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Nanogate: First meeting of creditors confirms self-administration

Göttelborn, Germany, November 4, 2020.The first meeting of creditors (as a reporting and auditing meeting) of Nanogate SE today approved the continuation of the company's self-administration in the ongoing insolvency proceedings. Justice Counsellor Günter Staab was also confirmed as insolvency monitor. New appointments to the creditors' committee were also decided.

At the meeting in Sulzbach (Saarland), Nanogate SE also provided information on the current status of the insolvency proceedings: The company is currently reviewing the indicative and non-binding equity investment and takeover offers received as part of the investor process (see ad hoc announcement of 23 October 2020). The expressions of interest all provide for the preservation of the group's core business. The continuation of the investor process was decided by the creditors' meeting.

Following the meeting of creditors of Nanogate SE, the corresponding reporting and auditing meetings of the subsidiaries Nanogate Management Services GmbH, Nanogate PD Systems GmbH, Nanogate Neunkirchen GmbH, Nanogate Kierspe GmbH and Nanogate NRW GmbH took place. Here, too, both the company's self-administration and the insolvency monitor were confirmed. Business operations continue to run unchanged and undiminished at the locations concerned.

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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE: Change to the Basic Board of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Göttelborn, October 28, 2020. The trading of the shares in Nanogate SE in the Scale segment will end with extraordinary termination by Deutsche Börse AG at the end of October 28, 2020. From October 29, 2020, the shares will be listed in the Basic Board segment. This ensures the continued tradability of the Nanogate share.

The termination is based on the fact that the audited annual financial statements and management report 2019 have not yet been submitted. Due to the ongoing insolvency proceedings, probably until the decision on the insolvency plan, the consolidated financial statements and various individual financial statements of group companies for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 cannot be finalized and audited. It is therefore not possible to adhere to the corresponding transparency obligations of the Scale segment. Furthermore, the insolvency proceedings opened on September 1, 2020 represent an additional reason for an extraordinary termination.

Reporting Party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

Nanogate SE: Implementation of an investor process parallel to the insolvency plan procedure - indicative participation and takeover offers from investors received

Göttelborn, October 23, 2020. Nanogate SE ("Company"), a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is currently conducting a structured, competitive process to acquire an investor who will participate in the targeted restructuring of the group, parallel to the ongoing insolvency proceedings. The company has received indicative expressions of interest from investors for the continuation of a substantial part of the business operations of the group of companies through the takeover of the company or major subsidiaries and other assets. The offers are not yet binding.

The interested parties are domestic and foreign strategic investors and investment companies. All expressions of interest provide for the continuation of the Group's core business and can basically be divided into two categories:

Some of the interested parties are considering taking a significant stake in Nanogate SE or a full takeover as part of a capital reduction followed by a capital increase. The inflow of funds from the capital increase would be used to finance the Group's future business and to (proportionally) satisfy the claims of creditors, i.e. also benefit the insolvency estate. With this model, the previous participation of the existing shareholders would be massively diluted or (in case of a capital reduction to zero) terminated.

Other interested parties, on the other hand, are striving to acquire the essential subsidiaries and assets from Nanogate SE and a corresponding spin-off from the Nanogate Group. The core business would then be continued in a new company that would be the sole property of the potential investor. In return, the investor would pay a certain purchase price to Nanogate SE, which would be used in particular to service the insolvency quota. The other holdings and assets still remaining with Nanogate SE would also be sold. The proceeds of these measures would primarily be used to satisfy the company's creditors. Nanogate SE would ultimately remain as a company without any operating business.

Nanogate will now examine and evaluate the non-binding expressions of interest in detail and negotiate them.

Reporting Party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

Nanogate: Meeting of creditors on November 4, 2020

- Insolvency proceedings opened on September 1, 2020

- Striving to continue the group and keep as many jobs as possible

- Operating business continues unchanged

- Attorney Günter Staab confirmed as insolvency monitor

- New short financial year since September 1, 2020

Göttelborn, Germany, September 4, 2020. The first creditors' meeting (as report and verification meeting) in the insolvency proceedings (protective shield proceedings under self-administration) of Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is scheduled to take place on November 4, 2020, in Sulzbach/Saar. Meanwhile, the Saarbrücken District Court has opened the insolvency proceedings for Nanogate SE on September 1, 2020. The same applies to the ongoing proceedings at the subsidiaries Nanogate Management Services GmbH, Nanogate PD Systems GmbH, Nanogate Neunkirchen GmbH, Nanogate Kierspe GmbH and Nanogate NRW GmbH. The court ordered the self-administration as requested. The business operations are continuing unchanged and undiminished.

The Management Board of Nanogate SE aims to restructure the Group. As many jobs as possible are to be retained in the process. The management is currently working on the restructuring measures and the insolvency plan together with the experienced restructuring experts Matthias Bayer and Franz Abel (both from the law firm Abel und Kollegen and also general representatives of Nanogate SE).

The court confirmed the previous provisional insolvency monitor, Justice Councillor Günter Staab, in his function. With the opening of the insolvency proceedings, creditors can now file their claims to the insolvency table.

Completion of the annual financial statements for the 2019 fiscal year and the finalization of the audit of these financial statements will become possible only after the insolvency plan has been submitted. With the opening of the insolvency proceedings, an abbreviated fiscal year from January 1 to August 31, 2020, ended and a new short fiscal year began on September 1, 2020.

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Christian Dose/Volker Siegert | WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Phone +49 69 2475 689 491/490 | ir@nanogate.com

Nanogate SE | Zum Schacht 3 | 66287 Quierschied-Göttelborn
www.nanogate.com | twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE files for protective shield proceeding

Göttelborn, Germany, June 22, 2020. The negotiations between Nanogate SE and its Group financing banks on the financing concept for the compensation of COVID-19 pandemic-related liquidity needs have failed. Nanogate SE will therefore file for bankruptcy in self-administration ("protective shield proceeding") with the relevant district court immediately due to its imminent insolvency, with the aim of restructuring the company as part of the ongoing restructuring process.

The negotiated financing concept essentially comprised a significant postponement of principal payments for existing bank loans. Because an agreement was not reached, an essential prerequisite for the long-term financing of the Group and securing its status as a going concern has not been met. The principal payments to be made without postponement and the resulting extraordinary termination rights from loan and promissory note loan agreements will lead to imminent insolvency.

The protective shield proceedings shall apply to the parent company Nanogate SE and the subsidiaries Nanogate Management Services GmbH, Nanogate Kierspe GmbH, Nanogate NRW GmbH, Nanogate PD Systems GmbH and Nanogate Neunkirchen GmbH.

Reporting party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

Nanogate SE: Delegation of Martin Hendricks as CEO

Göttelborn, Germany, June 5, 2020. The Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE today decided to temporarily delegate Martin Hendricks, Deputy Chairman of the Company's Supervisory Board and Chairman of the HR Committee, to the Management Board of the Company as CEO for a period of one year. Martin Hendricks will take over as CEO on the Management Board, which currently includes Götz Gollan (CFO) and Robert Wittmann (COO), on 8 June 2020.

With the strengthening of the Management Board by Martin Hendricks, who has many years of experience as a top executive in various international groups, particularly in the automotive supply business (e.g. at Tenneco Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois/USA and Federal Mogul Motorparts, Southfield, Michigan/USA), the restructuring process of the Group within the framework of NXI-Plus is to be further accelerated.

Klaus-Günter Vennemann, Supervisory Board Chairman of Nanogate SE: "Nanogate is undergoing an extensive transformation process and is also engaged in constructive negotiations to secure its financing, so we are pleased to have Martin Hendricks supporting us as temporary CEO. With his expertise in international automotive management, he will join the current Management Board team of Götz Gollan and Robert Wittmann for the next twelve months. Together they will be the driving force behind Nanogate's realignment."

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Christian Dose | WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Phone +49 69 2475 689 491 | ir@nanogate.com

Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3 | 66287 Quierschied-Göttelborn
www.nanogate.com | twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE: Delegation of Martin Hendricks as CEO

Göttelborn, Germany, June 5, 2020. The Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE today decided to temporarily delegate Martin Hendricks, Deputy Chairman of the Company's Supervisory Board and Chairman of the HR Committee, to the Management Board of the Company as CEO for a period of one year. Martin Hendricks will take over as CEO on the Management Board, which currently includes Götz Gollan (CFO) and Robert Wittmann (COO), on 8 June 2020.

