EANS-Adhoc: Semperit AG Holding: EBT rose by 18.8% during the first three quarters

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quarterly report

20.11.2009

• Total revenue decreased by 10.0% to EUR 442.9 million • EBT
increased by 18.8% to EUR 54.9 million • End of the economic tailspin
- however forecasting remains difficult

Vienna, November 20, 2009 - Despite the prevailing difficult business
environment, Semperit succeeded in further improving earnings during
the first three quarters of 2009 in comparison to the previous year.
This can be mainly attributed to the Sempermed division, which
continued to develop very positively.

| |1-9/2008 |1-9/2009 |Change in %
|
|Revenue in EUR |492.0 |442.9 |-10.0
|
|million | | |
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|EBT in EUR million |46.2 |54.9 |+18.8
|

Notwithstanding a 10.0% decline in revenue to EUR 442.9 million,
earnings before tax (EBT) of the Semperit Group rose by 18.8% during
the first three quarters of 2009, to EUR 54.9 million (previous year:
EUR 46.2 million). The losses suffered by the cyclically-dependent
business areas could be more than compensated for by the good results
of Sempermed.

PERFORMANCE OF THE DIVISIONS The Sempermed division also continued
its positive development in the third quarter and revenue increased
17.8% to EUR 203.8 million during the first nine months of 2009.
Based on the ongoing upturn in the examination glove segment,
production capacity at the existing plant in Thailand will be
expanded. Furthermore, plans were finalised for a new
state-of-the-art plant in Surat Thani, Thailand, with a total
investment volume of approximately EUR 25 million.

The decline in revenues of the divisions Semperflex and Semperform by
39.9% to EUR 77.7 million and by 16.8% to EUR 77.1 million,
respectively, was attributed to the global recession. Earnings before
tax of the Semperflex division decreased to EUR 2.5 million (previous
year: EUR 13.9 million) despite adjustments carried out to reduce
fixed costs and fell to EUR 7.7 million (previous year: EUR 12.9
million) for the Semperform division.

The Sempertrans division registered a revenue decrease of 13.2% in
the first three quarters, to EUR 84.3 million. However, this can be
considered as satisfactory in the light of the difficult market
environment. Earnings before tax at EUR 10.5 million still slightly
surpassed the previous year´s figure of EUR 10.4 million.

OUTLOOK Although Semperit once again succeeded in surpassing its
previous year´s result in the third quarter of 2009, forecasting of
the company´s future business development remains difficult. With the
exception of the Sempermed division, revenues in the other divisions
for the year 2009 as a whole are expected to be lower than in 2008.
It remains to be seen whether the economic contraction in various
markets has sustainably bottomed out. Overall, despite the current
price hikes on raw material markets, Semperit anticipates
satisfactory results for the business year 2009.

In light of the current environment, Semperit is continuing to focus
on measures designed to strengthen its competitive position, in order
to gain additional market share in difficult times and be well
prepared to take advantage of a future economic upswing. In addition
to intensified market penetration efforts, the operational priorities
are concentrated on implementing programmes to enhance efficiency and
reduce material consumption, as well as increased training of
employees.

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