EANS-News: Semperit AG Holding / Recognition of minority interests

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Accounting and Audits

Wien (euro adhoc) - The Management Board of the Semperit Group has
resolved to change its previous reporting of the development of its
operating results. In the future, it will make use of the performance
indicators EBIT and EBITDA, which are more strongly favoured
internationally, in order to increase transparency and comparability.

Furthermore, within the context of preparing the annual financial
statements 2010 together with the appointed auditor Deloitte, it was
determined that the equity attributable to non-controlling
shareholders of subsidiaries (minority interests), previously
recognised in shareholders´ equity in the consolidated financial
statements of Semperit, will now have to reclassified according to
IFRS as liabilities due to the reciprocal termination rights.
However, there will be no change in the material value of this item.

As a result of this reclassification, the shareholders´ equity
pursuant to IFRS will be reduced. However, the recognized and
communicated indicators of equity attributed to shareholders of the
parent company Semperit AG Holding, the equity ratio and equity per
share will remain essentially unchanged, due to the fact that these
figures were calculated in previous years excluding minority
interests. Accordingly, the earnings after tax attributable to
non-controlling shareholders of subsidiaries in the consolidated
income statement will be reclassified as part of the financial
results, so that the earnings before tax and the consolidated
earnings after tax will be reduced by this amount. The
above-mentioned reclassifications in the consolidated financial
statements for 2010 pursuant to IFRS will also be applied to the
presentation of the previous year´s figures.

The main operating earnings indicators, namely EBIT and EBITDA, as
well as the earnings after tax attributable to shareholders of the
parent company Semperit AG Holding (net profit for the year) and the
earnings per share will remain unchanged. Moreover, the statutory
single entity financial statements of Semperit AG Holding will also
remain unchanged.

The Semperit Group expects further improvements in earnings for the
year 2010. Sales, revenue, EBIT, EBITDA and the net profit for the
period will satisfactorily surpass the previous year´s figures.

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Further inquiry note:

Semperit AG Holding
Investor Relation
Michael Wolfram
Tel.: +43 (1) 79 777-301
E-Mail: michael.wolfram@semperit.at

Branche: Synthetics & Plastics
ISIN: AT0000785555
WKN: 870378
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