Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Atotech Limited

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Registered number 127906

As of Mar. 31, 2021

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1.

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1.1

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income1

($ in millions), except earnings per share

Note Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Revenue

(1) 353.1 282.7

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

(167.0 ) (119.7 )

Depreciation and amortization

(44.6 ) (41.4 )

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(68.3 ) (67.6 )

Research and development expenses

(12.3 ) (12.4 )

Restructuring benefit (expenses)

(0.1 ) 0.0

Operating profit

60.9 41.6

Interest expense

(85.9 ) (35.6 )

Other income (expense), net

(36.8 ) (32.2 )

Loss before income taxes

(61.7 ) (26.2 )

Income tax expense

(2) (9.9 ) (13.7 )

Consolidated net loss

(71.6 ) (39.9 )

Earnings per share

Basic earnings (loss) per share

(3) (0.55 ) (0.80 )

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

(0.55 ) (0.80 )

($ in millions)

Note Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Consolidated net loss

(71.6 ) (39.9 )

Other comprehensive loss

Actuarial gains and losses

11.4 (1.9 )

Tax effect

(3.4 ) 0.6

Items not potentially reclassifiable to statement of income

8.0 (1.4 )

Currency translation adjustment

(63.1 ) (79.2 )

Hedge reserve

0.1 4.7

Thereof: Income (cost) of Hedging (OCI II)

1.3 (0.5 )

Items potentially reclassifiable to statement of income (loss), net of tax

(63.0 ) (74.5 )

Total other comprehensive loss, net amount

(54.9 ) (75.9 )

Comprehensive loss

(126.5 ) (115.8 )
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1.2

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position2

($ in millions)

Note As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

Assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

344.9 359.4

Intangible assets

1,414.5 1,471.0

Goodwill

787.8 804.1

Right-of-use assets

97.5 104.1

Other financial assets

(4) 6.1 70.3

Other non-financial assets

(4) 3.8 2.7

Total non-current assets

2,654.6 2,811.6

Current assets

Inventories

162.9 145.4

Trade receivables

247.1 262.0

Other financial assets

(4) 23.1 24.9

Other non-financial assets

(4) 31.7 24.1

Tax assets

47.9 46.4

Cash and cash equivalents

216.8 320.1

Total current assets

729.5 822.9

Total assets

3,384.0 3,634.5

Liabilities & shareholders' equity

Shareholders' equity

(5)

Common shares and preferred shares

19.5 102.1

Paid-in surplus and retained earnings

739.9 261.6

Currency translation adjustment and other reserves

65.1 120.0

Total shareholders' equity

824.5 483.7

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings

(7) 1,557.0 2,065.7

Deferred tax liabilities

324.7 340.8

Employee benefits

157.5 176.2

Provisions

12.6 13.2

Lease liabilities

62.8 67.7

Other financial liabilities

0.0 1.5

Total non-current liabilities

2,114.8 2,665.1

Current liabilities

Borrowings

(7) 7.2 0.5

Trade payables

197.2 221.0

Tax liabilities

82.1 99.2

Lease liabilities

13.4 13.8

Other financial liabilities

(8) 30.7 38.5

Other non-financial liabilities

(8) 95.3 89.7

Provisions

18.9 23.0

Total current liabilities

444.8 485.8

Tota liabilities & shareholders' equity

3,384.0 3,634.5
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The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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1.3

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows3

($ in millions)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Operating activities

Consolidated net loss

(71.6 ) (39.9 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

44.6 41.3

Income taxes and changes in non-current provisions

10.1 9.2

(Gains)/losses on disposals of assets

0.1 0.2

Net (gain)/loss on financial instruments at fair value

45.3 32.2

Accrued financial interest costs

31.2 31.9

Amortization of deferred financing cost, including original issuance discounts

54.7 3.7

Interest paid

(27.7 ) (33.2 )

Taxes paid

(38.7 ) (16.0 )

Other

(10.8 ) (0.8 )

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

(21.8 ) (35.8 )

(Increase)/decrease in trade receivables

10.0 22.2

Increase/(decrease) in trade payables

(16.3 ) (6.4 )

Changes in other assets and liabilities

(8.5 ) (9.9 )

Cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities

0.4 (1.4 )

Investing activities

Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment additions

(11.5 ) (11.0 )

Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

0.1 -

Repayments of non-current loans

0.0 0.1

Cash flow used in investing activities

(11.4 ) (10.9 )

Financing activities

Issuance of shares

472.7 -

Issuance of non-current debt

100.0 75.0

Repayment of non-current debt

(648.9 ) (4.0 )

Increase (decrease) in current financial assets and liabilities

(4.0 ) 0.4

Payment of lease liabilities

(3.9 ) (3.6 )

Payment of deferred finance costs

- (9.2 )

Cash flow provided by/(used in) financing activities

(84.2 ) 58.5

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

(95.2 ) 46.3

Effect of exchange rates

(8.1 ) (9.1 )

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

320.1 302.7

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

216.8 340.0
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The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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1.4 Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders` Equity4

($ in millions, except share data)

Common
Shares
Preference
Shares
Paid-in
surplus and
retained
earnings
Currency
translation
adjustment
Hedge
reserve
Other Total
share-
holders'
equity

As of Jan. 1, 2020

9.1 92.9 550.7 51.5 (17.8 ) (13.9 ) 672.5

Net loss for the period

- - (39.9 ) - - - (39.9 )

Other comprehensive loss

- - - (79.2 ) 4.7 (1.4 ) (75.9 )

Comprehensive loss

- - (39.9 ) (79.2 ) 4.7 (1.4 ) (115.8 )

Share-based payments

- - 0.1 - - - 0.1

As of Mar. 31, 2020

9.1 92.9 510.9 (27.6 ) (13.2 ) (15.3 ) 556.8

($ in millions, except share data)

Common
Shares
Preference
Shares
Paid-in
surplus and
retained
earnings
Currency
translation
adjustment
Hedge
reserve
Other Total
share-
holders'
equity

As of Jan. 1, 2021

9.1 92.9 261.6 166.4 (31.2 ) (15.2 ) 483.7

Net loss for the period

- - (71.6 ) - - - (71.6 )

Other comprehensive loss

- - - (63.1 ) 0.1 8.1 (54.9 )

Comprehensive loss

- - (71.6 ) (63.1 ) 0.1 8.1 (126.5 )

Conversion of preference shares

7.4 (92.9 ) 85.5 - - - -

Issuance of shares

2.9 - 494.6 - - - 497.6

Transaction costs

- - (30.5 ) - - - (30.5 )

Share-based payments

- - 0.2 - - - 0.2

As of Mar. 31, 2021

19.5 - 739.9 103.4 (31.1 ) (7.2 ) 824.5
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The notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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2. Notes to the Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2.1 Basis of Preparation

2.1.1 General and Description of the Business

Initial public offering

Atotech Limited is a public company incorporated in Bailiwick of Jersey with its registered seat in 3rd floor, 44 Esplanade, St Helier, JE4 9WG, Jersey and the address of its registered head office in William Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 OBG, United Kingdom. Atotech Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'ATC'.

On Jan. 25, 2021, the Atotech Group commenced its initial public offering ('IPO'). In connection with the consummation of the IPO, Atotech Limited issued 64,997,558 additional common shares on a pro rata basis to all existing common shareholders (an additional 2.4851 shares for each existing share), increasing the number of common shares from 26,154,998 to 91,152,556. The effect of this share issuance was reflected on a retrospective basis for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020.

On Feb. 3, 2021, all outstanding preferred shares of Atotech Limited were converted to common shares with all accrued interest on the preferred shares capitalized and paid out as additional common shares substantially concurrently with the reduction in number of preferred shares to an amount that allowed for a one for one exchange of preferred shares for common shares based on the IPO offering price of $17.00 per common share. The number of common shares issued per preferred share was 0.0799 common shares per preferred share, resulting in the issuance of 74,243,600 additional common shares.

On Feb. 4, 2021, Atotech Limited has priced its initial public offering of 29,268,000 of its common shares at $17.00 per share on the New York Stock Exchange. The offering was closed on Feb. 8, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The proceeds from the offering were approximately $472.7 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and before deducting offering expenses. Following the consummation of the IPO, the number of common shares outstanding amounted to 194,664,156.

Business

The Company is a leading global provider of specialty electroplating solutions delivering chemistry, equipment, and service for high growth technology applications. The Company's solutions are used in a wide variety of end markets, including smartphones, communication infrastructure, big data infrastructure, and automotive and automotive electronics.

The Company has two operating and reportable segments which are the Electronics ('EL') segment and the General Metal Finishing ('GMF') segment. The EL segment supplies chemistry, production equipment and comprehensive services to the electronics industry, especially to the printed circuit board manufacturers, package substrate makers and semiconductor companies. Its products and technologies serve the main electronics end-markets, including communication, computer, automotive, industrial, medical, aerospace and military industries. The GMF segment supplies chemistry, production technology and comprehensive services to the surface finishing industries in all areas of application. Its products and technologies serve the main surface finishing end-markets, including the automotive, consumer electronics, construction, sanitary, white goods and oil & gas industries.

2.1.2 Basis of Presentation

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied for all periods presented, unless otherwise stated. They were authorized for issue by the Company´s board of directors on Apr. 29, 2021.

