*STRONG CDMO^1 PERFORMANCE IN Q1 2025, IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR FY 2025
*CDMO OUTLOOK 2025 CONFIRMED WITH CER^2 SALES GROWTH APPROACHING 20% AND CORE EBITDA MARGIN APPROACHING 30%
*CHI CONFIRMS ITS OUTLOOK TO RETURN TO LOW-TO-MID-SINGLE-DIGIT CER SALES GROWTH IN 2025 WITH AN IMPROVING CORE EBITDA MARGIN IN MID-TWENTIES
*MID-TERM OUTLOOK CONFIRMED
*Q1 2025, LONZA EXPERIENCED A HEALTHY LEVEL OF CONTRACT SIGNINGS ACROSS WHOLE CDMO BUSINESS
*DOES NOT ANTICIPATE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL IMPACT FROM POTENTIAL TARIFFS
*LONZA NOW ANTICIPATES START OF OPERATIONS AT ITS NEW COMMERCIAL-SCALE ASEPTIC DRUG PRODUCT FACILITY IN STEIN (CH) IN 2027
*IN Q1 2025, LONZA EXPERIENCED A HEALTHY LEVEL OF CONTRACT SIGNINGS ACROSS WHOLE CDMO BUSINESS
*CUSTOMER INTEREST IN VACAVILLE IS STRONG, WITH A THIRD LONG-TERM CUSTOMER CONTRACT SECURED AND A NUMBER OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING
*MAKING GOOD PROGRESS WITH PREPARATIONS FOR EXIT OF CHI BUSINESS
*CHI BUSINESS: CURRENTLY PLANNING NECESSARY CARVE-OUT MEASURES
((Reuters Investor Briefs; email: reutersinvestor.briefs@thomsonreuters.com))
Source Date/Time = 09-MAY-202504:30:26.66 GMT