EANS-Adhoc: Von Roll Holding AG / Positive business development in third quarter 2011

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quarterly report

26.10.2011

- Order intake up 21% to CHF 490 million at constant exchange rates;
up 7% to CHF 434 million at current rates - 10% sales growth to CHF
464 million at constant exchange rates; 3% decline to CHF 410 million
at current rates

Au / Wädenswil, October 26, 2011 - The Swiss industrial group Von
Roll Holding AG presented business figures today for the third
quarter 2011. Order intake rose 21% to CHF 490 million at constant
exchange rates and 7% to CHF 434 million at current rates. Net sales
at constant exchange rates rose 10% to CHF 464 million but declined
by 3% to CHF 410 million at current rates. The most profitable
division Von Roll Insulation generated 3% higher sales at CHF 278
million for the third quarter 2011, likewise 3% higher order intake
at CHF 287 million. Von Roll Composites sales remained unchanged at
CHF 84 million, while order intake declined slightly by 1% to CHF 87
million. Von Roll Transformers registered a 32% sales decline to CHF
45 million as a result of low order volume per year-end 2010, but
third-quarter 2011 order intake by this division rose steeply by 63%
to CHF 57 million.

About Von Roll Holding AG: As one of Switzerland´s longest
established industrial companies, Von Roll Holding AG focuses on
products and systems for power generation, transmission and
distribution. Von Roll is the global market leader in insulation
products, systems and services and is represented in 19 countries
with around 3,000 employees at over 30 sites.

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Further inquiry note:
Susanne Berger
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