<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p><span>LANXESS AG </span><span>:</span></p><ul><li>SALES DECREASED BY 12.6 PERCENT TO EUR 1.47 BILLION IN Q2 DUE TO PORTFOLIO AND VOLUME EFFECTS</li><li>Q2 EBITDA PRE EXCEPTIONALS DOWN 17.1 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR TO EUR 150 MILLION</li><li>Q2 POSITIVE FREE CASH FLOW OF EUR 31 MILLION</li><li>GUIDANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 ADJUSTED: EBITDA PRE EXCEPTIONALS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN EUR 520 MILLION AND EUR 580 MILLION</li><li>NET FINANCIAL DEBT FURTHER REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 18 PERCENT</li></ul></div></div>

<p>LANXESS AG :SALES DECREASED BY 12.6 PERCENT TO EUR 1.47 BILLION IN Q2 DUE TO PORTFOLIO AND VOLUME EFFECTSQ2 EBITDA PRE EXCEPTIONALS DOWN 17.1 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR TO EUR 150 MILLIONQ2 POSITIVE FREE CASH FLOW OF EUR 31 MILLIONGUIDANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 ADJUSTED: EBITDA PRE EXCEPTIONALS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN EUR 520 MILLION AND EUR 580 MILLIONNET FINANCIAL DEBT FURTHER REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 18 PERCENT</p>

Lanxess Q2 Sales Down 12.6% At EUR 1.47 Bln