Phasing of restructuring charges between Q3 and Q4 2013

At the announcement of the Q2 results in July, AkzoNobel indicated that it had
identified further efficiency and cost saving measures that would require €120
million of restructuring charges in the second half of 2013.

In addition to the previously announced Performance Improvement Program costs
this made a total of €256 million of restructuring charges that were expected to
be incurred in the second half of 2013. It is now expected that the majority of
these costs will be booked in the fourth quarter with over 20 percent to be
booked in the third quarter. As previously indicated, the full year 2013
operating income is unlikely to exceed the €908 million of 2012.

Keith Nichols, CFO of AkzoNobel, commented: "The economic environment continues
to be challenging but the restructuring program remains on track and the
additional initiatives are progressing well. This announcement only refers to
the timing of the realization of the costs in the accounts."

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AkzoNobel Press Release Phasing Restructuring Charges: http://hugin.info/130660/R/1731231/578758.pdf

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