With the strengthening of the Management Board by Martin Hendricks, who has many years of experience as a top executive in various international groups, particularly in the automotive supply business (e.g. at Tenneco Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois/USA and Federal Mogul Motorparts, Southfield, Michigan/USA), the restructuring process of the Group within the framework of NXI-Plus is to be further accelerated.

Reporting party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

Nanogate SE Modifies Restructuring Plan

Göttelborn, Germany, May 25, 2020. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has adjusted its compensation plan for COVID-19 pandemic-related liquidity needs in coordination with the financing banks. Instead of significant further debt through KfW loans, the company is now negotiating first and foremost a suspension of repayments for existing bank loans.

According to the current analysis of the Group's debt situation and a detailed risk evaluation, the liquidity needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are now to be met mainly by significantly postponing repayments for existing bank liabilities. The raising of KfW funds as additional loans will play only a minor role if at all.

Nanogate is in close discussion with the lending banks to achieve a timely consensus. This is necessary for the long-term financing of the Group and the security of the going concern. On the basis of a corresponding continuation forecast, the audit of the annual financial statements and the consolidated financial statements is to be completed for the 2019 fiscal year with the aim of publishing the financial statements by the end of June, 2020.

The Management Board is also engaged in concrete discussions and negotiations with regard to the sale of assets, particularly small subsidiaries with downstream strategic significance. These measures are part of the plan decided on in November 2019 to restructure the Group with the goal of reducing net debt.

The Management Board is constantly, extensively monitoring the situation and will adopt further measures if necessary. Nanogate will inform the capital market, as required by law, about further developments.

Reporting party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

Nanogate Arranges for Extension of Covenant Suspension

Göttelborn, Germany, April 15, 2020. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has agreed today with the lending banks on an extension of the suspension of the leverage covenant of the syndicated loan agreement of May 2018 until August 31, 2020. The interest margin will remain unchanged during this time. The agreement on the further covenant suspension includes certain conditional measures that are intended to compensate for the liquidity needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to sustainably improve the general liquidity situation of the Group. The syndicate banks and Nanogate will continue to work together in a constructive, active and solution-oriented manner with the aim of adjusting credit contracts for the longer term.

Reporting party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

Nanogate Expects Significant Negative Effects From the Coronavirus Pandemic and Applies for Financial Aid from KfW Promotional Bank

Göttelborn, Germany, March 19, 2020. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is expecting the coronavirus pandemic to have significant negative effects on sales, earnings and liquidity in the 2020 fiscal year. To ensure the continued existence of the Group, Nanogate is applying for financial aid from the promotional bank KfW and is planning considerable cost cutting, including government-subsidized short-time work.

It is not yet possible to assess the full extent of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on Nanogate's sales, earnings and liquidity. At the same time, the Management Board assumes that sales and EBITDA in the 2020 fiscal year will fall significantly below the figures from 2019 (see publication of the preliminary, as-yet unaudited figures for 2019 from March 17, 2020) and that the liquidity situation will become even tighter. The expected decline in sales will mostly result from production stops from automotive manufacturers and flagging sales for nearly all customers and products. Nanogate is thus applying for financial aid from the promotional bank KfW in order to ensure the continued existence of the Group. In addition, personnel and material costs are to be cut considerably, for example through the announcement of government-subsidized short-time work and limited employment of temporary workers. Temporary plant closures can also not be ruled out.

The Management Board is constantly, extensively monitoring the situation and will adopt further measures if necessary. Nanogate will inform the capital market, as required by law, about further developments.

Reporting party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

End of ad hoc announcement

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Christian Dose | WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Phone +49 69 57 70 300 21 | ir@nanogate.com

Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3 | 66287 Quierschied-Göttelborn
www.nanogate.com | twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Publishes Preliminary Figures for 2019

- Group sales increase to more than EUR 242 million in 2019

- At over EUR 8 million, EBITDA is at the lower end of the earnings forecast

- Consolidated net income of around EUR -14 million

- Cash and cash equivalents of over EUR 23 million

- Equity ratio of around 30 percent

Göttelborn, Germany, March 17, 2020. According to preliminary figures, Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has achieved an EBITDA of more than EUR 8 million, meeting the lower end of its earnings forecast. At EUR 242 million, the sales target was nearly reached.

Based on preliminary, unaudited figures, Group sales in the 2019 fiscal year increased slightly to more than EUR 242 million (previous year: EUR 239.2 million), almost reaching the adjusted forecast of EUR 245 to 250 million. This development is primarily the result of the once again weaker demand from our mobility division customers at the end of the year. The operating result (EBITDA) stands at more than EUR 8 million (previous year: EUR 24.2 million) and is at the lower end of the forecast, which was lowered in November 2019 to EUR 8 to 11 million. EBITDA has been affected by the influential factors we have already disclosed (project start-ups, operational weaknesses, market development, NXI expenses), as well as by the one-off effects of year-end adjustments, e.g. valuation of inventories and receivables, in the amount of around EUR 2 million. As expected, the consolidated net income amounts to roughly EUR -14 million (previous year: EUR 1.4 million). It includes one-off special amortizations of intangible assets (brands) of around EUR 4 million and one-off income in the financial result from the adjustment of purchase price liabilities amounting to more than EUR 10 million.

As of the end of the reporting period, cash and cash equivalents amounted to more than EUR 23 million (previous year: EUR 38.2 million). The equity ratio is around 30 percent (previous year: 33.2 percent). The Group is still in constructive talks with the lending banks regarding the sustainable adjustment of existing financing agreements. In light of the uncertainties currently surrounding the COVID-19 virus and the heightened risk situation, Nanogate will not initially publish a forecast for 2020. The consequences of the pandemic for the Group cannot yet be precisely assessed.

Götz Gollan, CFO of Nanogate SE, says, "Taking into consideration the one-off effects, the net result for the year is within our expectations. Nevertheless, 2019 as a whole was very disappointing. In the face of the current market development and the significantly higher risk situation, due also to the COVID-19 virus, we are pushing forward with our future-oriented NXI program and the restructuring measures associated with it. In addition to increasing liquidity, we want to focus on operational improvements. We have made significant changes in this area in the last few months, but we still have a long way to go."

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Christian Dose | WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Phone +49 69 57 70 300 21 | ir@nanogate.com

Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3 | 66287 Quierschied-Göttelborn
www.nanogate.com | twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE: CEO Ralf Zastrau resigns from his position

Göttelborn, Germany, February 11, 2020. Ralf Zastrau, Chief Executive Officer of Nanogate SE, is resigning from his position in agreement with the Supervisory Board due to personal reasons with effect from March 31, 2020. Zastrau co-founded Nanogate, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, in 1999 and has led it since then. He has acted as CEO since the company's initial public offering in 2006. No successor was named by the Supervisory Board. Going forward, the Management Board will be composed of Götz Gollan (CFO) and Robert Wittmann (COO). In the future, Ralf Zastrau will accompany the realignment of the Group as part of its ongoing future-oriented program in the capacity of advisor to the Management Board.

Klaus-Günter Vennemann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, regrets the departure of Ralf Zastrau: "With his strategic vision, Ralf Zastrau transformed a startup into an internationally active company and established Nanogate as an innovation partner for international groups. We deeply regret that he has decided to resign from his position due to personal reasons. We thank him for his readiness to further accompany the realignment of Nanogate in the capacity of advisor and look forward to continuing to work with him."

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Christian Dose | WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Phone +49 69 57 70 300 21 | ir@nanogate.com

Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3 | 66287 Quierschied-Göttelborn
www.nanogate.com | twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE: CEO Ralf Zastrau resigns from his position

Göttelborn, Germany, February 11, 2020. Ralf Zastrau, Chief Executive Officer of Nanogate SE, is resigning from his position in agreement with the Supervisory Board due to personal reasons with effect from March 31, 2020. Zastrau co-founded Nanogate, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, in 1999 and has led it since then. He has acted as CEO since the company's initial public offering in 2006. No successor was named by the Supervisory Board. Going forward, the Management Board will be composed of Götz Gollan (CFO) and Robert Wittmann (COO). In the future, Ralf Zastrau will accompany the realignment of the Group as part of its ongoing future-oriented program in the capacity of advisor to the Management Board.

