euro adhoc: Softing AG / Financial Figures/Balance Sheet / Softing AG: Industrial Automation clearly above target in first half of 2006

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21.07.2006

Softing AG today announced that its Industrial Automation division
will clearly surpass its growth target for 2006 and contribute more
than expected to the company's sales and to its EBIT for 2006, which
will probably come in at EUR 1.5 million. This development is already
discernible today despite the fact that some major deals are not
expected to be concluded until the second half of the year.
Expectations for the Automotive Electronics division with regard to
sales and earnings, however, did not materialize in the quarter just
ended. Dr. Michael Siedentop, the Executive Board member who has
been in charge of the division since February, expects some large
contracts to be won in the second half of the year. The realignment
of the Automotive Electronics division, which was initiated by Dr.
Siedentop, will impact the division's earnings in the second half of
the year as well. In contrast, hard&soft Salwetter-Rottenberger GmbH,
which was acquired in 2005, shows a very pleasing development and
makes a positive contribution to EBIT.

The divisions' preliminary figures for the first six months of 2006
are as follows: Sales Industrial Automation: EUR 5.9 million
(previous year: EUR 5.6 million) EBIT Industrial Automation: EUR 0.5
million (previous year: EUR 0.6 million) Sales Automotive
Electronics: EUR 5.0 million (previous year: EUR 4.4 million) EBIT
Automotive Electronics: EUR -1.0 million (previous year: EUR -0.3
million)

Sales of the Softing Group amounted to EUR 5.6 million in the second
quarter of 2006 (2005: EUR 5.6 million) and totaled EUR 10.9 million
overall in the first half-year (2005: EUR 10.0 million). The
operating income was EUR -0.2 million in the second quarter (2005:
EUR 0.4 million) and EUR -0.5 million in the first six months of the
current financial year (2005: EUR 0.2 million).

Equity as of the end of the first six months of 2006 was EUR 13.2
million. This translates to EUR 2.40 per Softing share compared to
the current share price of approx. EUR 2.55. The Quarterly Report
2/2006 can be downloaded in pdf format from the Investor Relations
section at www.softing.com from August 11, 2006.

end of announcement euro adhoc 21.07.2006 08:10:27
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Dr. Wolfgang Trier
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Branche: Technology
ISIN: DE0005178008
WKN: 517800
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
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