EANS-News: TA Triumph-Adler AG reports first quarter sales drop, loss due to current market environment

Syndicated loan to be replaced by shareholder loan - Two acquisitions
aim to round off business in Austria and South-Western Germany

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Nürnberg (euro adhoc) - Nuremberg, April 27, 2009 - Due to the bad
current market environment TA Triumph-Adler reports consolidated
sales to come in 18.9% lower in the first three months of its 2009
financial year than in the first quarter of last year, and amounting
to EUR76.9 million.

Lower sales revenues as well as extraordinary expenses of almost EUR1
million for the necessary capacity adjustments as well as relating to
refinancing activities resulted in a pre-tax loss of EUR2.1 million.
A pre-tax profit of EUR2.2 million arose in the first quarter of the
previous year.

TA Triumph-Adler will now fully redeem the syndicated loan facility
entered into in summer 2007. The funds required for this are being
sourced from a shareholder loan.

Operating cash inflow of EUR6.2 million; strong cash position

Cash flow in the first quarter 2009 was negative at minus EUR2.9
million. Cash flow from operating activities, however, amounted to
EUR6.2 million, mainly due to changes in net current assets. Cash and
cash equivalents consequently rose from EUR29.0 million on December
31, 2008 to EUR33.6 million on March 31, 2009.

Total consolidated assets amounted to EUR303.7 million, a EUR9.0
million extension of the balance sheet total compared with the level
on December 31, 2008, corresponding to a EUR9.0 million rise in
inventories. Following Kyocera Mita's acquisition of more than 50% of
TA Triumph-Adler shares we de-recognized deferred tax assets relating
to loss carryforwards within the Group. The balance sheet loss rose
to minus EUR159.4 million as of December 31, 2008. The balance sheet
loss rose further to minus EUR161.5 million as a result of the
negative quarterly earnings. Consolidated equity after deducting the
minority interest now amounts to minus EUR73.3 million. The matter is
of a purely accounting nature, and has no legal or liquidity
consequences, or effects that might jeopardize the company as a going
concern. TA Triumph-Adler AG as the legally relevant parent company
reports an equity ratio of around 30%. Other current liabilities
(mainly trade payables) were reduced by EUR13.7 million during the
course of the first three months to EUR102.9 million.

Two acquisitions aim to round off business in Austria and
South-Western Germany

Following the conclusion of this reporting period, TA Triumph-Adler
acquired two smaller companies. Purchased were the entire business
operations of the company MS Farbdrucklösungen, Schorndorf, as well
as Printer Products GmbH, Vienna. The acquisitions serve to round off
the business in Austria and the southwest of Germany. Together, they
have an installed base of around 1,000 machines and reported sales of
over EUR3 million in 2008.

For further information please contact:
TA Triumph-Adler AG
Südwestpark 23
90449 Nuremberg
Germany
Dr. Joachim Fleing
Telefon: +49 / 911 / 68 98 - 499
Fax: +49 / 911 / 68 98 - 200
ir@ta.ag
www.triumph-adler.de

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Further inquiry note:

Sonja Blättchen

Telefon: +49 (0)911 6898-104

E-Mail: sonja.blaettchen@triumph-adler.net

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