RECORD RESULTS IN FIRST HALF OF 2021 – STRONG GROWTH IN SALES AND EBIT Ad Hoc Announcement Pursuant to Article 53 of the SIX Exchange Regulation Listing Rules RECORD RESULTS IN FIRST HALF OF 2021 – STRONG GROWTH IN SALES AND EBIT Sales increase of 23.5% in local currencies First-half sales at CHF 4,448.7 million (+23.1% in CHF) Operating profit (EBIT) at CHF 685.9 million (+67.2%) Record EBIT margin at 15.4% Operating free cash flow increase at CHF 318.4 million (+26.4%) Acquisition of Kreps (Russia), DriTac (USA), BR Massa (Brazil), and Hamatite (Japan) Outlook for 2021 fiscal year Growth in local currencies of 13%–17% (previously: double-digit sales growth in local currencies) Over-proportional increase in EBIT, EBIT margin to reach 15% for the first time