Alphaform AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Half Year Results 18.07.2014 14:37 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad hoc disclosure Preliminary figures for the first half of 2014: Alphaform realignment on track Revenue increases by 15.4% to around EUR 7.0 million in Q2 compared with around EUR 6.0 million in the same period of previous year Q2 operating result improves by EUR 0.4 million year on year to EUR -0.5 million Forecast for year as a whole confirmed again Feldkirchen, 18 July 2014 - Alphaform AG, a service provider for industrial 3-D printing, is on course to achieve its announced realignment. For the second quarter of 2014, the company reported an increase in revenues of around 15.4% to EUR 7.0 million. Over the first half of the year as a whole, therefore, growth of 14.9% and revenue of EUR 14.5 million (previous year: EUR 12.6 million) were achieved. This development was supported by a stable economy during the reporting period. The profit/loss before taxes (operating result) was improved by EUR 0.4 million in the second quarter of 2014 to EUR -0.5 million, after EUR -0.9 million in the same quarter of the previous year. The negative operating result was primarily due to restructuring costs and expected seasonal factors. In the first half of the year as a whole, the operating result was EUR -0.8 million, and it therefore improved by EUR 0.1 million compared to the same period of the previous year (EUR -0.9 million). In the second quarter of 2014, EBITDA was EUR -0.2 million compared to EUR -0.6 million in the same quarter of the previous year; in the first half of 2014 it was EUR -0.2 million compared to EUR -0.3 million in the first half of 2013. Cash flow from operating activities in the first six months of business year 2014 was EUR -2.4 million, compared with EUR -0.2 million in the reporting period of the previous year. The main reason for this was the need for additional working capital due to the business expansion and the costs for restructuring. More information can be found in the corporate news release on the first half of 2014 published on 8 August 2014 or the report for the first half of 2014 available at www.alphaform.de on the same date. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: About Alphaform Alphaform AG, based in Feldkirchen near Munich was founded in 1996. The company belongs to the European market leaders in the production of complex components means additive manufacturing, which are often grouped together under the term '3D printing'. An important mainstay of the segment 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing is the production of series close prototypes, particularly for the automotive and capital goods industries. The Medical Division of Alphaform has a leading position throughout Europe in manufacturing and processing orthopaedic implants and instruments. The shares of Alphaform are listed in the Prime Standard Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) under the abbreviation ATF. The core competence of Alphaform lies in its extensive application know-how for processes and materials for the additive production of complex prototypes, tools, individual components and small series made of plastic and metal. The company's activity is focused on the orthopaedic and medical technology, automotive, aviation and aerospace industries. The subsidiaries of Alphaform are located in Germany, Finland, Sweden and the UK. Contact: Dr. Hanns-Dieter Aberle CEO ALPHAFORM AG Kapellenstraße 10 85622 Feldkirchen Tel.: +49 89 905002 35 Fax: +49 89 905002 1035 e-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.alphaform.de 18.07.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Alphaform AG Kapellenstraße 10 85622 Feldkirchen Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 905002 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)89 905002 - 90 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.alphaform.de ISIN: DE0005487953 WKN: 548795 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------