N et sa l es for 4th q u a rter 201 4

A n te u il, Fe b ru a ry 1 1 , 2 01 5

N E T S A L E S U P B Y 2 1 % I N 4 T H Q U A R T E R A N D 2 2 % I N P A S T 1 2 M O N T H S

Con sol id a ted sa l es (J a n u a ry 1 st to Decem ber 31 st)

In m illio n o f e u ro s

201 4*

201 3

Growth

Withou t excha ng e ra te impa ct

N et sa les

1 56. 9

1 28. 7 21 . 9% 22. 6%

In m illio n o f e u ro s

201 4*

201 3

Growth Withou t excha ng e ra te impa ct

Au tomotive

Specia lty ma rkets

* Un a u dite d

1 28. 8

28. 1

1 1 3. 8

1 4. 9

1 3. 2%

88. 9%

1 3. 9%

88. 8%

" Au tomotive" sa les a re d riven by N orth America a nd

Asia .

• N et sa l es a re u p by 1 5% in th e 4th q u a rter a n d u p by 1 3. 2% in th e pa st 1 2 m on th s. S a l es a t Grou p l evel ben efit from th e in teg ra tion with in th e scope of con sol id a tion of th e a cq u isition s in I n d ia , Ch in a a n d Germ a n y ( a u tom otive d ivision ) .
• I n th e 4th q u a rter, a t con sta n t scope a n d exch a n g e ra tes, sa l es a re u p by 1 . 3%:
▪ - 1 . 1 % in Eu rope
▪ + 2. 9 % in N orth a n d Cen tra l Am erica
▪ + 4. 8% in Asia , of wh ich Ch in a +23%
• I n 1 2 m on th s, a t con sta n t scope a n d exch a n g e ra tes, sa l es a re u p by 2. 4%, of wh ich :
▪ - 2. 6% in Eu rope
▪ + 7. 1 % in N orth a n d Cen tra l Am erica
▪ + 5. 8% in Asia , of wh ich Ch in a +39 %

" Specia lty ma rkets" sa les a re d riven by the a cq u isitions.

• N et sa l es a re u p by 70. 6% in th e 4th q u a rter a n d u p by
88. 9 % in th e pa st 1 2 m on th s. S a l es a t Grou p l evel ben efit from th e in teg ra tion with in th e scope of con sol id a tion of th e a cq u isition s in Germ a n y ( N on -a u tom otive Tech n ica l Textil es Division ) .
• S a l es a re d own by 1 2. 9 % in th e 4th q u a rter a n d u p by 1 . 7%
in th e pa st 1 2 m on th s, a t con sta n t scope a n d exch a n g e ra tes.

Delfing en implements its stra teg ic pla n.

S a l es a t th e en d of Decem ber 201 4 con firm Del fin g en ' s stra teg ic ch oices:
• I n crea se ou r presen ce in Asia , tod a y' s first a u tom otive m a rket in th e worl d ;
• Rein force ou r position a t Germ a n ca rm a kers a n d a u tom otive su ppl iers l evel ;
• Expa n d ou r ra n g e of prod u cts a n d services, n ota bl y in th e fiel d of tech n ica l textil es;
• Levera g e on ou r expertise in tech n ica l tu bin g for fl u id tra n sfer sol u tion s.

D E L F I N G E N , a g l o b a l l e a d i n g m a n u f a c t u re r o f p ro t e c t i o n s o l u t i o n s f o r e l e c t ri c a l w i ri n g a n d f l u i d a u t o m o t i v e n e t w o rks

N Y S E A l t e rn e xt P a ri s - I S I N c o d e : F R 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 3 2 - M n e m o n i c : A L D E L N e xt p re s s re l e a s e : 2 6 / 0 3 / 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 4 A n n u a l R e s u l t s

C o n t a c t : M . C h ri s t o p h e C L E R C : + 3 3 ( 0 ) 3 . 8 1 . 9 0 . 7 3 . 0 0 - w w w . d e l f i n g e n . c o m

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