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DGAP-News: United Internet AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results Successful first nine months of 2013 for United Internet

14.11.2013 / 07:35

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- Sales up 10.7% to new all-time high of EUR 1.955 billion - EBITDA grows 18.0% to EUR 280.5 million - EPS improves 25.5% to EUR 0.69 - Customer growth, sales and earnings guidance confirmed

Montabaur, November 14, 2013. United Internet AG continued its growth course as Europe's leading internet specialist in the first nine months of 2013. There were further strong improvements in sales, the number of customer contracts and key earnings ratios. At the same time, the company once again invested heavily in the establishment and development of new business fields in order to tap sustainable growth potential for the future.

Development of the Group In the first nine months of 2013, consolidated sales of United Internet AG were increased to EUR 1.955 billion - representing year-on-year growth of 10.7%.

There was also a strong increase in United Internet's customer figures during the first nine months of 2013: with the addition of 1.23 million contracts (of which 900,000 organic and around 330,000 from the acquisition of Spanish webhoster Arsys) to 13.27 million customer contracts, the company even surpassed its strong growth of the first nine months of 2012 (860,000 contracts).

At the same time, United Internet continued to invest heavily in the establishment and development of new business fields in the first nine months of 2013. The main focus was placed on De-Mail services, the internationalization of the 1&1 MyWebsite product, and the marketing launch for new top-level domains (nTLDs). A total of 420,000 De-Mail usage contracts were completed as of September 30, 2013, of which 170,000 users could be subsequently identified and activated. With regard to the 1&1 MyWebsite product, the number of contracts was increased by 110,000 during the period under review and international brand awareness was increased strongly. In addition, around 3.4 million non-binding pre-registrations of nTLDs had been received as of September 30, 2013. Therefore customers will have the possibility to convert their pre-registrations into binding domain orders in future, and thus into fee-based customer contracts, on availability of new domain endings.

Despite further heavy investments in new business fields - albeit at a lower level thanks to rising customer figures - (EBITDA-effective start-up losses of EUR 87.0 million in the first nine month of 2013 compared to EUR 96.8 million in the previous year), the Group's key earnings figures improved strongly: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose by 18.0%, from EUR 237.7 million last year to EUR 280.5 million. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) climbed 24.5%, from EUR 169.2 million in the previous year (comparable prior-year figure without Sedo impairment charges) to EUR 210.6 million. Earnings per share (EPS) improved by 25.5%, from EUR 0.55 (comparable prior-year figure) to EUR 0.69.

Free cash flow* underlines the entire Group's ability to generate very healthy levels of cash - while at the same time achieving strong qualitative growth. Despite consistently high start-up losses in new business fields and costs for expanding the customer base, this figure was above the prior-year level at EUR 155.3 million (prior year: EUR 143.2 million).

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DGAP-News: Homag Group AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results HOMAG Group reports a good order situation

12.11.2013 / 07:00

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HOMAG Group reports a good order situation

- Order intake increased by 14 percent in the third quarter - Further improvement in operating performance and results of operations - Forecasts for 2013 confirmed

EUR million Q3 2013 Q3 2012 Order intake 142.1 124.9 Order backlog 229.4 218.5 Sales revenue 202.9 195.5 Operative EBITDA* 24.5 21.5 EBT** 10.9 9.9 Net profit for the period after 6.6 5.7 non-controlling interests

*Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and before employee participation and before extraordinary expenses **Earnings before taxes after employee participation and after extraordinary expenses

Schopfloch, November 12, 2013. The HOMAG Group, the world's leading manufacturer of plant and machinery for the woodworking industry and cabinet makers, has increased its order intake by around 14 percent to EUR 142.1 million in the third quarter of 2013 (prior year: EUR 124.9 million). CEO Dr. Markus Flik attributed the highest figure recorded in a third quarter since 2007 to the positive results of LIGNA in May, among other factors: 'We were able to convince customers with our innovations there. This is now reflected in our strong order intake, which also benefited from our global presence in all markets.' The order backlog of the global market leader rose to EUR 229.4 million as of September 30, 2013 (prior year: EUR 218.5 million) and sales revenue increased by 4 percent to EUR 202.9 million (prior year: EUR 195.5 million).

Outpacing sales revenue, operative EBITDA before employee participation expenses and before extraordinary expenses was up 14 percent to EUR 24.5 million (prior year: EUR 21.5 million). 'This above-trend increase is mainly attributable to our further increased productivity, which is also reflected in the decrease in the ratio of personnel expenses to total operating performance,' emphasizes CFO Hans-Dieter Schumacher. EBT after employee participation expenses and after extraordinary expenses rose to EUR 10.9 million (prior year: EUR 9.9 million). The decrease in the tax expense ratio to 37 percent (prior year: 46 percent) leads to a net profit for the period after non-controlling interests of EUR 6.6 million (prior year: net profit of EUR 5.7 million). This results in earnings per share of EUR 0.42 (prior year: EUR 0.36).

