Rafael Padilla, CEO of Fagron: 'For Fagron, like many other companies, the first half of 2020 was characterized by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our strong results show the strength of our diversity, both regionally and product-wise. We are proud of our team and their utmost commitment in these times that are challenging for everyone. Our resilience and the entrepreneurship that is present throughout the organization enable us to respond well to the situation.

On the one hand Fagron benefited from higher demand for COVID-19-related products, as reflected in the turnover growth in Brands and Essentials. We have made every effort to safeguard the availability of our products to continue to serve our customers as best we can. Our comprehensive global network of suppliers and solid setup of our supply chain were beneficial to this.

On the other hand, we faced lower demand for elective care, a development that particularly affected Compounding Services. Clinics were temporarily closed in many regions and non-critical operations were postponed. Also, there was a clear decline in visits to the doctor. We managed the costs of our activities that were affected by this in a very disciplined way, without losing our focus on strengthening our position in the long term.

All regions developed strongly. In North America and Latin America higher turnover thanks to strong demand in Brands and Essentials combined with effective cost management resulted in a strong improvement in the REBITDA margin.

In the coming half year, we will continue to pursue our policy aimed at making the most of opportunities while being critical of our costs. The COVID-19 pandemic is developing differently in every region and there are vast differences even within regions. In a number of regions, we saw a slight recovery in elective care in June, albeit not yet to the level recorded before the outbreak of COVID-19. In other regions the rate of contamination is still growing. Thanks to our diversified product range and proven strategy we are well-positioned to respond to this evolving situation.'

Contact:

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Email: investors@fagron.com

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