Financial statement as at 31 December 2018

Highlights

2019 Earnings expectations

CEO Cees 't Hart says: “We delivered a strong set of results for 2018. In line with our ambitions for SAIL'22, we accelerated top-line growth, improved margins, delivered a strong cash flow and reduced debt even further. At the same time, we invested significant resources in our brands and activities, and we continue to target top-line growth and profit improvement in the coming years.
“We're pleased that, on the back of the strong results, the Supervisory Board will recommend a 13% increase in dividend to DKK 18 per share and initiate a share buy-back programme of DKK 4.5bn, leading to cash returns to shareholders for the year of DKK 7.2bn.”

Contacts

Investor Relations:         
Peter Kondrup    +45 2219 1221     
Iben Steiness     +45 3327 1232

Media Relations:            
Kasper Elbjørn   +45 4179 1216       
Anders Bering    +45 4179 1217

The Carlsberg Group will present the results at a conference call today at 9.00 am CET (8.00 am GMT). Dial-in information and slide deck are available beforehand on www.carlsberggroup.com.

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