EANS-News: SHW AG: Total dividend of EUR 4.00 per share intended

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Aalen (euro adhoc) - Group sales[1] rise in fiscal year 2012 by 2.5
percent to EUR 325 million - Consolidated net income from EUR 17.0
million to EUR 46.1 million - Dividend proposal: Total dividend of
EUR 4.00, thereof EUR 3.00 one-time special dividend - Group sales in
first two months of 2013 almost at prior year's level

Aalen, 11 March 2013. At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of
SHW AG, one of the leading suppliers of CO2-relevant pumps and engine
components as well as brake discs, approved the consolidated
financial statements for fiscal year 2012. Despite the 6.9 percent
decline in vehicle production in Europe, the final figures reveal an
increase in Group sales of 2.5 percent to EUR 325.4 million (previous
year: EUR 317.3 million). Key factors in this rise were production
start-ups and a significant increase in revenues from start-stop
gearbox oil pumps.

Consolidated net income amounted to EUR 46.1 million in 2012,
compared to EUR 17.0 million in the previous year. This amount
includes the net result from discontinued operations of EUR 31.9
million.

As at 31 December 2012, the SHW Group had net cash amounting to EUR
19.6 million, representing a rise of EUR 28.3 million on the level of
the previous year. This improvement was due to the proceeds of EUR
42.9 million from the sale of its stake in the Canadian STT
Technologies Inc. This transaction also pushed up the equity ratio
from 31.7 percent to 52.4 percent.

Due to the company's performance and the solid balance sheet
structure, the Management Board and Supervisory Board of SHW AG today
decided to propose to the Shareholders' Meeting on 14 May 2013 the
issue of a total dividend of EUR 4.00 per share. This includes a
one-time special dividend of EUR 3.00 to enable shareholders to share
in the proceeds of the sale of STT.

Plans to outgrow market

The new financial year got off to a good start for SHW. At the end of
the first two months, Group sales, at EUR 54.1 million, had almost
reached the previous year's level of EUR 55.2 million. The positive
trend in CO2-optimising engine and gearbox oil pumps continued in the
Pumps and Engine Components business segment, which generated EUR
39.7 million in sales (previous year: EUR 39.9 million). At 14.4
million, sales in the Brake Discs business segment were down roughly
six percent on the previous year's EUR 15.3 million.

It remains difficult to assess the impact of the sovereign debt
crisis - particularly in the southern peripheral states of the
eurozone - on vehicle production in Europe and on the trend in
vehicle exports to North and South America and China respectively.
However, given its planned production start-ups, SHW anticipates that
it will outgrow the market in fiscal year 2013.

Assuming that the order situation remains stable, the company expects
to be able to achieve Group sales in fiscal year 2013 in the range
from EUR 325 million to EUR 340 million. As a result of the planned
production start-ups and shift of the product mix towards more
complex pumps, the Pumps and Engine Components business segment
should achieve sales in the range from EUR 235 million to EUR 250
million. The Brake Discs business segment aims to further increase
the proportion of ready-to-install brake discs and higher-value
composite brake discs to generate sales of around EUR 90 million.

Assuming that the planned growth in sales is achieved, the company
expects earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortisation (EBITDA) to increase at both Group and business segment
level.

The company will publish details of the 2012 annual financial
statements and report on 21 March 2013.

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----------- [1] Since the sale STT Technologies Inc., which was
previously consolidated on a pro-rata basis, has been classified as
"discontinued operation" as defined in IFRS 5. The prior year figures
have been adjusted accordingly.

About SHW The enterprise was established in 1365, making it one of
the oldest industrial enterprises in Germany. Today, SHW AG is a
leading automotive supplier with products that contribute
substantially to a reduction of fuel consumption and consequently CO2
emissions. In its Pumps and Engine Components business segment, the
SHW Group develops and produces pumps for passenger cars and truck
and off- highway applications, e.g. trucks, agricultural and
construction vehicles, stationary motors and wind power stations. The
Brake Discs business segment develops and produces monobloc
ventilated brake discs made of cast iron and lightweight brake discs
made from a combination of an iron friction ring and an aluminium
pot. Customers of the SHW Group include leading European and North
American automobile manufacturers, manufacturers of commercial,
construction and agricultural vehicles and other automotive
suppliers. The SHW Group currently has four manufacturing sites in
Germany, located in Bad Schussenried, Aalen- Wasseralfingen,
Tuttlingen-Ludwigstal and Neuhausen ob Eck. With slightly more than
1,000 employees, the SHW Group generated sales from continuing
operations in 2012 of EUR 325 million. Further information is
available at: www.shw.de

Future-oriented statements This press release contains certain
future-oriented statements that are based upon current assumptions
and forecasts made by the management of SHW AG. Various known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors may lead to the actual
results, financial position, development or performance of the
company deviating considerably from the appraisals specified here.
The company assumes no obligation to update future-oriented
statements of this nature or adapt them to future events or
developments.

Note This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell
securities in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Japan
or any other jurisdictional territory where offers are subject to
statutory restrictions. The securities named in this announcement may
only be sold or offered for sale in the United States of America
following their prior registration in accordance with the provisions
of the version of the US Securities Act of 1933 currently in force
(the "Securities Act") or, without prior registration, only on the
basis of an exemption. Unless provided for by certain exceptions
within the Securities Act, the securities named within this
announcement may not be sold or offered for sale in Australia, Canada
or Japan, nor may they be sold or offered for sale to or for account
of residents of Australia, Canada or Japan. No registration of the
offer or sale of the securities named in this announcement will take
place, as stipulated by the relevant statutory provisions in Canada,
Australia and Japan. There is no public solicitation to buy
securities in the United States of America.

Further inquiry note:
Michael Schickling
Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
SHW AG
Telephone: +49 (0) 7361 502 462
Email: michael.schickling@shw.de

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company: SHW AG
Wilhelmstrasse 67
D-73433 Aalen
phone: +49 7361 502-1
FAX: +49 7361 502-674
mail: ir@shw.de
WWW: http://www.shw.de
sector: Automotive Equipment
ISIN: DE000A1JBPV9
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stockmarkets: free trade: Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime
standard: Frankfurt
language: English