The consolidated financial statements of the Group are presented in U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are shown in millions of U.S. dollars rounded to one decimal place in accordance with standard commercial practice, which may result in rounding differences and percentage figures presented may not exactly reflect the absolute figures they relate to. Values of 0.0 indicate that the rounded value is equivalent to zero while an em dash ('-') is used when no value is available.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS (as issued by the IASB) requires management to exercise judgement and to make estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies, reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and disclosures. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

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As of Dec. 31, 2020, the new balance sheet captions 'Other non-financial assets' and 'Other non-financial liabilities' were created. 'Other non-financial assets' was added because of accrued IPO related costs. These new captions also led to reclassifications of transactions from other financial positions. To enhance comparability, these changes were also applied retrospectively to the quarters of the financial year 2020. For further information on the content of these positions, please refer to note (4) and (8).

New standards and interpretations adopted by the Group

The accounting standards and interpretations adopted in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020, except for the adoption of new standards effective as of Jan. 1, 2021:

Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2 (Amendments to IFRS 9, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16)

The new standards and interpretations shown above do not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group.

New standards and interpretations not yet adopted by the Company

A number of new accounting standards, amendments and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for reporting periods ended Mar. 31, 2021 and have not been early adopted by the Group. The following standards, amendments, and interpretations not yet effective are not expected to have a significant impact on the Group's consolidated financial statements:

IFRS 17 'Insurance Contracts'

Amendments to:

IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements: Classification of liabilities as current or non-current, Amendments

IFRS 3 'Business Combinations': Reference to the Conceptual Framework

IAS 16 'Property, Plant and Equipment': Proceeds before Intended Use

IAS 37 'Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets': Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a Contract

Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018-2020

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28: Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture

IFRS 17 'Insurance Contracts'

2.1.3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Significant accounting policies used by the Group are disclosed in the Notes to the consolidated financial statements of Atotech Limited as of Dec. 31, 2020.

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2.2

Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

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Revenue

Set out below is the disaggregation of the Group's revenue from contracts with customers:

($ in millions)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Type of goods or service

Chemistry revenue

317.0 261.4

Equipment revenue

36.1 21.3

Total revenue from contracts with customers

353.1 282.7

Geographical market

Asia

237.7 186.9

Europe

84.5 64.5

Americas

30.9 31.3

Total revenue from contracts with customers

353.1 282.7

Timing of revenue recognition

Recognized at a point in time

328.6 272.9

Recognized over time

24.5 9.8

Total revenue from contracts with customers

353.1 282.7

Regarding the geographical markets, the revenue mainly relates to the following countries for the three months ended Mar. 31, 2021 and Mar. 31, 2020: China (2021: $128.8 million, 2020: $89.1 million), Taiwan (2021: $30.4 million, 2020: $30.3 million) and Germany (2021: $46.5 million, 2020: $29.2 million).

(2)

Income Taxes

In accordance with IAS 12, Income Taxes, current and deferred income taxes are recognized for the purpose of the interim financial statements taking into consideration local tax requirements. Income taxes are determined using the separate tax return approach under the assumption that the entities and tax groups of Atotech constitute separate taxable entities.

The Group calculates the period income tax expense using the tax rate that would be applicable to the expected total annual earnings. The major components of income tax expense in the interim condensed consolidated statement of income are:

($ in millions)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Current income tax

(21.1 ) (15.8 )

Deferred income tax benefits

11.2 2.1

Total tax expense

(9.9 ) (13.7 )

During the first quarter of 2021, the Group was able to close a significant number of pending tax litigation cases in India regarding tax recognition of intercompany service charges. As a result, the Group reversed provisions for income tax litigations in the amount of $7.3 million, which consist of interest income of $3.5 million presented under 'Other income (expense), net' as well as an income tax benefit of $3.8 million presented under 'Income tax expense' in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

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Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share are determined by dividing the net income for the period attributable to the ordinary shareholders of Atotech Limited by the basic weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period.

Basic earnings per share are calculated as follows:

($ in millions, except share data and earnings per share)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Net loss for the period

(71.6 ) (39.9 )

Interest accrued on preference shares

(14.3 ) (33.3 )

Net loss attributable to shareholders

(85.9 ) (73.3 )

Basic weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

156,384,703 91,152,556

Basic earnings per share

(0.55 ) (0.80 )

During the period ended Mar. 31, 2021, the following transactions affected the basic weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding:

Conversion of all outstanding preferred shares of Atotech Limited to common shares, resulting in the issuance of 74,243,600 additional common shares

Initial public offering ('IPO') of 29,268,000 common shares on the New York Stock Exchange

Following the consummation of the IPO, the number of common shares outstanding amounted to 194,664,156. Please also refer to note (5) for more information on common shares as well as the transactions described above.

Interest accrued on preferred shares refers to the 12% compounded annual dividend on preferred shares prior to any dividend distributions made to holders of common shares. Following the conversion of the preferred shares to common shares on Feb. 3, 2021, the preference dividend described above also ceases to accrue.

Diluted earnings per share are determined by dividing the net income for the period attributable to the ordinary shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. In all periods, ordinary shares with a dilutive effect (stock options) were excluded, because the effect would be anti-dilutive. Hence, the basic earnings per share correspond to diluted earnings per share in 2021 and prior periods.

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2.3

Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(4)

Other current financial and non-financial assets

Other current financial and non-financial assets are presented in the following table:

($ in millions)

As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

Other current financial assets

23.1 24.9

Fair value of current derivatives - assets

0.2 8.7

Factoring related assets

6.4 2.6

Notes receivable

13.1 11.4

Other receivables

3.4 2.3

Other current non-financial assets

31.7 24.1

Assets held for sale

3.2 3.2

Contract assets, net of valuation allowance

12.2 8.9

Prepaid expenses

10.8 8.8

Prepayments

5.5 3.2

Please refer to note (9) for further information on derivative financial instruments.

Assets held for sale relates to a restructuring program in India and mainly comprise of land and buildings.

As of Dec. 31, 2020, $3.5 million of transaction costs related to the IPO were deferred and recorded as prepaid expenses. As of Mar. 31, 2021, this amount has been de-recognized against paid-in surplus in equity. Please also refer to note (5).

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Shareholders' Equity

On Jan. 25, 2021, the Atotech Group commenced its initial public offering ('IPO'). In connection with the consummation of the IPO, Atotech Limited issued 64,997,558 additional common shares on a pro rata basis to all existing common shareholders (an additional 2.4851 shares for each existing share), increasing the number of common shares from 26,154,998 to 91,152,556. The effect of this share issuance has been reflected on a retrospective basis for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020.

On Feb. 3, 2021, all outstanding preferred shares of Atotech Limited were converted to common shares with all accrued interest on the preferred shares capitalized and paid out as additional common shares substantially concurrently with the reduction in number of preferred shares to an amount that allowed for a one for one exchange of preferred shares for common shares based on the IPO offering price of $17.00 per common share. The number of common shares issued per preferred share was 0.0799 common shares per preferred share, resulting in the issuance of 74,243,600 additional common shares.

On Feb. 4, 2021, Atotech Limited has priced its initial public offering of 29,268,000 of its common shares at $17.00 per share on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'ATC'. The offering was closed on Feb. 8, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The proceeds from the offering were approximately $472.7 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and before deducting offering expenses. As of Mar. 31, 2021, the Group recognized transaction costs accounted for as a deduction from equity in the amount of $30.5 million. These costs, directly attributable to the primary offering, have been deducted from paid-in surplus.

As of Mar. 31, 2021, Atotech Limited's share capital consists of 194,664,156 common shares (nominal value of $0.10) and zero preference shares (nominal value of $0.10) as all preference shares were converted to common shares as described above. Common shares have standard voting rights while preference shares used to have no voting rights but were entitled to a 12% compounded annual dividend prior to any dividend distributions made to holders of common shares. Following the conversion of the preference shares, the preference dividend also ceases to accrue.

Shareholders' equity is as follows:

($ in millions)

As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

Shareholders' equity

Common Shares

19.5 9.1

Preference Shares

- 92.9

Paid-in surplus and retained earnings

739.9 261.6

Currency translation adjustment and other reserves

65.1 120.0

Total shareholders' equity

824.5 483.7

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The currency translation adjustment comprises the cumulative gains and losses arising from translating the financial statements of foreign operations that use functional currencies other than U.S. dollar. It also includes cumulative gains and losses from translating the already repaid Term Loan B-3 from RMB into U.S. dollars (see note (7)). Other reserves comprise the hedging reserve of the subsidiaries and actuarial gains and losses relating to defined benefit obligations. The hedging reserve consists of the effective portion of the gains and losses on hedging instruments related to hedged transactions that have not occurred yet.

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Share-Based Payment Plans

The total grant-date fair value of the share based compensation issued during the period ended Mar. 31, 2021 was $0.2 million (period ended Mar. 31, 2020: $0.1 million), of which $0.2 million (period ended Mar. 31, 2020: $0.1 million) was recognized as personnel expense in the statement of profit and loss. The share-based payment programs of the Group are accounted for as equity-settled share-based payments.

Long-term Incentive Plan

Share options to purchase Common Shares were granted beginning in May 2017 to certain employees of the Group pursuant to the Long-term Incentive Plan ('LTIP'). Options were granted with an exercise price that was fixed at the date of the grant. The contractual life and exercise terms of the options are dependent upon an Exit Event, which is defined further in the LTIP agreement. Options were valued using on the basis of an option pricing model, and an estimate of approximate Exit Event timing. The Group has no legal or constructive obligation to repurchase or settle obligations in cash.

The fair value of the awards at the date of grant has been measured using an option pricing model. During the period ended Mar. 31, 2021, no new options were issued.

