KUKA Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Forecast 25.03.2015 07:30 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KUKA Aktiengesellschaft Zugspitzstrasse 140, 86165 Augsburg - ISIN DE0006204407- Listed on the following German stock exchanges: Frankfurt am Main and Munich Market segment: Prime Standard Ad hoc disclosure in accordance with section 15 of the WpHG (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz - German Securities Trading Act) Integration of Swisslog leads to regular depreciation resulting from purchase price allocation KUKA expects strong, profitable growth to the year 2020 The EBIT-margin of the KUKA Group that was targeted at 5.5% for the fiscal year 2015 with planned sales revenues of EUR 2.8 billion is expected to reduce to 3.5%. This is due to regular depreciation of realized assets to the amount of approximately EUR 60.0 million from purchase price allocation in the context of the acquisition of Swisslog Holding AG. Furthermore, the Executive Board is presenting a first-time guidance on a five-year period, which indicates group-wide sales revenues amounting to EUR 4.0 to 4.5 billion and an EBIT-margin of over 7.5% for the fiscal year 2020. Augsburg, 25 March 2015 KUKA Aktiengesellschaft The Executive Board Contact: Andreas Spitzauer phone: +49 821 7975-216 fax: +49 821 7975-213 e-mail: [email protected] 25.03.2015 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: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft Postfach 43 12 69 86072 Augsburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)821 797 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)821 7975 - 333 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.kuka.com ISIN: DE0006204407 WKN: 620440 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------