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Why Invest in Glatfelter

We’ve built our financial success on leading positions, innovative products, cost efficiencies, operational excellence and strong customer relationships. We believe this adds up to stable and sustainable long-term returns for our shareholders.

~$1.4 B

2023 Revenue

$93 M

2023 Adjusted EBITDA

~2,920

2023 Total Employees

Get to Know Glatfelter

Glatfelter is a leading global supplier of engineered materials with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability. The Company’s high quality, technology-driven, innovative, and customizable nonwovens solutions can be found in products that are Enhancing Everyday Life®. These include personal care and hygiene products, food and beverage filtration, critical cleaning products, medical and personal protection, packaging products, as well as home improvement and industrial applications.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, the Company’s annualized net sales approximate $1.4 billion with approximately 2,920 employees worldwide. Glatfelter’s operations utilize a variety of manufacturing technologies including airlaid, wetlaid and spunlace with fifteen manufacturing sites located in the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the Philippines. The Company has sales offices in all major geographies serving customers under the Glatfelter and Sontara brands.

Four Reasons to Invest in Glatfelter

1. A Leader in Several Segments

As a global engineered materials company, Glatfelter serves attractive segments growing at GDP/GDP+ rates. Glatfelter has leading positions in:

2. Strong Engineering and Innovation Capabilities

Our teams have deep knowledge of materials, manufacturing technology and product performance. We use this knowledge to deliver innovative products and customized solutions to blue-chip customers.

We continue to invest in product development and innovation. Our teams have expertise in filtration, health and hygiene products, and the recent sustainability trends toward plastic-free substrates in a variety of consumer and industrial applications.

Glatfelter’s dedicated Breakthrough Development Team, comprised of about 20 employees with advanced degrees in Material Science and Chemistry, is focused on identifying and quickly bringing to fruition the most promising innovations.

3. Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

Our robust continuous improvement program focuses on minimizing waste and maximizing up-time.

We continue to take a disciplined approach to capital allocation as we evaluate strategic opportunities going forward.

4. Strong Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

In 2018 and 2019, we executed several strategic actions that led to stronger cash flows and meaningful improvements in profitability. We expanded our airlaid capacity organically, acquired additional airlaid assets, divested our specialty paper business and resolved an environmental matter. We also settled our US pension obligations and refinanced our debt. As a result, we believe we are well positioned to accelerate growth and expand our leadership position in 2020 and beyond.

This website includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties. Glatfelter undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in Glatfelter’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission available at the Financials and Filings link below or at www.sec.gov.

1Results are from continuing operations. Adjusted EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes can supplement the understanding of the financial performance of the Company’s core operations, which consist of the production and sale of composite fiber and airlaid nonwoven materials. Please see our 2019 earnings press release and investor presentation for the discussion of this measure and related reconciliations, including adjustments, to GAAP.
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