As of Mar. 31, 2021 and 2020 no share options were exercisable.

Dissolvement of Management Equity Plan

At the time of the acquisition of Atotech by Carlyle, the Group implemented an equity participation program to enable certain management of the Group to participate in any success of the Group. For this purpose, certain managers acquired interests in three pooling vehicles (the Pooling Vehicles). The three Pooling Vehicles are limited partnerships, with management representing the limited partners (the Participants) and their participation represented by a limited partnership interest in the Pooling Vehicles. The limited partnership interests held by the Participants correspond with the underlying Common Shares held by the Pooling Vehicles. The limited partnership interest of each Participant vests over time in accordance with the partnership agreement.

Since Jan. 31, 2017, the Pooling Vehicles purchased approx. 8.127 million Common Shares and all related expenses were recognized in profit or loss of the Group in the respective years until Dec. 31, 2020. In connection with the consummation of the IPO, the Management Equity Plan was successfully dissolved in accordance with the applicable Investment and Shareholders' Agreement. Certain Pooling Vehicles were thereby dissolved and a total of approx. 8.127 million common shares were transferred between the remaining Pooling Vehicles and the respective (former) MEP participants.

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Non-current and current Borrowings

($ in millions)

As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

Other non-current financial borrowings

1,557.0 1,422.4

Opco Notes

- 425.0

Holdco Notes

- 218.3

Non-current borrowings

1,557.0 2,065.7

Current portion of non-current financial borrowings

7.2 0.5

Current borrowings

7.2 0.5

Total borrowings

1,564.1 2,066.2

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The following is a summary of the Company's current and non-current borrowings:

($ in millions)

As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

Senior Secured Credit Facilities:

Term Loans

1,574.4 1,438.5

6.25% Opco Notes

- 425.0

8.75%/9.50% Holdco Notes

- 219.0

Less - Deferred financing costs

(17.4 ) (16.8 )

Total non-current borrowings

1,557.0 2,065.7

Senior Secured Credit Facilities:

Term Loans

10.1 16.2

Short-term financing costs

(3.0 ) (15.8 )

Total current borrowings

7.2 0.5

Total borrowings

1,564.1 2,066.2

On Feb. 12, 2021, the IPO proceeds were used to repay borrowings (Opco Notes and Holdco Notes) in the amount of $644.0 million. For this purpose, the Group elected to draw down an additional $100.0 million from the existing revolving credit facility ('RCF'). Due to the repayment of the borrowings, an early repayment fee in the amount of $8.8 million was incurred. In total, the Group recorded expenses of $75.6 million during the period ended Mar. 31, 2021 in the consolidated statement of profit or loss, whereby only the early repayment fee was cash-effective. This amount includes the de-recognition of capitalized financing costs and embedded derivatives connected with the borrowings. Please also refer to note (9).

Effective on Mar. 18, 2021, the existing RCF was replaced by a new RCF which provides for revolving loans and letters of credit pursuant to commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million due in Mar. 2026. Borrowings under the RCF bear interest at a floating rate of 2.00% + IBOR* (floor 0.0%) per annum. For undrawn amounts, a commitment fee of 0.25% - 0.375% per annum accrues, depending on the net leverage ratio of the Group determined in accordance with the credit agreement. At Mar. 31, 2021 the Group had $232.5 million out of $250.0 million of available borrowings under its RCF due to the use of $17.5 million of Ancillary Facilities.

Effective on Mar. 18, 2021, the Group completed the early refinancing of its debt. The Term Loans B-1 and B-3 were replaced by a new senior secured term loan structure with a $1,350.0 million tranche (Term Loan B-1: 'TL B-1') and a €200.0 million tranche (Term Loan B-2: 'TL B-2'). The terms and conditions of the Term Loans are as follows:

Loan

Currency

Nominal interest rate
p.a.

Maturity date

Repayment of
principal

Payment of interest

TL B-1 USD 2.50% + IBOR* (0.5% floor) Mar. 2028 0.25% of principal per quarter end of interest period*
TL B-2 EUR 2.75% + IBOR* (0.0% floor) Mar. 2028 on maturity end of interest period*
*

The Group can elect interest periods of one, three or six months. Depending on the interest period chosen, the IBOR is amended to this term

Quarterly repayments of the principal of TL B-1 start at the end of Q3'2021 while payments of interest for both TL B-1 and TL B-2 start at the end of Q2'2021.

Due to the early refinancing of the Group's debt, capitalized financing costs were de-recognized through profit or loss. Please refer to note (9).

The term loans are collateralized by a material amount of assets of the Group and include covenants that define a maximum net leverage ratio. However, the net leverage ratio is only applicable when the amount drawn is higher than 40% of the total commitment. As of Mar. 31, 2021, no amounts have been drawn on the facility. Hence, the Group was in compliance with all financial covenants through the period to Mar. 31, 2021.

For more information on the refinancing, please also refer to the respective documents filed with the SEC.

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Other current financial and non-financial liabilities

The following table shows other current financial and non-financial liabilities:

($ in millions)

As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

Other current financial liabilities

30.7 38.5

Accrued interest on financial debt

1.9 13.4

Current bank debt

4.1 4.1

Fair value of derivatives-current liabilities

9.2 14.8

Factoring related liabilities

0.6 0.7

Other

14.9 5.6

Other current non-financial liabilities

95.3 89.7

Contract liabilities

21.4 19.1

Payables to personnel and social organizations

68.4 65.1

Deferred income

5.5 5.5

Please refer to Note (9) for the position fair value of derivatives.

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2.4

Other Notes

(9)

Financial Instruments

The following values for derivative financial instruments were recognized in the balance sheet as of Mar. 31, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2020.

($ in millions)

As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

Derivatives included in non-current financial assets

2.1 66.1

Embedded Derivatives

- 65.7

Interest rate cap

2.1 0.4

Derivatives included in current financial assets

0.2 8.7

Foreign exchange contracts (Forwards)

0.2 8.7

Derivatives included in current financial liabilities

9.2 14.8

Foreign exchange contracts (Collars)

6.7 4.3

Foreign exchange contracts (Forwards)

2.6 10.5

The following table presents information on gains and losses on derivative instruments which are recorded in 'Other income (expense), net' on the statement of profit or loss:

($ in millions)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Embedded Derivatives

(43.9 ) (32.1 )

Foreign exchange contracts

(15.3 ) (0.3 )

Total

(59.3 ) (32.4 )

The carrying amounts of the financial instruments were derived as follows as of Mar. 31, 2021:

($ in millions)

Classification
pursuant to
IFRS 9
Carrying
amount as per
statement of
financial
position
Measured at
amortized cost
Measured at
fair value

Trade receivables

FAAC 247.1 247.1 -

Cash and cash equivalents

FAAC 216.8 216.8 -

Other financial assets

FAAC 26.8 26.8 -

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instrument

FAFV 0.2 - 0.2

Interest rate cap

FAFV 2.1 - 2.1

Total financial assets

493.0 490.7 2.3

Non-current borrowings

FLAC 1,557.0 1,557.0 1,584.5

Current borrowings

FLAC 7.2 7.2 -

Total debt

1,564.1 1,564.1 1,584.5

Trade payables

FLAC 197.2 197.2 -

Lease liabilities

FLAC 76.2 76.2 -

Other financial liabilities

FLAC 21.5 21.5 -

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instrument

FLFV 6.7 - 6.7

Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedge of an investment in a foreign operation ('Forwards')


No
class

2.6 - 2.6

Total financial liabilities

1,868.3 1,859.1 1,593.7
FAAC = Financial Assets at amortized Cost
FAFV = Financial Assets at Fair value through profit or loss
FLFV = Financial Liability at Fair value through profit or loss
FLAC = Financial Liabilities at amortized Cost

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The carrying amounts of the financial instruments were derived as follows as of Dec. 31, 2020:

($ in millions)

Classification
pursuant to
IFRS 9
Carrying
amount as per
statement of
financial
position
Measured at
amortized cost
Measured at
fair value

Trade and other receivables

FAAC 262.0 262.0 -

Cash and cash equivalents

FAAC 320.1 320.1 -

Other financial assets

FAAC 20.4 20.4 -

Embedded Derivatives

FAFV 65.7 - 65.7

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instrument

FAFV 8.7 - 8.7

Interest rate cap

FAFV 0.4 - 0.4

Total financial assets

677.3 602.6 74.8

Non-current borrowings

FLAC 2,065.7 2,065.7 2,194.2

Current borrowings

FLAC 0.5 0.5 -

Total debt

2,066.2 2,066.2 2,194.2

Trade and other payables

FLAC 221.0 221.0 -

Lease liabilities

FLAC 81.5 81.5 -

Other financial liabilities

FLAC 25.3 25.3 -

Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedge of an investment in a foreign operation ('Forwards')

No class 10.5 - 10.5

Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedge of an investment in a foreign operation ('Collars')

No class 4.3 - 4.3

Total financial liabilities

2,408.7 2,393.9 2,209.0
FAAC = Financial Assets at amortized Cost
FAFV = Financial Assets at Fair value through profit or loss
FLAC = Financial Liabilities at amortized Cost

As in the prior year, no financial assets have been reclassified from one category to another in 2021.

Net gains and losses of financial instruments for each measurement category breaks down as follows.

