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<ul><li>In this edition: • AkzoNobel | PPG reiterates FY25 guidance; strong quarter Performance Coatings • Wolters Kluwer | clear beat of market expectations • Basic-Fit | front-loaded cost impacting 25H1 results - reiterates FY24 outlook • JDE Peet’s | results strongly impact by price increases and FX – FY25outlook adjusted upwards</li></ul>

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | PPG reiterates FY25 guidance; strong quarter Performance Coatings • Wolters Kluwer | clear beat of market expectations • Basic-Fit | front-loaded cost impacting 25H1 results - reiterates FY24 outlook • JDE Peet’s | results strongly impact by price increases and FX – FY25outlook adjusted upwards

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 30 July (AkzoNobel | Wolters Kluwer | JDE Peet's | Basic-Fit)

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Currency factors took their toll on AkzoNobel’s 2Q25 results. On a pure organic basis, sales were flat, which was the balance of lower volumes (-/-1%), higher prices (+2%) and a negative mix effect (-/-1%).</li>
<li>Currency factors were -/-5% and in combination with hyperinflation accounting, this resulted in an almost 6% drop in reported revenue.</li>
<li>Adjusted EBITDA was impacted by currency headwinds too. On a reported basis, adj. EBITDA came in at EUR 393m, or EUR 10m lower than the consensus average estimate. </li>
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Currency factors took their toll on AkzoNobel’s 2Q25 results. On a pure organic basis, sales were flat, which was the balance of lower volumes (-/-1%), higher prices (+2%) and a negative mix effect (-/-1%).
Currency factors were -/-5% and in combination with hyperinflation accounting, this resulted in an almost 6% drop in reported revenue.
Adjusted EBITDA was impacted by currency headwinds too. On a reported basis, adj. EBITDA came in at EUR 393m, or EUR 10m lower than the consensus average estimate. 


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<li>More than 130 Albert Heijn franchisees, operating nearly 300 stores, have reached a settlement with supermarket chain Albert Heijn after over a decade-long legal dispute.</li>
<li>The core issue was the franchisees' claim that Albert Heijn retained too many financial benefits, including purchasing bonuses and online sales profits from AH.nl, without fair distribution.</li>
<li>In 2014, the franchisees initiated legal proceedings, claiming EUR 200m after failed negotiations. </li>
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More than 130 Albert Heijn franchisees, operating nearly 300 stores, have reached a settlement with supermarket chain Albert Heijn after over a decade-long legal dispute.
The core issue was the franchisees' claim that Albert Heijn retained too many financial benefits, including purchasing bonuses and online sales profits from AH.nl, without fair distribution.
In 2014, the franchisees initiated legal proceedings, claiming EUR 200m after failed negotiations. 


What's New(S) In Amsterdam - 3 July (Ahold Delhaize | AkzoNobel | JDE Peet's)

<ul><li>In this edition: • AkzoNobel | sells its 75% stake in Akzo Nobel India; announces EUR 400m share buyback • dsm-firmenich | ups the side of its share buyback • IMCD | acquires Trichem in India • JDE Peet’s | in tough discussions with Dutch supermarkets on higher coffee prices</li></ul>

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | sells its 75% stake in Akzo Nobel India; announces EUR 400m share buyback • dsm-firmenich | ups the side of its share buyback • IMCD | acquires Trichem in India • JDE Peet’s | in tough discussions with Dutch supermarkets on higher coffee prices

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 27 June (AkzoNobel | dsm-firmenich | IMCD | JDE Peet's)

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<li>Ahold Delhaize | company’s online sales growth in the US lagging that of most of its peers In a Dutch equivalent of the Lex Column, Het Financieele Dagblad wrote an analysis on Ahold Delhaize’s online business in the USA.</li>
<li>In contrast to Ahold, most of its US peers try to lock in online shoppers by means of special rewards.</li>
<li>Kroger, America's largest traditional supermarket chain, now offers TV streaming subscriptions— Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+—as part of a USD 12.99 monthly membership that also includes free grocery delivery and fuel discounts. </li>
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Ahold Delhaize | company’s online sales growth in the US lagging that of most of its peers In a Dutch equivalent of the Lex Column, Het Financieele Dagblad wrote an analysis on Ahold Delhaize’s online business in the USA.
In contrast to Ahold, most of its US peers try to lock in online shoppers by means of special rewards.
Kroger, America's largest traditional supermarket chain, now offers TV streaming subscriptions— Disney+, Hulu, or ESPN+—as part of a USD 12.99 monthly membership that also includes free grocery delivery and fuel discounts. 


What's News in Amsterdam - 22 May (Ahold Delhaize | AkzoNobel | InPost | Vopak)

Netherlands

Akzo Nobel N.V. manufactures specialty chemicals. The Company offers decorative paints and coatings, surfactants, polymer, pulp and paper, bleaching and oxidizing, salt-chlorine, and other chemical products. Akzo Nobel serves customers worldwide.

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What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 30 July (AkzoNobel | Wolters Kluwer | JDE Peet's | Basic-Fit)

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | PPG reiterates FY25 guidance; strong quarter Performance Coatings • Wolters Kluwer | clear beat of market...

The IDEA!

What's New(s) in Amsterdam

Currency factors were -/-5% and in combination with hyperinflation accounting, this resulted in an almost 6% drop in reported revenue.

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What's New(S) In Amsterdam - 3 July (Ahold Delhaize | AkzoNobel | JDE Peet's)

More than 130 Albert Heijn franchisees, operating nearly 300 stores, have reached a settlement with supermarket chain Albert Heijn after over a...

The IDEA!

What's New(s) in Amsterdam - 27 June (AkzoNobel | dsm-firmenich | IMCD | JDE Peet's)

In this edition: • AkzoNobel | sells its 75% stake in Akzo Nobel India; announces EUR 400m share buyback • dsm-firmenich | ups the side of its...

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What's News in Amsterdam - 22 May (Ahold Delhaize | AkzoNobel | InPost | Vopak)

Ahold Delhaize | company’s online sales growth in the US lagging that of most of its peers In a Dutch equivalent of the Lex Column...

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