Ad hoc: PVA TePla AG: PVA TePla AG raises sales revenues forecast for 2008, approves EBITmargin at 9% for 2008 and expects further earnings improvement in2009

PVA TePla AG / Pure forecast / Ad hoc: PVA TePla AG raises sales 
revenues forecast for 2008, approves EBIT
margin at 9% for 2008 and expects further earnings improvement in
2009
 
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*         Consolidated sales revenues up 50% in 2008 (previous
  forecast: 40%)
*         Operating profit (EBIT margin) in 2008 at 9% at the upper
  end of the expected range
*         Consolidated sales revenues in 2009 on par with 2008
*         Operating profit (EBIT margin) in 2009: 9-11%
*         New structure for business units:
             -  Industrial Systems
             -  Semiconductor Systems
             -  Solar Systems
 
(Asslar,  November 25, 2008)  -  At  its  meeting  held  today,   the
Supervisory Board of PVA TePla AG, Wettenberg, approved the  planning
of the Management Board  for 2009. In spite  of the massive  economic
crisis, the consolidated sales revenues for next year will be on  par
with the 2008 level  pursuant to the planning.  The forecast for  the
increase in consolidated sales revenues  for the current fiscal  year
has been raised to 50% of the 2007 level (previously: 40%). The  EBIT
margin will be  approved at  9% at the  upper end  of the  forecasted
range. The Company will see further growth in profitability in  2009:
the forecast for  the EBIT margin  at Group level  for 2009 has  been
raised to a range of 9% -11% (forecast for 2008: 7-9%).
 
On the basis of the  strong order backlog (as of  September 30, 2008:
EUR 181.2 million), the Management Board of PVA TePla AG is  assuming
that consolidated sales  revenues for  2009 will remain  at the  same
high level as for 2008. Further growth in sales revenues is  expected
in subsequent years.
 
In the coming year, PVA TePla  will come significantly closer to  its
medium-term forecast of double-digit EBIT margin. The EBIT margin for
2009 is expected to be in  a range of 9-11%, reflecting the  improved
earnings power of the Company.
 
The strategy of working together  on the market with established  and
renowned key customers will ensure the Company's continuing  reliable
development in  future.  As the  overall  performance of  the  global
economy will be impaired by the financial market crisis in the coming
quarters and  precise forecasts  are therefore  not possible,  weaker
incoming orders than in  2008 are expected in  the coming months  and
therefore in annual planning  for 2009 as a  whole as well.  Incoming
orders are then expected to rise again clearly in subsequent years  -
also on account of the subsidization  of the markets serviced by  PVA
TePla.
 
The divisions of PVA TePla AG will be restructured from 2009. The new
Industrial Systems division covers the product range of the  previous
Vacuum Systems division and the systems of the PlaTeG subsidiary. The
Semiconductor Systems  division  comprises  the  plasma  and  crystal
growing systems for the semiconductor  industry and the analysis  and
measuring systems. As part  of the further  expansion of PVA  TePla's
solar business,  the  new  Solar Systems  division  will  create  the
organizational environment  to  further  leverage  the  potential  of
crystallization systems and other specific solutions for the  rapidly
growing solar market.
 
Further information is available from:
Dr. Gert Fisahn
Investor Relations
PVA TePla AG
Phone: +49(0)6441/5692-342
gert.fisahn@pvatepla.com
www.pvatepla.com
 
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PVA TePla AG
Emmeliusstr. 33 Asslar Germany
 
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