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.

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

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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: 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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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

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.

 

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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

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."

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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 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."

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 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

NB:

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.

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Financial Press and Investors
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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
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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 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."

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Financial Press and Investors
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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 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.

Nanogate: New Major Order Worth Around EUR 50 million

- Delivery of N-Glaze components for high-demand off-road vehicles in the U.S.

- Start of production planned for summer 2020

Göttelborn, February 19, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, is strengthening its order base. The new major order for the U.S. site encompasses a cumulative sales volume of around EUR 50 million over a period of about six years.

As part of the multiyear project, the Group will manufacture and enhance plastic components of the highest optical quality at its U.S. site. These are interior design elements that will be used in the next generation of a popular off-road vehicle. Nanogate expects production to begin in the summer of 2020, following the recent start of preparations for the production and enhancement of components and their subsequent assembling at the site in Mansfield, Ohio, USA.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Glazing components are increasingly establishing themselves as the standard, in view of their advantages in design and weight. Nanogate has many years of experience in this market. Systems in the N-Glaze division are an important target market alongside our three growth areas of metallization, new mobility and smart surfaces."

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 specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. 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 Expands Its Stainless Steel Surface Expertise

- New multifunctional and decorative properties possible

- Investment attained; mass production expertise established

- Promising negotiations on reference orders

- Future-oriented program Nanogate Excellence International launched

Göttelborn, February 7, 2019. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has expanded its expertise in stainless steel surfaces for N-Metals technology. The new finishings, which come in a comprehensive color palette, make it possible to simultaneously integrate additional functions such as easy cleaning, scratch resistance, anti-fingerprint glass-like structures and chemical stability. Market implementation is being carried out as part of the recently launched future-oriented Nanogate Excellence International program (NXI).

In the premium segment, the new product is targeted toward design-oriented solutions using stainless steel - for example, in bathroom or domestic appliances. The high-quality finishings with new color palettes, which make design varieties such as rose-gold possible, also offer high-performance surface functions. The resulting investment and development costs in the low seven-figure range needed for an additional plant have been successfully covered. Component finishings can now be created using automated, robot-assisted mass production processes at the new Neunkirchen/Schwäbisch Gmünd site.

Nanogate is in promising negotiations with the goal of initiating reference orders for the new stainless steel application in the first half of 2019. With this expertise now at its fingertips, Nanogate has rounded off its portfolio of surfaces made from stainless steel and stainless steel alternatives.

Growing this expertise is part of the numerous projects launched by the forward-looking NXI program, with which Nanogate aims to boost its organic growth and the Group's continued development. The new Neunkirchen/Schwäbisch-Gmünd site has been opened with this in mind. Additional measures to combine the sites' organizational structures and to maintain a strong, international focus on market segments are currently being prepared.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Our future-oriented program makes us more efficient and gives us more pulling power. In addition to repositioning the Group, we have launched several projects to enhance our products and at the same time create high-performance structures within short periods. Despite the initial costs, NXI will enable us to bring our profitable course of growth to an international scale. Our goal is to increase sales to EUR 500 million by 2025, while EBITDA should see stronger growth, reaching at least EUR 75 million."

Contact
Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
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 specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. 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: Change to the Supervisory Board

Göttelborn, Germany, February 4, 2019. Martin Hendricks will follow Hartmut Gottschild on the Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components.

Hartmut Gottschild, who has been a member of the Supervisory Board since the IPO in 2006, has resigned his membership of the Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE for personal reasons as of January 31, 2019. He will remain connected to the Group as a member of the advisory board of our subsidiaries. Martin Hendricks succeeds him. Upon the recommendation of the Supervisory Board and at the request of the Management Board, he has been appointed a member of the Supervisory Board by the Saarbrücken district court as of February 01, 2019 until the shareholders' meeting in June 2019. The plan is to suggest to the shareholders' meeting in June 2019 that Mr. Hendricks is confirmed in his position, so that he is permanently available to the Supervisory Board.

Hendricks (born in 1962) was most recently the Executive Vice President of the U.S. automotive supplier Tenneco. He previously held managerial positions at Federal-Mogul Motorparts and EurotaxGlass's International AG, among others. The father of three holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Cologne.

Oliver Schumann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE: "We thank Hartmut Gottschild for his many years of commitment and his invariably constructive and trustworthy collaboration. During all his years of activity at Nanogate, he made important contributions to the successful development of the company. We regret but respect his wish to retire from the Group's Supervisory Board for personal reasons. At the same time, we are delighted that we have been able to gain Martin Hendricks, a proven industry expert with a great deal of international experience. With his expertise, he will support the Supervisory and Management Boards to the fullest extent."