Reporting party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

Nanogate Receives Multimillion-Euro Order for Innovative Vehicle Design

- Cumulative sales volume exceeding EUR 100 million expected
- Production of an innovative front panel for a top German vehicle manufacturer
- First high-volume deliveries starting in 2022
- Order confirms technological leadership

Göttelborn, Germany, January 30, 2020. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has received one of the most important orders in company history. The Group will be supplying components of the highest optical quality for the front design of an electric vehicle for a top German manufacturer. The cumulative sales volume is expected to come to over EUR 100 million and strengthens the order base of the Group in the strategic growth area of New Mobility. The innovative front panel will replace the conventional grill and thus make a decisive impact on the vehicle's design.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, says, "This multimillion-euro order confirms our technological leadership. Nanogate will supply components for the face of a new generation of electric cars for a top German manufacturer. Because of the systems and technology expertise we have built up over the years along the entire value chain, Nanogate has prevailed. This development will likely strengthen innovative design and technology trends for the entire industry and open up other market opportunities for us. In addition to this, we expect that further electronic functionalities will eventually be integrated into the new front panel. With our skill sets, we are very well prepared for this and will drive our customer's innovation process forward."

Nanogate was directly commissioned by the OEM and is involved on all levels of the value chain, starting with the design and the engineering through to the manufacture of the final components. The Group profits here from its course of continuously expanding know-how and technological expertise. The investments made in recent years are paying off. The focus is on the engineering of the components, the expertise in transparent, glass-like surfaces, the sophisticated plastic molding with the highest optical quality, existing metallization and decorative surface expertise and the possible integration of electronic functionalities in future projects.

Nanogate will implement this project at the Bad Salzuflen and Lüdenscheid sites. The customer is involved in the still-necessary adaptation investments to a very high degree. The production start and delivery of considerable volumes is planned for 2022.

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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

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This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate: Successful Production Start in the USA

- Production of more than 40 new components has begun in Ohio
- Implementation of the N-Glaze technology platform in USA completed

Göttelborn, Germany, 23 January 2020. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has in recent months begun the successful serial production of seven orders with more than 40 new components, for five new customers amongst others, at its Mansfield, Ohio, location in the USA. At the same time, Nanogate has successfully completed development of the N-Glaze technology platform, for which it has already received numerous orders in Europe.

Orders in the USA involve the production and coating of plastic components of the highest optical quality for use in car interiors. The N-Glaze technology that is being used, which enables a "Piano Black" look, was introduced to the U.S. in this context. After a challenging ramp-up phase in 2019, these projects are now in full production.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, says, "Developing expertise in high-quality surface enhancement is an important element in the expansion of Nanogate's market position in the USA. High-grade plastic components of top optical quality are a well-established feature in new cars. With increasing digitization and the trend towards autonomous driving, demand will continue to increase. As an innovative partner of international corporations, Nanogate will promote the introduction of new components to create value on all levels. We pay special attention to the integration of additional functions into plastics: intelligent surfaces of the highest optical quality are becoming the dominant theme for the design and operation of all kinds of products over the medium and long term."

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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Göttelborn, January 3, 2020 - Michael Jung (54) resigned from the Executive Board of Nanogate SE on December 31, 2019 by mutual agreement. He has worked for Nanogate, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional surfaces and components, since 2001 and has been COO and member of the Executive Board since the IPO in 2006. He will be available to Nanogate as a technical advisor in the future.

The chairman of the supervisory board, Klaus-Günter Vennemann, expressed his recognition of Michael Jung's achievements: "We thank Michael Jung for his many years of successful commitment, from the company's founding phase to the IPO and international expansion, and we are delighted that he, as technical advisor, will continue to support the company. The Supervisory Board wishes Michael Jung all the best for the future, both privately and professionally."

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66287 Göttelborn | Germany

www.nanogate.com
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Reporting party: Götz Gollan, CFO Nanogate SE

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Nanogate: Launch of Series Production of Components for a Renowned Household Appliances Manufacturer

- Delayed start to production and higher start-up costs

- New design options for metallized surfaces

- Expansion of competence portfolio

Göttelborn, Germany, December 4, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has begun series production on a multimillion-euro order in household appliances following a significant delay. Nanogate developed the environmentally friendly metallization technology in-house and it is now being used by a leading international manufacturer of premium coffee machines in their gradually expanding production of components. Delays notwithstanding, the cumulative order volume is worth more than EUR 10 million.

Nanogate is responsible for both production of the plastic components and their subsequent metallized finish (artificial metals), thereby covering essential parts of the value chain. Nanogate's in-house technology platform makes multiple design options possible (such as high gloss or matte). In addition, the Group has expanded its technology platform by various colors and supplementary design options. Further additional functions, even sensors, can also be integrated in the long term. Series production was delayed due to greater complexity than expected, as well as the necessary restructuring of internal processes.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "The series production that has now been launched represents a milestone in the marketing of our chrome replacement technology and the N-Metals platform for the metallization of plastics. Even so, we came to realize that the ramp-up phase was more elaborate and initially less profitable than expected - as has been the case with other projects. As a result, Nanogate will adjust its internal processes and structures over the next months and improve efficiency. The new orders and the restructuring of the Group that we have decided on support our strategic goal of an EBITDA margin of 15 percent."

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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Opts to Reorganize Group and Adjusts Forecast

- More efficient structures and a transformation of the Group into two divisions

- Focus on higher-margin activities and financial stability

- EBITDA forecast for 2019 reduced; sales forecast confirmed

- Robert Wittmann appointed as new Management Board member

- Negotiations for new orders

Göttelborn, Germany, November 21, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is introducing a new Group structure and lowering its earnings forecast for 2019. Therefore, the dividend for 2019 will be canceled. Furthermore, Nanogate is currently in constructive talks with the financing banks to adjust credit conditions. The new Group structure includes the Mobility and Industries divisions. Through efficient procedures, the focus on higher-margin orders and further measures should increase financial strength, substantially reduce bank liabilities and achieve a return to profitability. In this context, Robert Wittmann was appointed as a new Management Board member for the operational business as of December 1, 2019.

The Management Board continues to expect sales of between EUR 245 and 250 million for 2019. However, the Group is reducing its earnings forecast, and now expects an operating result (EBITDA) for 2019 of between EUR 8 and 11 million (previously: EUR 14 to 17 million). The majority of this deviation is the result of the start-up phases of new projects with substantial temporary increases in scrap rates as well as increased costs for the transformation of the Group and the implementation of the ongoing future-oriented program. Taking this into account, along with potential noncash expenses during the transitional year of 2019, the Group now expects a consolidated net loss in the low double-digit million range (previously: consolidated net loss in the high single-digit million range). Therefore, the Management Board assumes at the present time that no dividend will be disbursed for 2019. In light of this development and a possible breach of agreed credit clauses (covenants) Nanogate is in constructive negotiations with the financing banks in order to adjust the credit conditions in line with the new framework conditions. A sales and earnings forecast for the 2020 fiscal year is scheduled for publication in the first quarter of 2020. Strategically, the previous goal of EUR 500 million with an EBITDA margin of at least 15 percent will still be pursued; however, as things stand at present, achieving it as planned by 2025 will no longer be possible.

As part of NXI Plus, the second phase of the ongoing future-oriented program, the Group will be restructured and the principle of putting margin before sales will be applied. By introducing the new structure with the two Mobility and Industries divisions (Business Units) and a corresponding reassignment of Management Board positions, the Group aims to become leaner, more agile and more efficient. Market cultivation will be aligned with the two divisions in a targeted manner.

Improved project management and standardized processes will serve to avoid costs and complexity in manufacturing as well as unplanned additional expenses for new orders. In addition, investments will be reduced and reprioritized, which dovetails with the conclusion of the previous innovation offensive. Not least of all, a substantial reduction of working capital for the aforementioned projects and additional measures has been planned firmly for the coming months. To further increase financial stability, more comprehensive measures are also being considered that may include the elimination or sale of assets. In light of high capacity and the existing order base, however, no noteworthy downsizing of headcount has been planned.

At the same time, the Group is reviewing the existing order, margin and location structures with increased intensity under the framework of NXI Plus. In doing so, Nanogate seeks to focus on orders in the premium segment with high added value. Significant potential for increasing profitability exists in the operating divisions in particular.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Despite a good positioning in the market and with its customers, Nanogate is facing significant operating challenges, which we are consistently addressing through a variety of measures as part of the NXI Plus program. Our current production start-ups, the order base of more than EUR 600 million and current negotiations on new orders confirm our technological and strategic position. We have identified significant potential earnings in the millions as part of our future-oriented program since the beginning of the year. This takes clear precedence over further expansion, and we are working towards this at full steam. At the same time, we are seeking to reduce bank liabilities and working capital and to increase the free cash flow. The initiated measures will have a positive impact on the operating result as early as 2020."

