EANS-News: SHW AG: dividend payment of EUR 1.00 per share

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Annual Reports

Aalen (euro adhoc) - Group sales grow 24.2 percent in FY 2011 to EUR
360.6 million - Net income for the year climbs 25.8 percent to EUR
17.0 million - Sales up by 17.9 percent in first two months of 2012

Aalen, 27 March 2012. SHW AG, a leading supplier of CO2-relevant
pumps and engine components as well as brake discs, today published
the Annual Report with the final figures for the year 2011. Both
Group sales and consolidated net income for the year reached new
record levels. The Pumps and Engine Components business segment was
the main driver. Group sales increased by 24.2 percent to EUR 360.6
million in 2011. Net income for the year climbed from EUR 13.5
million to EUR 17.0 million. Earnings per share amounted to EUR 2.93,
compared to EUR 2.46 in the year 2010.

"Together with the Supervisory Board, we will therefore propose a
dividend of EUR 1.00 per share to the Annual General Meeting," said
CEO Dr. Wolfgang Krause. This represents a dividend yield of 3.9
percent.

Sound financial profile continues to improve

"Reflecting the positive earnings performance, the financial profile
of the SHW Group continued to improve," said SHW CFO Oliver Albrecht.
The equity ratio climbed from 23.9 percent to 31.7 percent. At
30.2 percent, the return on capital employed (ROCE) exceeded the
industry average and the cost of capital. Net liabilities to banks
were reduced from EUR 13.4 million in 2010 to EUR 8.6 million at the
end of 2011.

Above-average growth targeted also for 2012

As had been expected, the high level of incoming orders in Q4 2011
translated into good sales at the beginning of the year. Group
sales increased by 17.9 percent in the first two months of 2012 to
EUR 65.0 million, with the Pumps and Engine Components business
segment making a major contribution.

"It remains difficult to assess the impact of the sovereign debt
crisis on consumer behaviour in our two main markets, Europe and
North America," said Dr. Wolfgang Krause. "In view of the many
production start-ups, we are confident, however, that we will again
outgrow the market in 2012."

"Against this background, we currently believe Group sales to reach
between EUR 365 million and EUR 390 million," said Oliver Albrecht.
The guidance for the full year will be put into more precise terms in
the interim report for the first six months. The interim report for
the first quarter of 2012 will be published on 8 May 2012. The Annual
General Meeting will be held in Heidenheim on 15 May 2012.

About SHW The enterprise was established in 1365, making it one of
the oldest industrial enterprises in Germany. Today, the SHW Group is
a leading supplier for the automotive industry with products that
contribute 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 vehicles and
truck and off-highway applications, e.g. trucks, farm 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 producers of
passenger cars and commercial vehicles with manufacturing facilities
in Europe and North America. The SHW Group has four manufacturing
sites in Germany, located in Bad Schussenried, Aalen-Wasseralfingen,
Tuttlingen-Ludwigstal and Neuhausen ob Eck. Via its 50 percent
interest in the Canadian company STT Technologies Inc., the company
also has production sites in Canada and Mexico. With more than 1,000
employees, the SHW Group generated approx. EUR 60 million in sales in
2011. 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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language: English