Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2015 Highlights:

• Continued to execute on long-term strategic plan by investing in the growth of our specialty product portfolio. Flagship $30 million NXT* silane capacity expansion at the Company’s Leverkusen, Germany, facility is expected to come online in late 2017
• Initiated a global restructuring program to improve cost position and organizational efficiency. Currently expect to achieve $30 million of structural savings by early 2017 through selling, general and administrative reductions and productivity actions
• Began transformation of siloxane business that will enable Momentive to reduce its siloxane footprint and provide for approximately $10 million of incremental structural savings
• Maintained strong balance sheet with significant liquidity of $434 million as of December 31, 2015

WATERFORD, N.Y. (March 1, 2016) – MPM Holdings Inc. (“Momentive” or the “Company”) today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.

“Stable volumes in our silicones portfolio were offset by soft demand from China, planned extended shutdowns and strengthening of the U.S. dollar against most other currencies in the fourth quarter of 2015,” said Jack Boss, Chief Executive Officer and President. “We are aggressively responding to the softer market conditions by pursuing $30 million in cost reductions. We also took a first step in our production transformation and announced actions to address our siloxane business by rationalizing siloxane production in Europe, which will further reduce operating
costs by approximately $10 million per year. Supported by our strong balance sheet, we continue to also strategically invest in our key specialty products, as demonstrated by our NXT* silane expansion.”

Mr. Boss added: “Looking ahead, we expect that economic volatility will continue into the first quarter of 2016.  We anticipate that our first quarter volumes and revenues will be similar to the rates we experienced in the second half of 2015 and our EBITDA will be affected further by the inventory reduction efforts in the fourth quarter of 2015. We anticipate growth will resume in subsequent quarters. The changes we are making will better position us when end markets recover.”

Net Sales. Net sales for the three months ended December 31, 2015 were $549 million, a decrease of 9% compared with $603 million in the prior-year period. The decline in net sales was driven primarily by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, unfavorable product mix and slight volume declines. On a constant currency basis, net sales would have decreased 5% for the period.

Segment EBITDA. Segment EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2015 was $41 million, a decrease of 33% compared with $61 million in the prior-year period. The decrease in Segment EBITDA was driven primarily by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, an unfavorable mix shift within our silicones segment and weaker quartz results, which offset a slight reduction in corporate expenses. On a constant currency basis, Segment EBITDA would have decreased 26% for the period.

Fiscal Year 2015 Results

Net Sales. Net sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 were $2.29 billion, a decrease of 8% compared with $2.48 billion in the prior year. The decline in net sales was driven primarily by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies and unfavorable silicones product mix. On a constant currency basis, net sales would have decreased 1% for the period.

Segment EBITDA. Segment EBITDA for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 was $194 million, a decrease of $44 million, or 18%, compared with $238 million in the prior year. Segment EBITDA performance for the year primarily reflects the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against other currencies and unfavorable mix shift driven by softer demand for specialty products serving energy, electronics, high end automotive and agriculture markets. On a constant currency basis, Segment EBITDA would have decreased 8% for the period.

Global Restructuring Program

In the third quarter of 2015, Momentive announced a global restructuring to reduce its structural costs by $25 million per year in 2016. The Company is continuing to evaluate cost reduction opportunities and now expects the program to generate annual savings of approximately $30 million by 2017; $25 million in savings are expected to be realized in 2016. The targeted savings will be achieved mostly through a reduction in force and delayering of our organization primarily in selling, general and administrative roles, as well as productivity actions at our operating facilities. The Company expects to incur cash costs of approximately $15 million to implement the global restructuring initiative.

Siloxane Production Transformation

Separate and distinct from the Company’s $30 million global restructuring program, Momentive is taking strategic actions to reduce its global siloxane manufacturing capacity. As an initial step, the Company is rationalizing its siloxane capacity at its Leverkusen facility and will now source a portion of its siloxane requirements through long-term external supply agreements. The siloxane rationalization initiative will reduce operating costs by approximately $10 million per year when completed and the Company expects to incur severance and related cash costs of approximately $10 million related to this initiative.

Strategic Global Expansion of NXT* Silane Capacity

Momentive recently announced the strategic expansion of its Leverkusen facility as part of its global initiative to expand production capabilities serving the automotive markets. As part of this initiative, the Company will invest approximately $30 million to support the growth of its innovative NXT* silane technology, which reduces the rolling resistance of tires without the loss of wet traction. This incremental capacity will come online in late 2017 and is strategically located in close proximity to multiple key customers.

Fresh Start Accounting and Form S-1 Filing

Upon emergence from bankruptcy on October 24, 2014, Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (“MPM”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Momentive, adopted fresh start accounting which resulted in the creation of a new entity for financial reporting purposes. As a result of the application of fresh start accounting, as well as the effects of implementing MPM’s plan of reorganization, the Consolidated Financial Statements on or after October24, 2014 of both MPM and Momentive reflected a different basis of accounting than the Consolidated Financial Statements prior to that date. References to “Successor” or “Successor Company” relate to the financial position and results of operations of the reorganized MPM and Momentive subsequent to October 24, 2014. References to “Predecessor” or “Predecessor Company” refer to the financial position and results of operations of both MPM and Momentive prior to October 24, 2014. As a result of the Securities and Exchange Commission declaring Momentive’s Form S-1 effective on July 2, 2015, Momentive decided to report its financial results together with its operating subsidiary, MPM. Momentive is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its business through its subsidiaries, and its only material asset is its indirect interest in MPM.

