voestalpine AG — Earnings Release 2005

Feb 14, 2005

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Ad-hoc | 14 February 2005 07:30

voestalpine AG: voestalpine on record course

voestalpine AG: voestalpine on record course Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ voestalpine on record course – for 2004/05 a doubling of previous year’s result is expected Turnover rose by 23.1 % to 4.2 billion EUR – EBITD improved by 37 % to 569.3 million EUR – increase or EBIT by 73.3 % to 340.2 million EUR – for the entire business year operating result toward 500 million EUR is expected. Key figures of voestalpine group (acc. IFRS; in EURm) Q1-Q3 2004/05 Q1-Q3 2003/04 Change in % 1.4.-31.12.2004 1.4.-31.12.2003 Turnover 4,188.6 3,401.5 +23.1 EBITD 569.3 416.2 +36.8 EBITD margin 13.6 12.2 EBIT 340.2 196.3 +73.3 EBIT margin 8.1 5.8 EBT 302.8 171.6 +76.5 Net income 210.3 106.8 +96.9 EPS (in EUR) 5.32 2.71 +96.3 More information on the 3rd quarter result is available on our website http://www.voestalpine.com or contact our Investor Relations +43 70 6585-9949. voestalpine AG Voest-Alpine-Straße 1 4020 Linz Austria ISIN: AT0000937503 WKN: 093750 Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Wien; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, München und Stuttgart; London End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 14.02.2005 140730 Feb 05