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. 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 offers the entire 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces.

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 Completes the N-Metals Design Technology Platform With Aluminum and Copper Look

- Technology platform expanded to include metal appearance as well as wet chemical processes

- Current customer negotiations and millions in orders confirm high market interest

- Construction of the US competence center going according to plan

Göttelborn, Germany, December 5, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has expanded, and thus completed, its N-Metals Design platform to include additional applications for metallizing plastics. The available plastic enhancements are also suited for the creation of aluminum, copper and other surfaces. The development of the technology platform is therefore largely completed.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "We've experienced a great deal of interest in Europe and North America with our metallization technology. Our plastics systems offer new design options and additional functions that are compatible with modern electronics, environmentally-friendly and very economical. Along with the chrome and stainless steel alternative, we now have a comprehensive product range and can reproduce many other metals with innovative plastics systems. This means that the significant investments and start-up costs will pay off over the medium term. Considerable existing orders, successful initial series production and current negotiations with new interested parties encourage us to be optimistic about our further development."

Thanks to N-Metals Design, Nanogate has a comprehensive, market-leading technology platform for metallizing plastics. Now that the development of the product range has been finalized, aluminum and copper surfaces as well as precious metal systems are available to supplement chrome and stainless steel. The Group thus covers a whole host of geometrics and can integrate easy-clean and anti-fingerprint functionalities or even colors into metallized surface concepts.

The current systems on offer are in great demand. Nanogate has received an order with a sales volume of up to USD 100 million, and has thus managed to break into the market for stainless steel alternatives. Starting in 2019, the Group will be supplying components for kitchen appliances to a renowned US manufacturer. A heat-resistant plastic is used here, which is metallized in a process developed and integrated by Nanogate. The technology is based on innovative forming processes and multifunctional enhancement.

Furthermore, Nanogate rounds off its N-Metals Design portfolio with innovative wet chemical processes. These solutions enable metallization in a chrome look in the form of a coating, which offers cost-effective alternatives to classic electroplating. In this way, Nanogate can particularly target price-conscious market segments.

At the same time, construction of the new competence center in the US is also going according to plan. It will begin operations at the site in Mansfield, Ohio, in the coming year. The goal is to strengthen and accelerate the marketing of the N-Metals Design technology platform in North America. The Group has received USD 2 million in funding for its construction.

Contact
Christian Dose
Financial Press and Investors
WMP Finanzkommunikation GmbH
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 specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 Reorganizes Entire Group: NXI Program for the Future Expected to Increase Sales to EUR 500 Million and EBITDA to EUR 75 Million

- New program lasting until 2025 is expected to significantly increase sales and will focus on profitability and free cash flow

- Current decentralized organizational structure will be simplified and enhanced by centralized management elements in key areas

- Focus on operating excellence, organic growth and international implementation of technologies developed

- Industrial business will be expanded particularly strongly

- Forecast for 2018 confirmed

Göttelborn, Germany, November 26, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, is launching its new Nanogate Excellence International (NXI) program for the future. Its target is to increase sales to more than EUR 500 million and achieve EBITDA of EUR 75 million by the year 2025. At the same time, free cash flow is also expected to improve substantially in the medium term.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "The NXI program for the future will enable us to reorganize the Group, simplify structures and make it more centralized over the next two years. Notwithstanding the necessary expenses and adverse effects over the coming months, we expect our earnings and cash flow to improve significantly in the medium term. We also want to considerably increase the share that our industrial business represents, give a boost to further internationalization and position Nanogate as a leading brand for innovative surfaces and components."

Enhanced Company Structure

As part of the Group restructuring, the Group will be completely reorganized. The goal is to further improve cooperation within the international Group and take advantage of existing synergies at all levels.

This will allow Nanogate to reduce its complexity and boost its productivity. In the future, market development will be carried out in a location-independent, clearly sector-based, and internationally networked manner. Existing capacities will also be reassessed, discontinued or relocated in favor of projects with stronger margins, not least of all in order to meet the requirements of major new orders as effectively as possible. At the same time, central divisions such as Finance and Controlling will be significantly expanded in order to manage the Group more effectively. Nanogate also expects further important future potential in the significant expansion of central procurement and purchasing processes.

As part of the reorganization, Nanogate will use mergers to reduce the number of its subsidiaries, and will establish cross-locational management structures and high-performance shared services. This will strengthen transparency across the board and create more efficient decision-making processes within the Group, thus laying the crucial foundation for further international growth. Nanogate will also significantly enhance its brand and market presence under the "ONE Nanogate" principle. The goal is to position the Group as a leading, fully integrated and globally active technology group. In this context, the individual companies will also be focused under the Nanogate brand rather than their current names in the future.

