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SMT Scharf AG publishes Q3 2008 figures

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quaterly report
07.11.2008
- Business in Q3 picked up significantly, in line with the previous 
year - Current delays for projects in Russia - Managing Board is 
forecasting lower revenues and EBIT than in the previous year for 
2008
Hamm, November 7, 2008 - SMT Scharf AG (German Securities Code (WKN) 
575198, ISIN DE0005751986), technology and world market leader for 
rail-bound railway systems for the mining sector, recorded a 
significant upswing in its business in the third quarter. In 2007, 
the second half of the year was significantly stronger than the first
six months as well. In the third quarter of 2008, the company 
recorded consolidated revenues of EUR 13.0 million compared to EUR 
17.9 in the first six months of the fiscal year. Accumulated revenues
in the first nine months totaled EUR 30.9 million (9m 2007: EUR 35.5 
million), with 72% recorded abroad (9m 2007: 71%). EBIT in the third 
quarter of 2008 totaled around EUR 2.7 million compared to EUR 1.5 
million after the first six months, and accumulated EBIT in the first
nine months totaled EUR 4.2 million (previous year: EUR 5.7 million).
This brought the EBIT margin to 13.6% after nine months, compared to 
16.1% in the previous year. SMT Scharf's earnings after taxes totaled
EUR 3.3 million in the first nine months (previous year: EUR 4.6 
million).
The Managing Board believes that the further revenue and earnings 
growth which was anticipated for the fourth quarter will not occur to
the full extent, due to the fact that some Russian mines among others
have pushed back projects they had already resolved. This is mostly 
due to investment financing having become more difficult. In 
addition, the impact on SMT Scharf from adjusting its capacity in 
Germany's Saarland region after the earthquake in February 2008 can 
still not be reliably estimated. As a result, it will not be possible
to achieve the revenue and earnings growth forecast for the year as a
whole. SMT Scharf AG's Managing Board is now forecasting revenues 
between EUR 47 and 50 million and EBIT between EUR 6.5 and 7.0 
million for 2008. In 2007, the company recorded EUR 51.2 million 
revenues and EUR 7.5 million EBIT.
The full report for the third quarter of 2008 will be published 
during the course of November 14, 2008 at www.smtscharf.com 
("Investor Relations" section), where it can be downloaded.
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Company profile
The SMT Scharf Group develops, builds and maintains rail-bound 
railway systems for mining and use in tunnels. The trains are used 
all over the world, primarily in hard coal mines, gold mines and in 
underground mining for platinum, diamonds, copper and nickel. They 
are used to transport material and personnel with working loads of up
to 35t. Rail-bound trains are the only means of transport that can be
used underground on branching lines to cope with inclines of more 
than 13 degrees. The SMT Scharf Group has subsidiaries in Germany, 
Poland, South Africa, China and Russia, as well as agencies around 
the world. The railways developed by SMT Scharf are characterized, 
above all, by high-performance engines, high working loads, high 
speed and low operating and maintenance costs. SMT Scharf records 
more than 70% of its revenues over the course of the year on 
high-growth foreign markets, such as Russia, China and South Africa. 
The replacement parts and repairs business constitutes around 50% of 
revenues. The advances in exploitation of resources make underground 
conditions increasingly difficult which in turn requires more high 
technology transport solutions in mining. The total market for 
underground transport technology comprises around EUR 5 billion to 
EUR 7 billion per year according to company estimates. SMT Scharf AG 
has been listed in the Prime Standard (regulated market) of the 
Frankfurt Stock Exchange since April 11, 2007.
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Investor relations
cometis AG
Susanne Gremmler
Phone: +49(0)611 - 205855-23
Fax: +49(0)611 - 205855-66
E-mail: gremmler@cometis.de

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: DE0005751986
WKN: 575198
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin / free trade
Börse München / free trade

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