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quarterly report

13.08.2014

Gleisdorf, 13 August 2014

Binder+Co: order intake upswing

Even though the first half of 2014 still broughtBinder+Co, the
international specialist for processing, environmental and packaging
technology, tangible falls in both sales revenues and results, the
level of new business recovered considerably.

The sideways trend in Binder+Co order intake that has been evident
for several months was successfully interrupted in the second quarter
of 2014. In the first half of 2014, the company was able to acquire
new orders with a total value of EUR 53.99 million and thus exceeded
the figure for the comparable period of 2013 of EUR 37.95 million by
nearly a half (+42.3%).

Karl Grabner, Member of the Binder+Co Management Board: "It is
especially pleasing that in the second quarter we were able to
capture an increasing number of system and plant projects.
Previously, over a long period our new business was carried by single
machine contracts alone. This was still evident in the sales revenues
of the first half-year, which at EUR 46.22 million were 22.6% below
the 2013 figure. EBIT was therefore also negative at minus EUR 0.49
million. The main reasons were the continuation of weak order intake
in the first quarter of 2014, as well as the fact that a major order
obtained in 2013, which will extend over several years, will not
contribute tosales revenues in 2014. The Comec-Binder S.r.l., Bublon
GmbH and Binder+Co Machinery (Tianjin) Ltd. subsidiaries, and the
parent company were all affected by this negative development."

Conversely, the order backlog situation and hence the medium-term
outlook are both promising. As at 30 June 2014, Binder+Co order
backlog totalled EUR 54.79 million, which was a notable 72.0% up on
the EUR 31.86 million of the previous year. However, some EUR 23.46
million of this figure will first have an effect

on sales revenues in 2015 and the following years.

Segment sales revenues and results lower, but more orders across the board

As the strongest segment, during the period under report Processing
Technologyprovided sales revenues of EUR 18.82 million. Although
slightly down, this again represented the largest share of total
sales, whereby as in the first quarter the segment result remained
negative. The losses suffered by the young subsidiaries allocated to
this segment and the lack of result contributions from the parent
company continued to be a burden. By contrast, order intake was
raised by almost 60% and included larger systems orders.

The sales revenues of the Environmental TechnologySegment,which
focuses on sorting machines for glass and plastics recycling,
totalled EUR 8.65 million and were therefore clearly down on the
value of the preceding year. Segment EBIT was just positive and thus
also demonstrated a tangible fall. Nonetheless, order intake was
raised, mainly through large volume system business.

The Packaging TechnologySegment, which is managed by the independent
subsidiary Statec Binder GmbH, also showed a downturn in sales
revenues and results as compared to the above-average figures for the
same period of 2013. However, order intake for the period was raised
by around a third and apart from a continuation of positive single
machine, spare part and service business, a larger sized systems
order was also captured.

Stable outlook

As already mentioned, as at 30 June 2014 Binder+Co oder backlog was
72.0% up on the value for the preceding year at EUR 54.79 million.
However, current order backlog contains contracts of around EUR 23.46
million, which will extend beyond 2014. On the basis of an order
backlog of around EUR 31.33 million for 2014, the aim of the
management continues to be the retention of sales revenues and
results at the levels of 2013.

Workforce numbers constant

In 2013, continuing internationalization resulted in a marked
increase in the size of the Binder+Co workforce to 370 at year-end.
As at 30 June 2014, the company had 369 own employees.

Investments

In the first half of 2014, Binder+Co invested a sum of EUR 3.3
million. The focus of this spending continued to be the construction
of the new group headquarters at Gleisdorf, which commenced in 2012.

Binder+Co share price remains solid

During the first six months of 2014 the price of the Binder+Co share,
which is traded on the mid market of the Vienna Stock Exchange, fell
back by 6.6% from EUR 21.40 to EUR 19.99 and then remained stable.

The Binder+Co Group Binder+Co is a specialist in the field of
processing, environmental and packaging technology and the world
market leader in the screening and glass recycling segments. The
company was listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange at the end of 2006
and is now part of the Third Market in the mid market segment.The
Binder+Co Group consists of Binder+Co AG, the three fully owned
subsidiaries Comec-Binder S.r.l., Bublon GmbH andBinder+Co Machinery
(Tianjin) Ltd., as well asthe Statec Binder GmbH joint venture
(50.7%). In 2010, Binder+Co was awarded the Austrian National
Innovation Prize for its successful implementation of inventive
capacity. Moreover, in 2011 it received both the Austrian National
Prize for Work Safety for its introduction of special safety measures
for apprentices, and the Best Open Innovator Award of the Zeppelin
University Friedrichshafen as the top SME in the D-A-CH region. In
2012, the company was also presented with theTRIGOS Styria in the
Ecology category for its efforts in the resource conservation area.

Further inquiry note:
Inquiries
Karl Grabner, Member of the Management Board
Tel.: +43/3112/800-363

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issuer: Binder+Co Aktiengesellschaft
Grazerstraße 19-25
A-8200 Gleisdorf
phone: +43 3112 800-363
FAX: +43 3112 800-320
mail: karl.grabner@binder-co.at
WWW: www.binder-co.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT000BINDER3
indexes: mid market
stockmarkets: Third Market: Wien
language: English