Stronger Organic Growth and Technology Implementation

Nanogate wants to grow under its own steam to a greater extent in the coming years and benefit from the newly-launched innovation drive and its expanded technology expertise. At the same time, international market development is to be accelerated and there is to be a greater focus on Asian markets in addition to North America. No major M&A projects are planned at present. Takeovers and investments to enhance the technology portfolio will continue to be selectively examined.

Target for 2025: Sales of EUR 500 million, Operating Result of EUR 75 million

The Group anticipates increased expenses in the short term in view of the ongoing innovation program, the planned initiation of mass production for current major orders and as a result of the measures included under NXI, and expects these expenses to pay off in the medium term. Accordingly, Nanogate has specified new medium-term targets following its dynamic performance in recent months. Sales are expected to increase to more than EUR 500 million by 2025 (2017: EUR 186.2 million). EUR 200 million of this should come from its industrial business in the future. The operating result (EBITDA) is expected to increase much faster than sales and reach at least EUR 75 million (2017: EUR 21.6 million). Nanogate continues to forecast sales of more than EUR 220 million and EBITDA of over EUR 24 million for 2018. The company will announce the forecast for the upcoming fiscal year in February 2019.

"With NXI, Nanogate is clearly focusing on increased efficiency and productivity, stronger organic growth and the global implementation of technological competencies. As a successor program to Phase5, NXI will simultaneously serve to reduce complexity, facilitate a high degree of transparency, create highly interconnected processes, enable new strategic partnerships and bring us closer to our customers worldwide. We are positioning ourselves as a fully integrated group with a strong international market presence. With NXI, we are acting against the backdrop of our successful development in recent years and laying the foundations for the company's next phase - combined with sustainable increases in profitability and cash flow," explains Nanogate CEO Zastrau.

Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors - its target industries. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 Awarded Key N-Metals Design Contract for EUR 15 Million in the U.S.

- Delivery of metallized plastic components

- U.S. project for in-demand SUV/pickup to start in summer 2020

- Work on first series production order for chrome replacement technology simultaneously started at Neunkirchen site

Göttelborn, Germany, November 14, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, is strengthening its order base in the U.S. with a multiyear project. The project, in the N-Metals Design division, will comprise a cumulative sales volume of around EUR 15 million starting in summer 2020. Simultaneously, work on the first series production order for the chrome replacement technology that was developed by Nanogate was started at the Neunkirchen site.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, notes: "Nanogate is pushing forward with the market development of metallized plastic components. We are seeing considerable interest in our N-Metals Design platform in Europe and the U.S. Despite the expenditure required for technology development and production start-ups, the Group will benefit significantly in the medium term. Nanogate will provide metallized plastic components for the most popular car in the US, and we are therefore optimistic about our further business development. At the same time, we started working on the first series production order for our chrome replacement technology, an important part of our N-Metals Design platform. The Group is also involved in promising talks regarding additional major orders."

Nanogate will deliver metallized plastic components from the new order for the most popular car in the U.S. beginning in summer 2020. These components are used in light systems.

The first series production order at the Neunkirchen site comprised the development and production of metallized chrome-look plastic components that are used in electric scooters. The Group developed the integrated production for its chrome replacement technology, which facilitates completely new design worlds and functions.

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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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: Major order of EUR 35 million

- Development and delivery of design-oriented plastic components for new e-automobile of a renowned German automobile manufacturer

- Focus on solutions in new mobility is increasingly paying off

- Major order to be carried out at the new site in Slovakia

Göttelborn, Germany, November 8, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has started a new project in the area of new mobility. The major order encompasses a cumulative sales volume of EUR 35 million over a period of seven years.

Beginning in the fall of 2019, Nanogate will deliver design-oriented plastic components for a new e-automobile of a renowned German manufacturer. The vehicle is planned to be available beginning in 2020 and is currently being developed on the basis of a completely new car platform. The major order for Nanogate encompasses the development and production of around 30 different components for the interior. As part of the project, Nanogate will also make significant investments in corresponding engineering and production technology.

