EANS-Interim Report: SIMONA AG / Zwischenmitteilung

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Intermediate report of the management pursuant to section 37x of the WpHG
transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this
announcement.
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Interim Announcement within the First Half of 2012

SIMONA slightly below target in first quarter - Earnings performance
satisfactory

Kirn, 25 April 2012. The slowdown in the global economy since the
fourth quarter of 2011 was also felt by the SIMONA Group in the first
quarter of 2012. Sales revenue totalled E72.7 million in this period,
down 5.5 per cent on the figure recorded in the very solid first
quarter of 2011. However, compared with the preceding quarter (Q1
2012 vs. Q4 2011), the Group again managed to generate growth. Sales
revenue was up 8.0 per cent on the figure posted for the fourth
quarter of 2011.

Confidence within the manufacturing industry has generally
deteriorated at a global level. This has adversely affected
investment spending and exports among customers operating in the
chemical and mechanical engineering industries, which are of
particular importance to SIMONA's business. Against this backdrop,
sales volumes of PP and fluoroplastic sheets used in chemical tank
and apparatus engineering were hit particularly hard. By contrast,
pipes and fittings made of PE, which are used primarily in the area
of water supply and disposal, generated growth with regard to both
sales revenue and sales volumes.

Earnings performance was satisfactory. Owing to lower sales revenue,
however, profit was down on the solid figure posted for the same
period a year ago. The continued surge in commodity prices during the
first quarter exerted downward pressure on the Group's gross profit
margin as well as earnings. Profit before taxes amounted to E3.4
million, or 4.6% of sales revenue, in the first three months of 2012.
In the same period a year ago, profit before taxes had stood at E5.4
million, or 7.0% of sales revenue. EBIT for the first quarter was
E3.3 million.

There were no significant changes to the company's financial position
or cash flows in the first three months of 2012.

For the financial year 2012 as a whole, the SIMONA Group has set a
revenue target in excess of E300 million. Eastern Europe is expected
to provide the main stimulus for growth. SIMONA will be targeting an
EBIT margin of at least 5 per cent.

The Management Board

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issuer: SIMONA AG
Teichweg 16
D-55606 Kirn
phone: +49(0) 6752-14-0
FAX: +49(0) 6752-14-738
mail: info@simona.de
WWW: http://www.simona.de
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007239402
indexes:
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, regulated dealing/general standard: Frankfurt
language: English