As of September 30, 2013, the HOMAG Group had 5,062 employees (prior year: 5,085 employees).

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DGAP-News: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Quarter Results Henkel AG & Co. KGaA:

12.11.2013 / 07:33

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November 12, 2013

Significant increase in earnings and profitability

Henkel reports strong performance in third quarter

- Solid organic sales growth of 4.2% - Sales impacted by foreign exchange effects: 4,184 million euros (-2.6%) - Adjusted operating profit: +6.5% to 672 million euros - Adjusted EBIT margin: +1.4 percentage points to 16.1% - Adjusted EPS again with double-digit growth: +11.1%* - Very strong organic sales growth in emerging markets

* When applying IAS 19 revised to the prior-year quarter, growth amounts to 13.4 percent.

Dsseldorf - 'Despite an increasingly challenging market environment, Henkel continued its strong performance in the third quarter and was able to accelerate organic growth quarter by quarter in 2013. We significantly increased both earnings and profitability - with our EBIT margin exceeding 16 percent for the first time,' said Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted. 'We achieved solid organic sales growth with all our business sectors and regions contributing. The emerging markets once again showed a particularly dynamic development. However, foreign exchange effects negatively impacted reported sales.'

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DGAP-News: ESSANELLE HAIR GROUP AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results Essanelle Hair Group presents results after 9 months of 2013

11.11.2013 / 09:00

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Essanelle Hair Group presents results after 9 months of 2013

Sales revenue increases to EUR 96.0 million after EUR 94.3 million EBT ranges at EUR 3.0 million after EUR 3.7 million Forecast range expanded for the whole of 2013

Dsseldorf, 11.11.2013 - In the first nine months of 2013, Essanelle Hair Group AG was able to further increase sales compared to the same period of the previous year. After nine months, sales revenue increased by 1.8% to EUR 96.0 million after EUR 94.3 million in the corresponding period of 2012. Regarding the individual salon concepts, HairExpress improved sales by 5.6% from EUR 30.9 million to EUR 32.6 million. Super Cut also generated an increase of 1.8% from EUR 17.1 million to EUR 17.4 million. In the first nine months, the concept essanelle Ihr Friseur achieved EUR 40.4 million after EUR 41.0 million in the same period last year (-1.5%). With sales amounting to EUR 5.5 million, the Beauty Hair Shop concept specialises in the sale of exclusive hair care products and ranges 4.6% above the previous year's level of EUR 5.3 million.

The key figures of Essanelle Hair Group continue to range below the previous year's level. Earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) achieved EUR 6.5 million after EUR 7.3 million (-10.1%). After the first nine months of 2013, earnings before taxes (EBT) range at EUR 3.0 million after last year's figure of EUR 3.7 million (-18.7%). The result per share ultimately amounts to EUR 0.39 after EUR 0.49 in the previous year. As matters stand today, the company expects a sales growth of approximately 2% and earnings before taxes between EUR 5.0 and EUR 6.0 million - while expectations so far had been EUR 5.5 million to EUR 6.0 million.

Achim Mansen, CEO of Essanelle Hair Group AG: 'It is impossible to be more specific about the earnings projections for the whole of 2013. On the one hand, this is due to the traditionally high significance of Christmas sales, on the other hand, the effects of the minimum wage and corresponding price increases introduced in the past months turned out in very different ways. This makes a precise estimation for the year-end business difficult. But we do consider the current range of EUR 5.0 million to EUR 6.0 million to be very reasonable.'

Further details regarding the first nine months of 2013 are available at 25.11. in the Quarterly Report 3/2013 on the company's homepage http://www.essanelle-hair-group.com. Contact: Michael Mller, Stockheim Media, 02156-492 8266, mm@stockheim-media.com

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DGAP-News: ROK Stars PLC / Key word(s): Acquisition ROK Stars Acquires Marula Oil

11.11.2013 / 08:01

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ROK Stars Acquires Marula Oil

Monday 11th November 2013

Ticker Symbol: RKS WKN: A1H7NB

ROK Stars, the consumer and environmental products development company, have announced the acquisition of the privately held US-based skincare line Marula Oil and will take over all day-to-day financial and production operations immediately.

'We are very excited to have acquired this uniquely positioned and highly effective skincare brand,' says Chairman of ROK Stars, Jonathan Kendrick. 'Marula Oil fits perfectly within our mandate to acquire, develop and market highly innovative consumer and industrial products.'

ROK Stars plans to implement an aggressive sales strategy to expand the current sales outlets in the US, Europe and Asia. Currently the line consists of 4 products: 1 oz. and 1.7 oz. bottles of Marula Oil, a cleanser and moisturizer.

Several more products are in development including an intensive, hydrating eye cream and a luxurious lip balm and will be brought to market within the next 6 months.

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