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EQS-Adhoc: Mikron Holding AG: Mikron continues to expect positive EBIT for the year

EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Mikron Holding AG / Key word(s): Change in Forecast
Mikron Holding AG: Mikron continues to expect positive EBIT for the year

23.10.2015 / 07:00
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR.
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Media release

Mikron continues to expect positive EBIT for the year

Biel, October 23, 2015, 7 a.m. - Based on its its third-quarter figures, the
Mikron Group is expecting EBIT for the 2015 financial year to come just within
positive territory, as announced in the media release on the first-half 2015
figures issued on July 23. However, due to the currency situation, the Mikron
Group now anticipates a 5-10% decline in annual sales for 2015 compared with the
previous year.

Brief profile of the Mikron Group
The Mikron Group markets machining and automation solutions, enabling customers
around the world to master their precision manufacturing processes. Rooted in a
culture of Swiss innovation, Mikron is a leading supplier to the automotive,
medical devices, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, writing instruments and
watch-making industries. The two divisions, Mikron Automation and Mikron
Machining, are based in Boudry and Agno, Switzerland, with additional production
facilities in Germany, Singapore, China and the United States. The Mikron Group
employs approximately 1,200 people who work to provide Mikron customers with an
experience that reflects over 100 years of leadership in high-performance and
high-precision production. Mikron Holding AG is listed on SIX Swiss Exchange
(MIKN).

Contact
Mikron Management AG, Martin Blom, CFO Mikron Group
Phone +41 62 916 69 60,  ir.mma@mikron.com

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Investor Relations Calendar of Events
8 March 2016, 07.00 a.m. - Media release: Publication of the 2015 Annual Report
8 March 2016, 10.00 a.m. - Media and analysts conference
12 April 2016, 04.00 p.m. - Annual General Meeting 2016

Mikron(R) is a trademark of Mikron Holding AG, Biel (Switzerland).



Contact:
Mikron Management AG, Martin Blom, Chief Financial Officer, Phone +41 62 916 69
60,  ir.mma@mikron.com
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