UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF A FOREIGN ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

August 23, 2013

Commission File Number: 000-54841

D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V.

Oosterdoksstraat 80

Amsterdam, 1011 DK

The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Press Release

First Twelve Months Fiscal Year 2013¹

D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 Reports Results in Line with Guidance

Amsterdam, August 23, 2013

Key Highlights First Twelve Months Fiscal Year 2013

•

Total segment sales stable on like-for-like² basis; reported segment sales down (0.5)%

•

Gross margin improved 270 bps to 40.4%

•

A&P investments up 26%

•

Underlying³ EBIT margin up 180 bps to 13.8%

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Normalized³ earnings per share at € 0.47

•

Operating working capital improved 590 bps to 8.6% of sales


	First Twelve Months						Change
(€ mln)	FY 13			FY 12			LFL.²			Reported
Total segment sales		2,646			2,661			0.0	%		(0.5	)%
Reported sales		2,680			2,795			n.a.			(4.1	)%
Underlying EBIT³		366			327			15.4	%		12.0	%
Underlying EBIT margin³		13.8	%		12.3	%		180	bps		150	bps
Normalized profit for the period³		277			267
Normalized EPS³ (€)		0.47			0.45
Profit for the period		196			132
EPS (€)		0.33			0.22

¹	The Company’s current accounting period runs from July 1, 2012 until December 31, 2013 to allow the Company to report on a calendar year basis from calendar year 2014 onwards.

²	Like-for-like (L.FL) growth is at constant scope of consolidation and constant exchange rates

³	This represents a non-IFRS measure. The reason for the inclusion of the measure along with the definition and reconciliation to the comparable IFRS measure can be found in appendix 1 of this release

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FINANCIAL REVIEW FIRST TWELVE MONTHS FISCAL YEAR 2013


First Twelve Months Fiscal Year 2013	Sales (€ mln)		LFL⁴ change			Underl.⁵ EBIT (€ mln)			Underl.⁵ EBIT margin			LFL⁴ change
Retail – W-Europe		1.228		(1.9	)%		252			20.5	%		370	bps
Retail – Rest of World		781		5.7	%		46			5.9	%		(100	) bps
Out of Home		637		(2.6	)%		95			15.0	%		(20	) bps

Total segment		2,646		0.0	%		394

Non-allocated⁶		34					(28	)

Total		2,680					366			13.8	%		180	bps

Total segment sales remained stable at € 2,646 mln, on a like-for-like basis, in the first twelve months of FY 13. This performance was driven by an improvement of mix/other of 2.2%, while price contributed 0.1%. Volumes were down 2.3%. Total reported sales decreased by 0.5%, with acquisitions contributing 0.6% while currency translation effects had a negative impact of 1.1%.

The gross margin increased 270 bps to 40.4%, excluding green coffee export sales. This increase was largely driven by the substantial drop in green coffee Arabica prices and mix.

A&P spend went up by 26% to support our brands and product introductions across the entire portfolio. SG&A costs went down by 3% driven by “Fit for Growth”, the cost optimization program that was launched in 2012, delivering € 27 mln of cost savings in the first twelve months of FY 13. The resulting underlying EBIT margin significantly improved by 180 bps to 13.8%, on a like-for-like basis.

Normalized profit and normalized earnings per share amounted to € 227 mln and € 0.47, respectively. Reported profit, including the unusual items, and reported earnings per share amounted to € 196 mln and € 0.33, respectively.

Operating working capital⁷ as a percentage of total sales improved by 590 bps to 8.6% freeing up € 154 mln in cash. The improvement of 590 bps was largely driven by a reduction in inventories with good progress made in trade payables and trade receivables.

⁴	Like-for-like (LFL) growth is at constant scope of consolidation and constant exchange rates

⁵	This represents a non-IFRS measure. The reason for the inclusion of the measure along with the definition and reconciliation to the comparable IFRS measure can be found in appendix 1 of this release.

⁶

Non-allocated sales represent green coffee export sales. The Company announced In CY 12 to reduce these sales to around €45 mln from FY 13 onwards. Non- allocated EBIT mainly represents corporate overhead costs and EBIT contribution from green coffee export sales, the latter being negligible in FY 13.

⁷	Operating working capital is explained and reconciled to the closest IFRS measure in appendix 1.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW FOURTH QUARTER SALES FISCAL YEAR 2013


			Change
Fourth Quarter FY 13	Sales (€ mln)		LFL⁸			Reported
Retail – W-Europe		311		0.7	%		(0.8	)%
Retail – Rest of World		195		2.5	%		(0.8	)%
Out of Home		163		(3.9	)%		(2.8	)%

Total segment sales		669		0.1	%		(1.3	)%

Non-allocated⁹		5		n.a.			n.a.

