April 7, 2010
AkzoNobel today provides the investment community with comparative quarterly figures for 2009.
These comparative figures reflect the organizational changes in some of our businesses as described in our press release of 10 September 2009. The comparative figures can be found in the annex to this press release.
AkzoNobel will publish its first quarter 2010 results on April 23, 2010.
Appendix 1
Comparative quarterly revenue figures per Business Area 2009 (in € millions)
| Old segmentation | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY2009 |
| Decorative Paints | 1,015 | 1,320 | 1,299 | 1,043 | 4,677 |
| Performance Coatings | 968 | 1,041 | 1,030 | 999 | 4,038 |
| Specialty Chemicals | 1,293 | 1,318 | 1,319 | 1,279 | 5,209 |
| Other activities/eliminations | (4) | (11) | (9) | (7) | (31) |
| AkzoNobel | 3,272 | 3,668 | 3,639 | 3,314 | 13,893 |
| New segmentation | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY2009 |
| Decorative Paints | 988 | 1,292 | 1,271 | 1,022 | 4,573 |
| Performance Coatings | 986 | 1,061 | 1,051 | 1,014 | 4,112 |
| Specialty Chemicals | 1,302 | 1,325 | 1,325 | 1,284 | 5,236 |
| Other activities/eliminations | (4) | (10) | (8) | (6) | (28) |
| AkzoNobel | 3,272 | 3,668 | 3,639 | 3,314 | 13,893 |
| Delta | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY2009 |
| Decorative Paints | (27) | (28) | (28) | (21) | (104) |
| Performance Coatings | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 74 |
| Specialty Chemicals | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| Other activities/eliminations | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| AkzoNobel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Appendix 2
Comparative quarterly revenue figures for the new Business Unit structure 2009 (in € millions)
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2009 | |
| Decorative Paints Europe | 544 | 739 | 716 | 532 | 2,531 |
| Performance Coatings Americas | 323 | 393 | 378 | 319 | 1,413 |
| Specialty Chemicals Asia | 122 | 160 | 178 | 172 | 632 |
| Intragroup revenue | (1) | - | (1) | (1) | (3) |
| Decorative Paints | 988 | 1,292 | 1,271 | 1,022 | 4,573 |
| Marine & Protective Coatings | 317 | 338 | 305 | 300 | 1,260 |
| Wood Finishes and Adhesives | 163 | 171 | 178 | 172 | 684 |
| Car Refinishes | 210 | 225 | 218 | 219 | 872 |
| Powder Coatings | 142 | 149 | 152 | 154 | 597 |
| Industrial Coatings | 160 | 184 | 205 | 176 | 725 |
| Intragroup revenue | (6) | (6) | (7) | (7) | (26) |
| Performance Coatings | 986 | 1,061 | 1,051 | 1,014 | 4,112 |
| Functional Chemicals | 354 | 380 | 382 | 363 | 1,479 |
| Industrial Chemicals | 244 | 230 | 232 | 243 | 949 |
| Surface Chemistry | 176 | 166 | 180 | 179 | 701 |
| Pulp and Paper chemicals | 228 | 228 | 237 | 242 | 935 |
| Chemicals Pakistan | 118 | 125 | 107 | 55 | 405 |
| National Starch | 210 | 222 | 216 | 230 | 878 |
| Intragroup revenue | (28) | (26) | (29) | (28) | (111) |
| Specialty Chemicals | 1,302 | 1,325 | 1,325 | 1,284 | 5,236 |
| Other activities/eliminations | (4) | (10) | (8) | (6) | (28) |
| AkzoNobel | 3,272 | 3,668 | 3,639 | 3,314 | 13,893 |
Appendix 3
Comparative quarterly EBITDA before incidentals figures per Business Area 2009 (in € millions)
| Old segmentation | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2009 |
| Decorative Paints | 50 | 173 | 198 | 71 | 492 |
| Performance Coatings | 104 | 164 | 166 | 153 | 587 |
| Specialty Chemicals | 158 | 219 | 220 | 217 | 814 |
| Other activities/eliminations | (16) | (29) | (35) | (45) | (125) |
| AkzoNobel | 296 | 527 | 549 | 396 | 1,768 |
| New segmentation | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2009 |
| Decorative Paints | 48 | 171 | 198 | 70 | 487 |
| Performance Coatings | 105 | 166 | 169 | 154 | 594 |
| Specialty Chemicals | 159 | 219 | 218 | 217 | 813 |
| Other activities/eliminations | (16) | (29) | (36) | (45) | (126) |
| AkzoNobel | 296 | 527 | 549 | 396 | 1,768 |
| Delta | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2009 |
| Decorative Paints | (2) | (2) | 0 | (1) | (5) |
| Performance Coatings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Specialty Chemicals | 1 | 0 | (2) | 0 | (1) |
| Other activities/eliminations | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) |
| AkzoNobel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |