CENIT AG

Earnings Release • Jul 31, 2012

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Ad-hoc | 31 July 2012 07:52

CENIT: Increase of sales and result in the first 6 months in relation to previous year

CENIT AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results

31.07.2012 07:52

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CENIT AG (ISIN: DE0005407100) - Stuttgart, July 31th 2012 - Significant
increase in sales and EBIT compared to previous year. The PLM segment
contributed significantly to the result. The PLM segment could more than
compensate for the decline in earnings in the EIM segment.

During the first 6 months of 2012, CENIT Group posted total sales revenue
of 57.8 m EUR (06/2011: 50.3 m EUR/15%) representing EBITDA of 5.1 m EUR
(06/2011: 2.9 m EUR/73%) and EBIT of 3.7 m EUR (06/2011: 2.0 m EUR/86%).
Earnings per share (EPS) attained 0.31 EUR (06/2011: 0.17 EUR/82%).

Based on the current assessment, CENIT raises the forecast for the business
year 2012 up to 7% for annual sales and about 20% to 25% in earnings. In
the first 6 months the PLM segment has grown exceedingly attributable to
two large projects. In the second half of the year, CENIT expects a
moderate growth, based on the strong dependency from the economic trends in
the automotive and engineering industries. Both industries are affected by
the worldwide demands. Like in the last year, in the EIM segment CENIT
feels the strong dependency from the financial service providers. Given to
the ongoing uncertainty in this industry, the company expects an
environment that remains difficult.

The company will report fully and provide further key figures when
presenting the 6 Months Report 2012 on August 10th, 2012. The complete
report will then be available on the website at www.cenit.de/reports.

Please send queries to:

CENIT AG
Investor Relations
Industriestrasse 52-54
D-70565 Stuttgart
Tel.:+497117825-3320
Fax:+49711782544-4320
E-Mail: aktie@cenit.de
www.cenit.de

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Language: English
Company: CENIT AG
Industriestraße 52 - 54
70565 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)711 78 25 - 30
Fax: +49 (0)711 78 25 - 4000
E-mail: aktie@cenit.de
Internet: www.cenit.de
ISIN: DE0005407100
WKN: 540710
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Stuttgart;
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München

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