EANS-Adhoc: Von Roll Holding AG / Profit warning for fiscal year 2012

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/Profit warning
18.01.2013

- Difficult market conditions in second half-year
- Earnings for 2012 heavily impacted by extraordinary charges

Au / Wädenswil, Switzerland, 18 January 2013 - Due to persistently
difficult market conditions in the second half of 2012, Von Roll
Holding AG has recorded significantly weaker sales in its core
markets. Consolidated sales for the 2012 business year declined by
8.5% from CHF 543 million to CHF 497 million, with a significant
16.4% decline especially in the fourth quarter 2012. Large and
technically demanding projects in the transformer business resulted
in delivery delays and extraordinary expenses. Reorganization and
restructuring projects also impacted transformer business during the
second half of 2012. Furthermore, non-recurring charges and
impairment losses on intangible assets negatively affected the
operating result. Von Roll expects a sharp overall decline for the
fiscal year 2012. However, the Von Roll equity ratio continues to
reflect an outstandingly robust balance and financing structure. The
results of the fiscal year 2012 will be published on 18 March 2013.

About Von Roll Holding AG: Von Roll is an international, medium-sized
industrial company specialising in products and services for
electrical insulation, electrical technology and power transmission
and distribution as well as water treatment. Based in Switzerland,
Von Roll has around 3,000 employees and is represented at over 30
production and distribution sites across the world.

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This press release is based on information currently available.
Unforeseeable risks and influences may lead to discrepancies with
statements portrayed here. Furthermore, rounding differences may lead
to discrepancies in the reported figures. The release is originally
prepared in German and then translated into English. In the event of
any discrepancy, the German version prevails. For more detailed
information on the company and business development, please see the
Annual and Semi-Annual Report of Von Roll Holding AG. They are
available in digital form at
http://www.vonroll.com/en/financial-reports.html.

Further inquiry note:
Susanne Nelsen
Corporate Communications
T: +41 44 204 3034, F: +41 44 204 3039, E: press@vonroll.com

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issuer: Von Roll Holding AG
Steinacherstrasse 101
CH-8804 Au / Wädenswil
phone: +41 (0)44 204 30 34
FAX: +41 (0)44 204 30 39
mail: press@vonroll.com
WWW: http://www.vonroll.ch
sector: Misc. Industrials
ISIN: CH0003245351
indexes: SPI, Midcap Market Index
stockmarkets: Main Standard: SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English