• Revenues increased by 7.1% in half-year comparison

• Net result after tax improved by EUR 3 million to EUR 2.2 million in the first half-year 2011

• High order status for the second half-year 2011

St. Marien, August 29, 2011 – The technological Group HTI High Tech Industries AG („HTI“), listed in the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange, reports on positive business development within the first half-year 2011. From January until June 2011 the revenues of the HTI Group increased by 7.1% to EUR 105.2 million, compared to the same period last year. All earnings figures were further improved compared to last year. This was made possible by good utilization in all segments and a further improved cost structure.

The operative earnings before non-recurring items, interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased from EUR 9.1 million to EUR 9.2 million compared to the same period last year. The operative earnings before non-recurring items, interest and tax (EBIT) in comparison to the same period last year, increased by 26.1% to EUR 4.1 million. The half-year EBT turned from EUR

-0.3 million to EUR 1.9 million. The EBIT-margin improved from 3.3% to 3.9%, the EBT-margin from -0.3% to 1.8%.

The half-year net result after tax improved by EUR 3 million to EUR 2.2 million. As a result of that the net result-margin increased substantially from -0.8% to 2.1%. The earnings per share turned from -0.03 in the first half-year 2010 to now EUR 0.08.

The equity measures, implemented during the past few months, like for example the cash capital increase in the amount of 6.6 million, led to a significant increase of consolidated equity of now EUR 45.3 million (after EUR 25.5 million as of mid-year 2010).

‘We were able to continue our positive business development in the first half-year 2011 and also managed to extend our existing market position. We are totally on track for the whole year 2011’, comments HTI CEO Peter Glatzmeier on the business development.

OUTLOOK

The good situation in call forwards in the segment Lightweight Construction, the high order situation in the segments Engineering and Energy Technology as well as a variety of promising projects, currently under negotiation, basically allow the expectation of continuation of the positive business development for the second half-year 2011 for HTI. Precondition for this, however, is that the latest turbulences on the financial markets are limited to the capital markets only and do not have any influence on the cyclic branches like the automotive-, steel- and construction industry. With a mostly stable economic environment consolidated revenues significantly above the EUR 200 million barrier and a clear positive EBIT can be expected.

HY1 2010HY1 2011Change in %
RevenuesTEUR98,172105,161+7.1
Operative earnings before non-recurring items, interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)TEUR9,1169,166+0.5
Operative earnings before non-recurring items, interest and tax (EBIT)TEUR3,2474,093+26.1
Earnings before non-recurring items and tax (EBT)TEUR-3391,892
Net result after taxTEUR-7642,247
Earnings per share EUR -0.03 0.08

Indicative announcement for financial reports:

HTI High Tech Industries AG announces that the half-yearly financial report 2011 was published and is available for download under http://www.hti-ag.at/en/investor-relations/publications/financial-reports/.