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Südzucker specifies outlook for financial year 2015/16

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Mannheim, 19 November 2015

Südzucker specifies outlook for financial year 2015/16

Südzucker AG specifies its outlook for financial year 2015/16 on back of
the further positive development notably of bioethanol prices also beyond
the 2nd quarter and expecting a 3rd quarter group operating result
significantly above prior year. Südzucker now projects group revenues at
EUR 6.3 to 6.5 (previous year: 6.8) billion. For the group operating result
Südzucker now forecasts a range of EUR 200 to 240 (previous year: 181)
million.

For the sugar segment Südzucker expects the operating result to decline
significantly to a range of EUR -80 to -60 (previous year: 7) million.

For the special products segment Südzucker specifies the forecast for
operating profit at around EUR 145 (previous year: 120) million following
the positive development in the current financial year. Apart from higher
ethanol prices Südzucker assumes the new wheat starch plant at site Zeitz
to begin operation not until start of financial year 2016/17. The related
operating ramp-up losses will not occur until start of financial year
2016/17.

Within the CropEnergies segment Südzucker now expects the operating result
to come in between EUR 70 to 90 (previous year: -11) million following the
beneficial ethanol price development to date. Any confirmation of this
operating result level in financial year 2016/17 will provide a significant
challenge for CropEnergies in light of actual forward prices for
bioethanol.

For the fruit segment Südzucker projects to repeat the solid operating
result of the prior financial year which was EUR 65 million.

The interim report for the 1st to 3rd quarter 2015/16 will be published on
13 January 2016.

Südzucker AG
Central Investor Relations Department
Nikolai Baltruschat
Maximilianstraße 10
68165 Mannheim, Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]


About the Südzucker Group

Südzucker, with its sugar, special products, CropEnergies and fruit
segments, is one of the leading companies in the food industry. In the
traditional sugar business, the group is the world market leader, with 29
sugar factories and three refineries, extending from France in the west via
Belgium, Germany and Austria, through to Poland, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bosnia and Moldova in the east. The special
products segment, consisting of the functional ingredients for food and
animal feed (BENEO), chilled/frozen products (Freiberger), portion packs
(PortionPack Europe) and starch divisions, is an important growth driver.
The CropEnergies segment covers the bioethanol activities in Germany,
Belgium, France and the UK. In the fruit segment, the group operates
internationally, is the world market leader for fruit preparations and is a
leading supplier of fruit juice concentrates in Europe.

In 2014/15, the group employed about 18,500 persons and generated revenues
of EUR 6.8 billion.


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Language: English
Company: Südzucker AG
Maximilianstr. 10
68165 Mannheim
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)621 - 421-530
Fax: +49 (0)621 - 421-7530
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.suedzucker.de
ISIN: DE0007297004, XS0606202454 DE000A1AJLE6 XS0222524372
WKN: 729700, A1GNRQ A1AJLE A0E6FU,
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial
Market in Hanover

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