euro adhoc: voestalpine AG / quarterly or semiannual financial statement / voestalpine again posts record figures - the operating result rises by more than 45% in the first quarter of 2007/08 (E)

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08.08.2007

The first three months of the 2007/08 financial year were characterized by
continuing high demand and a good and stable price level in all four divisions
of the voestalpine Group. Within the scope of the overall economic trend, which
remained very satisfactory with practically no interruptions both in Europe and
in the voestalpine Group´s overseas export markets, the most important customer
industries followed this positive trend.
Against this backdrop, the voestalpine Group reached a new quarterly all-time
record during the first quarter of 2007/08 not only in revenue and operating
result but in all other key financial figures as well, positioning itself for
another record-breaking year.

Key figures of voestalpine group

(acc. IFRS; in EURm) Q1 2007/08 Q1 2006/07* Change
1.4.-30.6.07 1.4.-30.6.06 in %
Revenue 1,960.9 1,708.3 + 14.8
EBITDA 407.5 296.4 + 37.5
EBITDA margin in % 20.8 17.4
EBIT 313.2 214.6 + 46.0
EBIT margin in % 16.0 12.6
Profit for the period 242.1 153.1 + 58.1
EPS (in EUR)** 1.56 0.94

*retrospective adjustment according to IFRS 5
**undiluted EPS (continuing operations), based on weighted average number of
shares outstanding in Q1 FY 2007/08

More information on the 1st quarter result is available on our website
www.voestalpine.com or please contact our Investor Relations-Team
+43/50304/15-9949.

Further inquiry note:
DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
mailto:[email protected]
http://www.voestalpine.com

end of announcement euro adhoc 08.08.2007 07:00:04
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emitter: voestalpine AG
voestalpine-Straße 1
A-4020 Linz
phone: +43 50304/15-9949
FAX: +43 50304/55-5581
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.voestalpine.com
sector: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
indexes: ATX, ATX Prime, WBI
stockmarkets: official market: Wiener Börse AG
language: English

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