($ in millions)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

FAAC

3.8 (3.8 )

FLAC

(85.9 ) (35.6 )

FAFV/FLFV

(57.5 ) (31.9 )

No class

(1.8 ) (0.6 )

Total

(141.3 ) (71.9 )

The net loss for the FLAC category is included in interest expense in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income while the net gains or losses of the other categories are shown in other income or expense.

The net result of the FAAC measurement category contains impairment losses and reversals on trade receivables. The net result of the FAAC measurement category also includes interest income. The net result of the FLAC measurement category includes interest expenses for ongoing debt service as well as the result from loan amortization, which is also included in interest expense. For the period ended Mar. 31, 2021, it also includes the de-recognition of deferred financing costs in the amount of $(54.7) million connected with the repayment of Opco and Holdco Notes in Feb. 2021 as well as the refinancing of the Group's debt in Mar. 2021. Please also refer to Note (7).

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As of Mar. 31, 2021, Atotech has classified its financial instruments into the three levels of the fair value hierarchy prescribed by IFRS 13 'Fair Value Measurement' as follows:

As of Mar. 31, 2021

($ in millions)

No Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

Trade receivables

247.1 - - - 247.1

Cash and cash equivalents

216.8 - - - 216.8

Other financial assets

26.8 - - - 26.8

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instrument

- - 0.2 - 0.2

Interest rate cap

- - 2.1 - 2.1

Total financial assets

490.7 - 2.3 - 493.0

Non-current borrowings

- - 1,584.5 - 1,584.5

Current borrowings

7.2 - - - 7.2

Total debt

7.2 - 1,584.5 - 1,591.7

Trade payables

197.2 - - - 197.2

Lease liabilities

76.2 - - - 76.2

Other financial liabilities

21.5 - - - 21.5

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instrument

- - 6.7 - 6.7

Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedge of an investment in a foreign operation ('Forwards')

- - 2.6 - 2.6

Total financial liabilities

302.1 - 1,593.7 - 1,895.8

As of Dec. 31, 2020

($ in millions)

No Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

Trade and other receivables

262.0 - - - 262.0

Cash and cash equivalents

320.1 - - - 320.1

Other financial assets

20.4 - - - 20.4

Embedded Derivatives

- - 65.7 - 65.7

Foreign exchange contracts not designated as hedging instrument

- - 8.7 - 8.7

Interest rate cap

- - 0.4 - 0.4

Total financial assets

602.6 - 74.8 - 677.3

Non-current borrowings

- - 2,194.2 - 2,194.2

Current borrowings

0.5 - - - 0.5

Total debt

0.5 - 2,194.2 - 2,194.7

Trade and other payables

221.0 - - - 221.0

Lease liabilities

81.5 - - - 81.5

Other financial liabilities

25.3 - - - 25.3

Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedge of an investment in a foreign operation ('Forwards')

- - 10.5 - 10.5

Foreign exchange contracts designated as hedge of an investment in a foreign operation ('Collars')

- - 4.3 - 4.3

Total financial liabilities

328.2 - 2,209.0 - 2,537.2

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The following table presents the changes in level 2 items (embedded derivatives) for 2021 and 2020:

Three months ended Mar. 31, 2021 Year ended Dec. 31, 2020

($ in millions)

Opco Notes Holdco Notes Opco Notes Holdco Notes

Balance at the start of the period

53.6 12.1 27.8 6.0

Gains/losses recognized in income statement

(38.8 ) (5.1 ) 25.9 6.1

De-recognition against Opco/Holdco Notes

(14.8 ) (6.9 ) - -

Closing balance at the end of the period

- - 53.6 12.1

As of Mar. 31, 2021, the embedded derivatives relating to Opco and Holdco notes were fully de-recognized due to the repayment of the Opco and Holdco notes. Please also refer to note (7).

Offsetting and Transfers of Financial Assets

In cases where the Company has a legally enforceable right to offset financial liabilities and financial assets, and has the intention settle these financial instruments on a net basis, Atotech offsets these financial instruments and reports the net amount on the balance sheet. As of Mar. 31, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2020, no financial instruments were subject to offsetting.

The Group held no collateral of financial or non-financial assets as of Mar. 31, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2020 that it is permitted to sell or repledge in the absence of default by the owner.

(10)

Segment Reporting

The Group identifies an operating segment as a component: (i) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; (ii) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) as defined under IFRS 8 'Operating Segments' to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and (iii) that has available discrete financial information.

The CODM reviews financial information at the operating segment level to allocate resources and to assess the operating results and financial performance for each operating segment. The Group's CODM is identified as Geoffrey Wild, CEO and member of Board of Directors, because he has final authority over performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. The Group's segments are based on the type and concentration of customers served, service requirements, methods of distribution and major product lines.

The EL segment services the electronics supply chain, with specialty chemicals used in the plating process for PCBs embedded in smartphones, computing hardware, tablets, semiconductor packing, other electronic devices and production equipment which are a critical element of the electronics value chain.

The GMF segment supplies specialty plating chemicals for functional and decorative surface finishing applications to a diverse set of customers, including automotive, building products, heavy machinery, household fixtures, decorative hardware as well as production equipment.

The CODM assesses the performance of the operating segments based on Segment Adjusted EBITDA. This measure is defined as EBITDA (consolidated net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding impairment charges) adjusted for certain items which management believes do not reflect the core operating performance of the operating segments. Such adjustments described below in more detail include non-cash effects of non-operating costs such as share-based compensation and impairments, foreign currency transaction losses, net, restructuring costs, the impact of discontinued activities, certain costs related to business combinations, and management fees paid to Carlyle.

No segment asset or liability measures are reported to the CODM, and such measures are not used for purposes of assessing performance or allocating resources. The following tables summarize selected financial information by segment:

Three months ended Mar. 31, 2021 Three months ended Mar. 31, 2020

($ in millions)

EL GMF Total EL GMF Total

Revenue

225.6 127.5 353.1 172.1 110.5 282.7

thereof Chemistry revenue

192.2 124.9 317.0 154.7 106.7 261.4

thereof Equipment revenue

33.4 2.7 36.1 17.4 3.9 21.3

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

75.7 34.6 110.3 54.7 29.1 83.8

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Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated net income is as follows:

($ in millions)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

EL Segment Adjusted EBITDA

75.7 54.7

GMF Segment Adjusted EBITDA

34.6 29.1

Non-cash adjustments(a)

(57.7 ) (32.9 )

Foreign exchange gain/(loss)(b)

16.3 0.8

Restructuring(c)

(0.1 ) 0.0

Transaction related costs(d)

(4.4 ) (0.5 )

Management fee(e)

(0.5 ) (0.6 )

COVID-19 adjustment(f)

(0.2 ) (0.2 )

Interest expense, net

(80.4 ) (35.3 )

Income taxes

(9.9 ) (13.7 )

Depreciation and amortization (excluding impairment charges)

(45.1 ) (41.2 )

Consolidated net loss

(71.6 ) (39.9 )
(a)

Eliminates the non-cash impact of (1) share-based compensation, (2) losses on the sale of fixed assets, (3) impairment charges and (4) mark-to-market adjustments related to our foreign currency derivatives entered into in connection with certain redenomination transactions not linked to underlying individual transactions as well as the de-recognition of bifurcated embedded derivatives related to certain redemption features of the Opco Notes and Holdco Notes, and (5) valuation adjustments from the revaluation of the earn-out liability initially recognized in 2019.

(b)

Eliminates net foreign currency transactional gains and losses.

(c)

Eliminates charges resulting from restructuring activities principally from the Group's cost reduction efforts.

(d)

Reflects an adjustment to eliminate (1) IPO related costs, linked to the existing equity and (2) professional fees paid to third party advisors in connection with the implementation of strategic initiatives.

(e)

Reflects an adjustment to eliminate fees paid to Carlyle. The consulting agreement pursuant to which management fees are paid to Carlyle will terminate on the earlier of (i) the second anniversary of the IPO and (ii) the date upon which Carlyle ceases to own more than ten percent of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.

(f)

Eliminates charges in connection with masks, sanitizers, and other COVID-19 related expenses at certain plant and office locations.

Non-current assets by country were as follows5:

($ in millions)

As of Mar. 31,
2021
As of Dec. 31,
2020

China

869.5 881.7

Germany

772.8 816.1

Other countries

1,007.3 1,044.7

Total

2,649.7 2,742.5
(11)

Related Parties

Atotech identified related parties in accordance with IAS 24. Atotech had transactions with related parties in the reporting period in the ordinary course of business.

The Group entered into a consulting agreement with the Sponsor under which the Company, or its subsidiaries, will pay the Sponsor an annual fee of $1.8 million for consulting services to the Group. The annual fee is payable on a quarterly basis. For the period ended Mar. 31, 2021, the Group paid the Sponsor $0.5 million for consulting services and $0.0 million for expense reimbursements.

As of Mar. 31, 2021, trade receivables from related parties amounted to $0.3 million (Dec. 31, 2020: $0.5 million).

Transactions with Key Management Personnel

Key management personnel consist of a total of nineteen individuals as of Mar. 31, 2021, who constitute people having authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the Company's activities. For the period ended Mar. 31, 2021, key management personnel compensation related to share-based payments was $0.0 million. See note (6) for further details regarding the share-based payment plans offered to employees.

As of Mar. 31, 2021, the key management personnel of the Company consist of the members of the Senior Management Team (CEO, CFO, COO, two Presidents, and four Vice Presidents) and the Board of Directors.

5

Excluding financial instruments, deferred tax assets, post-employment benefit assets, and rights arising under insurance contracts.