With this major order, the Group will increase its current order base in the three-figure million range. With its sights set on the upcoming series start-ups, Nanogate is also planning to structure its internal processes in a more efficient way and to significantly develop the company's organization. The implementation will be conducted as part of a new strategic program, which is currently being prepared. Back in September, the Management Board announced its intention to optimize the structure of the Group and define the future growth strategy, which should provide the basis for the medium-term plan.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, notes: "This major order of around EUR 35 million confirms our strategic focus in several ways: On the one hand, the project strengthens our order base in the area of new mobility, following the first orders we already received. We also see a medium- and long-term need here on the part of automobile manufacturers, given predominant mega-trends. And on the other hand, the project offers evidence of our growth in Slovakia. The good conditions in this location make it ideal for realizing the order. Beyond this project, in 2019 we are anticipating the start of production and start-up of numerous new applications, as well as corresponding expenses. For example, the series start-up includes the major order announced in June 2018 in the amount of up to USD 100 million for the delivery of components for kitchen appliances to a renowned US manufacturer, which is based on our new stainless steel replacement technology. Moreover, Nanogate is conducting promising negotiations with additional companies for further projects for 2019."


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Nanogate SE
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www.nanogate.com
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 Significantly Increases Consolidated Net Income for the Half-year

- Group sales in the first half of the year increased by around 26 % to EUR 119.4 million; EBITDA improved by around 16 % to EUR 12.7 million and EPS to EUR 0.38

- Forecast for FY 2018: Sales are expected to increase to more than EUR 220 million and EBITDA is expected to rise to at least EUR 24 million

Göttelborn, Germany, September 27, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, increased its consolidated net income for the half-year particularly strongly compared to sales. The Group exceeded its preliminary figures for the first half-year. Nanogate confirmed the forecast for the full year.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Nanogate performed very well in the first half of the year while also making significant progress in strategic development. We increased our sales and operating results, and extended our technology portfolio and sales potential. The Group strengthened its sustainability with additional investments and the first-time placement of a promissory note loan. As a leading international specialist for design-oriented high-performance surfaces and components, we have again extended our market position."

Profitable Course of Growth Continues

Group sales in the first half-year of 2018 rose by about 26 % to EUR 119.4 million (previous year: EUR 94.5 million). Alongside the persistently high level of demand, the inclusion of the new sites in Slovakia and Austria for the first time also contributed to this, as did the switch to IFRS 15, to a limited degree. The Group's overall performance increased to EUR 122.5 million (previous year: EUR 94.7 million).

Despite significant costs like those for transaction and integration that were incurred as part of the expansion program, the operating result (EBITDA) improved by around 16 % to EUR 12.7 million (previous year: EUR 11.0 million). The EBITDA margin stood at 10.6 % (previous year: 11.6 %). The first-time application of IFRS 15 also negatively impacted earnings. In view of the significant investment and impact of the purchase price allocation (PPA) from the acquisitions in Slovakia and Austria, the EBIT remains characterized by increased depreciation and amortization. Nevertheless, EBIT rose to EUR 4.6 million (previous year: EUR 4.1 million). Earnings before taxes improved particularly strongly compared to sales by about 32 % to EUR 2.6 million (previous year: EUR 1.9 million). Overall, consolidated net income for the half-year rose by about 28 % to EUR 1.8 million (previous year: EUR 1.4 million). The earnings per share for the first half of the year improved to EUR 0.38 per share (previous year: EUR 0.33) despite the increased number of shares.

Cash and Cash Equivalents of Over EUR 42 Million

Nanogate is well-positioned financially for its ongoing growth strategy. The first-time placement of a promissory note loan is also contributing to this. As of the half-year reporting date of June 30, cash and cash equivalents rose significantly to EUR 42.3 million (December 31, 2017: EUR 20.3 million).However, the Group's financial position also reflects the costs of the innovation program. In addition, there are one-time fund outflows for the start-up of orders. For example, it was necessary to prefinance the manufacture of new tools during the reporting period in view of the new major orders, which can be billed only on completion and lead to payment receipts. In light of this, the cash flow from operating activities after income tax payments amounted to EUR 1.9 million (previous year: EUR 5.0 million). With the company's course of expansion, the balance sheet total increased further to EUR 323.5 million (December 31, 2017: EUR 235.1 million). The equity ratio amounted to 33.8 % (December 31, 2017: 39.9 %).

Outlook: Forecast for 2018 Confirmed

Following the pleasing business development in the first half of the year and a positive outlook for the remaining months, the Group is confirming its forecast for 2018 as a whole. The forecast predicts that Group sales will grow to more than EUR 220 million. At the same time, the operating result (EBITDA) is likely to increase to at least EUR 24 million. Consolidated net income will remain characterized by increased depreciation and amortization and by financing costs.In the upcoming quarters, the Group will be focusing on the launch of and preparation for the production of major orders, which will entail a great deal of effort and expense. In addition to this, the focus in the current fiscal year is primarily on the integration of the new sites, as well as the implementation of the comprehensive innovation program.

