SGL CARBON SE — Earnings Release 2007

Apr 25, 2007

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Ad-hoc | 25 April 2007 07:30

SGL CARBON AG: SGL Group with strong first quarter 2007

SGL Carbon AG / Quarter Results

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· Sales in Q1/2007 +18%, EBIT +73%, Profit before tax +120%
compared to Q1/2006

Wiesbaden, April 25, 2007. SGL Group – The Carbon Company – today reports a
successful start to the current fiscal year with a strong first quarter.
Consoli-dated sales increased by 18% to €314.6 million compared to Q1/2006
driven by all three business units. Group EBIT rose by 73% compared to the
first quarter 2006 to €57.3 million. All three business units contributed
to the increase in earnings. Profit before tax increased by 120% from €20.8
million in Q1/2006 to €45.4 million in the first quarter 2007. Based on an
average number of shares of 63.0 million, earnings per share improved to
€0.52 in the first quarter 2007 from €0.22 in the first quarter of last
year.

Further details are available in the Report on the First Quarter 2007 which
is posted on SGL group’s website www.sglcarbon.com.

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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:

About SGL Group – The Carbon Company
The SGL Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon-based
products. It has a comprehensive portfolio ranging from carbon and
graphite products to carbon fibers and composites. SGL Group’s core
competencies are its expertise in high-temperature technology as well as
its applications and engineering know-how gained over many years. These
competencies enable the Company to make full use of its broad material
base. SGL Group’s carbon-based materials combine several unique properties
such as electrical and thermal conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance
as well as high mechanical strength combined with low weight. Due to the
paradigm shift in the use of materials as a result of the worldwide
shortage of energy and raw materials, there is a growing demand for SGL
Group’s high-performance materials and products from an increasing number
of industries. Carbon and graphite products are used whenever other
materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, wood etc. fail due to
their limited properties. Products from the SGL Group are used
predominantly in the steel, aluminum, automotive, chemical and
glass/ceramics industries. However, manufacturers in the semiconductor,
battery, solar/wind energy, environmental protection, aerospace and defense
industries as well as in the nuclear energy industry also figure among the
Company’s customers.
With around 30 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well
as a service network covering more than 100 countries, the SGL Group is a
company with a global presence. In 2006, the Company’s workforce of 5,250
generated sales of € 1.2 billion. The Company’s head office is located in
Wiesbaden/Germany.

Important notes:

This press release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation
to purchase any securities of SGL Carbon. This press release contains
statements on future developments that are based on currently available
information and that involve risks and uncertainties that could lead to
actual results deviating from these forward-looking statements. The
statements on future developments are not to be understood as guarantees.
The future developments and events are dependent on a number of factors,
they include various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on
as-sumptions that may not be correct. These risks and uncertainties
include, for example, unforeseeable changes in politi-cal, economic and
business conditions, particularly in the area of electrosteel production,
the competitive situation, interest rate and currency developments,
technological developments and other risks and unanticipated circumstances.
We see other risks in price developments, unexpected developments relating
to acquired and consolidated companies and in the ongoing cost optimization
programs. SGL Carbon does not intend to update these forward-looking
state-ments.

Your contact person:
Corporate Communications / Press office / Stefan Wortmann
Tel.: +49 611 60 29 105 / Fax: +49 6 11 60 29 101 / Cellphone: +49 170 540
2667 /
E-mail : stefan.wortmann@sglcarbon.de / Internet: www.sglcarbon.de

DGAP 25.04.2007

Language: English
Issuer: SGL Carbon AG
Rheingaustraße 182
65203 Wiesbaden Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)611 6029 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)611 6029 - 101
E-mail: vaness.rau@sglcarbon.de
www: www.sglcarbon.de
ISIN: DE0007235301
WKN: 723530
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in
Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart

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