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Kapsch TrafficCom AG: Strong growth in the first quarter of 2016/17

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quarterly report

Highlights: *Revenue increase of 30% compared with the 1st quarter of
the previous year. *EBIT grew by 38%; EBIT margin increased to 11.6%.
*Consolidation of the transportation division acquired from Schneider
Electric. *The Kapsch TrafficCom Group has a net credit despite
acquisitions. *New projects obtained and solid new business pipeline.

Georg Kapsch, CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom: "I am pleased that we have
been able to continue the positive dynamic of the previous year into
the first quarter. The increasing importance of our young Intelligent
Mobility Solutions segment proves that we are on the right path in
the implementation of our Strategy 2020."

____________________________________________________________________________
|Unless otherwise| 2016/17 Q1 | +/- | 2015/16 Q1 |
|specified, | | | |
|all values in | | | |
|million_EUR_____|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Revenue_________|______________152.3|_______________+30%|______________117.1|
|EBIT____________|_______________17.6|_______________+38%|_______________12.8|
|Profit for the | 12.4| +8%| 11.5|
|period__________|___________________|___________________|___________________|
|Profit for the | 12.7| +30%| 9.8|
|period | | | |
|attributable to | | | |
|equity_holders__|___________________|___________________|___________________|

Vienna, 24 August 2016 - Kapsch TrafficCom AG (ISIN AT000KAPSCH9),
listed in the Prime Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange, continued
the positive developments of the previous fiscal year in the first
quarter of fiscal year 2016/17. Quarterly revenues increased over the
comparison period of the previous year by EUR 35.2 million (+30%) to
EUR 152.3 million. The toll business covered by the segment
"Electronic Toll Collection" generated roughly three-quarters of the
Group's revenues. The remainder came from the segment "Intelligent
Mobility Solutions".

The operating result (EBIT) increased by EUR 4.8 million (+38%) to
EUR 17.6 million. The profit for the period grew by EUR 0.9 million
(+8%) to EUR 12.4 million, and the comparison value of the previous
year included a positive one- time effect in the financial result.
Due to the significantly increased pretax result, the income tax
expenses also increased this year. Due to the acquisition of the
still non-controlling interest of 48% of the Czech company Kapsch