"Thanks to our Phase5 growth program, Nanogate has significantly expanded its market position in recent years and continued its profitable growth. We must now use this success as a basis for enhancing the company, making the Group's structure more efficient, defining future growth strategies and using them to derive the medium-term plan. This is how we will ensure our continued long-term success," Nanogate CEO Zastrau explains.
 

NB:

The Six-Monthly Report is available on the company's website:
https://www.nanogate.de/en/investor_relations/financial_reports

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Nanogate SE
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66287 Göttelborn | Germany
Tel. +49 6825 9591 223
juliane.wernet@nanogate.com

www.nanogate.com
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 sees strong development in the first half of the year

- According to preliminary figures, sales in the first half of the year increased to more than EUR 117 million, while EBITDA increased to at least EUR 12 million

- Forecast for 2018 as a whole confirmed: Sales and EBITDA should increase to more than EUR 220 million and at least EUR 24 million respectively

Göttelborn, Germany, August 29, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, remained on its dynamic and profitable growth course during the first half of 2018, thereby confirming its forecast for 2018.

According to the preliminary figures, sales increased in the first six months of 2018 to more than EUR 117 million (previous year: EUR 94.5 million). The newly acquired centers of excellence in Austria and Slovakia made their first contribution toward achieving this goal. The operating result (EBITDA) improved, increasing to more than EUR 12 million (previous year: EUR 11.0 million) despite the associated transaction and integration costs as well as the costs of the innovation program. Cash and cash equivalents amounted to more than EUR 40 million as of the reporting date of June 30, 2018 (December 31, 2017: EUR 20.3 million). This was also due to the successful placement of a promissory note loan; the resulting cash inflow contributed to both growth financing and the refinancing of existing liabilities.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "In terms of our operating business, we are looking back at an excellent first half of the year. Thanks to its dynamic growth, Nanogate once again reached record values in terms of sales and operating result. We were also able to improve our market position and expand our technologies portfolio. This was achieved through the contributions of both new applications and systems from our innovation program as well as the expansion of the value chain through the acquisition of the design studio heT. We therefore look to the rest of the year with optimism. Nanogate is on track."


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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
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 Completes Acquisition of Design Studio heT

- Significant boost to company's design and engineering expertise

- First joint projects set to begin in 2018

Göttelborn, Germany, July 3, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has completed its acquisition of Holzapfel Engineering Team GmbH (heT). The closing of the transaction is now complete following the signing of the acquisition in May. Nanogate expects the first joint projects to begin in the current year.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, said, "In the few short weeks since announcing the acquisition, we have received a large number of queries from our customers. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and proves that this move toward growth is right for us. With the long-established design company heT on board, we are significantly strengthening our competitive position. As the components business gains importance, we are benefiting from our larger services portfolio and now have many years of experience along every step of the value chain. Our goal is to jointly develop the high-quality plastic components of the next generation, and produce them within the Group as part of an integrated system. We are seeing great interest in innovative and design-oriented surfaces and components from international corporate groups in both the automotive and industrial business.

Since 1995, heT has worked with several luxury and premium goods manufacturers in the automotive and other industries, such as home appliances. The company, which is based in Böblingen, Germany, has had a hand in the development and design of well-known brand-name products. It specializes in the complete development and design validation of complex plastic components of the highest optical quality.

The purchase price for the complete shares of heT GmbH is in the mid-single-digit million range and comprises cash and share components (from a capital increase against contributions in kind). The company, which generated net sales in 2017 in the mid-single-digit million range while obtaining an attractive EBITDA margin, and has no financial liabilities, will continue to be run by the current management team.

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

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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

- Shareholders' meeting agrees to all items on the agenda

- Supervisory Board reelected

Göttelborn, Germany, June 27, 2018. The shareholders' meeting of Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, today approved all draft resolutions with a large majority.

This includes, among other things, a dividend proposal that would result in the company once again distributing a dividend of EUR 0.11 to shareholders. At the same time, all Supervisory Board members were confirmed in their posts. The Supervisory Board is made up of Oliver Schumann (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) and Dr. Farsin Yadegardjam (Deputy Chairman) as well as Dr. Clemens M. Doppler, Hartmut Gottschild, Dr. Peter Merten and Klaus-Günter Vennemann. In addition, the shareholders' meeting agreed to all further items on the agenda, including a profit transfer agreement with the subsidiary Nanogate Textile & Care Systems GmbH. 40.3 % of the share capital was represented at the shareholders' meeting. With the end of the shareholders' meeting, the new shares from the capital increase in 2018 will be switched to the previous main share with the security identity number A0JKHC (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9).