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Compensation of the Company's key management personnel includes salaries, short- and long-term benefits as well as post-employment benefits. Additionally, the entire key management personnel participate in the Company's Performance Shares Program.

($ in millions)

Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2021
Three months
ended Mar. 31,
2020

Short-term employee benefits

3.2 1.7

Post-employment benefits

0.1 0.1

Share-based payments

0.0 0.0

Total

3.4 1.8
(12)

Subsequent Events

No significant events occurred between the reporting date (Mar. 31, 2021) and the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for the issue by the Management Board (Apr. 29, 2021) which could materially affect the presentation of the financial performance and position of the group.

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Management?s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations

The following discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting our operating results, financial condition, liquidity, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented below. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed financial statements and related notes thereto of Atotech Limited included elsewhere in this report.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Many statements made in this report that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan and strategies and trends we expect to affect our business. These statements often include words such as 'anticipate,' 'expect,' 'suggests,' 'plan,' 'believe,' 'intend,' 'estimates,' 'targets,' 'projects,' 'should,' 'could,' 'would,' 'may,' 'will,' 'forecast,' and other similar expressions. We base these forward-looking statements or projections on our current expectations, plans, and assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry, as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances and at such time.

As you read and consider this report, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. The forward-looking statements and projections are subject to and involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements or projections. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements and projections are based on reasonable assumptions at the time they are made, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and projections. Factors that may materially affect such forward-looking statements and projections include, but are not limited to:

the uncertainty of the magnitude, duration, geographic reach, impact on the global economy of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the current and potential travel restrictions, stay-at-home orders, and other economic restrictions implemented to address it;

uncertainty, downturns, and changes in our target markets;

foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

reduced market acceptance and inability to keep pace with evolving technology and trends;

loss of customers;

increases in costs or reductions in the supplies of raw materials that may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations;

our ability to provide products and services in light of changing environmental, health and safety, product liability, financial, and other legislation and regulation;

our failure to compete successfully in product development;

our ability to successfully execute our growth initiatives, business strategies, and operating plans;

whether the secular trends we expect to drive growth in our business materialize to the degree we expect them to, or at all;

material costs relating to environmental and health and safety requirements or liabilities;

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underfunded defined benefit pension plans;

risk that the insurance we maintain may not fully cover all potential exposures;

failure to comply with the anti-corruption laws of the United States and various international jurisdictions;

tariffs, border adjustment taxes, or other adverse trade restrictions and impacts on our customers' value chains;

political, economic, and legal uncertainties in China, the Chinese government's control of currency conversion and expatriation of funds, and the Chinese government's policy on foreign investment in China;

regulations around the production and use of chemical substances that affect our products;

the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union;

weak intellectual property rights in jurisdictions outside the United States;

intellectual property infringement and product liability claims;

our substantial indebtedness;

our ability to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms may be limited;

risks related to our derivative instruments;

our ability to attract, motivate, and retain senior management and qualified employees;

increased risks to our global operations including, but not limited to, political instability, acts of terrorism, taxation, and unexpected regulatory and economic sanctions changes, among other things;

natural disasters that may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations;

the inherently hazardous nature of chemical manufacturing that could result in accidents that disrupt our operations and expose us to losses or liabilities;

damage to our brand reputation;

the ability of affiliates of The Carlyle Group Inc. ('Carlyle') to control our common shares;

any statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing;

other factors disclosed in this report; and

other factors beyond our control.

We operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor are we able to assess the impact of all of these risk factors on our business or the extent to which any risk factor, or combination of risk factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. For additional information, refer to the risk factors discussed under Item 3.D. 'Risk Factors' in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for year ended December 31, 2020 and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ('SEC').

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You should read this discussion and analysis completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from our expectations.

Investors and others should note that we announce material financial information to our investors using our Investor Relations website (investors.atotech.com), SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. We use these channels, as well as social media, to communicate with our users and the public about our company, our services, and other issues. It is possible that the information we post on these channels could be deemed to be material information. Therefore, we encourage investors, the media, and others interested in our company to review the information we post on the channels listed on our Investors website.

Basis of Presentation

In this report, unless the context otherwise requires, references to 'Company,' 'we,' 'us,' 'its,' 'our,' 'Company,' and 'Atotech' refer to Atotech Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries.

On January 25, 2021, we commenced our initial public offering (the 'IPO'). In connection with the consummation of the IPO, we issued 64,997,558 additional common shares to existing holders of common shares on a pro rata basis. On February 3, 2021, all outstanding preferred shares of Atotech Limited were converted to common shares with all accrued interest on the preferred shares capitalized and paid out as additional preferred shares substantially concurrently with the reduction in number of preferred shares to an amount that allowed for a one-for-one exchange of preferred shares for common shares based on the IPO offering price of $17.00 per common share (collectively, the 'Preferred Conversion'). The number of common shares issued per preferred share was 0.0799 common shares per preferred share, resulting in the issuance of 74,243,600 additional common shares. On February 8, 2021, we completed our IPO and issued 29,268,000 common shares to public shareholders. Following the consummation of the IPO, we had 194,664,156 common shares outstanding.

On February 12, 2021, the net proceeds from the IPO, along with $100.0 million of borrowings under a revolving credit facility, were used to repay all $425.0 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 (the 'Opco Notes') at a price of 101.563% of the principal amount thereof and all $219.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 8.75%/9.50% Senior PIK Toggle Notes (the 'Holdco Notes') at a price of 101.000% of the principal amount thereof (collectively, the 'Redemptions'). The Redemptions resulted in the incurrence of early repayment fees in the amount of $8.8 million and the de-recognition of capitalized financing costs and embedded derivatives connected with the indebtedness. In total, we recorded expenses of $75.6 million in the first quarter of 2021 in the consolidated statement of profit or loss, of which only the early repayment fee is cash-effective.

On March 18, 2021, we refinanced (the 'Refinancing') our previous senior secured first lien term loan facility (the 'old term loan facility') that consisted of a tranche denominated in U.S. dollars (the 'Old USD Term Loan Facility') and a tranche denominated in the currency of China ('RMB') (the 'Old RMB Term Loan Facility' and, together with the Old USD Term Loan Facility, the 'old term loan facilities') as well as our previous senior secured first lien multi-currency revolving credit facility (the 'old revolving credit facility' and, together with the old term loan facilities, the 'old senior secured credit facilities'). As a result of the Refinancing, we entered into a new credit agreement, which provides for (i) a U.S. dollar-denominated senior secured term loan facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $1.35 billion (the 'USD Term Loan Facility'), (ii) a Euro-denominated senior secured term loan facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of €200.0 million (the 'EUR Term Loan Facility' and, together with the USD Term Loan Facility, the 'Term Loan Facilities') and (iii) a senior secured multi-currency revolving credit facility that provides for revolving loans, letters of credit and ancillary facilities in an aggregate principal amount of up to $250.0 million (the 'Revolving Credit Facility' and, together with the Term Loan Facilities, the 'Senior Secured Credit Facilities'). The Refinancing and the repayment of Opco and Holdco Notes resulted in the de-recognition of capitalized financing costs in the amount of $54.7 million, which impacted our statements of comprehensive income/(loss), but was not cash-effective.

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Overview

We are a leading chemicals technology company with significant exposure to several high growth secular trends and a strong presence in electronic materials, including specialty electroplating solutions which deliver chemistry equipment, service, and software for high-growth technology applications. We are a crucial enabler in the 'information age' value chain and our technology is essential to the manufacture of electronics and other critical products. Our solutions are used in a wide variety of attractive end-markets, including smartphones, communication infrastructure, cloud computing, big data and consumer electronics, automotive electronics, and automotive surface finishing, as well as in numerous industrial and consumer applications such as heavy machinery and household appliances. We benefit from various secular growth trends such as digitalization, increasing data volumes and processing speed requirements, the growth of the consumer class in emerging markets, increasing environmental regulations, and rising product quality and durability standards. We expect these trends to not only increase demand for our customers' end-products that use our plating chemistry, but also increase the amount and value of plating chemistry used in each end-product, allowing our growth to outpace underlying end-market volume growth.

We are the only major company in our industry that provides chemistry, equipment, service, and software, which we sell through both of our reporting segments: Electronics ('EL') and General Metal Finishing ('GMF'). Our comprehensive systems and solutions approach leverages our unique offering of chemistry, equipment, service, and software. We believe this business model creates a sustainable competitive advantage that helps us achieve deep customer intimacy and allows us to continue to grow our market share and capitalize on positive market growth trends. This approach is supported by our 16 state-of-the-art global technology centers, which allow us to provide local service around the world and to respond in real-time to customer needs. The combination of our comprehensive systems and solutions approach, expansive global manufacturing and sales footprint, customer-driven investments in research and development ('R&D'), and superior technical expertise makes us an ideal electroplating and surface finishing solutions partner for our diverse customer base. This drives long-lasting relationships and an industry-leading financial profile, with fiscal 2020 EL and GMF Segment Adjusted EBITDA margins of 32.5% and 24.0%, respectively, and EL and GMF Segment Adjusted EBITDA margins for the three months ended March 31, 2021 of 33.6% and 27.2%, respectively.

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted our operating results. We believe market conditions will continue to improve in 2021 for both our EL and GMF segments from COVID-19 impacted conditions experienced in 2020. Additionally, as of the date hereof, COVID-19 has not had a material impact on our capital and financial resources and there has been no change in our ability to comply with our debt covenants and other financial obligations. We have not taken any material reserves in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, but we continue to evaluate our reserve position on a quarterly basis and any change in such reserves would be driven by the depth and duration of the pandemic, potential government responses, the speed and manner of the recovery and the expected impact of these events on our financial results.

