EANS-Adhoc: Rosenbauer International AG / 2010 result higher than expected, due to reversal of provision / Anti-trust proceedings in Germany end with official notice of 10.5 EUR Mio. fine

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10.02.2011

The German Federal Cartel Office has today served Rosenbauer with official
notice of fines totalling 10.5 EUR Mio. to be imposed upon Rosenbauer
International AG and Rosenbauer Feuerwehrtechnik GmbH. Rosenbauer will not
contest the official decision imposing the fine, which is based upon a
Settlement Agreement reached with the Federal Cartel Office.

Four German manufacturers had been accused of engaging in anti-competitive
collusion in the municipal fire-fighting vehicle segment. The German Federal
Cartel Office has now imposed total fines of 20.5 EUR Mio. upon three of the
companies involved. Proceedings against a fourth manufacturer have not yet been
concluded.

The proceedings had been underway at the Federal Cartel Office since 2009. For
risk-policy reasons, Rosenbauer decided to set aside a provision at an early
stage, in the financial year 2009, in an amount of 15 EUR Mio. The conclusion
that has now been arrived at to these proceedings, permitting a partial reversal
of the provision contributes to an improvement in the Rosenbauer Group´s annual
result for 2010. Until now, EBIT in the financial year 2010 had been expected to
amount to around 45 EUR Mio..

The interim figures for 2010 will be announced on February 23, 2011.

Further inquiry note:
Rosenbauer International AG
Mag. Gerda Königstorfer
Tel.: 0732/6794-568
[email protected]
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issuer:      Rosenbauer International AG
             Paschingerstrasse 90
             A-4060 Leonding
phone:       +43(0)732 6794 568
FAX:         +43(0)732 6794 89
mail:        [email protected]
WWW:         www.rosenbauer.com
sector:      Machine Manufacturing
ISIN:        AT0000922554
indexes:     WBI, ATX Prime

stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Stuttgart, official market: Wien
language: English

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