Heidelberg Posts Sales Gain, On Track to Break Even

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—Feb. 9, 2011—Operational business at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) continued to improve throughout the third quarter of financial year 2010/2011 (Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010). As expected, both incoming orders and sales were again up on the previous year. Coupled with the achieved efficiency increases brought about by the reorganization, this upward trend enabled Heidelberg to achieve a positive operating result before special items for the first time in the current financial year.