05.08.2015, 4074 Zeichen

full business year 2015/16 a further improvement of the operating result (EBITDA) as well as profit from operations (EBIT) - ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/3-month report 05.08.2015
Before the backdrop of a globally uneven economic environment with moderate growth in Europe, prolonged strong demand in North America, Asia with regionally differing business developments and Brazil continuing the downward trend, voestalpine was able to significantly improve profits in all categories in the first quarter of the business year 2015/16. These results were driven by positive developments of all single Divisions, where the Steel Division was showing the largest relative gain in earnings. The Special Steel Division could increase its profits as well, whereas the Metal Forming and the Metal Engineering Division were able to only slightly improve the results compared to the already very attractive levels a year earlier. Against this backdrop, also after the completion of the first quarter, for the each excluding special items and effects from changes in consolidation - can be anticipated. The reported figures according to IFRS of the first quarter of the business year 2015/16 of voestalpine Group, independently from the improved operational performance, are significantly influenced by special items from changes of consolidation of two companies. The positive effects in the single earnings categories based on reassessment of the prior shares at fair value deducted by depreciation of disclosed hidden reserves for the reported quarter are: EBITDA: EUR +137.6 million; EBIT und Earnings before Tax: EUR +131.5 million; Profit for the period: EUR +137.7 million.
Key figures of the voestalpine Group:
___________________________________________________ |(acc._IFRS;_in_EURm)__|Q1_2014/15|Q1_2014/15|Change| |______________________|04/01/14_-|04/01/15_-|in_%__| |______________________|06/30/2014|06/30/2015|______| |Revenue_______________|2,826.7___|3,001.7___|+6.2__| |EBITDA________________|363.7_____|526.7_____|+44.8_| |EBITDA_margin_in_%____|12.9______|17.5______|______| |EBIT__________________|218.4_____|368.5_____|+68.7_| |EBIT_margin_in_%______|7.7_______|12.3______|______| |Profit_before_tax_____|192.9_____|328.8_____|+70.5_| |Profit_for_the_period*|150.0_____|289.4_____|+92.9_| |EPS_(in_EUR)__________|0.75______|1.61______|+114.7| |Gearing_ratio_in_%____|44.7______|53.6______|______|

* Before deduction of non-controlling interests and interest on hybrid capital.
Figures adjusted by special items from changes of consolidation:
_____________________________________________________ |(acc. IFRS; in EURm) |Q1 2014/15|ADJUSTED |ADJUSTED| |______________________|__________|Q1_2014/15|Change__| |______________________|04/01/14_-|04/01/15_-|in_%____| |______________________|06/30/2014|06/30/2015|________| |EBITDA________________|363.7_____|389.1_____|+7.0____| |EBITDA_margin_in_%____|12.9______|13.0______|________| |EBIT__________________|218.4_____|237.0_____|+8.5____| |EBIT_margin_in_%______|7.7_______|7.9_______|________| |Profit_before_tax_____|192.9_____|197.3_____|+2.3____| |Profit_for_the_period*|150.0_____|151.7_____|+1.1____| |EPS_(in_EUR)__________|0.75______|0.77______|+2.7____|

* Before deduction of non-controlling interests and interest on hybrid capital.
Further details on the 1st quarter results 2015/16 are available on our homepage www.voestalpine.com or feel free to contact our Investor Relations team +43/ 50304/15-9949.
end of announcement euro adhoc
issuer: voestalpine AG voestalpine-Straße 1 A-4020 Linz phone: +43 50304/15-9949 FAX: +43 50304/55-5581 mail: IR@voestalpine.com WWW: www.voestalpine.com sector: Metal Goods & Engineering ISIN: AT0000937503 indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX

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