As part of NXI Plus, the Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE has appointed Mr. Robert Wittmann (53) as a member of the Management Board and the new COO of the company effective December 1, 2019, for a term ending December 31, 2022. Mr. Wittmann has many years of experience with comparable structural and operational responsibilities at international corporations and proven expertise in the mobility sector. Over the course of his career, he has successfully overseen international business units at global automotive safety market leader Autoliv and has been in charge of the transformation of the Fritzmeier Group as well as the growth of the Bode Group (subsidiary of Schaltbau AG) as the head of the Automotive Segment and speaker of the board of management. Discussions with current COO Michael Jung about his future role in the Group are currently underway. Ralf Zastrau (CEO) and Götz Gollan (CFO) round out the Management Board, as before.

Klaus-Günter Vennemann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE, says, "In Robert Wittmann, Nanogate has gained a renowned and experienced manager as its new COO. With his extensive international expertise, he will create fresh impetus for the operational business as well as increased efficiency in the Group and the Mobility division."

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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate: First Half of 2019 Marked by Market Development and Future-Oriented NXI Program

- Sales increased to EUR 122.2 million (previous year: EUR 119.4 million), EBITDA reaches EUR 8.0 million (previous year: EUR 12.7 million), consolidated net income at EUR -2.7 million (previous year: EUR 1.8 million)

- Equity ratio of 31.9 percent with substantially increased balance sheet total

Göttelborn, Germany, September 26, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, recorded business and profit development in the first half of 2019 that was marked by measures from the future-oriented NXI program, preparation for the start-up of a series of new orders and uncertainties regarding the market environment and increased costs.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "We look back on the first half of 2019 with mixed feelings. In an increasingly challenging market environment, we have launched a number of measures and projects under our future-oriented Nanogate Excellence International (NXI) program. The level of incoming orders for the coming years is gratifying and confirms our positioning in the market, though our sites are benefiting from this to varying degrees. Our performance has admittedly been burdened by delayed production start-ups for new projects, the increasing uncertainty of our customers in light of weak economic development and the short-term costs and earnings effects from NXI. Against this backdrop, we have decided to intensify our future-oriented NXI program. This also includes an intensified review of the structure of our sites. We are consciously taking on the associated expenses in this transitional year as well as the coming fiscal year in order to make the Group more efficient and more profitable."

Development in the first half of 2019

Group sales slightly increased in the first half of 2019 to EUR 122.2 million (previous year: EUR 119.4 million). The operating result (EBITDA) was characterized by factors including delayed production start-ups, reduced drawdowns from customers, the expiration of high-margin projects, the NXI implementation with costs of roughly EUR 1.6 million and expenses in connection with the production start-up for new projects. Nanogate thus recorded a decrease in EBITDA to EUR 8.0 million (previous year: EUR 12.7 million). In light of our course of expansion with significant investments in sites, capacities and technologies, EBIT is burdened by the planned increase in depreciation, and stood at EUR -3.9 million in the first half of the year (previous year: EUR 4.6 million). The consolidated net income was EUR -2.7 million (previous year: EUR 1.8 million), corresponding to earnings of EUR -0.55 per share (previous year: EUR 0.38).

The operational performance is simultaneously reflected in the financial position of the Group. Due to the earnings effects as well as project-related payment delays for production equipment and tools resulting from delayed production start-ups, the operating cash flow amounted to EUR -2.7 million (previous year: EUR 1.9 million). As of the reporting date of June 30, 2019, cash and cash equivalents totaled EUR 33.0 million (12/31/2018: EUR 38.2 million) and the equity ratio stood at 31.9 percent (12/31/2018: 33.2 percent). Net bank liabilities increased to EUR 97.0 million (12/31/2018: EUR 91.6 million). Consequently, the net debt ratio (net bank liabilities/EBITDA) at the end of the first half of the year amounted to 5.0 (12/31/2018: 3.8). The covenant agreements were thus complied with.

Outlook

In view of the intensifying framework conditions, the changing market and the operating performance in the first half of 2019, Nanogate will intensify its ongoing future-oriented NXI program in the second half of the year and review the site structure in particular even more intensively. The company will also continue to analyze the order mix on an ongoing basis and allow low-margin projects to expire. With higher start-up costs for new major orders, these additional restructuring measures will also affect the earnings development in the 2019 fiscal year.

As a result, Nanogate anticipates an operating result (EBITDA) of between EUR 14 and 17 million for the 2019 fiscal year (2018: EUR 24.2 million) in accordance with the adjusted forecast. This encompasses expenses for the future-oriented NXI program and consulting costs in connection with structuring measures in an anticipated amount of over EUR 3 million. Accordingly, a consolidated net loss in the high single-digit million range (2018: EUR +1.4 million) is expected. An increase in sales to between EUR 245 and 250 million (2018: EUR 239.2 million) is anticipated. In view of the current market development and the associated uncertainty of customers, the forecast for the 2020 fiscal year will be reviewed.

NB:

The half-year report is available to download from our website: www.nanogate.de/en/investor_relations/financial_reports

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66287 Göttelborn | Germany

www.nanogate.com
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "Reinventing the Possible", Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate: Serial Production of Metallized Components Launched for Largest Order in the Company's History

- Nanogate begins supplying components with a stainless steel look to a leading US manufacturer of household appliances

- Cumulative order volume of up to USD 100 million confirmed by the customer

Göttelborn, Germany, August 29, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has begun serial production and delivery for the largest order in the company's history. With this order in the area of industrial business, encompassing a cumulative sales volume of up to USD 100 million, Nanogate successfully achieved its breakthrough into the market of stainless steel replacement technologies in 2018. Applications in the field of artificial metals (metallized plastics) represent one of the Group's three central target markets.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, states, "Despite temporary delays of individual major orders that have burdened us for the short term, Nanogate remains in a strong strategic position. Our order base for 2019 through 2021 is stable at over EUR 600 million. We are making particularly good progress in the industrial business, where we see significant potential. For this reason, this area's proportion of total sales should increase significantly in the coming years. The projects in the USA as well as other current inquiries confirm our orientation."

Nanogate uses a heat-resistant plastic that is metallized with a stainless steel look when producing components for kitchen appliances. This process is developed and integrated in-house. The technology is based on innovative molding processes and multifunctional enhancement. Included in this are a number of surface options, such as easy-to-clean or anti-fingerprint, with the possible integration of additional functions. Following last-minute design adjustments requested by the customer - and the resulting increased complexity of production preparation - the delayed large-volume serial production of components has now begun.

In addition to this project, Nanogate won a further major order with a cumulative volume of USD 50 million from the same customer this year. Production for this project is expected to begin in 2020 and will run for up to eight years. Based on N-Glaze technology, its second significant technology platform, Nanogate supplies innovative, enhanced plastic surfaces of the highest optical quality, which are available in various color variants. These are also used in kitchen appliances.

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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Adjusts Forecast to Market Development and Strengthens Future-Oriented NXI Program

- Economic development, delayed production start-ups, higher start-up costs for new major orders and increased measures as part of the future-oriented NXI program affect earnings development

- Preliminary half-year figures for 2019: Sales at roughly EUR 122 million, EBITDA at roughly EUR 8 million, consolidated net income at roughly EUR -3 million.

Göttelborn, Germany, August 22, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has updated its forecast for the 2019 fiscal year in view of the current market development. At the same time, the Group will strengthen the measures within the framework of the future-oriented Nanogate Excellence International (NXI) program.

The earnings development in 2019 has been significantly affected by the economic slowdown, which has intensified in the past weeks. The uncertainty of customers that had been pointed out by Nanogate in June, particularly in the mobility sector, is continuing to increase. As a result, new orders have been started later, volumes have been reduced and some ongoing orders have been terminated early. Faced with these conditions, Nanogate will intensify its future-oriented NXI program and, most importantly, review the structure of its sites more intensively. As previously announced, these additional restructuring measures will, together with higher start-up costs for new major orders, also affect the earnings development in the 2019 fiscal year.

Nanogate now anticipates an operating result (EBITDA) of between EUR 14 million and EUR 17 million for the 2019 fiscal year (2018: EUR 24.2 million). Accordingly, a consolidated net loss in the high single-digit million range (2018: EUR +1.4 million) is expected. It is anticipated that sales will increase to between EUR 245 million and EUR 250 million (2018: EUR 239.2 million), while sales of over EUR 250 million had previously been forecast. In view of the market development and the associated uncertainty of customers, the forecast for the 2020 fiscal year will be reviewed.

