euro adhoc: Rosenbauer International AG / Interim Announcement

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21.11.2008

Revenues up 16% to 322.0 Mio EUR, EBIT 43% higher at 21.5 Mio EUR
Rise of at least 15% in revenues and EBIT forecast for 2008 Healthy
order books assure 100% capacity utilization until well into 3rd
quarter of 2009

|KEY FIGURES | |1-9/2008|1-9/2007 |Vdg. in % |
|Revenues |Mio EUR |322.0 |277.1 |+ 16% |
|EBIT |Mio EUR |21.5 |15.0 |+ 43% |
|EBT |Mio EUR |16.9 |11.2 |+ 51% |
|Consolidated profit 1) |Mio EUR |13.1 |9.1 |+ 44% |
|Cash flow from operating |Mio EUR |(2.3) |(37.1) |- |
|activities | | | | |
|Total assets |Mio EUR |278.0 |268.7 |+ 3% |
|Investments |Mio EUR |7.6 |5.1 |+49% |
|Employees (as at September 30) | |1,758 |1,637 | + 7% |
|Order intake |Mio EUR |365.8 |328.0 |+12% |
|Order backlog (as at September 30)|Mio EUR |423.3 |395.2 |+ 7% |
1) Before profits/losses on minority interest

The ROSENBAUER Group notched up further revenue and bottom-line growth during
the first three quarters of the year. Group revenues were up 16% on the first
three quarters of 2007, at 322.0 Mio EUR (1-9/2007: 277.1 Mio EUR). The biggest
drivers of revenue growth were international export business and German
special-vehicle sales.

On the back of the good results achieved in the first six months, the operating
result (EBIT) for the reporting period as a whole rose 43% to 21.5 Mio EUR (1-
9/2007: 15.0 Mio EUR). This took the EBIT margin to 6.7%, up from 5.4% year-on-
year, largely due to positive effects from the high level of capacity
utilization and the resulting fixed-cost degression. In addition, a number of
especially high-margin international export orders were fulfilled in the April
to June period.

Despite the marked weakness of the world economy, the inflow of new
orders to the ROSENBAUER Group held up very well indeed in the first
three quarters of 2008. At 365.8 mEUR, it was above the figure for
this period of last year (1- 9/2007: 328.0 Mio EUR). At 423.3 mEUR,
the Group's order backlog at September 30, 2008 were 7% above the
comparable figure for last year (September 30, 2007: 395.2 Mio EUR).
Still at a gratifyingly high level, this reserve of unfilled orders
will see the Group working to capacity until well into the third
quarter of 2009.

OUTLOOK The financial crisis is having a far greater impact on the
global economy than originally expected. The medium and long-term
effects on the business of the ROSENBAUER Group are difficult to
predict. The large volume of orders on hand - which will last until
well into the 3rd quarter of 2009 - and the high share of revenues
derived from regions and sectors that have not so far been seriously
affected by the darker economic outlook, together mean that the
impact on the ROSENBAUER Group in the year ahead will be only
limited.

On the strength of the results for the first nine months, the
favourable order situation and on the assumption that the high volume
of orders continues to be processed smoothly, Management can confirm
its expectations for the financial year 2008 as a whole, with Group
revenues and EBIT likely to be up by around 15%. For the first time
ever, this will take Group revenues to around the 500 Mio EUR mark.

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Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000922554
WKN: 892502
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