EANS-Adhoc: SEMPERIT AG HOLDING: DIVIDEND INCREASE PROPOSED FOR 2010

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22.03.2011

SEMPERIT AG HOLDING: DIVIDEND INCREASE PROPOSED FOR 2010

- Preliminary results confirmed - Dividend proposal to the Annual
General Meeting: Increase to EUR 1.25 per share - Longstanding CEO
Rainer Zellner leaves the Management Board

Vienna, March 22, 2011 - The Semperit Group confirms the figures
announced on February 17, 2011 for the 2010 financial year. Record
results could be achieved with respect to revenue as well as the key
earnings indicators.

2010 2009 Change in %
Revenue in EUR million 689.4 588.1 + 17.2
EBIT in EUR million 82.3 69.6 + 18.3
Earnings after tax 45.4 38.8 + 16.9
Dividend per share in EUR 1.25* 1.15 + 8.7

* Proposal to the Annual General Meeting

Based on a considerably improved order situation, the related higher
sales volumes as well as necessary selling price rises, total revenue
of the Semperit Group climbed 17.2% in the 2010 financial year, to
EUR 689.4 million. At the same time, Semperit succeeded in increasing
the operating profit (EBIT) by 18.3% to EUR 82.3 million. On balance,
earnings after tax of the Semperit Group were up 16.9%, to EUR 45.4
million.

In 2010, the Semperit Group invested a total of EUR 60.0 million. The
investments were predominantly for capacity expansion at Sempermed
and Sempertrans. The other divisions mainly focused on carrying out
rationalisation and modernization projects. Thus Semperit laid the
industrial foundation for further growth of the Group.

Due to the satisfactory profit the Management Board will propose a
dividend increase to EUR 1.25 per share to the Annual General Meeting
for the 2010 financial year (previous year: EUR 1.15 per share).

On the day of the Annual General Meeting the longstanding Chief
Executive Officer Rainer Zellner will leave the Management Board. He
will be succeeded by Thomas Fahnemann, who has served as Deputy
Chairman of the Management Board since December 1, 2010.

Semperit also anticipates a satisfactory business development driven
by all divisions in 2011. However due to the further increases in raw
material prices, the quick adjustment of selling prices and other
measures designed to reduce costs will be decisive success factors in
2011.

The annual report and the annual financial statements are available
for download immediately at www.semperit.at. The Annual General
Meeting of Semperit AG Holding will take place on April 14, 2011.

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Further inquiry note:

Semperit AG Holding
Head of Finance
Michael Wolfram
Tel.: +43 (1) 79 777-301
E-mail: michael.wolfram@semperit.at

Branche: Synthetics & Plastics
ISIN: AT0000785555
WKN: 870378
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