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2014 together with the children's aid association Plan International.
Around 15,000 students and teachers in the area surrounding the city of
Pune in the West Indian state of Maharashtra are to benefit from a better
drinking water supply and sanitary infrastructure by 2017.

Favorable start into financial year 2015

NORMA Group had a good start into financial year 2015. "We were able to
benefit from the dynamic development in the USA and Asia in particular,"
Werner Deggim said. Group sales rose by 24.6% to EUR 221.5 million compared
to the first three months of the previous year (Q1 2014: EUR 177.8
million). Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (adjusted EBITA) increased by 20.2% to EUR 39.2 million in the
first quarter of 2015 (Q1 2014: EUR 32.6 million). The adjusted EBITA
margin was 17.7% (Q1 2014: 18.4%).

Forecast for 2015 confirmed

In light of a favorable business development in the first quarter of 2015,
the forecast for financial year 2015 was confirmed. "We expect group sales
in 2015 to grow organically by around a solid 4 to 7% compared to 2014,"
Werner Deggim said. Furthermore, NORMA Group expects to generate around EUR
110 million in sales from its acquisitions of National Diversified Sales
and Five Star Clamps in the USA. NORMA Group targets a sustainable adjusted
EBITA margin at the same level of previous years of more than 17% in 2015.

Additional information on the Annual General Meeting 2015 is available on
www.normagroup.com/AGM. Please visit our platform www.normagroup.com/images
for press photos.

Contact
NORMA Group SE
Daphne Recker
Media Relations
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

About NORMA Group
NORMA Group is an international market and technology leader in engineered
joining technology. The company manufactures a wide range of innovative
joining technology solutions in three product categories (clamp, connect
and fluid) and offers more than 35,000 high-quality products and solutions
to more than 10,000 customers in 100 countries. NORMA Group joining
products can be found in vehicles and trains, ships and aircraft, buildings
and water management as well as in applications for the pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industry. The company generated sales of around EUR 695
million in 2014. With around 6,000 employees, NORMA Group operates a global
network of 22 production facilities as well as numerous sales and
distribution sites across Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. NORMA
Group has its headquarters in Maintal, Germany. NORMA Group SE is listed on
the German stock exchange (Prime Standard) and included in the MDAX index.



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Language: English
Company: NORMA Group SE
Edisonstr. 4
63477 Maintal
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.normagroup.com
ISIN: DE000A1H8BV3
WKN: A1H8BV
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart


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