EANS-Adhoc: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / AGRANA expects EBIT to decline in the 2015|16 financial year

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Earnings Forecast/Preliminary results
10.04.2015

Vienna, 10 April 2015

AGRANA expects a decline in operating profit after exceptional items
(EBIT) in the 2015|16 financial year (1 March 2015 to 29 February
2016).

According to provisional figures, the sugar, starch and fruit company
achieved revenue of EUR 2,493.5 million (prior year*: EUR 2,841.7
million) in the 2014|15 financial year (1 March 2014 to 28 February
2015). The decline of approx. 12 % was primarily attributable to
lower prices for sugar, ethanol and fruit juice concentrate.

At EUR 121.7 million, operating profit after exceptional items (EBIT)
was approx. 27 % below the prior-year level* (EUR 166.9 million). The
significant decline in revenue in the Sugar segment as a result of
the generally difficult market environment was in contrast to the
marginal year-on-year improvement in the EBIT of the Starch segment.
In the Fruit segment, exceptional items relating to the restructuring
of the fruit preparation business in Europe impacted on EBIT, while
operating profit was on a par with the prior year's level.

EBIT is again expected to decline substantially at the Group level in
the 2015|16 financial year. Given the persistently difficult market
environment, the Sugar segment is expected to record a negative
operating profit after exceptional items in the upcoming financial
year. By the same token, the unsatisfactory level of ethanol prices
will weigh down operating profit in the Starch segment. In contrast,
the Fruit segment will see a clear increase in EBIT.

AGRANA's consolidated financial statements for 2014|15, including
further details about the segments and the outlook for 2015|16, will
be published as planned on 13 May 2015.

This announcement is available online in German and English at
www.agrana.com.

* Prior-year values were restated according to IAS 8 in connection
with IFRS 11 and IAS 19.

Further inquiry note:
AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG

Mag.(FH) Hannes Haider
Investor Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905
e-mail: hannes.haider@agrana.com

Mag.(FH) Markus Simak
Public Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084
e-mail: markus.simak@agrana.com

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issuer: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
F.-W.-Raiffeisen-Platz 1
A-1020 Wien
phone: +43-1-21137-0
FAX: +43-1-21137-12926
mail: info.ab@agrana.com
WWW: www.agrana.com
sector: Food
ISIN: AT0000603709
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime
stockmarkets: Präsenzhandel: Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, official market: Wien
language: English