Total sales		674					(3.3	)%

Total segment sales increased 0.1% to € 669 mln, on a like-for-like basis, in the fourth quarter of FY 13. This strong rebound, compared to the decline of (3.2)% in the preceding quarter, can be attributed to the performance of Retail Western Europe returning to growth. The Company’s sales performance had a strong mix/other development of 3.7%, reflecting the success of our focus on premiumization. Volume performance improved to a decrease of only (1.4)%, versus (4.6)% in the third quarter. Price, however, had a negative effect of (2.2)%, reflecting the increased pressure to lower consumer prices, as the result of the substantially lower green coffee prices. Reported total segment sales decreased by (1.3)% driven by a negative currency translation of (1.5)%, with acquisitions adding 0.1%

OTHER INFORMATION

Unusual items

The Company recorded € (111) mln of unusual items in the first twelve months of FY 13. The unusual items mainly relate to restructuring costs, the implementation of the new business model in February 2013 and costs relating to the public offer by Oak Leaf B.V. for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in the capital of D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V.

⁸	Like-for-like (LFL) growth is at constant scope of consolidation and constant exchange rates

⁹	Non-allocated sales represent green coffee export sales. The Company announced in CY 12 to reduce these sales to around € 45 mln from FY 13 onwards.

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INCOME STATEMENT

(unaudited)


	First Twelve Months
(€ mln)	2013			2012			change
Sales		2,680			2,795			(4.1	)%
Cost of sales		(1,608	)		(1,787	)		(10.0	)%
Gross profit		1,072			1,008			6.3	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(817	)		(898	)		(9.0	)%
Operating profit		255			110			132.1	%
Net finance income		12			150			(92.1	)%
Share of profit from associate		4			0			—
Profit before income tax		271			260			4.4	%
Income tax expense		(75	)		(127	)		(41.5	)%
Profit/(loss) from discontinued operations		(0	)		—
Profit for the period		196			132			48.6	%

	First Twelve Months
(€ mln)	2013			2012			change
Earnings per share (€)		0.33			0.22			48.6	%
Number of shares at period end (mln)		595			595
Number of shares period average (mln)		595			595

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BALANCE SHEET

(unaudited)


(€ mln)	Consolidated June 30, 2013			Consolidated June 30, 2012
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment (PP&E)		374			377
Goodwill and other intangible assets		373			387
Investments in associate		15			13
Deferred income tax assets		119			91
Other non-current financial assets		65			47
Retirement benefit asset non-current		140			150

		1,086			1,065

Current assets
Inventories		284			405
Income tax receivable		15			30
Trade and other receivables		341			422
Derivative financial instruments		5			22
Cash and cash equivalents		442			220

		1,088			1,099

Total assets		2,173			2,164

Equity
Share capital and share premium		477			489
Other reserves		(305	)		(171	)
Profit for the period		196			—

		369			318

Non-current liabilities
Borrowings		516			529
Retirement benefit obligations		94			109
Deferred income tax liabilities		61			47
Provisions		52			52
Derivative financial instruments		40			0
Other non-current liabilities		67			74

		831			811

Current liabilities
Borrowings		23			28
Trade and other payables		661			631
Income tax payables		248			295
Provisions		37			66
Derivative financial instruments		3			15

		974			1,035

Total equity and liabilities		2,173			2,164

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)


(€ mln)	Consolidated June 30, 2013
Profit for the period		196

Adjustments:
Depreciation, amortization and impairments		101
Loss on sale of asset		7
Share of profit from associate		(4	)
Income tax expense		75
Interest income		(22	)
Interest expense		40
Pension expense		(22	)
Provision charges		6

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Change in Operating Working Capital		154
Change in Other Working Capital		29
Derivatives financial instruments		45
Other		(39	)

Pension payments		(77	)
Payment of provisions		(46	)
Income tax payments		(118	)

Net cash provided by operating activities				324

Cash flow from investing activities
CAPEX – Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(99	)
CAPEX – Purchases of intangibles		(12	)
Loans made		16
Interest received		21
Dividends received		2

Net cash used in investing activities				(72	)

Cash flow from financing activities
Borrowing activities		4
Interest paid		(36	)

Net cash provided by financing activities				(32	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash				2

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents				222

Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period		220
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period		442

Free cash flow *				225

*	Free cash flow consists of the net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures related to PP&E

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Appendix 1

EXPLANATION OF NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES

Throughout this earnings release the Company presents certain measures that are not recognized under IFRS or other generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Company has included these measures as they are measures the Company uses in operating its business and because it believes that these measures are useful to investors, and other users of its financial information, in helping them to understand its underlying business performance. These measures are not calculated in accordance with IFRS and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Accordingly, they should not be considered as an alternative to the Company’s reported IFRS measures.

The adjusted measures throughout this press release exclude items that are income or charges (and related tax impact) that management believes have had, or are likely to have, a significant impact on the earnings of the applicable business segment or on the total Company for the period in which the item is recognized, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results and affect the comparability of underlying results from period to period. These items may include, but are not limited to: charges for exit activities; consulting and advisory costs; transformation programs; impairment charges; spin-related costs; tax costs and benefits resulting from the disposition of a business; impact of tax law changes; changes in tax valuation allowances and favorable or unfavorable resolution of open tax matters based on the finalization of tax authority examinations or the expiration of statutes of limitations. Management highlights these items to provide greater transparency into the underlying sales or profit trends of D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 or the applicable business segment or discontinued operations and to enable more meaningful comparability between financial results from period to period. Additionally, D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 believes that investors desire to understand the impact of these factors to better project and assess the longer term trends and future financial performance of the corporation.

