SMT Scharf AG wins orders in Russia for EUR 4.1 million

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Hamm (euro adhoc) - Hamm, June 20, 2007 - SMT Scharf AG (German
Securities Code (WKN) 575198, ISIN DE0005751986), the world´s leading
provider of derailment-proof railway systems for the mining sector,
has just received four orders from Russia with a combined volume of
EUR 4.1 million. A total of seven train formations were ordered which
will transport equipment and staff underground. SMT Scharf AG will
deliver one of these to a new customer it has successfully acquired
in Eastern Siberia. The remaining six were ordered by three mining
groups in the Russian Kuzbass basin, all of which are long-standing
SMT Scharf customers.

The contracts were signed after the Ugol Rossii & Mining trade fair,
which was held from June 5-8, 2007 in Novokuznetsk (Russia). "We are
very pleased that this trade fair was such a success for us. These
orders are a key achievement for our sales activities," explained Dr.
Friedrich Trautwein, SMT Scharf AG´s CEO, in view of the strategy the
company communicated during its IPO to drive its international growth
in the target markets like Russia and China.

The orders also include two train formations from the newly developed
"DZ 1800" series, which will be used in Russia for the first time.
"Our customers place great importance on these systems´ high tractive
force; the trains thus have major advantages when it comes to
transporting heavy loads," added Dr. Trautwein. The trains will be
delivered between August and October. The new orders confirm SMT
Scharf AG´s management´s expectations that the company will record
increased revenues and earnings during the current fiscal year 2007.

Company profile

The SMT Scharf Group develops, builds and maintains derailment-proof
railway systems for mining and use in tunnels. The trains are used
all over the world, primarily in hard coal mines, gold mines and in
underground mining for platinum, diamonds, copper and nickel. They
are used to transport material and personnel with working loads of up
to 35t. Rail-bound trains are the only means of transport that can be
used underground on branching lines to cope with inclines of more
than 13 degrees. The SMT Scharf Group has subsidiaries in Germany,
Poland and South Africa, external employees in China and Russia, and
agencies around the world. The railways developed by SMT Scharf are
characterized, above all, by high-performance engines, high working
loads, high speed and low operating and maintenance costs. SMT Scharf
records more than 50% of its revenues abroad, in 2006 64% of order
intake was from high-growth foreign markets such as Russia, China and
South Africa. The replacement parts and repairs business constitutes
around 55% of revenues. The advances in exploitation of resources
make underground conditions increasingly difficult which in turn
requires more high technology transport solutions in mining. The
total market for underground transport technology comprises around
EUR 5 billion to EUR 7 billion per year according to company
estimates. SMT Scharf AG has been listed in the Prime Standard
(regulated market) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since April 11,
2007.

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ISIN: DE0005751986
WKN: 575198
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