<p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-indent:-18pt;"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;">·    <span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:;">            </span></span><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">科莱恩将全部色母粒业务售予普立万（</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">PolyOne</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">）</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-indent:-18pt;"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;">·</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">             </span></span><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">企业总价值约为</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">16</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">亿美元</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-indent:-18pt;"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;">·</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">             </span></span><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">科莱恩董事会建议派发每股</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">3.00</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">瑞士法郎的特别股息，须经年度股东大会批准并完成交易</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-indent:-18pt;"> <b><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;"><br /> </span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> <span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">中国上海</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">/</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">瑞士穆顿兹，</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2019</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">12</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">月</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">19</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">日——科莱恩，专注、创新的特种化学公司，已同意将全部色母粒业务售予普立万。交易价值为</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">15.6</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">亿美元，约为过去十二个月财报（截止</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2019</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">9</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">月）</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">EBITDA</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">（不包含现金和负债）的</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">12.2</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">倍。该金额预计在</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2020</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年第三季度，交易完成时支付。</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;"><br /> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">“科莱恩正走在专注高于市场增长、更高盈利性和更强现金生成的道路上。这项发布是我们重要的里程碑。在</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2019</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">10</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">月成功剥离医疗包装业务后，出售色母粒业务的协议是实现我们</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2015</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年所确定的战略的重要一步，以聚焦我们三大核心业务领域——护理化学品、催化剂及自然资源，”科莱恩执行主席郭海力（</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">Hariolf Kottmann</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">）表示。“如此前宣布，我们有信心在</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2020</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年执行对颜料业务的剥离，并在</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2021</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年建立新的、更专注、更强大的科莱恩，”他补充道。</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;"><br /> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">正如此前沟通，科莱恩打算剥离非核心业务的收益将用于投资核心业务领域的创新和技术应用，以增强科莱恩资产负债表，并将资本返还股东。</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;"><br /> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">基于色母料业务的剥离，以及预计</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2020</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年底颜料业务的剥离，科莱恩董事会将在</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2020</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">3</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">月</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">30</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">日举办的科莱恩年度股东大会上，建议派发每股</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">3.00</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">瑞士法郎的特别股息。在科莱恩股东投票赞成的前提下，</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">10</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">亿瑞士法郎特别现金将会在剥离色母粒业务的交易完成后派发。</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;"><br /> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">与普立万的交易包含两个单独的部分。全球色母粒业务的出售价值为</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">15</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">亿美元，约为过去十二个月财报（截至</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2019</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">9</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">月）</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">EBITDA</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">的</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">12.1</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">倍。</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;"><br /> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">另外，科莱恩化工（印度）有限公司董事会批准了科莱恩在印度的色母粒业务出售，价值</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">42.6</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">亿印度卢比，约合</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">6000</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">万美元，约为过去十二个月财报（截至</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">2019</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">年</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">9</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">月）</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">EBITDA</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">的</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">17.3</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">倍。科莱恩化工（印度）有限公司在印度证券交易所上市，科莱恩有限公司拥有其</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:;">51%</span><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;">的控股权。两项交易均受限于惯常的交割条件以及监管当局的批准。</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:16px;line-height:2;font-family:宋体;"><br /> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:5.5pt;"> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:;"></span> </p> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:宋体;line-height:2;">科莱恩色母粒业务提供颜色与添加剂浓缩物以及塑料性能解决方案。科莱恩色母粒有助于提高塑料产品、包装或纤维在市场上的吸引力以及提升最终性能。在</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:" line-height:2;"="">2018</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:宋体;line-height:2;">财年，色母粒业务总销售额约为</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:" line-height:2;"="">11.81</span><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:宋体;line-height:2;">亿瑞士法郎。</span><br />