AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG

Earnings Release • Sep 22, 2015

EANS-Adhoc: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / AGRANA's solid first half drives more optimistic outlook for full year 2015|16

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Earnings Forecast/6-month report

In the first half of 2015|16 (the six months to 31 August 2015) AGRANA achieved operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 68.7 million (H1 prior year: EUR 87.0 million). Group revenue in the first six months of 2015|16 was EUR 1,263.5 million, a decrease of 1.7% from one year earlier.

While EBIT in the Sugar segment was down significantly year-on-year as a result of the market environment, operating profit rose strongly in the Starch segment thanks to the higher market prices for ethanol.

In view of the Group's solid first-half EBIT and the improved margin forecast in the ethanol business, AGRANA is upgrading its guidance for EBIT in the 2015|16 financial year from "significantly" to "moderately" below the prior year.

The report on the first half of 2015|16, including further details on the segments and the outlook for 2015|16, will be published on 8 October 2015 as planned.

This announcement is available in German and English at www.agrana.com.

Further inquiry note: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG

Mag.(FH) Hannes Haider

Investor Relations

Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905

e-mail:hannes.haider@agrana.com

Mag.(FH) Markus Simak

Public Relations

Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084

	e-mail: markus.simak@agrana.com
issuer:	AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
	F.-W.-Raiffeisen-Platz 1
	A-1020 Wien
phone:	+43-1-21137-0
FAX:	+43-1-21137-12926
mail:	info.ab@agrana.com
WWW:	www.agrana.com
sector:	Food
ISIN:	AT0000603709
indexes:	WBI, ATX Prime
	stockmarkets: Präsenzhandel: Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, official market: Wien
language:	English

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