

x10

-560

ppt

ppt

m€

+28%

+3.4ppt

+11.5ppt

x3

€ -187m

2019

2020

2021

2019

2020

2021

2019

2020

2021

2019

2020

2021

2019

2020

2021

4 322m€

3 772m€

4 840m€

5.6%

7.2%

10.6%

9.5%

12.2%

23.7%

€0.73

€2.38

€7.14

977m€

604m€

417m€

€ 4 840m

10.6%

23.7%

€ 7.14

0.61

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Global Presence

Consolidated sales of € 2.9 billion in H1 2022

FY 2021: € 4.8 billion consolidated and € 5.9 billion combined

Close to our local customers

Production plants (subsidiaries + JVs)

Offices and Distribution centers

Technology Centers

2022 H1 Consolidated sales by region

39%

25%

18%

18%

EMEA

APAC

NAM

LATAM

2022 H1 Consolidated sales by industry

41%

Tire & Automotive

24%

Construction & Infrastructure

10%

Basic materials

8%

Energy & utilities

8%

Agriculture

7%

Equipment

3%

Consumer goods

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Four Business Units

Consolidated sales by business unit (FY 2021: € 4.8 billion)

Rubber

Steel Wire

Specialty

Bridon-Bekaert

Reinforcement

Solutions

Businesses

Ropes Group

(RR)

(SWS)

(SB)

(BBRG)

5%

8%

5%

5% 1%

8% 2%

7%

9%

31%

13%

14%

30%

€ 2.1Bn

€ 0.5Bn

€ 0.5Bn

€ 1.8Bn

13%

17%

74%

29%

95%

17%

17%

Construction

Agriculture

Consumer Goods

Tire & Automotive

Energy & Utilities

Basic Materials

Equipment

Other

'18-'21

9.1 8.7

11.8

11.3

12.2

11.4 14.7

7.9

9.3

EBIT-U

8.8

3.7

3.4

7.0

6.0

2.4

%

-1.5

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