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9M FY21 Sales Pernod Ricard Créateurs de convivialité Press release - Paris , 22 April 2021 EXCELLENT Q3 AT + 19 % , MARKING RETURN TO SALES GROWTH IN 9M FY21 aT + 2 % ( REPORTED SALES : -4 % ) INTERIM DIVIDEND OF € 1.33 PER SHARE TO BE PAID ON 9 JULY 2021 FY21 GUIDANCE : ORGANIC GRowth in Profit from RecuRRING OPERATIONS OF C. + 10 % 9 Month Sales Sales for the first 9 months of FY21 totalled € 6,941m , with an organic growth of + 1.7 % : Dynamism of Must - win domestic markets , with USA continuing to grow mid - single- digits , China at + 34 % in 9M and India back to double - digit growth in Q3 • • • Europe¹ continuing to display strong resilience , thanks in particular to Scotch and Specialty Brands , despite Covid - related restrictions Travel Retail starting to lap easier comparison base , but still very subdued , with limited passenger traffic By category : • • • • Strategic International Brands + 1 % returning to growth driven by Martell , Malibu , Jameson and The Glenlivet . Absolut and blended Scotch still in decline , impacted by Travel Retail exposure Strategic Local Brands now stable , thanks to double - digit growth of Kahlua , Passport and Ramazzotti Specialty Brands + 22 % , with continued strong dynamism of Lillet , Malfy and Aberlour in Western Europe , and Tequila and American whiskey in USA Strategic Wines + 2 % , in good growth , particularly thanks to Off - trade dynamism in UK and Canada . Reported 9M Sales declined -3.7 % with an unfavourable FX impact linked mainly to Euro appreciation vs. USD and Emerging market currencies . For full - year FY21 , a significant FX impact on Profit from Recurring Operations of c . - € 250m is expected² . Sales for the third quarter of FY21 totalled € 1,955m , with an organic growth of + 19.1 % and reported growth of + 12.6 % . Dividend An interim dividend of € 1.33 per share will be detached on 7 July 2021 and paid on 9 July 2021. The final dividend will be subject to the AGM decision on 10 November 2021 . 1 Excluding Travel Retail 2 Based on average FX rates projected at 14 April 2021 , particularly a EUR / USD rate of 1.19