According to preliminary figures, Nanogate increased its Group sales in the first half of 2019 to roughly EUR 122 million (previous year: EUR 119.4 million). The operating result (EBITDA) came to roughly EUR 8 million (previous year: EUR 12.7 million) and the consolidated net loss to roughly EUR -3 million (previous year: EUR +1.8 million). As of the reporting date of June 30, 2019, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of roughly EUR 33 million.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Even though the development in the first half of 2019 was still in the lower range of our internal expectations, we have recorded the significantly stronger impact of the economic development for some weeks, particularly in the mobility sector in Europe. The uncertainty of customers, which we had pointed out in June 2019, is now leading to foreseeable yet concrete burdens. For example, major orders have started later than planned, causing expenses to be higher. In addition call-off figures will be reduced not only for individual models for the first time. We are planning to expand our future-oriented NXI program once again in light of further uncertainties in the markets. This will involve placing a particular focus on reviewing the structure of our sites more intensively. In this year of transition, we will consciously accept the NXI-related burdens in order to make the Group more efficient and profitable in the coming years. Even if Nanogate temporarily does not develop as strongly as expected, incoming orders in this year and the order base of over EUR 600 million for the years 2019 to 2021 alone confirm our good strategic alignment."

Note: The complete 2019 half-year report will be published at the end of September.

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Financial Press and Investors
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,800 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic and in India.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the three strategic areas Intelligent Surfaces, New Mobility and Artificial Metals.

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

NANOGATE SE Wins Another Multimillion-Dollar Order in the USA

- Cumulative sales volume exceeding USD 10 million

- Supply of components for U.S. car manufacturer

Göttelborn, Germany, July 2, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, continues its growth trajectory in the USA. A new three-year order encompasses a sales volume of over USD 10 million.

This month, Nanogate will start delivering components to a leading U.S. car manufacturer from its U.S. site in Mansfield, Ohio. The optically high-quality plastic components will be used for interiors and exteriors of a popular model of SUV. Consumer demand in this market segment continues to be high.

Ralf Zastrau, Chief Executive Officer of Nanogate SE: "The new project proves that Nanogate is making progress on an operational level, and incoming orders remain intact. With this new order, our order base of over EUR 600 million will - for the period from 2019 to 2021 - again increase."

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE: Dividend of EUR 0.11 Approved

Göttelborn/Saarbrücken, Germany, June 26, 2019. Today, the shareholders' meeting of Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, approved several draft resolutions with a large majority.

In accordance with the proposal of the administration, the shareholders approved an unchanged dividend of EUR 0.11 per share. In addition, the shareholders' meeting agreed to further items on the agenda, including profit transfer agreements with the subsidiaries Nanogate Goletz Systems GmbH and Nanogate Management Services GmbH.

With broad approval, Martin Hendricks was voted onto the Supervisory Board. This follows his appointment by the Saarbrücken district court in February as the successor to former member of the Supervisory Board Hartmut Gottschild. In its subsequent meeting, the Supervisory Board appointed Klaus-Günter Vennemann as the new Chairman and Martin Hendricks as his deputy. Oliver Schumann (prior Chairman), Dr. Farsin Yadegardjam (prior Deputy Chairman), Dr. Clemens Doppler and Dr. Peter Merten complete the Supervisory Board.

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Nanogate SE
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66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE: Capital Increase Successfully Placed And Anchor Investor Base Strengthened

Göttelborn, Germany, June 18, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has strengthened its equity. The placement price equals EUR 22.80 per share, corresponding to gross proceeds of approximately EUR 10.3 million.

As part of the capital increase, Nanogate SE's share capital has been increased from EUR 4,913,633.00 by EUR 451,395.00 to EUR 5,365,028.00 by issuing 451,395 new no-par-value shares via partial utilization of the existing authorized capital against contribution in cash. The subscription rights of existing shareholders had been excluded. The new shares were privately placed with selected, qualified and long-term institutional investors at a price of EUR 22.80 per new share and thus at the current market price (without placement discount) using an accelerated book-building procedure. With the successful capital increase, Nanogate has established a major insurance company as an additional anchor investor. In addition, a renowned family office and another international anchor investor participated significantly in the capital increase. As a result of the significantly oversubscribed capital increase, the company will receive gross proceeds amounting to approximately EUR 10.3 million. The new shares shall be entitled to a dividend from the 2018 fiscal year on. A request will be made accordingly to enter the capital increase into the commercial register at Saarbrücken district court; the new shares will be included in trading in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Scale segment. With the capital measure, Nanogate SE is taking full advantage of the current authorization of the shareholders' meeting for capital increases from authorized capital against contribution in cash with the exclusion of shareholders' subscription rights.

The capital increase was managed by Bankhaus Lampe KG as sole global coordinator and with M.M. Warburg & CO (AG & Co.) KGaA as joint bookrunner as well as A-Xellence AG as advisor.

Nanogate SE: Capital Increase Agreed

Göttelborn, Germany, June 18, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is planning to increase the company's share capital from authorized capital with the exclusion of subscription rights. The aim is to strengthen the Group's capital base and liquidity for the implementation of the future-oriented NXI program, for continued growth through new orders and for the announced acquisition of the ERBIWA Group.

With the approval of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board of Nanogate SE has today decided to increase the company's share capital from the current EUR 4,913,633.00 by up to EUR 451,395.00 to up to EUR 5,365,028.00 by issuing up to 451,395 new no-par-value shares (approximately 9.2 percent of the current share capital) via partial utilization of the existing authorized capital against contribution in cash. The subscription rights of existing shareholders are to be excluded. The new shares shall be entitled to a dividend for the fiscal year 2018 and are to be privately placed with selected, qualified and long-term institutional investors by means of an accelerated book-building procedure. The private placement will be initiated immediately after publication of this announcement. The number of new shares to be issued and their placement price will be determined by the Management Board with the approval of the Supervisory Board after the conclusion of the accelerated book-building procedure.

Bankhaus Lampe KG acts as sole global coordinator and together with M.M. Warburg & CO (AG & Co.) KGaA as joint bookrunner.

Nanogate Receives Another Multimillion-Euro Order in Household Appliances

- Sales volume of the five-year contract at more than EUR 10 million

- Supply of components to a leading international manufacturer of premium coffee machines

Göttelborn, Germany, June 14, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is expanding its market position in the target market of household appliances and strengthening its industrial business. The cumulative order volume is worth more than EUR 10 million.

Starting in the third quarter of 2019, Nanogate will supply components for premium coffee machines to a leading international manufacturer. The components will incorporate the environmentally-friendly chrome replacement technology developed by Nanogate, which additionally enables various design options (such as high gloss or matte). Further additional functions, even sensors, can also be integrated in the long term. In the field of artificial metals, Nanogate has developed multiple technologies for the metallization of plastics.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Our focus on innovative, design-oriented components and surfaces is increasingly paying off. Metallized plastics are in high demand, particularly for household appliances. With this new multimillion-euro order, we are underscoring our strong position in this market and increasing our industrial business at an above-average rate as announced."

Contact
Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
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Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
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Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com

www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Pushes Ahead With Implementation of the Future-Oriented NXI Program, With One-off Expenses in the Low Single-Digit Million Range

- Sites in North Rhine-Westphalia will be combined and restructured

- Annual savings potential in the millions

- Realignment of engineering expertise in the Group, keeping in mind increasingly challenging market environment

Göttelborn, Germany, June 11, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is pushing ahead with the implementation of its future-oriented NXI program and, in a more demanding market environment, accelerating the realignment of the Group sites in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The Group companies Nanogate PD Systems GmbH (Bad Salzuflen), Nanogate Goletz Systems GmbH (Kierspe) and Nanogate Vogler Systems GmbH (Lüdenscheid) will be combined operationally and strategically, allowing them to more effectively focus on the market and share resources and capacities. They are also focusing on more profitable orders, optimizing existing production and purchasing processes, streamlining management and personnel structures and, as previously announced, centralizing and realigning engineering capacities throughout the Group. Nanogate estimates additional one-off restructuring costs in the low single-digit million range, which will have a negative impact on EBITDA in the 2019 fiscal year.