This release also contains certain underlying and normalized non-IFRS financial measures that exclude from a financial measure computed in accordance with IFRS the impact of the items described above and the Impact of acquisitions and dispositions, changes in foreign currency exchange rates and non-strategic sales. Management believes that these non-IFRS financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753’s business that, when viewed together with D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753’s financial results computed in accordance with IFRS, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753’s historical financial performance and projected future operating results, greater transparency of underlying profit trends and greater comparability of results across periods. These non-IFRS financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for the comparable IFRS measures and should be read only in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated interim financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.

The definition of the Company’s non-IFRS measures are as follows:

Like-for-like sales represents sales, excluding green coffee export sales, calculated at the exchange rate for the most recent period and adjusted to eliminate acquisitions to the extent they are not included in both periods.

Underlying EBIT represents profit for the period before share of profit from associates, finance income / (costs), income tax expense and adjusted to exclude income or charges that management believes are unrelated to its core operating results and that are excluded in determining segment.

Normalized profit represents the profit for the period excluding amounts excluded in computing underlying EBIT and excludes unusual finance income and unusual tax expense.

Normalized EPS represents the normalized profit divided by the outstanding number of shares at year end.

Operating working capital represents working capital that is invested to operate the business. Operating working capital is defined as the net amount of inventories, trade receivables and trade payables.

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The following tables provide reconciliation between these measures and the Company’s IFRS financial information.

Sales growth fourth quarter FY 13


	Retail W-Europe			Retail Rest of World			Out of Home			Total
Volume											(1.4	)%
Price											(2.2	)%
Mix/Other											3.7	%

Like-for-like total segment sales change		0.7	%		2.5	%		(3.9	)%		0.1	%

Foreign exchange		(0.3	)%		(4.6	)%		(0.3	)%		(1.5	)%
Change in scope*		(1.2	)%		1.3	%		1.4	%		0.1	%

Total segment sales change		(0.8	)%		(0.8	)%		(2.8	)%		(1.3	)%

*	As a result of acquisitions/divestitures and inter-segment reclassifications

Sales growth first twelve months FY 13


	Retail W-Europe			Retail Rest of World			Out of Home			Total
Volume											(2.3	)%
Price											0.1	%
Mix/Other											2.2	%

Like-for-like total segment sales change		(1.9	)%		5.7	%		(2.6	)%		0.0	%

Foreign exchange		0.1	%		(4.5	)%		0.5	%		(1.1	)%
Change in scope*		(1.1	)%		1.7	%		2.0	%		0.6	%

Total segment sales change		(2.9	)%		2.9	%		(0.1	)%		(0.5	)%

*	As a result of acquisitions/divestitures and inter-segment reclassifications

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Reconciliation of EBIT and underlying EBIT for the first twelve months FY 13


	First Twelve Months						Margin
(€ mln)	FY 13			FY 12			FY 13			FY 12
Profit for the period		196			132

Income tax expense		75			127

Profit before income tax		271			260

Net finance income		(12	)		(150	)

Share of profit from associate		(4	)		(0	)

Operating Profit		255			110			9.5	%		3.9	%

*Adjustments:*
Restructuring charges		40			121
Termination Senseo agreement		—			55
New business model		12			—
Impairment		12			21
Transaction costs Offer Oak Leaf B.V.		39			—
Other		8			15

Total adjustments to Operating Profit		111			212

Adjusted EBIT		366			322

Green coffee export		0			(6	)
Other items Brazil		—			11

Underlying EBIT		366			327			13.8	%		12.3	%

Reconciliation of normalized profit

First 12 months

(€mln)

FY 13

Per share

FY 12

Per share

Profit for the period attributable to equity holders

196

0.33

132

0.22

EBIT adjustments (net of tax)

167

Adjustments to Finance income/(costs) - (net of tax)

(79

)

Tax adjustments

Total adjustments to profit

135

Normalized profit

277

0.47

267

0.45

Reconciliation of operating working capital


(€ mln)	June 30, 2013			June 30, 2012
Inventories		284			405
Trade receivables		260			282
Trade payables		(314	)		(282	)

Operating working capital		231			405

Operating working capital as a % of total sales		8.6	%		14.5	%

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Appendix 2

DISCLAIMER

The statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, from time to time, in oral and written statements, representatives of D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 (the Company) discuss their expectations by making forward-looking statements regarding the Company. Forward-looking statements are generally but not always preceded by terms such as “intends”, “expects”, “projects”, “anticipates”, “likely” or “believes”. Forward-looking statements represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding the future many of which are by their nature inherently uncertain. The Company’s actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Consequently, the Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from such forward-looking statements are those described in the Annual Report on Form 20-F filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

It is to be noted that totals in this report might deviate from the sum of the individual inputs due to rounding.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V.

Date: August 23, 2013

/s/ Onno van Klinken

Onno van Klinken

General Counsel & Secretary

D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V. 6-K