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Leoni AG: Leoni takes account of fraud case in its full-year forecast

Leoni AG / Key word(s): Forecast

14.09.2016 14:03

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Leoni takes account of fraud case in its full-year forecast

Nuremberg, 14 September 2016 - As announced on 16 August 2016, Leoni AG
(ISIN DE 0005408884 / WKN 540888) incurred a loss amounting to approx. EUR
40 million due to a case of fraud. The Company continues to work hard on
clearing up the incident and is looking into any entitlement to claim
damages in order to compensate for the financial loss. Based on current
states, final resolution on any entitlement to damages is an unrealistic
prospect for 2016. The Management Board therefore concluded during its
meeting today that the fraud will weigh in full on the earnings before
interest and taxes (EBIT) of the third quarter and the year as a whole.
Accordingly, Leoni has lowered its EBIT forecast for fiscal 2016 from
previously EUR 105 million to now EUR 65 million. The Company will
nevertheless forge ahead as planned with its operating business: the sales
forecast for the 2016 financial year is unchanged at EUR 4.4 billion.
Earnings will also, from a purely operating perspective, be on target.

The Management Board will adhere to its existing dividend policy of paying
out about one third of consolidated net income - for fiscal 2016, taking
into account the exceptional cost of the fraud case, which, as it stands
right now, will not be tax deductible.

Further information on the calculation of EBIT is to be found in the Annual
Report for fiscal 2015 on pages 147 and 238, which is available at
www.leoni.com/en/financial-publications .



Contact
Sven Schmidt
LEONI AG
Public & Media Relations
Phone [phone]
E-mail [e-mail]


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Language: English
Company: Leoni AG
Marienstraße 7
90402 Nürnberg
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.leoni.com
ISIN: DE0005408884
WKN: 540888
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart; Regulated
Unofficial Market in Tradegate Exchange; Madrid

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