May 29, 2020 Change at the top of ALTANA’s Supervisory Board Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber new Chairman - The Supervisory Board of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA has reconstituted itself. The Supervisory Board elected Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber, who has been a member of the Supervisory Board of ALTANA AG since March 2016, as its new chairman. Mar 20, 2020 2019 Results: ALTANA Holds Its Ground in a Challenging Environment and Sets the Course for Further Growth • Sales of € 2,249 million, nearly 3 percent below the strong level of the previous year • EBITDA reaches € 416 million • Research and development expanded further, R&D expenditure increased by 7 percent • High investments in international sites and digitization Feb 13, 2020 Jordan Named Director – Business Development and Strategic Marketing ELANTAS PDG, Inc. (EPDG) has appointed Rick Jordan as Director – Business Development and Strategic Marketing for the Electronics business line. Feb 13, 2020 Dr. Murray Named VP and Director ELANTAS Global Technology Development ELANTAS PDG, Inc. (EPDG) announces the promotion of Dr. Thomas Murray to Vice President and Director of ELANTAS Global Technology Development. Jan 15, 2020 Change in ELANTAS PDG, Inc. Management ELANTAS PDG, Inc. (EPDG) announces the retirement of Dr. Susan Graham and the appointment of Ravindra Kumar as President and CEO as of January 1st. Jan 09, 2020 ALTANA CO2 Neutral by 2025 • By 2025 the specialty chemicals group will reduce its CO2 impact from production and energy procurement to zero worldwide • Complete conversion to green electricity already in 2020 • Call for significant strengthening of renewable energies Jan 03, 2020 ALTANA division ELANTAS Bolsters India Business ELANTAS, a division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA, is acquiring the wire enamels activities of Hubergroup India and thus growing its business in India. Dec 20, 2019 ALTANA Acquires Overprint Varnish Specialist Schmid Rhyner AG • Strategic expansion of ALTANA’s ACTEGA division • Acquisition includes production, research, and development in Switzerland and a subsidiary in the U.S. with a total of around 80 employees Oct 17, 2019 PRESS RELEASE ELANTAS PDG, Inc. Celebrates 100 Year Heritage of Innovation (1919-2019) St. Louis, MO, October 16, 2019 – ELANTAS PDG, Inc. (EPDG), formerly known as The P.D. George Co., is celebrating its 100th Anniversary on November 19, 2019. Sep 27, 2019 ALTANA takes over business of Office Color Science Company, enters Software as a Service domain • Includes all technology and products • Will be incorporated into the Instruments Business Line of ALTANA’s BYK division • Strengthens position as technology leader in instrumentation solutions with refinish color matching and formulation software for automotive OEM Aug 14, 2019 Stephen King Joins ELANTAS PDG, Inc. as an Area Sales Manager ELANTAS PDG, Inc. (EPDG) is pleased to announce Stephen King has joined the company as an Area Sales Manager. King will be responsible for the Upper Midwest territory previously serviced by recent retiree Mike Orcutt. Aug 06, 2019 Half-year results: ALTANA below the strong level of the previous year in a challenging environment • Strong investments in research and development, digitalization, and locations worldwide • Sales decline by 4 percent to 1,154 million euros • EBITDA margin reaches 19.2 percent • Forecast for the year as a whole: sales roughly at previous year's level Jun 25, 2019 Student Team from Lingen Receives the 2019 ALTANA Special Prize in Chemistry for its Sustainable Business Idea • “Jugend gründet” nationwide final on June 24 and 25, 2019, at the Porsche Training Center in Stuttgart • The prize: a trip to one of the largest research and development sites of the specialty chemicals company ALTANA in the U.S. May 03, 2019 Mark Winkeler Presented with Award of Excellence ELANTAS PDG, Inc. (EPDG) is pleased to announce Mark Winkeler, Manager of Application Technology, waspresented with the Award of Excellenceat the ASTM International Committee D09 110thAnniversary dinner in Denver, CO on Wednesday, April 3rd. Apr 09, 2019 ALTANA Division BYK Opens New Site in Shanghai • Specialty chemicals company expanding its presence in Asia through biggest single investment in China so far • New integrated site to better serve needs of customers locally Mar 15, 2019 2018 Results: ALTANA Remains on the Growth Path in an Increasingly Challenging Environment • Sales increase by 3 percent to €2,307 million • EBITDA reaches €431 million • Research and development expenditure increases by 8 percent