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

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 Wins 100 Million Dollar Contract - Breakthrough in Market for Stainless Steel Replacement Technology

- Biggest order in company history with a volume of up to USD 100 million and a term of approximately eight years

- Components will be delivered to an international leading US appliances manufacturer

- Significant boost in growth for N-Metals(R) Design in industrial business

Göttelborn, Germany, June 26, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has received the largest order of its company history. With a sales volume of up to USD 100 million, the project is Nanogate's breakthrough into the market of stainless steel replacement technology. The applications represent the second pillar - next to the existing chrome replacement solutions - of the N-Metals(R) Design brand (metallization of plastics).

Nanogate will deliver the components for kitchen appliances to a renowned US manufacturer starting in 2019. The process involves the use of heat-resistant polymers, which is metallized with a stainless steel look in an integrated process developed by Nanogate. The technology is based on innovative forming 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. The active marketing of the new application, which was developed by the Nanogate center of excellence in the USA, began at the beginning of this year. Nanogate is thus expanding its N-Metals(R) Design portfolio for plastic metallization by a second pillar. In addition to replacing chrome and stainless steel, the group is currently developing a third solution to replace metal with innovative surface technologies.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, says, "The multimillion-dollar order for stainless steel replacement technology confirms our innovative strength and our good strategic alignment. With the biggest project of our company history, Nanogate is improving its market position in industrial business and balancing out its product portfolio. Innovative polymers as replacements for metals offer considerable cost and design advantages. Therefore, in addition to the order, we are seeing significant interest in stainless steel replacement technology, especially for use in the kitchen or bath. We intend to profit from the global market volume in at least the triple-digit million range."


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Nanogate SE
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 Successfully Places Promissory Note Loan and Optimizes Corporate Financing

- Strong market interest and clear oversubscription

- Cash inflow of EUR 50 million through promissory note loan

- Corporate financing becomes more diversified and flexible

Göttelborn, Germany, June 21, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has optimized its financial structure and achieved a cash inflow of EUR 50 million as part of the successful placement of a promissory note loan (Schuldscheindarlehen) with various tranches. The issue was significantly oversubscribed. Nanogate profits here from its "investment-grade" creditworthiness. The inflow of funds will primarily be used to refinance the existing liabilities and for growth financing.

As part of the restructuring, Nanogate is securing the currently favorable interest rates and diversifying the Group's overall financing structure. Altogether, different promissory note tranches with terms of three, five and seven years and with variable or fixed interest rates were offered. The promissory note loan was placed with numerous institutional investors. The Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart) accompanied the transaction as the sole lead manager. Nanogate's existing house banks, BGL BNP Paribas (Luxembourg) and SaarLB (Saarbrücken), also participated. Under the leadership of BGL BNP Paribas as lead arranger, together with SaarLB as co-arranger, and with the participation of the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Nanogate structured in parallel a new syndicated loan. It includes, among other things, a flexible revolving line of credit amounting to EUR 25 million, with a term of up to seven years.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE, said, "Nanogate has laid a substantial foundation for corporate development by issuing several tranches of promissory note loans and with new syndicated financing. The fact that our company has achieved investment-grade status confirms our good positioning. The high level of investor interest and the attractive conditions for Nanogate are also proof of our good operational development and our strategic orientation. The share's appeal can also be seen in the free float, which has grown further in recent months."

Daniel Seibert, CFO of Nanogate SE, said, "The goal is to ensure growth financing and to refinance existing liabilities. We were able to make the new corporate financing equally affordable and flexible. Notwithstanding the increase in debt financing, we are continuing to pay attention to equity capital adequacy."


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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 specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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 continues on growth course with the acquisition of design studio heT

- Design and engineering expertise of services portfolio substantially increased

- Holzapfel Engineering Team GmbH (heT) has been a renowned partner for high-end products for over twenty years

- Design and development of system solutions for the plastic components of the next generation

Göttelborn, Germany, May 7, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, is enhancing its services portfolio and expanding the Group's design and engineering expertise. To this end, Nanogate has agreed on the acquisition of Holzapfel Engineering Team GmbH (heT), a company based in Böblingen, Germany. The goal is to jointly develop the high-quality plastic components of the next generation, and produce them within the Group as part of an integrated system. Through this growth move, Nanogate stands to consolidate its competitive position. The Group thus continues to pursue its strategy of increasingly focusing its efforts as a fully integrated systems provider on the development and manufacturing of ever more complex components with highly relevant designs. The new subsidiary will enable Nanogate to further consolidate its market position in the automotive and industrial industries. Great potential is particularly present in the target industries automotive, aerospace, and home appliances - especially in the international market.

