EANS-Adhoc: Preliminary results 2010: Upward trend of PALFINGER emphasised by marked gains in earnings

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24.01.2011

- 29-percent plus in revenue as a result of continuous recovery and expansion
of the market
- Excellent improvement in earnings due to measures for optimisation of cost
and organisational structure
- Proposal to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.22 per share
- Optimistic outlook for 2011: further growth in revenue of approximately
20 percent

|million EUR            |2010e   |%       |2009    |2008    |
|Revenue                |650     |+ 29%   |505.4   |794.8   |
|EBITDA                 |58      |+ 254%  |16.4    |97.8    |
|EBIT                   |35      |-       |(5.0)   |69.1    |
|EBIT margin            |5%      |-       |(1.0%)  |8.7%    |
|Dividend per share(EUR |0.22*   |-       |0.00    |0.39    |
      * As proposed by the Management Board


Salzburg, 24 January 2011

Following the economic turbulences over the past few years, the PALFINGER Group
resumed a distinct upward trend in the 2010 financial year. Thanks to the
recovery of significant markets and the further expansion of the market,
revenue came to EUR 650 million in 2010, which is 29 percent above the previous
year´s figure of EUR 505.4 million. The acquisitions carried out contributed
approximately 7 percent to the revenue generated. EBIT came to EUR 35 million,
after being in negative territory by EUR - 5 million in 2009. The systematic
implementation of measures aimed at optimising the cost and organisational
structure that had taken place in previous years was essential in bringing
about this exceptionally high increase in earnings. The EBIT margin amounted to
approximately 5 percent.

Thanks to the pleasing earnings development, the Management Board is presumably
going to propose to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.22 per share.

Outlook
It is largely owed to the flexible structures of PALFINGER that the Group has
been able to turn the crisis to its advantage. Due to the fact that markets are
expected to remain volatile, a further increase in flexibility has become one
of the strategic pillars that will be reinforced in the future.

In the first weeks of 2011, PALFINGER saw a continued recovery of the market.
From today´s point of view, management therefore reckons with a 20-precent
increase in revenue for the 2011 financial year. The expansion of the market,
in particular in the young areas of Russia and Asia, is to be continued and add
to further revenue growth.

The above-mentioned figures are indications from a projected calculation based
on IFRS. The final results will be published on 23 February 2011.

Further inquiry note:
Hannes Roither, PALFINGER AG
Unternehmenssprecher
Tel.: +43 662 46 84-2260
mailto: h.roither@palfinger.com
www.palfinger.com
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issuer:      Palfinger AG
             F.-W.-Schererstraße 24
             A-5101 Bergheim-Salzburg
phone:       0662/4684 2219
FAX:         0662/4684 2280
mail:        d.werdecker@palfinger.com
WWW:         www.palfinger.com
sector:      Machine Manufacturing
ISIN:        AT0000758305
indexes:     ATX Prime, Prime Market

stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English

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