Nanogate is thus preparing for changing market conditions, particularly in the European automotive industry. In view of recent disappointing economic data and corresponding signals from the automotive industry, there is growing uncertainty in terms of planning related to possible decreases in production and delays in rollouts of new series. Even though Nanogate has received plenty of new orders in the area of new mobility and is currently preparing for the launch of new products - most of them starting from 2020 - negative industry-specific effects in the current year cannot be ruled out.Following the establishment of key conditions in recent weeks, Nanogate is accelerating the implementation of its future-oriented NXI program with the realignment in North-Rhine Westphalia.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "The new business continues to develop in a positive direction and contribute to a growing order base. Despite the increasing challenges, the current market environment also offers Nanogate significant opportunities. We're working on achieving our growth targets in industrial business and, as an innovation partner, are supporting the current transformation in the automotive industry. While our strategic prospects are very attractive, we want to push ahead with the implementation of our future-oriented NXI program, also keeping an eye on upcoming major orders. This is designed to make our company simpler, faster and more international. Major contributions to annual increases in efficiency planned for the future are compounded by this year's higher one-off expenses."

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Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
nanogate@wmp-ag.de
 
Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com

www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Pushes Ahead With Implementation of the Future-Oriented NXI Program, With One-off Expenses in the Low Single-Digit Million Range

Göttelborn, Germany, June 11, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is pushing ahead with the implementation of its future-oriented NXI program and, in a more demanding market environment, accelerating the realignment of the Group sites in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The Group companies Nanogate PD Systems GmbH (Bad Salzuflen), Nanogate Goletz Systems GmbH (Kierspe) and Nanogate Vogler Systems GmbH (Lüdenscheid) will be combined operationally and strategically, allowing them to more effectively focus on the market and share resources and capacities. They are also focusing on more profitable orders, optimizing existing production and purchasing processes, streamlining management and personnel structures and, as previously announced, centralizing and realigning engineering capacities throughout the Group. Nanogate estimates additional one-off restructuring costs in the low single-digit million range, which will have a negative impact on EBITDA in the 2019 fiscal year.

Nanogate is thus preparing for changing market conditions, particularly in the European automotive industry. In view of recent disappointing economic data and corresponding signals from the automotive industry, there is growing uncertainty in terms of planning related to possible decreases in production and delays in rollouts of new series. Even though Nanogate has received plenty of new orders in the area of new mobility and is currently preparing for the launch of new products - most of them starting from 2020 - negative industry-specific effects in the current year cannot be ruled out.Following the establishment of key conditions in recent weeks, Nanogate is accelerating the implementation of its future-oriented NXI program with the realignment in North-Rhine Westphalia.

Nanogate SE Wins Major Order with a Volume of USD 50 million

- Second project for an internationally leading U.S. manufacturer of household appliances

- Further boost in growth for industrial business

Göttelborn, May 29, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has received another major order with a volume of USD 50 million. The company has established itself as an innovation partner for one of the leading U.S. manufacturers of household appliances. Nanogate had already received an order with a volume of up to USD 100 million from the same customer in 2018.

Production for the new order is expected to start in 2020 and will run for up to eight years. Based on N-Glaze technology, Nanogate supplies innovative, enhanced plastic surfaces of the highest optical quality, which are available in various color variants. The N-Glaze components are used in kitchen appliances. Production is mainly carried out using the technologies and capacities that were created as part of Nanogate's innovation program.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "We are increasingly establishing ourselves as a competent and highly innovative partner in the market for household appliances. This is where innovative strength and efficient production, i.e., the entire Intelligent Surfaces value chain, pay off by large-volume orders with attractive margins. The new project is a significant step closer to our goal of increasing the share of sales accounted for by the Industries division to at least 40 percent by 2025. Following the first two major orders for a leading supplier from the USA, we are also seeing considerable interest from other international groups."

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate SE Increases Shares in Subsidiaries, Drives Forward Future-oriented NXI Program

- Nanogate Goletz Systems to be purchased in full

- Nanogate North America share increases to 90 percent

Göttelborn, Germany, May 21, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is increasing its stake in two subsidiaries.

Nanogate will acquire the remaining shares in Nanogate Goletz Systems GmbH earlier than originally planned. In doing this, the Group wants to speed up implementation of its future-oriented NXI program. The goal is to operate the company and its sister companies Nanogate PD Systems GmbH and Nanogate Vogler Systems GmbH as a compound location at first, and to merge them into one company at a later stage.

Nanogate has also decided to increase its share in Nanogate North America LLC (formerly Nanogate Jay Systems LLC) to 90 percent. At the time the acquisition was announced in December 2016, the company already disclosed that it could acquire the remaining shares based on a graduated model.

The purchase price of the shares to be acquired in the two transactions, which will be completed in the second and third quarters of 2019, consists of a cash and a share component, respectively. As a result, the share capital will increase by around 1.5 percent in total. Both companies have already been fully consolidated. It has been agreed that details will not be disclosed.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "With a view to the announced acquisition of the ERBIWA Group, we would like to consolidate our existing engineering expertise and continue to focus our sites on component manufacturing and surface enhancement. In order to speed up this transformation process, we have now purchased the remaining shares of Nanogate Goletz Systems a year earlier than planned. Despite the associated short-term burden, the measure will contribute to the more rapid reorganization of Nanogate through the NXI program and will increase efficiency in the medium term."

Contact
Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
nanogate@wmp-ag.de
 
Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com

www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate enhances its engineering expertise through strategic partnership with ERBIWA and plans investment

- ERBIWA is a specialist in the development of complex plastic components and sophisticated manufacturing processes

- Initial shareholding of 50% pursued

- Partnership is to lead to a pan-European engineering center for tool and production technologies

- Group gains valuable know-how in the development and optimization of components, profits from additional surface expertise and a site in China

Göttelborn, Germany, May 9, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is strengthening its engineering know-how and expanding its portfolio thanks to a strategic collaboration with ERBIWA. The company specializes in developing complex plastic components and sophisticated manufacturing processes. Through this strategic partnership, Nanogate is enhancing its technology portfolio with additional applications, for instance, in the integration of stainless steel, carbon fiber or natural materials in plastics. As part of the strategic collaboration, Nanogate is initially planning to acquire 50 percent of the shares of the ERBIWA group.

The ERBIWA group, which is headquartered in Lindenberg, Germany, was founded in 2005. Its customers include top players from the mobility segment and other industries. Alongside the engineering of components, ERBIWA also develops, constructs and procures important production resources and tools. It also manufactures small batches, prototypes and special parts for mass production. In addition to its headquarters, the company also has a production site in China, which focuses on the manufacture of high-quality production instruments. In 2018, the company generated sales of more than EUR 15 million and an attractive rate of return.

Nanogate and ERBIWA have been working together in an operational capacity since 2017. Nanogate plans to first acquire a stake of 50 percent, which is intended to eventually be expanded; closing is subject to the successful implementation of a number of conditions. As part of the transaction, the current owner of ERBIWA intends to receive shares in Nanogate in addition to a cash consideration. For this purpose, a capital increase in kind may be carried out, which would be in the lower single-digit percentage range of the current share capital. ERBIWA will initially be included in the consolidated financial statements of Nanogate SE at-equity. As contractually agreed, additional details of the agreement will not be disclosed.

As part of the strategic partnership, ERBIWA will be expanded to become an engineering center in Europe for the development of production processes and plastics technologies for the Group. The Group's existing engineering expertise will be concentrated at ERBIWA, with other sites focusing on component manufacturing and surface enhancement.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "ERBIWA is one of the hidden champions in the development, construction and implementation of production processes for complex plastic components. Tools engineering is a valuable addition for us. This allows us not only to offer our customers more services over the entire development and production chain, but also to increase efficiency and productivity in our pre-existing production of large batches. For this purpose, ERBIWA will work closely with Nanogate heT Engineering, which was purchased in 2018, so that we can begin to influence the design and production of components as early as the product development stage. ERBIWA also boasts an extraordinary level of surfaces expertise in plastics with a unique design, for example, in conjunction with stainless steel, carbon fibers or natural materials. The planned transaction is part of our future-oriented Nanogate Excellence International (NXI) program. The aim of this program is to make the Group even more international, increase efficiency by bundling certain services at individual sites over the long term, and strengthen organic growth with our focus on technology. This means we are taking another huge step toward achieving our goals for 2025."

Ernst Wagner, founder and Managing Director of the ERBIWA group: "The next step will be a testament to our excellent cooperation over recent years. We are looking forward to further strengthening and developing our sites in Lindenberg and in China. As a result, we can offer the extensive expertise and technology provided by Nanogate to our customers in different industries early on in the design and product development process. We are convinced that we will gain huge growth potential through this step."