The transaction is due to be concluded in the following weeks. The purchase price for the complete shares of heT GmbH is in the mid-single-digit million range and comprises cash and share components (from a capital increase against contributions in kind). The company, which in 2017 generated net sales in the mid-single-digit million range, obtained an attractive EBITDA margin and has no financial liabilities, will continue to be run by the current management team.

Long-term partner of luxury and premium goods manufacturers

Since 1995, heT has worked with several luxury and premium goods manufacturers in the automotive and other target industries, such as home appliances, and has left its mark on the development and design of well-known brand-name products. These years have seen the establishment of long-term, close relationships with customers, which usually show their impact as early as during the initial concept phase of a product. This also includes a years-long development partnership with a key customer, which alone secures the existing operations.

Broad spectrum of services and clients

heT sees itself as a central junction point between product manufacturers (OEMs) and the suppliers of the particular components. The future Nanogate subsidiary benefits from its wide portfolio of expertise, the long-standing relationships with its customers and its location, which is particularly close to some major suppliers - including many in the automotive industry. The company specializes in the complete development and design protection of complex plastic components of the highest optical quality. The applications supported by heT include everything from vacuum cleaners to premium sports cars, and the company's services include everything from the development of a base concept all the way to the production of prototypes and the working out of registration requirements and guidelines relevant for manufacturers of components. Besides its headquarters in Böblingen (Baden-Württemberg), heT has an additional site in India, and is thus able to supervise projects around the clock whenever necessary.

Ralf Zastrau, CEO of Nanogate SE: "Nanogate has taken a strategically important step towards integrating comprehensive systems expertise, thereby strengthening its know-how in the design and engineering of high-quality multifunctional components, especially in the high-end segment. Through this acquisition, we are expanding our portfolio, further consolidating our position in the market as a high-performance partner in innovation, and achieving a seamless integration of new, high-quality surface technologies into the complete product design of our customers. All in all, this acquisition will enable us to offer high-performance technologies and competent services across the entire value chain through to the manufacturing and finishing of components. The portfolios of both companies perfectly complement each other, both in terms of customers and applications. The design studio heT is a real gem in its market and fits perfectly into the strategic orientation and company culture of Nanogate."

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Financial Press and Investors
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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
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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: Götz Gollan to Become New Chief Financial Officer

Göttelborn, Germany, May 3, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, has announced that Götz Gollan will be the Group's new Chief Financial Officer. He will take up the position on September 1, 2018. Nanogate had already announced in March 2018 that a successor had been appointed to replace the current Chief Financial Officer Daniel Seibert who, for personal reasons, wishes to pursue new endeavors outside the Nanogate Group.

Oliver Schumann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Nanogate SE: "We strongly believe that we have found an excellent new Chief Financial Officer in Götz Gollan. He combines long-standing experience as a Management Board member in financial services companies with entrepreneurial thinking and analytical expertise. Götz Gollan will provide new momentum to enhance Nanogate's financial area as the company expands internationally."

Ralf Zastrau, Chief Executive Officer of Nanogate SE: "Götz Gollan has known the company for many years and successfully advised on several capital measures, and now we look forward to the next stage of our partnership with him in September. We will benefit from his excellent network and extensive knowledge as we implement our growth strategy."

Götz Gollan will take up his position as Chief Financial Officer of Nanogate SE on September 1, 2018, and will be responsible for the areas of finance, controlling, risk, tax and legal. He is currently COO of equinet Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main, an independent investment bank with full bank status. A business administration graduate, he co-founded the bank in 1999 and managed it as CFO until 2011. Between 2011 and 2016, he was CEO of Privatbank Berlin von 1929 AG, where he was responsible for the complete, successful realignment of its business model before returning to equinet Bank in 2016. He also has industrial experience at many levels, having worked with industrial companies as a Corporate Finance Advisor at Dresdner Bank AG and equinet, as well as through his role at the family office of entrepreneur Daniel Hopp and his long-standing position as Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of First Sensor AG, Berlin.

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Financial Press and Investors
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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
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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: 2017 Operating Result Increase Remarkable and 2018 Expected to be Another Record Year

- Sales grow by more than 65 % to EUR 186.2 million

- EBITDA increases by around 74 % to EUR 21.5 million

- The EBITDA margin rises to 11.6 %

- Dividend proposal of EUR 0.11 per share

- Forecast confirmed for 2018: Sales of more than EUR 220 million and an operating result (EBITDA) of at least EUR 24 million are expected

Göttelborn, Germany, April 26, 2018. Nanogate SE, a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components, looks back at the best year in the company's history, having increased the operating result (EBITDA) more strongly than sales in 2017. EBITDA increased by about 74 %, while sales rose by more than 65 %. The EBITDA margin improved to 11.6 %. The dividend is expected to amount to EUR 0.11 again. The Group is similarly optimistic about 2018 and expects an additional increase in sales to at least EUR 220 million. The operating result (EBITDA) should reach at least EUR 24 million in 2018.

