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Roth & Rau acquires major turnkey order worth EUR 68.0 million in India

Roth & Rau AG / Miscellaneous

18.12.2009

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Roth & Rau acquires major turnkey order worth EUR 68.0 million in India
- New orders in fourth quarter rise to EUR 100.1 million
- Sales and earnings forecast for 2009 confirmed

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, 18 December 2009 - Roth & Rau AG has received a major
order to supply several turnkey production lines for use in the manufacture
of crystalline silicon solar cells from a well-known Indian manufacturer.
The order is worth EUR 68.0 million and includes the option of being
stocked up to around EUR 80.0 million within the next two years. The
project term amounts to around 18 months, with the first systems expected
to be installed at the customer at the end of the second quarter of 2010.

With its crystalline solar technology turnkey lines, Roth & Rau currently
offers the leading inline production technology on the market. Intensive
research and development activities in recent months have enabled further
significant improvements to be achieved in terms of the systems' cost
effectiveness and efficiency. 'We are very proud that we managed to win
this major order in spite of the prolonged weak market climate. More than
anything, we see this as providing proof of our innovative strength, an
area we have consistently strengthened as a key competitive factor',
commented Dr. Dietmar Roth, CEO of Roth & Rau AG.

Together with several other new orders received in the individual equipment
business, the new orders received in the fourth quarter to date amount to
EUR 100.1 million. Even without this major contract, orders had therefore
begun to pick up once again compared with the two preceding quarters. New
orders received in the current financial year therefore amounted to EUR
183.6 million in total. 'The pleasing development in new orders in recent
weeks will already be partly reflected in our key figures for the fourth
quarter. That means we are absolutely on track to reach our sales and
earnings targets for this year', added company CFO Carsten Bovenschen. The
Roth & Rau Group has budgeted sales of around EUR 200 million and an EBIT
margin of approximately 8.0% for the 2009 financial year.

About Roth & Rau AG:
Roth & Rau AG, based in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, has been one of the world's
leading suppliers of production equipment and innovative production
technologies for the photovoltaics industry for more than 10 years now. In
its photovoltaics segment, Roth & Rau focuses on providing antireflective
coating systems and turnkey production lines for use in the manufacture of
crystalline silicon solar cells. Further products include thermal
processing systems also used in the manufacture of crystalline silicon
solar cells, as well as coating systems and turnkey production lines for
the manufacture of thin film solar modules. Roth & Rau Microsystems, a
subsidiary located in the Wüstenbrand district, develops and produces
process systems for plasma and ion beam enhanced thin film and surface
processing methods tailored to customers' specific needs. The customers
served by this division particularly include companies in the semiconductor
industry, R&D departments in various other industrial sectors, research
institutes and universities. The portfolio of the Roth & Rau Group is
supplemented by software products in the field of systems management,
production monitoring and maintenance and service offerings. Roth & Rau
posted sales of EUR 272.1 million in the 2008 financial year. Sales for the
first nine months of 2009 amounted to EUR 159.5 million, with EBIT of EUR
13.1 million. The Roth & Rau Group had a total workforce of 857 employees
as of 30 September 2009.

Contact:
Roth & Rau AG
Dr. Silvia Roth
Tel.: +49 (0) 3723/6685-333
E-Mail: investor@roth-rau.de

Haubrok Investor Relations GmbH
Simone Gorny
Tel.: +49 (0) 211/30126-130
E-Mail: s.gorny@haubrok.de

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Language: English
Company: Roth & Rau AG
An der Baumschule 6-8
09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Deutschland
Phone: 03723 6685-0
Fax: 03723 6685-100
E-mail: info@roth-rau.de
Internet: www.roth-rau.de
ISIN: DE000A0JCZ51
WKN: A0JCZ5
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, München, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart

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