Contact:
Christian Dose
Finanzpresse und Investoren
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
nanogate@wmp-ag.de

Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com
www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se
 

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) ist ein weltweit führendes Technologieunternehmen für designorientierte, multifunktionale Komponenten und Oberflächen. Die Unternehmensgruppe beschäftigt rund 1.700 Mitarbeiter. Nanogate entwickelt und produziert designorientierte Oberflächen und Komponenten und stattet diese mit zusätzlichen Eigenschaften (z.B. antihaftend, kratzbeständig, korrosionsschützend) aus. Der Konzern verfügt über erstklassige Referenzen (beispielsweise Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche, Volkswagen). Mehrere hundert Kunden-Projekte wurden bislang in der Serienproduktion erfolgreich umgesetzt. Nanogate ist auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks mit eigenen Produktionsstätten vertreten.

Getreu dem Claim "A world of new surfaces" erschließt Nanogate als langjähriger Innovationspartner für Unternehmen aus unterschiedlichen Branchen die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten, die sich auf Basis neuer Materialien ergeben. Ziel ist es, mit multifunktionalen Oberflächen, beispielsweise aus Kunststoff oder Metall, und innovativen Kunststoff-Komponenten die Produkte und Prozesse der Kunden zu verbessern sowie Umweltvorteile zu erzielen. Der Konzern konzentriert sich auf attraktive Anwendungen vorrangig in den Zielbranchen Mobility, Aviation, Home Appliances, Interior, Leisure und Medical. Als Systemhaus deckt Nanogate die Wertschöpfungskette breit ab: das Design und Engineering, die Werkstoffentwicklung für Oberflächensysteme, die Serienbeschichtung unterschiedlicher Substrate sowie die Produktion und Veredelung vollständiger Kunststoffkomponenten. Werttreiber sind in erster Linie die internationale Markterschließung sowie die Entwicklung neuer Anwendungen insbesondere für die strategischen Bereiche glasartige Oberflächen (N-Glaze) und metallisierte Oberflächen (N-Metals).

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This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Ad hoc announcement in accordance with Article 17 (1) of Directive (EU) No. 596/2014 (Market Abuse Directive)

Nanogate enhances its engineering expertise through strategic partnership with ERBIWA and plans investment

Göttelborn, Germany, May 9, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is strengthening its engineering know-how and expanding its portfolio thanks to a strategic collaboration with ERBIWA. The company specializes in developing complex plastic components and sophisticated manufacturing processes. Through this strategic partnership, Nanogate is enhancing its technology portfolio with additional applications, for instance, in the integration of stainless steel, carbon fiber or natural materials in plastics. As part of the strategic collaboration, Nanogate is initially planning to acquire 50 percent of the shares of the ERBIWA group.

The ERBIWA group, which is headquartered in Lindenberg, Germany, was founded in 2005. Its customers include top players from the mobility segment and other industries. Alongside the engineering of components, ERBIWA also develops, constructs and procures important production resources and tools. It also manufactures small batches, prototypes and special parts for mass production. In addition to its headquarters, the company also has a production site in China, which focuses on the manufacture of high-quality production instruments. In 2018, the company generated sales of more than EUR 15 million and an attractive rate of return.

Nanogate and ERBIWA have been working together in an operational capacity since 2017. Nanogate plans to first acquire a stake of 50 percent, which is intended to eventually be expanded; closing is subject to the successful implementation of a number of conditions. As part of the transaction, the current owner of ERBIWA intends to receive shares in Nanogate in addition to a cash consideration. For this purpose, a capital increase in kind may be carried out, which would be in the lower single-digit percentage range of the current share capital. ERBIWA will initially be included in the consolidated financial statements of Nanogate SE at-equity. As contractually agreed, additional details of the agreement will not be disclosed.

As part of the strategic partnership, ERBIWA will be expanded to become an engineering center in Europe for the development of production processes and plastics technologies for the Group. The Group's existing engineering expertise will be concentrated at ERBIWA, with other sites focusing on component manufacturing and surface enhancement.

End of the ad hoc announcement

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Further information can be found in the press release also published today.

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Contact
Christian Dose
Finanzpresse und Investoren
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
nanogate@wmp-ag.de

Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com
www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Benefits From Dynamic Order Development

- Sales increased by around 28 percent to EUR 239.2 million in 2018

- EBITDA rose to EUR 24.2 million in 2018

- Dividend proposal of EUR 0.11 per share

- Implementation of the future-oriented NXI program successfully launched

Göttelborn, Germany, April 30, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, continued its dynamic business development in the previous fiscal year. The Group exceeded its sales forecast and achieved its EBITDA target. With dynamic order development in the first few months of the new fiscal year, Nanogate has confirmed the forecast for 2019 as well as the medium-term targets for 2025.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "In 2018, we strengthened Nanogate's market position and sales potential, while tapping into additional markets, significantly expanding our design and engineering expertise, and implementing our innovation offensive. The Group achieved important strategic, financial and operational objectives and recorded satisfactory overall business development."

Order Base of Over EUR 600 Million

The order base expanded once again in 2018 and in the first few months of the new year, and it exceeded EUR 600 million in April 2019, based solely on the current and next two years. Sales in 2018 increased during the reporting period by roughly 28.4 percent to EUR 239.2 million (previous year: EUR 186.2 million). The export rate rose to 69 percent (previous year: 60 percent). The overall performance (sales, changes in inventories, own work capitalized, other operating income) increased to EUR 251.2 million (previous year: EUR 190.9 million).

Despite incurring some particularly high costs in the fiscal year - resulting, for example, from the innovation offensive and start-up costs for new major orders as well as transaction and integration costs - the operating result (EBITDA) increased to roughly EUR 24.2 million (previous year: EUR 21.6 million). The investments, purchase price allocations and innovation offensive are reflected in increased amortization and own work capitalized. The EBITA amounted to EUR 10.8 million (previous year: EUR 10.6 million), while the EBIT totaled EUR 6.8 million (previous year: EUR 7.3 million). The consolidated net income was EUR 1.4 million (previous year: EUR 2.8 million), with earnings per share of EUR 0.29 (previous year: EUR 0.64).

The course of expansion also shaped the Group's financial position as planned. The operating cash flow amounted to EUR 18.4 million (previous year: EUR 14.9 million) and was marked by factors including the expansion of working capital for the preparation for new orders. In this context, high-quality production resources (tools) were commissioned by Nanogate in 2018 for which the customer pays at a later date. This had a significant impact on the working capital in 2018. Cash flow from investing activities totaled EUR -40.9 million (previous year: EUR -51.4 million). The balance sheet total increased to EUR 338.4 million (previous year: EUR 235.1 million) due in part to the new sites. The equity ratio was 33.2 percent (previous year: 39.9 percent).

Future-oriented Program Launched

Since the beginning of the year, Nanogate has been implementing the future-oriented Nanogate Excellence International (NXI) program, the goal of which is to make the Group more efficient, generate synergies and strengthen internationality. With the far-reaching measures from the future-oriented NXI program, additional international market development, the strong order base and the broad technology portfolio, the Group intends to increase the operating result and free cash flow significantly more than sales - which should grow to more than EUR 500 million by 2025 - in the medium term following high initial costs. In the process, Nanogate would also like to expand the industrial business to a much higher degree to EUR 200 million. In parallel, the operating result (EBITDA) should increase to at least EUR 75 million, which would raise the EBITDA margin to 15 percent. Nanogate also expects an increase in free cash flow in the same period.

Outlook for 2019

For 2019, Nanogate is expecting a transitional year and an organic increase in sales to more than EUR 250 million in a challenging market. In view of increasing start-up costs for numerous new major orders and the implementation of the future-oriented NXI program as well as potential noncash expenses, a consolidated net loss in the low single-digit million range is expected. The operating result (EBITDA) should, however, remain stable at the previous year's level. As of 2020, the Group would like to reach a clearly profitable growth course again, and expects significant improvement in the operating result (EBITDA) as well as a positive consolidated net income.

"In this transitional year, we are organizing the Group more efficiently with a variety of measures. Starting in 2020, the strong order situation and the measures from our future-oriented NXI program will begin to pay off in the form of increasing profitability. As a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, we believe Nanogate is in a strong position. We focus on promising growth markets such as artificial metals based on metallized plastics, new mobility and intelligent surfaces. Thanks to an outstanding order base, we have a good overview of the course of business," explains CEO Zastrau.

