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Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft: 2020 financial year closed with a profit - outlook 2021 presented - Seite 3

Due to the lockdown conditions in effect for many weeks now, the group's performance in the first three months of the 2021 financial year will be significantly below the level of the first quarter of 2020, during which the group's business was impacted by drastic restrictions only in the second half of March. "But we also know that conviviality and festive socializing will return to people's lives, even if only in small steps at first. And that is exactly what the Berentzen Group stands for with its products. The corporate group will then return to the growth path that was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic", Schwegmann said.

The preliminary operating results of Berentzen‐Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft are subject to verification by the independent auditor and approval by the Supervisory Board. The final operating results and further information about the 2020 financial year and the 2021 forecast will be published according to plan on March 25, 2021 with the 2020 Annual Report.

About the Berentzen Group
The Berentzen Group is a broad-based beverage company operating in the following three segments: Spirits, Non-alcoholic Beverages, and Fresh Juice Systems. The Berentzen Group is one of the oldest producers of spirits in Germany with a corporate history going back over 250 years. Today, it has a worldwide presence in more than 60 countries with well-known brands like Berentzen and Puschkin and attractively priced private-label products. In its Non-alcoholic Beverages segment, the corporate group produces mineral waters, carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks under its own brands. It also has more than 50 years of experience in the franchise business, currently acting as franchisee for the Sinalco brand. In addition, the Berentzen Group markets innovative juice systems under the Citrocasa brand in its third segment, thus serving the fast-growing market for modern, health-oriented beverages. The Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft share (ISIN DE0005201602) is listed on the regulated market (General Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.