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Business develops positively for M.A.X. Automation Group in the first half of 2015 - Seite 3

high order backlog and the plans of the Group companies for the coming
months. It continues to expect consolidated revenue in the range of EUR 360
million to EUR 380 million and consolidated earnings before interest and
taxes (EBIT) and before PPA amortization in the range of EUR 20 million to
EUR 22 million.

Fabian Spilker, CEO of M.A.X. Automation AG, comments as follows: "The
figures for the first half of the year clearly reflect the progress we are
making in developing M.A.X. Automation into a decentralized high-tech
mechanical engineering group. As an expert with comprehensive technological
know-how with sophisticated automation solutions, we want to increasingly
leverage synergy effects between the Group companies. We intend to continue
with this strategy with vigor. At the same time, we now also have
sufficient scope for further growth thanks to the new Group financing and
the strategic positioning of our operating companies."

The full length report on the first half of 2015 is available for
downloading on the website of M.A.X. Automation AG under
http://www.maxautomation.de in the "Investor Relations" section.

Press contact:
Frank Elsner / Frank Paschen
Frank Elsner Kommunikation für Unternehmen GmbH
Tel.: +49 - 5404 - 91 92 0
Fax: +49 - 5404 - 91 92 29

About M.A.X. Automation:
M.A.X. Automation AG with its headquarters in Düsseldorf is an
internationally active high-tech mechanical engineering Group and a leading
full-service supplier of integrated and sophisticated system and component
solutions. Its operational business is divided into two segments. In the
Industrial Automation segment, the Group is considered to be a trendsetter
in the development and manufacturing of integrated and proprietary
solutions for use in manufacturing and assembly in the automotive industry,
medical technology, packaging machines and the electronics industry due to
its comprehensive technological know-how. In the Environmental Technology
segment, M.A.X. Automation develops and installs innovative systems for use
by the recycling, energy and raw materials industries.
M.A.X. AUTOMATION AG
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS AT A GLANCE (IFRS)

in EUR mill.                            H1 2015      H1 2014       Change
New order intake                          176.0        160.7        +9.5%
Order book position*                      163.5        151.7        +7.8%
Revenue                                   170.5        163.4        +4.3%
EBITDA                                     11.0          6.4       +71.4%