SCHULER AG / Key word(s): 9-month figures/Change in Forecast 30.10.2014 13:16 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Earnings guidance for 2014 raised to around 8.5% EBITA - New orders up 10.6% on previous year at 916.3 million euros - EBITA margin of 8.3% on consolidated sales of 836.6 million euros after nine months Göppingen, October 30, 2014 - Schuler AG is raising its earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2014. The reason is the positive development of business in the first nine months of 2014 with an operating result (EBITA) of 69.1 million euros and an EBITA margin of 8.3%, according to preliminary figures. The press manufacturer also expects positive one-off effects in the fourth quarter of 2014 from the reversal of provisions no longer needed this year for an efficiency enhancement program launched in 2013 for its German facilities now almost fully completed. As a result, Schuler expects an EBITA margin of around 8.5% for its fiscal year 2014. The company had previously anticipated an EBITA margin of between 7 and 8%. According to preliminary figures, the press manufacturer achieved year-on-year growth in new orders of 10.6% to 916.3 million euros in the first nine months. This was due in particular to a doubling of orders received in Asia. According to preliminary figures, Schuler generated consolidated sales of 836.6 million euros in the first nine months of fiscal 2014. This figure is below the comparable prior-year figure of 906.8 million euros. Also, the result is below the - unusually high - comparable prior-year figure. This is due to varying lead times typical for the machine and plant engineering industry. Schuler expects sales to rise in the fourth quarter of 2014 and confirms its sales guidance of between 1.1 and 1.2 billion euros. The company will announce the final figures for the first nine months of fiscal 2014 on November 6, 2014. Contact: Schuler AG, Thomas Herrlinger, Head of Investor Relations, POB 12 22, 73012 Göppingen, Tel.: + 49 (0)7161/66-204, Fax: 66-850, e-Mail: [email protected] 30.10.2014 The DGAP 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: SCHULER AG Bahnhofstraße 41 73033 Göppingen Germany Phone: +49 (0)7161 66-204 Fax: +49 (0)716 166-850 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.schulergroup.com ISIN: DE000A0V9A22 WKN: A0V9A2 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard), Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------