EANS-Adhoc: Westag & Getalit AG / Sales revenues grow in H1 2012; earnings before income taxes below prior year level

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27.07.2012

Based on a continued positive environment for the German construction
industry, Westag & Getalit AG increased its first-half sales revenues
by another 1.7% to EUR 113.5 million (previous year: EUR 111.6
million). The situation in our foreign markets was more difficult, as
the economic crisis intensified in large parts of Europe. Against
this background, it is positive to see that our export sales remained
almost unchanged, declining by only a moderate 1.6% to EUR 25.0
million (previous year: EUR 25.4 million). As a result of the
disparate trends in Germany and abroad, the export share dropped to
22.0% (previous year: 22.7%).

At the half year state earnings before income taxes stood at EUR
4,488 thousand, down 12.0% on the previous year's EUR 5,102 thousand.
While sales revenues increased moderately and commodity prices
stabilised, we had to cope with non-recurrent charges resulting from
major problems with the materials supplied. Net profit per share
amounted to EUR 0.55 for the ordinary shares (previous year: EUR
0.63) and to EUR 0.61 for the preferred shares (previous year: EUR
0.69).

Economic activity in the German construction industry is not showing
any signs of a slowdown. The situation is more complicated outside
Germany, where the economic problems are huge and no improvement is
on the cards for the future. Especially in the construction sector,
the crisis has also reached France and the Netherlands in the
meantime. In view of the high percentage of domestic sales, we expect
total sales revenues to grow nevertheless. Our bottom line is
influenced not only by sales revenues but also by commodity prices,
which have lately eased somewhat, albeit at a high level. Should this
trend continue and the conditions in output markets remain
favourable, net profit for the year

Further inquiry note:
Felix Huisgen
Tel.: +49 (0)5242 17 5350
E-Mail: huisgen@westag-getalit.de

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issuer: Westag & Getalit AG
Hellweg 15
D-33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück
phone: +49 (0)5242 17 0
FAX: +49 (0)5242 17 75000
mail: ir@westag-getalit.de
WWW: http://www.westag-getalit.de
sector: Building materials
ISIN: DE0007775207, DE0007775231
indexes: Prime All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, regulated dealing: Düsseldorf,
regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English