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9-month report

05.11.2008

The positive sales development in the first nine months of 2008 was
due to a favorable sales trend in the commercial vehicle industry and
foremost to the effects resulting from the acquisitions made in the
previous business year, which contributed to a positive development
of results at group level in addition to a significant increase in
sales. POLYTEC GROUP´s sales grew by 27.2% to EUR 595.2 million.
EBITDA increased in the first nine months of 2008 by 10.1% to EUR
46.6 million. the equivalent of an EBITDA margin of 7.8%. The
year-on-year decline of the EBITDA margin from 9.1% to 7.8% was due
to an unfavorable development of operations in the Automotive Systems
Division.

in EUR million Q3 2008 Q3 2007 % 1-9 2008 1-9 2007 %
Sales 182.3 181.1 0.7% 595.2 467.8 27.2%
EBITDA 9.9 13.6 -27.0% 46.6 42.4 10.1%
EBIT 3.0 7.0 -56.7% 26.1 26.2 -0.5%
Net income 0.5 4.3 -87.4% 16.1 18.4 -12.7%

EBITDA Margin 5.5% 7.5% 7.8% 9.1%
EBIT Margin 1.7% 3.8% 4.4% 5.6%

Earnings per Share (in EUR) 0.02 0.19 -87.4% 0.72 0.82 -12.2%

The unfavorable development was, as reported in the previous quarters
of 2008, not only attributable to a number of factors with a negative
impact on earnings. This downward trend was due to a general decline
in sales as a result of reduced OEM production volumes which had
already started in the third quarter of 2008. This negative trend was
further impacted by higher-than-expected start-up costs for new
projects, which in turn led to increased material costs and
extraordinary expense items (i.e. leased staff). A further
contribution resulted from the price development on the raw material
and energy markets. Against the backdrop of the current challenging
market environment, targeted potentials were not achieved. This
situation is not expected to improve by year-end.

OUTLOOK

Due to the first-time consolidation of PEGUFORM GROUP as of October
1, 2008 and its contribution to both group sales and earnings, the
outlook for the 2008 business year must be boosted. PEGUFORM GROUP
will contribute roughly EUR 300 million to POLYTEC GROUP sales in the
fourth quarter of 2008, which will result in combined sales of
approximately EUR 1.1 billion. The newly acquired business will make
a positive contribution to net income and earnings per share for the
full-year of 2008.

ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT OF POLYTEC GROUP

Due to the expected slowdown in the business performance in the
fourth quarter of 2008 as the result of an unfavorable market
development for the automotive supplier industry and the output
reduction announced by the European OEMs, the EBITDA margin target of
8% (excluding the effects from the first-time consolidation of
PEGUFORM GROUP) will not be met despite expected sales of EUR 800
million for the full-year of 2008. The effects from the prolonged
company vacation periods and the temporary suspension of production
operations announced by the OEMs cannot be quantified at present. The
impact on results affected by the aforementioned measures can only be
counteracted in the short-term by reducing overtime and the number of
leased staff. For these reasons, more detailed information about the
earnings development cannot be provided from today´s perspective.
However, it is expected that the original margin target of 8% will
not be considerably underperformed.

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Further inquiry note:

Manuel TAVERNE

POLYTEC GROUP

Investor Relations

Tel.+43(0)7221/701-292

manuel.taverne@polytec-group.com

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