Philips Lighting third quarter results 2016

Press release                                                                                                                                             October 20, 2016

Philips Lighting reports sales at €1.7 billion, continued profitability increase led by gross margin improvement; solid cash flow

Third quarter 2016 highlights

• Comparable sales of -3.3% to €1,745 million
• Total LED-based sales growth of 16%, now representing 56% of total sales
• Continued year-on-year improvement in operational profitability
  • adjusted EBITA of €175 million (Q3 2015: €139 million)
  • adjusted EBITA margin of 10.0% (Q3 2015: 7.5%)
• Net income of €51 million, including €30 million charges for brand license, separation costs and financial expenses not applicable in 2015
• Free cash flow of €164 million (Q3 2015: €80 million) particularly driven by improved profitability and working capital management

Eindhoven, the Netherlands - Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam: LIGHT) today announced the company's third quarter results 2016. "Our operational profitability and free cash flow improved significantly in the third quarter, in line with our improvement path, despite softer sales," said CEO Eric Rondolat. "We will continue to implement sales improvement measures and introduce innovative propositions to strengthen our underlying growth profile. Our total LED-based sales grew by 16% in the quarter and now represent 56% of our revenues. Moreover our systems and services businesses saw healthy double-digit growth, driven by our continued extension of lighting into the Internet of Things."

                                              
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Conference call and audio webcast  
Eric Rondolat (CEO), Stéphane Rougeot (CFO) and René van Schooten (member of the Board of Management and Business Group Leader of Lamps) will host a conference call for analysts at 10:00 a.m. CEST to discuss third quarter results.

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For further information, please contact:

Philips Lighting Investor Relations
Jeroen Leenaers
Tel: +31 6 2542 5909
E-mail: jeroen.leenaers@philips.com

Philips Lighting Communications
Elco van Groningen
Tel: +31 6 1086 5519
E-mail: elco.van.groningen@philips.com

About Philips Lighting
Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting products, systems and services, delivers innovations that unlock business value, providing rich user experiences that help improve lives. Serving professional and consumer markets, we lead the industry in leveraging the Internet of Things to transform homes, buildings and urban spaces. With 2015 sales of EUR 7.5 billion, we have approximately 34,000 employees in over 70 countries. News from Philips Lighting is located at http://www.newsroom.lighting.philips.com

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