EANS-Adhoc: gategroup provides comparable 9 months results for 2011

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Comparable 9 months results for 2011

02.11.2012

- 2011 results disclosed in light of upcoming release of 2012 January
- September financial results

ZURICH, Nov. 2, 2012 -- The Board of Directors of gategroup Holding
AG announced on March 15, 2012 its decision to introduce quarterly
financial reporting to facilitate performance tracking of gategroup
by shareholders and investors. The report to be published on November
15, 2012 will be the first ever for January to September period since
the Company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in 2009.

In view of this upcoming release on performance for the first nine
months of 2012 gategroup today is disclosing financial results from
last year's first three quarters to provide historical context.

Results for the 2011 January-September period are as follows:

In CHF million January - September 2011
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Revenue 2,021.5
Segment EBITDA 156.2
Segment EBITDA margin 7.7%
Operating profit 93.3
Operating profit margin 4.6%
Profit for the period 43.1
Cash flow generated from
operations 44.4
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About gategroup:
gategroup is the leading independent global provider of onboard services to
companies that serve people on the move. gategroup comprises the following
brands: deSter, eGate Solutions, Gate Aviation, Gate Gourmet, Gate Retail
Onboard, Gate Safe, Harmony, Performa, potmstudios, Pourshins and Supplair.

Shares of Zurich-based gategroup are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange
under the symbol GATE. Please visit our website at
http://www.gategroup.com.

INVITATION TO ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS

gategroup CFO Thomas Bucher invites analysts and investors to
participate in a telephone conference call regarding the 2012 third
quarter results.

The presentation can be accessed via webcast and dial-in
teleconference at 14:30 CET on Thursday November 15, 2012.

To listen to the live presentation via teleconference, call the
dial-in number approximately 15 minutes before the start time. Once
dialed in, please follow the instructions given over the phone.

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Direct dial-in numbers:

+41(0)91-610-56-00 (Europe)

+44(0)203-059-58-62 (UK)
+1-866-291-41-66 (USA - Toll-Free)

To link to the live webcast of the presentation, please go to the
"Investor Pack" tab under the "Investor Relations" section of the
gategroup web site, http://www.gategroup.com.

SOURCE gategroup

Further inquiry note:
Media: Jean-Luc Ferrazzini, Head of Corporate Communications,
communications@gategroup.com, +41-43-812-9128, or Investors: Dagmara Robinson,
Director Investor Relations, drobinson@gategroup.com, +41-43-812-5496

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issuer: gategroup Holding AG
Balz-Zimmermannstrasse 7
CH-8302 Kloten
phone: +41 43 812 54 96
FAX: +41 43 812 91 19
mail: invest@gategroup.com
WWW: http://www.gategroupmember.com/
sector: Consumer Goods
ISIN: CH0100185955
indexes:
stockmarkets: Hauptsegment: SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English