CEO Ralf Zastrau: "Nanogate continued its long-standing success story in 2017 and once again more than lived up to its reputation as a growth stock. The Group developed further at all levels and expanded its market position. As a result, we achieved new record levels in our number of employees, sales and operating result. Our new majority-owned subsidiary Nanogate Jay Systems also contributed to this. At the same time, we further strengthened the technology portfolio and in the meantime launched our comprehensive innovation offensive. We intend to use this to increase our sales potential, primarily in industrial business."

EBITDA Increases by Around 74 % to EUR 21.5 Million

Thanks to the high level of demand, primarily in the strategic growth fields of advanced metals and advanced polymers, as well as the newly acquired U.S. subsidiary Nanogate Jay Systems, sales increased by more than 65 % from EUR 112.5 million to EUR 186.2 million. Export sales increased by about 90 % to EUR 112 million (previous year: EUR 59 million), equivalent to an export rate of 60 % (previous year: 52 %). The overall performance (sales, changes in inventories, own work capitalized plus other operating income) increased accordingly by about 63 % to EUR 190.9 million (previous year: EUR 116.9 million). The gross profit margin of 60.5 % (previous year: 62.7 %) reflects the Group's strategy of focusing increasingly on the business of developing and producing high-quality components.

The operating result (EBITDA) rose particularly strongly compared to sales by about 74 % to EUR 21.5 million (previous year: EUR 12.4 million). Despite costs involved in the course of expansion and significant transaction and integration costs, the EBITDA margin improved to 11.6 % (previous year: 11.0 %). The EBITDA margin would have been much higher without these significant costs. The anticipated increase in depreciation and amortization reflects the high level of investment. Consolidated EBIT nevertheless grew by about 57 % to EUR 7.3 million (previous year: EUR 4.6 million). While earnings per share amounted to EUR 0.64 (previous year: EUR 0.70) in view of the higher number of shares, consolidated net income increased to EUR 2.8 million (previous year: EUR 2.5 million) despite expansion-related costs and investments.

Continued Strong Financial Position

With the new majority-owned subsidiary Nanogate Jay systems in the U.S. and other investments, the Group's balance sheet total increased by about 50 % to EUR 235.1 million (previous year: EUR 156.4 million). Despite the course of expansion, the equity ratio remained at a high level at 39.9 % (previous year: 42.1 %). As of the reporting date, the Group had cash and cash equivalents of EUR 20.3 million (previous year: EUR 22.6 million) despite implementation of the growth strategy. Given the greater business volume, the cash flow from operating activities increased to EUR 14.9 million (previous year: EUR 10.8 million).

Forecast: Further Growth Leap Expected in 2018

Nanogate expects persistently dynamic business growth in the current fiscal year. Following a strong start to the year and thanks to both newly acquired subsidiaries, Nanogate Slovakia and Nanogate Electronic Systems, the Group expects a rise in sales to at least EUR 220 million. In parallel, the operating result (EBITDA) is expected to rise to over EUR 24 million despite transaction and integration costs. Given the innovation offensive that has been launched, the Group is planning to invest over EUR 20 million during the course of this year in expanding its technology leadership and increasing its capacities. Accordingly, consolidated net income will continue to be characterized by increasing depreciation and borrowing costs. Alongside this, the Group would like to adjust the organizational structure in accordance with the increased internationality.

"The aim of our expansion strategy is to lay the foundation for growth over the coming years. Our systems and applications under the N-Glaze(R) and N-Metals(R) brands target lucrative markets and provide us with an ever-growing order base. Furthermore, we are expanding our international presence and opening up additional markets by acquiring the plastics operations of the Austrian company HTI High Tech Industries AG. The area of integrated smart surfaces could provide another sales boost over the medium term. Alongside the expansion of the technology portfolio and the further international market development, external growth remains one of the pillars of our expansion. Nanogate is optimally equipped to open up its target markets with a volume worth billions," explains CEO Zastrau about the forecast.

Contact
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Financial Press and Investors
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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
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Nanogate SE

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading global specialist for design-oriented high-tech surfaces and components of very high optical quality. The Group employs around 1,500 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 its target industries, which are the automotive, aviation, home appliances, interior, leisure, and medical sectors. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers the entire value chain 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, the development of new applications, particularly for the strategic areas of glass-like (N-Glaze) and metallized (N-Metals) surfaces, as well as external growth.

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.