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01/13/2020 Insider informations
CropEnergies decides succession for executive board

Mannheim, 13 January 2020, 5:01 pm CET - CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has decided the succession for the executive board: Joachim Lutz, (63), CropEnergies AG‘s CEO, will retire at the end of the annual general meeting on 14 July 2020, after 14 years in the executive board.

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01/13/2020 Company news
CropEnergies triples operating profit

Mannheim, 13 January 2020 – In the first nine months of the financial year 2019/20 (1 March 2019 – 30 November 2019) CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has significantly increased its revenues. They rose by 12 percent to EUR 668 (previous year: EUR 596) million. This is mainly due to significantly higher sales prices for renewable, climate-friendly ethanol. The 3rd quarter contributed EUR 220 (previous year: EUR 203) million.

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10/09/2019 Company news
CropEnergies boosts revenues and results in 2nd quarter

Mannheim, 9 October 2019 – CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has, after final figures, achieved revenues of EUR 245 (previous year: EUR 201) million in the 2nd quarter of the financial year 2019/20 (1 June 2019 – 31 August 2019) and has thus reached the highest revenues in a quarter in the company history.

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07/16/2019 Company news
New member of executive board at CropEnergies

Mannheim, 16 July 2019 – In today’s meeting, the supervisory board of CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has appointed Dr Fritz Georg von Graevenitz (41) as a member of the Executive Board with effect from 1 October 2019. He is to succeed Michael Friedmann (64)as Chief Sales Officer. Friedmann will retire in the spring of 2020 when his current appointment to the executive board ends.

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07/16/2019 Company news
CropEnergies with EUR 0.15 dividend

Mannheim, 16 July 2019 – The shareholders of CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, approved by a large majority the proposal of the supervisory board and the executive board to distribute EUR 0.15 (previous year: EUR 0.25) per share entitled to dividend. This results in a total payout of EUR 13.1 million.

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07/10/2019 Company news
CropEnergies starts into financial year 2019/20 with strong 1st quarter

Mannheim, 10 July 2019 – CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has generated revenues of EUR 203 (previous year: EUR 192) million in the 1st quarter of the financial year 2019/20 (1 March – 31 May 2019). Thanks to recovered ethanol prices, operating profit with EUR 15.2 (previous year: EUR 4.6) million was significantly higher than the previous year’s. EBITDA reached EUR 25.8 (previous year: EUR 14.3) million.

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05/15/2019 Company news
CropEnergies expects higher revenues for financial year 2019/20

Mannheim, 15 May 2019 – CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, has generated revenues of EUR 779 (previous year: EUR 882) million in the financial year 2018/19 (1 March 2018 – 28 February 2019). Operating profit reached EUR 33 (previous year: EUR 72) million and EBITDA EUR 72 (previous year: EUR 111) million. The main reasons for the lower results were the lower ethanol prices as well as higher raw material and energy costs.

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01/09/2019 Company news
CropEnergies as expected with decline in earnings in the first nine months

Mannheim, 9 January 2019 – In the first nine months of the financial year 2018/19, revenues and earnings of CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, were below the previous year’s, as expected. Revenues dropped to EUR 596.1 (previous year: EUR 678.9) million. The 3rd quarter contributed EUR 202.9 (previous year: EUR 219.1) million.

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12/14/2018 Company news
CropEnergies raises outlook for current financial year 2018/19 – 3rd quarter however below previous year's level

Mannheim, 14 December 2018 – Due to unexpectedly strong increases in ethanol prices in Europe in the last few weeks, CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, increases its outlook for the 2018/19 financial year. While the ethanol price was quoted at around € 475/m³ in mid-October, it rose to around € 615/m³ by mid-December. Price changes are directly reflected in the results.

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10/22/2018 Company news
CropEnergies reduces outlook for financial year 2018/19

Mannheim, 22 October 2018 – CropEnergies AG, Mannheim, adjusts its outlook for the current financial year 2018/19 due to ethanol prices – both spot and forward prices – which have significantly fallen in the last few days contrary to all expectations.

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