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FY 2009: Demanding Year for the Interroll Group

Ad hoc announcement Preliminary results for 2009 (unaudited)

Sant’Antonino, 2 February 2010. The financial year just ended proved a demanding one for the Interroll Group, a global specialist within the field of materials handling, logistics and automation. Several logistics projects originally scheduled for 2009 were postponed or cancelled altogether. Within this context, however, the second half of 2009 developed slightly more favourably than the first six months. Against the backdrop of adverse market conditions, on the whole, the financial year just ended was in line with expectations.

Compared to 2008, which had been a particularly buoyant year for the Group, sales for 2009, expressed in local currency, contracted by 31.2%. Expressed in the currency used for consolidation, sales declined by 34.4% year on year, down from CHF 357.9 million to CHF 234.0 million.

Interroll succeeded in further extending its position across all geographical markets. At the same time, the Group continued to pursue its policy of stringent cost management and streamlining over the course of the financial year. Building on its solid financial foundations, Interroll also remained fully focused on its strategic projects and was able to proceed as planned within this area. As part of these measures, the company increased its capital expenditure despite the prevailing economic crisis, thus reaffirming its long-term growth strategy.

Towards the end of 2009, order intake increased slightly year on year.

Financial Calendar 2010

- Annual results press conference: 26 March 2010

- Annual General Meeting: 7 May 2010

- First-half results 2010: 11 August 2010

Interroll Shares:

Registered shares in Interroll Holding AG are traded within the main segment of the Swiss Exchange SIX: Securities Id. No. 637289; Investdata INRN; Reuters INRN.S

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