Segment Results

Following are net sales and Segment EBITDA by reportable segment for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2015. See “Non-U.S. GAAP Measures” for further information regarding Segment EBITDA and Schedule 4 to this release for a reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to net income (net loss). In 2015, the Company redefined its internal reporting structure and now allocates additional administrative functional costs to the operating segments. The current presentation of Segment EBITDA includes a Corporate component as compared to the previously disclosed Other component. Corporate is primarily corporate, general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to the operating segments, such as certain shared service and administrative functions. The presentation of Segment EBITDA for the periods ended December 31, 2014 was retrospectively revised to conform to the current presentation format.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2015, Momentive had total debt of approximately $1.2 billion, unchanged from December 31, 2014. In addition, at December 31, 2015, Momentive had approximately $434 million in liquidity, including $217 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $217 million of availability under its senior secured assetbased revolving loan facility (the “ABL Facility”).

In the fourth quarter of 2015, Momentive purchased $19 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.69% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2022 on the open market for $10 million. In the fourth quarter of 2015, Momentive recorded a gain of $7 million as a result of paying down portions of its outstanding debt for amounts less than face value.  

Momentive expects to have adequate liquidity to fund its operations for the foreseeable future from cash on its balance sheet, cash flows provided by operating activities and amounts available for borrowings under the ABL Facility.

Earnings Call

Momentive will host a teleconference to discuss fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015 results on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

Interested parties are asked to dial-in approximately 10 minutes before the call begins at the following numbers:

U.S. Participants: 877-546-5018
International Participants: 857-244-7550
Participant Passcode: 51715175

Live Internet access to the call and presentation materials will be available through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website: www.momentive.com.

A replay of the call will be available for three weeks beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time on March 1, 2016. The playback can be accessed by dialing 888-286-8010 (U.S.) and +1-617-801-6888 (International). The passcode is 64284134. A replay also will be available through the Investor Relations Section of the Company’s website.

Non-U.S. GAAP Measures

Segment EBITDA is defined as EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) adjusted for certain non-cash and certain other income and expenses. Segment EBITDA is an important measure used by the Company's senior management and board of directors to evaluate operating results and allocate capital resources among segments. Segment EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net income (loss) or other results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Segment EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. See Schedule 4 to this release for a reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to net income (net loss).

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted for certain non-cash and certain non-recurring items and other adjustments calculated on a pro-forma basis, including the expected future cost savings from business optimization or other programs and the expected future impact of acquisitions, in each case as determined under the governing debt instrument. As the Company is highly leveraged, the Company believes that including the supplemental adjustments that are made to calculate Adjusted EBITDA provides additional information to investors about the Company’s ability to comply with its financial covenants and to obtain additional debt in the future. Adjusted EBITDA is not a defined term under GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition, liquidity or profitability, and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management's discretionary use, as it does not take into account certain items such as interest and principal payments on the Company’s indebtedness, depreciation and amortization expense (because the Company uses capital assets, depreciation and amortization expense is a necessary element of the Company’s costs and ability to generate revenue), working capital needs, tax payments (because the payment of taxes is part of the Company’s operations, it is a necessary element of the Company’s costs and ability to operate), non-recurring expenses and capital expenditures. Fixed Charges under the indentures should not be considered as an alternative to interest expense. See Schedule 5 to this release for a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA and the calculation of the Adjusted EBITDA to Fixed Charges ratio.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended including statements related to our transformation and restructuring activities, growth and productivity initiatives, anticipated cost savings, growth, and market recovery, and competitiveness. In addition, our management may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements. All
statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “seek” or “intend” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future events and conditions and are based on currently available financial, economic and competitive data and our current business plans. Actual results could vary materially depending on risks and uncertainties that may affect our operations, markets, services, prices and other factors as discussed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). While we believe our assumptions are reasonable, we caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements as it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: a weakening of global economic and financial conditions, interruptions in the supply of or increased cost of raw materials, changes in governmental regulations or interpretations thereof and related compliance and litigation costs, difficulties with the realization of cost savings in connection with our global restructuring, transformation and strategic initiatives, including transactions with our affiliate, Hexion Inc., pricing actions by our competitors that could affect our operating margins, our ability to obtain additional financing, and the other factors listed in the Risk Factors section of our SEC filings. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. The forward-looking statements made by us speak only as of the date on which they are made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

About Momentive

Momentive is a global leader in silicones and advanced materials, with a 75-plus year heritage of being first to market with performance applications that support and improve everyday life. Momentive delivers science-based solutions for major industries, by linking its custom technology platforms to allow the creation of unique solutions for customers. Additional information is available at www.momentive.com.

Contact
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