Although various jurisdictions are lifting restrictions that were introduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is difficult to predict the speed and impact of any economic recovery. It is similarly difficult to predict the impact of a potential resurgence of COVID-19 and the re-imposition of travel and social distancing restrictions.

In our EL segment, we experienced continued growth as the impacts of COVID-19 have been much less severe than in other parts of our business for the three months ended March 31, 2021. 5G infrastructure and smartphone growth, along with communication infrastructure, cloud computing, and semiconductor packaging drove increased demand for our chemistry, as well as for greater overall chemistry value per unit.

In our GMF segment, greatly improved automotive and other industrial markets drove a significant increase in chemistry sales and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the prior year period. This increase primarily reflects a recovery in the global automotive markets, as well as the household appliance and sanitary end-markets, as compared to the prior year period, which was more severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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We are closely monitoring the continuing COVID-19 pandemic situation and have established a task force that convenes on a regular basis with the senior management team. The mandate of this task force is to protect the health and safety of our employees, their families, and the communities in which we operate while preserving our operations, mitigating business risks, and otherwise assessing and reacting quickly to changing conditions.

Despite temporary closures of some of our facilities in 2020, all business operations as well as financial reporting and internal control systems have maintained full operations during the three months ended March 31, 2021. As of the date hereof, all technology centers, manufacturing facilities, and all other facilities are open and operating at normal capacity. Consumer-facing activities, such as sales and other services that cannot occur on-site or in-person due to COVID-19-related restrictions, have been transitioned to digital channels, which we believe has enabled us to maintain market share and largely mitigate the impact of travel restrictions.

Key Factors Affecting the Components of Our Results of Operations

The following discussion sets forth certain components of our statement of operations and certain factors that impact those items:

Revenues

We generate revenues from the sale of chemistry and equipment across all major geographic areas. Revenues exclude sales taxes and are presented net of discounts, rebates, and reductions. Our revenues are impacted by the following key factors and trends:

broad macroeconomic trends and factors, including general economic conditions, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental responses thereto, economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, consumer preferences, and rising costs of labor;

technological advancements in our EL end-markets, including the advanced packaging evolution, alternative powertrains, rollout of 5G infrastructure, the adoption of next-generation mobile devices and EVs, the proliferation of big data and cloud computing, and the increasing use of Internet of Things ('IoT') connected devices;

secular trends in our GMF end-markets, including increased plating content per unit as a result of vehicle lightweighting, increasing quality requirements, and premiumization;

increasingly stringent environmental regulations;

our ability to pass through changes in the price of raw materials, in particular, palladium, to our customers;

our ability to successfully develop and launch new solutions;

the discontinuance of any of our products in the future in an effort to optimize our offering to our customers;

seasonality in both our segments, which generally experience their strongest revenue in the second half of each fiscal year, mostly driven by consumption trends during the holiday season, and their lowest revenue in the first quarter of each fiscal year, mostly driven by the slowdown in production in China as a result of the Chinese New Year, which can result in a sequential decline in our revenues in the first quarter of a fiscal year relative to the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year; and

fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization ('Cost of sales')

Cost of sales principally consists of the price paid for raw materials, unfinished and finished products, compensation and benefit costs for employees involved in our manufacturing operations, and other cost of sales.

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Raw materials are valued at their respective purchase prices, net of discounts and rebates, including transportation costs and ancillary expenses.

The key factors that impact our cost of sales as a percentage of our revenues include:

changes in the price of raw materials, in particular, palladium;

the impact of wage inflation;

the mix of products sold during any period; in particular the mix of our revenues between chemistry and equipment;

the impact of our operational improvement initiatives; and

inventory allowances.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization consists of capitalized costs incurred in connection with the ownership and operation of all tangible assets, including the depreciation and amortization expense related to the increased carrying value of our fixed assets and identifiable definite-lived intangible assets related to our acquisition by Carlyle. The main tangible assets that are depreciated over their useful lives are our recently completed technology centers, our R&D equipment, and our production facilities. The principal intangible items that are amortized over their useful lives include our developed technology, customer relationships, and trade name portfolio. Additionally, depreciation and amortization includes impairment losses of goodwill, while restructuring benefits consist of the release of overestimated restructuring provisions.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses ('SG&A')

SG&A expenses consist principally of expenditures incurred in connection with the sales and marketing of our products, third-party logistics, as well as administrative costs for support functions such as finance, information technology, human resources, and legal. We expect we will incur additional expenses as a result of being a public company.

Research and development expenses ('R&D')

R&D expenses principally consist of costs incurred to develop new products and equipment, processes, and technologies, or to generate improvements to existing products, equipment, or processes.

Restructuring benefit (expenses)

Restructuring expenses mainly consist of expenditures in relation to organizational changes and severance payments. Restructuring benefit reflects the release in subsequent fiscal periods of overestimated restructuring provisions.

Interest expense

Interest expense consists of interest on our financial obligations as well as the amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts associated with our senior secured credit facilities, Opco Notes, and Holdco Notes, the Redemption, and the Refinancing. The majority of our interest expense is not deductible for income tax purposes because we have primarily incurred indebtedness in jurisdictions where we have only immaterial taxable profits from operations.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net principally consists of gains or losses from foreign currency fluctuations; gains or losses on disposal of property, plant, and equipment; and mark-to-market adjustments of our derivatives.

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Income taxes

Income taxes include (a) deferred tax, consisting of amounts of income taxes payable or recoverable during future fiscal years for taxable or deductible timing differences and carry-forward of unused tax losses, and tax credits and (b) the payable amount of corporate tax, estimated on the basis of the tax rules in force in applicable jurisdictions, and distribution tax on dividends received, or withholding tax, as applicable, including provisions for tax litigations and disputes. We and our subsidiaries are subject to income tax in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Changes to the debt and equity capitalization of our subsidiaries, and the realignment of the functions performed and risks assumed by the various subsidiaries are among the factors that will determine the future book and taxable income of the respective subsidiary and the Company as a whole.

A. Operating Results

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed financial statements and related footnotes included elsewhere in this report. Our results of operations set forth below may not necessarily reflect what will occur in the future.

The following table was derived from our unaudited interim consolidated statements of comprehensive income/(loss) for the three months March 31, 2021 and 2020 included elsewhere in this report.

($ in millions)

Three months
ended March 31,
2021
Three months
ended March 31,
2020

EL Chemistry revenues

$ 192.2 $ 154.7

EL Equipment revenues

33.4 17.4

Total EL Segment revenues

225.6 172.1

GMF Chemistry revenues

124.9 106.7

GMF Equipment revenues

2.7 3.9

Total GMF Segment revenues

127.5 110.5

Revenues

353.1 282.7

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

(167.0 ) (119.7 )

Depreciation and amortization

(44.6 ) (41.4 )

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

(68.3 ) (67.6 )

Research and development expenses

(12.3 ) (12.4 )

Restructuring expenses

(0.1 ) 0.0

Operating profit

60.9 41.6

Interest expense

(85.9 ) (35.6 )

Other income (expense), net

(36.8 ) (32.2 )

Income (loss) before income taxes

(61.7 ) (26.2 )

Income tax expense

(9.9 ) (13.7 )

Consolidated net income (loss)

$ (71.6 ) $ (39.9 )

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to three months ended March 31, 2020

Revenues

Revenues increased $70.4 million, or 24.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily reflecting a significant increase in revenues in our EL and GMF segments. EL segment revenues increased by $53.4 million, or 31.0%, to $225.6 million, while GMF segment revenues increased by $17.0 million, or 15.4%, to $127.5 million compared to the prior year period. With regards to product mix, chemistry revenues increased by $55.7 million, or 21.3%, to $317.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, while equipment revenues of $36.1 million increased by $14.8 million, or 69.5%. Chemistry revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were positively impacted by fluctuations in palladium prices, which increased revenues by $3.8 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, and a favorable exchange rate effect, which increased revenues by $16.8 million. Excluding the impact of these items, our chemistry revenues increased by $35.1 million, or 13.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. For additional information on the key factors driving the changes in our chemistry revenues within our segments, see '-Selected Segment Information' in this Item 2.

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Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization

Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased $47.3 million, or 39.5%, to $167.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, which corresponded to an increase in cost of sales as a percentage of revenues from 42.3% to 47.3% for the applicable years. The increase primarily reflected changes in palladium prices and higher freight and material expenses related to global supply chain disruptions, as well as product mix effects from higher equipment sales.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization increased $3.2 million, or 7.6%, to $44.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was primarily caused by currency translation effects from subsidiaries that were not denominated in U.S. dollars.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

SG&A expenses increased $0.7 million, or 1.0%, to $68.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was largely attributable to inflation, partly offset by efficiency gains.

Research and development expenses

R&D expenses decreased $0.1 million, or 1.0%, to $12.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This decrease was attributable to process efficiencies and cost saving measures, which offset inflation.

Restructuring Expenses

Restructuring expenses increased $0.1 million, or 1.0%, to $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, mainly related to our Development Center in India.

Interest expense

Interest expense increased $50.3 million, or 141.2%, to $85.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to the Refinancing and the repayment of Opco and Holdco Notes, which resulted in the de-recognition of capitalized financing costs in the amount of $54.7 million.

