Hönle reports sharp rise in sales revenue and profit

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Gräfeling/München (euro adhoc) - The Hönle Group´s sales revenue in
the first nine months of the current financial year increased by 72.6
% to TEUR 32,887. At the same time, the operating result (EBIT)
improved by 60.0 % to TEUR 4,808, while earnings before taxes (EBT)
increased by 41.3 % to TEUR 5,117. Net income for the period rose by
72.7 % to TEUR 3,812 during the same period, which corresponds to
earnings per share of EUR 0.69 (PY: EUR 0.40).

Hönle acquired Eltosch GmbH on 15 May 2008 and thus expanded the
consolidated Group for the third time during the current financial
year which, since 1 January 2008, also includes the Panacol Group and
PrintConcept GmbH. With the acquisition of Eltosch, a company that
specialises in drying technology for printing machines, Hönle is
gaining direct access to one of the biggest markets for UV
technology, namely the sheet-fed offset printing industry. At the
same time, Hönle thus advances to become the second largest systems
supplier worldwide for UV technology.

Outlook: Hönle is reinforcing its targets for the current financial
year: The Company plans an 85 % increase in sales revenue and an
increase in the operating result (EBIT) by 40 %. Special focus is
placed on speedy integration of the companies that were taken over
during the course of the year. In this connection, Hönle already
anticipates positive results in the current financial year due to
preliminary cost synergies to be exploited at Eltosch. A further
increase in profitability will be possible as of next year due to the
resuming of in-house manufacturing activities and as a result of
synergies expected from sales and administrative activities. Hönle
also expects positive sales revenue and profits from the integration
of Panacol GmbH, which was acquired in January. In this context, the
business activities in China developed particularly well. Very
promising adhesives projects led to initial orders; more are to
follow in the next quarters. In order to increase profitability in
the adhesives segment, Hönle will - among other things - merge
Panacol Deutschland with the subsidiary Wellomer at one location in
the next financial year.

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Further inquiry note:

Peter Weinert

Tel.: +49 (0)89 856 08 173

E-Mail: peter.weinert@hoenle.de

Branche: Instrument Engineering
ISIN: DE0005157101
WKN: 515710
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