Contact
Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
nanogate@wmp-ag.de
 
Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com

www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Receives Another Major Order for Approximately EUR 50 Million, Increasing Order Base to Over EUR 600 Million

- Supply of N-Glaze components to a leading global premium car manufacturer beginning in summer 2019

- Major order encompasses a volume of around EUR 50 million over a period of approximately seven years

- Order base increases to more than EUR 600 million for 2019 to 2021 alone

Göttelborn, Germany, April 4, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, is further increasing its order base. With a new major order placed by a premium vehicle manufacturer, the order base has been boosted to more than EUR 600 million based on the period 2019 to 2021 alone.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Nanogate continues to experience high demand, so that our growth trajectory is sustained by an outstanding order base. With a volume of more than EUR 600 million in the coming years, we can gauge business development very accurately. The growing volume of business and our improved capacity utilization and increasing efficiency make us confident that we'll reach our growth and EBITDA targets."

Production for New Major Order Begins in Summer 2019

The new major order encompasses the production, enhancement and subsequent assembly of N-Glaze components to be used in the interior of a new premium vehicle. Implementation will take place at the Lüdenscheid and Kierspe sites. Nanogate also develops and produces the necessary production equipment to a certain extent.

High Level of Incoming Orders

Over the past twelve months, Nanogate has won many important orders, most notably the largest in company history, with a volume of up to USD 100 million. With this project, Nanogate will supply a renowned U.S. manufacturer with components for kitchen appliances beginning in 2019. The process involves the use of heat-resistant plastic, which is metallized with a stainless steel look in a process developed and integrated by Nanogate. Also in the area of N-Metals, Nanogate manufactures metallized plastic components for the best-selling vehicle in the U.S., with a volume of around EUR 15 million. Also in 2018, the Group received an order to develop and deliver design-oriented plastic components for a new electric car for a renowned German automobile manufacturer. And in February of this year, Nanogate reported a new major order for the U.S. site with a total volume of around EUR 50 million over a period of approximately six years. At its U.S. site, the Group manufactures and enhances N-Glaze plastic components in superior optical quality for the next generation of a popular off-road vehicle.

As a result, Nanogate currently has an order base amounting to more than EUR 600 million for the current and subsequent two years alone. The order base encompasses binding orders as well as volumes announced on the basis of framework contracts. In each case, these are triggered at short notice during the contract period, when customers call for them at the agreed prices. It also includes orders placed by regular customers, whose placement of orders can be predicted based on past experience or whom Nanogate supplies in ongoing series productions.

Contact
Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
nanogate@wmp-ag.de
 
Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com

www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Exceeds 2018 Sales Forecast and Takes Decisive Steps Toward Profitable Growth Course

- 2018: Based on preliminary figures, Group sales increased to more than EUR 235 million and thus exceeded the forecast, while the operating result (EBITDA) reached EUR 24 million as predicted

- 2019: Sales expected to grow even further to more than EUR 250 million

- Due to start-up costs for new major orders as well as one-off expenses for the future-oriented NXI program, a consolidated net loss is expected in the current fiscal year; however, the operating result (EBITDA) should remain stable

- Outlook for 2020 to 2025: Clearly profitable course of growth expected as of 2020 - medium-term targets for 2025 confirmed

Göttelborn, Germany, February 28, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has exceeded its sales target for 2018 and achieved its forecasted operating result (EBITDA). In 2019, the company expects significant organic growth paired with a consolidated net loss in the low single-digit million range due to the extraordinary costs associated with the future-oriented Nanogate Excellence International (NXI) program as well as ongoing major orders. The operating result (EBITDA) should nevertheless remain stable in 2019. The Group's profitability should improve significantly as of 2020.

Based on preliminary, unaudited figures, Group sales increased to more than EUR 235 million (previous year: EUR 186.2 million) in the past fiscal year, thanks in part to the new sites in Slovakia and Austria as well as the acquisition of the heT design studio. The operating result (EBITDA) increased to EUR 24 million (previous year: EUR 21.5 million) as expected. The international course of expansion in recent years, the capital allocation to the extensive innovation offensive, and the development of capacity are reflected in a significant increase in depreciation, own work capitalized and temporarily higher financing costs. At the end of 2018, Nanogate had cash and cash equivalents of over EUR 38 million (previous year: EUR 20.3 million).

The Group predicts an organically influenced increase in sales to more than EUR 250 million in 2019. In view of increasing start-up costs for numerous new major orders and the implementation of the future-oriented NXI program as well as potential noncash expenses in the 2019 transitional year, a consolidated net loss in the low single-digit million range is expected. EBITDA is nevertheless expected to remain stable.

As of 2020, Nanogate would like to reach a clearly profitable growth course again, and expects significant improvement in operating result (EBITDA) as well as a positive consolidated net income. Accordingly, the Group confirms the medium-term targets already published in November 2018: By 2025, sales should increase to over EUR 500 million, while the operating result (EBITDA) should grow much stronger and reach at least EUR 75 million.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Business developed as expected in 2018, whereby the Group was able to increase sales to a higher degree than planned. The start-up costs for new major orders which will take off in the coming months had an impact on the 2018 earnings performance. With the progressing implementation of the innovation offensive and the future-oriented NXI program already underway, 2019 will definitely be a transitional year. We expect to be on a clearly profitable growth course beginning in 2020. Due to the excellent order situation and attractive growth areas such as metallization, new mobility and smart surfaces, we believe we are well positioned to achieve our medium-term targets for 2025."

Contact
Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
Tel. +49 69 57 70 300 21
nanogate@wmp-ag.de
 
Juliane Wernet
Nanogate SE
Zum Schacht 3
66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com

www.nanogate.com
twitter.com/nanogate_se

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces. The Group employs around 1,700 people. Nanogate develops and produces design-oriented surfaces and components and enhances them with additional properties (e.g. nonstick, scratchproof, anticorrosive). The Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Ford, Fresenius, GM, Jaguar, Junghans, Porsche and Volkswagen). Several hundred mass production projects for customers have already been implemented successfully. The Nanogate Group is represented on both sides of the Atlantic with its own production facilities.

True to its slogan "A world of new surfaces," Nanogate is a long-standing innovation partner who opens up the diverse possibilities offered by new materials to companies in a wide range of industries. It aims to improve customers' products and processes and to provide environmental benefits by using multifunctional surfaces, such as those made of plastic or metal, and innovative plastic components. The Group focuses on attractive applications, primarily for the mobility, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate broadly covers the value chain: design and engineering, materials development for surface systems, series coating of various different substrates as well as the production and enhancement of complete plastic components. The main value drivers are the opening up of international markets and the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized surfaces (N-Metals).

Disclaimer

This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate SE (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public.

Nanogate Exceeds 2018 Sales Forecast and Takes Decisive Steps Toward Profitable Growth Course

Göttelborn, Germany, February 28, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global technology company for design-oriented, multifunctional components and surfaces, has exceeded its sales target for 2018 and achieved its forecasted operating result (EBITDA). In 2019, the company expects significant organic growth paired with a consolidated net loss in the low single-digit million range due to the extraordinary costs associated with the future-oriented Nanogate Excellence International (NXI) program as well as ongoing major orders. The operating result (EBITDA) should nevertheless remain stable in 2019. The Group's profitability should improve significantly as of 2020.

Based on preliminary, unaudited figures, Group sales increased to more than EUR 235 million (previous year: EUR 186.2 million) in the past fiscal year, thanks in part to the new sites in Slovakia and Austria as well as the acquisition of the heT design studio. The operating result (EBITDA) increased to EUR 24 million (previous year: EUR 21.5 million) as expected. The international course of expansion in recent years, the capital allocation to the extensive innovation offensive, and the development of capacity are reflected in a significant increase in depreciation, own work capitalized and temporarily higher financing costs. At the end of 2018, Nanogate had cash and cash equivalents of over EUR 38 million (previous year: EUR 20.3 million).

The Group predicts an organically influenced increase in sales to more than EUR 250 million in 2019. In view of increasing start-up costs for numerous new major orders and the implementation of the future-oriented NXI program as well as potential noncash expenses in the 2019 transitional year, a consolidated net loss in the low single-digit million range is expected. EBITDA is nevertheless expected to remain stable.

As of 2020, Nanogate would like to reach a clearly profitable growth course again, and expects significant improvement in operating result (EBITDA) as well as a positive consolidated net income. Accordingly, the Group confirms the medium-term targets already published in November 2018: By 2025, sales should increase to over EUR 500 million, while the operating result (EBITDA) should grow much stronger and reach at least EUR 75 million.