Other expense, net

Other expense increased $4.6 million, or 14.3%, to $36.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase mainly resulted from the de-recognition of positive market values from bifurcated embedded derivatives in our debt instruments in the amount of $26.8 million in connection with the repayment of debt, partially offset by an increase in profit on foreign transactions of $15.6 million largely related to the revaluation of intercompany loans and receivables, as well as from increased interest income of $5.2 million mainly relating to a tax litigation and from a $1.5 million earn-out liability revaluation, which was initially recognized in 2019.

Income tax expense

Income tax expense decreased $3.9 million, or 28.2%, to $9.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. Despite the higher operating profit, which led to higher current tax expenses, total income tax expenses decreased due to the counterbalancing effect on deferred taxes from the Refinancing and from the release of provisions for uncertain tax positions taken in prior years.

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Selected Segment Information

The following table presents revenues by segment and Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the following periods:

($ in millions)

Three
months
ended
March 31,
2021
Three
months
ended
March 31,
2020

EL

EL Chemistry revenues

$ 192.2 $ 154.7

EL Equipment revenues

33.4 17.4

EL Segment revenues

225.6 172.1

EL Segment Adjusted EBITDA(1)

75.7 54.7

EL Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin

33.6 % 31.8 %

GMF

GMF Chemistry revenues

$ 124.9 $ 106.7

GMF Equipment revenues

2.7 3.9

GMF Segment revenues

127.5 110.5

GMF Segment Adjusted EBITDA(1)

34.6 29.1

GMF Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin

27.2 % 26.3 %
(1)

For additional information regarding Segment Adjusted EBITDA, see note 10 to the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to three months ended March 31, 2020

Electronics Segment Revenues

EL revenues were $225.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $172.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of $53.4 million, or 31.0%. This increase reflects higher chemistry revenues, which increased $37.4 million, or 24.2%, and higher equipment revenues, which increased $16.0 million, or 91.9%. Chemistry revenues benefited from a strong demand for chemistries related to growth into 5G infrastructure buildout, advanced semiconductor packaging, 5G smartphone replacement cycles, and automotive electronics from improved end-market demand. Chemistry revenues were also favorably impacted by an increase in palladium prices of $2.6 million, which we pass through to our customers, and a favorable currency translation effect of $11.5 million. Excluding these items, our chemistry revenues increased by $23.3 million, or 15.1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, mainly reflecting continued demand for our EL chemistry. Equipment revenues reflected the substantial increase in orders, driven by the accelerated technology cycle and a more complex chip packaging technology.

Electronics Segment Adjusted EBITDA

EL Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $21.0 million, or 38.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, driven by higher chemistry volumes as well as the successful implementation of several cost saving initiatives. EL Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin increased from 31.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2020 to 33.6% during the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily driven by significantly higher organic revenue, stable pricing, and continued cost controls.

General Metal Finishing Segment Revenues

GMF revenues were $127.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $110.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of $17.0 million, or 15.4%. This reflects an increase in chemistry revenues of $18.2 million, or 17.1%, partially offset by a decrease in equipment revenues of $1.2 million, and was primarily attributable to recovering global automotive markets, continued constructive sanitary

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markets, and growing interest in our sustainability-focused suite of solutions. The decline in equipment revenues was primarily driven by delayed capital investment decisions by our customers. Chemistry revenues were positively impacted by an increase in palladium prices of $1.1 million, and partially offset by favorable currency translation effects of $5.3 million. Excluding these items, our GMF chemistry revenues increased by $11.8 million, or 11.1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

General Metal Finishing Segment Adjusted EBITDA

GMF Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased $5.5 million, or 19.0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year period, driven by rapidly improving global automotive markets, continued constructive sanitary markets, and growing interest in our sustainability-focused suite of solutions. GMF Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin increased from 26.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to 27.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase reflects earnings on organic growth paired with continued cost controls.

Non-IFRS Measures

To supplement our financial information presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS'), we use the following additional non-IFRS financial measures to clarify and enhance our understanding of past performance: EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin. We believe that the presentation of these financial measures enhances an investor's understanding of our financial performance and allows investors to better assess our operating performance from period-to-period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business and including certain items that reflect current and future operating performance. We use certain of these financial measures for business planning purposes and for measuring our performance relative to that of our competitors. We utilize Adjusted EBITDA as the primary measure of consolidated financial performance.

EBITDA consists of consolidated net income (loss) before interest expense, net, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA consists of EBITDA adjusted for (i) non-operating income or expense and (ii) the impact of certain non-cash or other items that are included in net income and EBITDA that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance.

We believe these financial measures are commonly used by investors to evaluate our performance and that of our competitors. However, our use of the terms EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin may vary from that of others in our industry. These financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to operating profit, operating profit margin, consolidated net income (loss), earnings per share, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with IFRS as measures of operating performance.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin have important limitations as analytical tools and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under IFRS. Some of these limitations are that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin:

do not reflect the significant interest expense on our debt, including the old senior secured credit facilities, the Opco Notes, the Holdco Notes and the Senior Secured Credit Facilities;

eliminate the impact of income taxes on our results of operations;

exclude depreciation and amortization, which are non-cash charges, and assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin do not reflect any expenditures for such replacements; and

may be calculated differently by other companies, which limits their usefulness as comparative measures.

We compensate for these limitations by using EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin along with other comparative tools, together with IFRS measurements, to assist in the evaluation of operating performance. Such IFRS measurements include operating profit, operating profit margin, net income (loss), earnings per share, and other performance measures.

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In evaluating these financial measures, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to those eliminated in this presentation. Our presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin should also not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

The following table reconciles consolidated net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

($ in millions)

Three months
ended
March 31,
2021
Three months
ended
March 31,
2020

Consolidated net income (loss)

$ (71.6 ) $ (39.9 )

Interest expense, net

80.4 35.3

Income taxes

9.9 13.7

Depreciation and amortization (excluding impairment charges)

45.1 41.2

EBITDA

63.8 50.3

Non-cash adjustments(a)

57.7 32.9

Foreign exchange loss, net(b)

(16.3 ) (0.8 )

Restructuring(c)

0.1 (0.0 )

Transaction related costs(d)

4.4 0.5

Management fee(e)

0.5 0.6

COVID-19 adjustment(f)

0.2 0.2

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 110.3 $ 83.8
(a)

Eliminates the non-cash impact of (1) share-based compensation, (2) losses on the sale of fixed assets, (3) impairment charges and (4) mark-to-market adjustments related to our foreign currency derivatives entered into in connection with certain redenomination transactions not linked to underlying individual transactions as well as the de-recognition of bifurcated embedded derivatives related to certain redemption features of the Opco Notes and Holdco Notes, and (5) valuation adjustments from the revaluation of the earn-out liability initially recognized in 2019. The dollar value of these non-cash adjustments for each period presented above is set forth below:

($ in millions)

Three months
ended March 31,
2021
Three months
ended March 31,
2020

Share-based compensation

$ 0.2 $ 0.1

Losses on the sale of fixed assets

0.2 0.2

Impairment charges

(0.5 ) 0.2

Mark-to-market adjustments

59.3 32.5

Valuation adjustment

(1.5 ) -

Non-cash adjustments

$ 57.7 $ 32.9
(b)

Eliminates net foreign currency transactional gains and losses on balance sheet items.

(c)

Eliminates charges resulting from restructuring activities principally from the Company's cost reduction efforts.

(d)

Reflects an adjustment to eliminate (1) IPO-related costs linked to the existing equity and (2) professional fees paid to third-party advisors in connection with the implementation of strategic initiatives.

(e)

Reflects an adjustment to eliminate fees paid to Carlyle. For a description of the consulting agreement with Carlyle, see Item 7.B. 'Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions' in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.

(f)

Eliminates charges in connection with masks, sanitizers, and other COVID-19 related expenses at certain plant and office locations.

B. Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our liquidity requirements are principally related to funding our operating expenses, making interest payments under our indebtedness, meeting working capital requirements, and funding capital expenditures. Our capital expenditures during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $11.5 million and $11.0 million, respectively.

We anticipate that the cash flows from operations, cash on hand, and availability under the Revolving Credit Facility, and our local lines of credit will be sufficient to fund our liquidity requirements. We may also pursue strategic acquisition opportunities, which may impact our future cash requirements and require additional issuances or incurrences of debt. From time to time, we may establish new local lines of credit or utilize existing local lines of

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credit. We will manage our global cash balances by utilizing available cash management strategies, which may include intercompany agreements, permitted dividends, and hedging. However, our ability to fund our liquidity requirements will depend on our ability to generate and access cash in the future. This is subject to general economic, financial, contractual, competitive, legislative, regulatory, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, as well as the factors described in Item 3.D. 'Risk Factors' in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and in our other filings with the SEC, including our ability to access cash generated in China as described in Item 3.D. 'Risk Factors-Risks Related to our Business-The Chinese government's control of currency conversion and expatriation of funds may affect our liquidity' in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.

We or our affiliates, may from time to time seek to purchase, repurchase, redeem or otherwise retire our loans through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers or otherwise. Such purchases, repurchases, redemptions, exchanges or retirements, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Historical Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our primary sources and uses of cash for the periods indicated:

($ in millions) Three months
ended
March 31,
2021
Three months
ended
March 31,
2020

Net cash provided by (used in):

Operating activities

$ 0.4 $ (1.4 )

Investing activities

$ (11.4 ) $ (10.9 )

Financing activities

$ (84.2 ) $ 58.5

Three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to three months ended March 31, 2020

Operating activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of $1.8 million. The de-recognition of capitalized financing costs in the amount of $54.7 million had no impact on cash and cash equivalents. Excluding this impact, net loss would have increased by $16.9 million. The remaining movement is mainly driven by increased income tax payments in the amount of $22.7 million primarily relating to timing effects.

Investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $11.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of $0.5 million, reflecting an increase of our capital expenditures.

Financing activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $84.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $58.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, a decrease of $142.7 million. This change was primarily due to the issuance of common shares in connection with our IPO, the repayment of our old term loan facilities and the issuance of new borrowings as part of the Refinancing.

Debt Agreements

Our liquidity requirements are significantly impacted by the cash expense associated with servicing our indebtedness. As of March 31, 2021, our aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding was $1,588.6 million (including $4.1 million of local lines of credit and excluding short term and long term deferred financing costs of $20.4 million and $76.2 million of lease liabilities). On February 10, 2021, in connection with the

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Redemptions, we borrowed $100.0 million under our old revolving credit facility. The following table details our borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and the associated interest expense, including amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discounts, and average effective interest rates for such borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2021:

($ in millions) Principal balance
as of
March 31, 2021
Average interest rate, for
the three months ended
March 31, 2021
Interest expense for
the three months
ended
March 31, 2021

USD Term Loan Facility

$ 1,350.0 3.0 % $ 1.5

EUR Term Loan Facility(1)

$ 234.5 2.75 % $ 0.2
(1)

Reflects currency exchange rate in effect at period end.

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Following the Refinancing, our Senior Secured Credit Facilities consist of our USD Term Loan Facility, our EUR Term Loan Facility, and our Revolving Credit Facility. Our Revolving Credit Facility provides revolving loans and letters of credit pursuant to commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, with borrowing capacity of $232.5 million as of March 31, 2021, after giving effect to $17.5 million of ancillary facilities for local lines of credit and guarantee obligations.

The Revolving Credit Facility matures in March 2026 and the Term Loan Facilities mature in March 2028. The USD Term Loan Facility amortizes in quarterly installments of 0.25% starting with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021 until maturity, whereby the final installment of the USD Term Loan Facility will be paid on the maturity date in an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount. The EUR Term Loan Facility does not amortize and will be paid in full on the maturity date.

Borrowings under the USD Term Loan Facility (the 'USD Term Loans') bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either: 1.50% plus a base rate determined by reference to the higher of the prime lending rate quoted by the administrative agent, the LIBOR rate for an interest period of one month plus 1.00% and the federal funds rate plus 0.50%; or 2.50% plus a LIBOR rate on deposits in U.S. dollars for one-,two-, three- or six-month periods (or twelve-month or shorter periods if, at the time of the borrowing, available from all relevant lenders). The LIBOR rate USD Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) are subject to a 0.50% floor and the base rate USD Term Loans are subject to a 0.00% floor.

Borrowings under the EUR Term Loan Facility (the 'EUR Term Loans') bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either: 1.75% plus a base rate determined by reference to the higher of the prime lending rate quoted by the administrative agent, the EURIBOR rate for an interest period of one month plus 1.00% and the federal funds rate plus 0.50%; or 2.75% plus a EURIBOR rate on deposits in U.S. dollars for one-,two-, three- or six-month periods (or twelve-month or shorter periods if, at the time of the borrowing, available from all relevant lenders). The EURIBOR rate is subject to a 0.00% floor and the base rate is subject to a 0.00% floor. When the first lien net leverage ratio is equal to or less than 3.40x, the applicable margin on the EUR Term Loan may be reduced to 1.50% for base rate loans and 2.50% for EURIBOR rate loans.

When the first lien net leverage ratio is above 3.40x, the applicable margin on the Revolving Credit Facility is 1.00% for base rate loans and 2.00% for LIBOR rate loans. When the first lien net leverage ratio is equal to or less than 3.40x and above 2.90x, the applicable margin on the Revolving Credit Facility is 0.75% for base rate loans and 1.75% for LIBOR rate loans. When the first lien net leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.90x and above 2.40x, the applicable margin on the Revolving Credit Facility is 0.50% for base rate loans and 1.50% for LIBOR rate loans. When the first lien net leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.40x and above 1.90x, the applicable margin on the Revolving Credit Facility is 0.50% for base rate loans and 1.25% for LIBOR rate loans. When the first lien net leverage ratio is equal to or below 1.90x, the applicable margin on the Revolving Credit Facility is 0.50% for base rate loans and 1.00% for LIBOR rate loans. As of the date hereof, the applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility is 1.00% for base rate loans and 2.00% for LIBOR rate loans. The LIBOR rate borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to a 0.00% floor and the base rate borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are also subject to a 0.00% floor. We will also pay the lenders a commitment fee on the unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility, which will be payable quarterly in arrears. The commitment fee is subject to change depending on our first lien net leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2021, the commitment fee is 0.375%.

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Letters of credit issued under our Revolving Credit Facility are subject to a $75.0 million sublimit. We may use future borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility to fund working capital and for other general corporate purposes, including permitted acquisitions and other investments. Our ability to draw under our Revolving Credit Facility or issue letters of credit thereunder will be conditioned upon, among other things (including the covenants governing our other indebtedness), delivery of required notices, accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in the credit agreement governing our senior secured credit facilities and the absence of any default or event of default under our Senior Secured Credit Facilities, subject to certain exceptions.

Local Lines of Credit

We have a local line of credit in India and, from time to time, may have lines of credit in other jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2021, we had INR 300.0 million ($4.1 million) outstanding under the local line of credit in India, which in total represents our current bank debt.

C. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business.

D. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We describe our significant accounting policies in note 2.1.33, 'Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,' to our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. The preparation of our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of some assets and liabilities and, in many instances, the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the applicable reporting period. A change in estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our results. An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably possible could materially impact the audited financial statements.

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates described in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Our business and financial results are affected by fluctuations in world financial markets, including interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We may in the future utilize derivative financial instruments (including LIBOR swap or cap arrangements), among other methods, to hedge some of these exposures. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

We are subject to the risk that the fair value of future cash flows will fluctuate as a result of changes in prevailing market conditions. As of March 31, 2021, our aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding was $1,588.6 million (including $4.1 million of local lines of credit and excluding short-term and long-term deferred financing costs of $20.4 million and $76.2 million of lease liabilities), of which none bore interest at a fixed rate. In connection with the Redemptions, on February 10, 2021, we incurred $100.0 million of indebtedness under our old revolving credit facility, which was refinanced in connection with the Refinancing.

Additionally, we may, from time to time, engage in interest rate hedging transactions to manage our interest rate exposure. For example, on March 27, 2020, we entered into an interest rate cap derivative instrument to manage exposure related to the movement in interest rates. The derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and was entered into with the intention of reducing the risk associated with the variable interest rates on our indebtedness. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.

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An increase in interest rates of 100 basis points would result in additional interest expense in the amount of $2.6 million per quarter.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, the currency in which we prepare our financial statements. This is because when we generate revenues and cash flows in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, these amounts must be translated into U.S. dollars for purposes of preparing our financial statements. Accordingly, our reported financial results will generally benefit when the U.S. dollar is weak relative to other currencies and will generally be adversely affected when the U.S. dollar is strong relative to other currencies. Because the majority of our non-U.S. dollar revenues are denominated in Euros and RMB, we are particularly impacted by changes in the price of these currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, approximately 21%, 36%, and 37% of our revenues were denominated in Euros, RMB and other non-U.S. dollar currencies, respectively.

In addition to this translational risk, we are subject to foreign currency transaction risk when we or any of our subsidiaries enter into transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the applicable entity. Specifically, we and our subsidiaries face the risk of adverse movements in the price of the applicable foreign currency relative to the applicable functional currency between the time a transaction is originally entered into and the time that it is settled.

To mitigate our foreign currency translational risk, we may from time to time engage in translation exposure hedging. To mitigate our foreign transaction risk, we generally try to have our subsidiaries transact in their respective functional currencies and may from time to time enter into hedging arrangements. However, we do not manage our foreign currency exposure in a manner that eliminates all the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on our revenues, cash flows, or the fair values of our assets and liabilities and as a result, changes in foreign currency exchanges rates may adversely affect us.

Commodity Price Risk

We currently have effective contractual arrangements with nearly all of our customers for passing through changes in the cost of palladium to them. Should these arrangements no longer be in place or effective in the future, we may need to hedge these costs and our results could be adversely affected.

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

There have been no material changes to our related party transaction or related policies as compared to those described in Item 7.B. 'Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions' in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.

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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION

Legal Proceedings

We are from time to time subject to various claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings. Some of these claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings involve highly complex issues and often these issues are subject to substantial uncertainties. Accordingly, our potential liability with respect to a large portion of such claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty. Management, with the assistance of legal counsel, periodically reviews the status of each significant matter and assesses potential financial exposure. We recognize provisions for claims or pending litigation when it determines that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Due to the inherent uncertain nature of litigation, the ultimate outcome or actual cost of settlement may materially vary from estimates. If management's estimates prove incorrect, current reserves could be inadequate and we could incur a charge to earnings which could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition, net worth, and cash flows.

A. Risk Factors

Part I, Item 3.D. 'Risk Factors' in our Annual Report on Form 20-F includes a discussion of our risk factors. There have been no material changes to our risk factors since those reported in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Other Information

None.

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