Three-month interim report (Q1) 2024 (unaudited) - Seite 2

• ALK made progress with its strategic priorities in Q1. ALK is in the process of securing regulatory approvals to expand the product approvals for its house dust mite and tree pollen allergy tablets to include children. Launch preparations continue to progress as planned ahead of the expected launches in 2024/25.
• The strategy review is still ongoing and ALK will present the updated strategy and new long-term financial aspirations at a Capital Markets Day on June 4, 2024 at the company’s headquarters in Denmark.

• ALK is implementing a number of optimisation and prioritisation initiatives in 2024 to free up approximately DKK 250 million in 2025 for strategic growth investments and support of its earnings ambitions. These initiatives are expected to entail one-off costs of approximately DKK 60 million in 2024, that have been included in the earnings outlook which is unchanged.
  
  

2024 full-year outlook

With reference to Company Announcement no 10/2024, released earlier today, the full-year financial outlook has been upgraded mainly to reflect the recent development in European tablet sales:

• Revenue is now expected to grow by 10-13% (previously: 9-12%) organically in local currencies on broad-based growth across sales regions and product groups. European tablet sales remain key to growth.
• The EBIT margin is still expected to improve to 17-19% (up from 14% last year) on sales growth, efficiencies, and lower R&D costs. One-off costs of DKK ~60 million to optimisation efforts are now included in this guidance.

Commenting on the Q1 results, CEO Peter Halling said: “2024 started well for ALK. Revenue in Q1 was up 10%, and the operating profit increased significantly on operational leverage and prudent cost management. We are pleased to see European tablet sales continue to rebound adding to the good momentum we established in the second half of 2023. As part of our ongoing strategy review, we are implementing a number of optimisation measures in order to free up resources to reinvest in strategic growth initiatives without compromising our profitability ambitions.”

Hørsholm, 02 May 2024

ALK-Abelló A/S

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