30.12.2005 – 11:51

RHI Magnesita

euro adhoc: RHI AG
Justice/Processes
RHI receives USD 20 million from Honeywell; earnings outlook

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30.12.2005

Honeywell International Inc. has paid USD 20 million to RHI
Refractories Holding as agreed by contract, after NARCO, a company
currently operating under US Chapter 11 and deconsolidated by RHI at
the end of 2001, submitted an adjusted plan of reorganization, which
was accepted by Honeywell, to the court in Pittsburgh.

Honeywell contractually agreed in early 2002 to pay a total of USD 60
million to RHI once certain requirements related to NARCO’s Chapter
11 proceedings were met. The remaining USD 40 million are due when
the Chapter 11 proceedings of NARCO are completed successfully. From
today’s perspective, this is expected for 2006.

The USD 20 million payment, which corresponds to nearly EUR 17
million, will be accounted for in RHI’s earnings before interest and
taxes (EBIT) 2005. Overall, the RHI Group’s EBIT 2005 including this
payment is currently expected to be slightly below the prior-year
figure of EUR 135.6 million. EBIT of the Refractories division (RHI
Refractories) 2005 will decline on the previous year due to increased
energy and raw material costs; EBIT from the Insulating division
(Heraklith) will exceed the figure of the previous year
significantly. Holding/other will remain at the level of the previous
year.

Thus, RHI’s profit after income taxes is thus expected to be slightly
below the figure of the previous year.

Following a temporary decline in the third quarter of 2005, the level
of incoming refractories orders has now substantially improved again.
Based on the successful implementation of price increases to cover
further increased raw material and energy costs, RHI aims at a
two-digit EBIT margin in 2006.

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 30.12.2005 11:16:01

Further inquiry note:

RHI AG
Investor Relations
Dkfm. Markus Richter
Tel: +43-1-50213-6123
Email: markus.richter@rhi-ag.com

Branche: Refractories
ISIN: AT0000676903
WKN: 874182
Index: ATX Prime
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