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ESSANELLE HAIR GROUP AG: Presentation of Key Performance Indicators for the Third Quarter 2009

ESSANELLE HAIR GROUP AG / Quarter Results

05.11.2009 

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- Presentation of Key Performance Indicators for the Third Quarter 2009
- New Forecast

Düsseldorf, 05.11.2009 - Essanelle Hair Group completes the first nine
months of the current business year with a turnover of 95.5 million Euros,
after reaching 95.8 million Euros during the same period last year (-0.2%).
After experiencing a growth in turnover in the second quarter, the third
quarter showed a decline of 1.2%. After the first nine month EBITDA was 7.2
million Euros, 10.4% below last year's value of 8.1 million Euros. The
company reached a pre-tax result of 2.9 million Euros, which was previously
3.8 million Euros (-22.9%).

Given this situation, the Essanelle Hair Group is expecting to reach
turnovers over the entire business year 2009 that are close to last year's
figures. Given the closing of 43 salons, 29 of those alone because of the
Hertie insolvency, as well as a weakened demand, a growth in turnover does
not seem possible at present. The Federal Statistical Office determined a
decline in turnovers in the retail sector of 4.8% nominally and 3.9%
realistically in the month of September alone. Based on this development in
turnover, the company is also adjusting its pre-tax result forecast. EBT
should lie between 5.5 million Euros and 6.0 million Euros in the entire
business year 2009 - after reaching 6.4 million Euros last year.


For further details of the second quarter 2009, please refer to the Q3
report on the company's website at www.essanelle-hair-group.com. The
Interim Report 3/2009 will be published on November 20, 2009.

Contact: 
Michael Müller, Linh Chung, Haubrok Investor Relations, 0211-30126106,
m.mueller@haubrok.de




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Language:     English
Company:      ESSANELLE HAIR GROUP AG
              Niederkasseler Lohweg 20
              40547 Düsseldorf
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)211 3 01 26-0
Fax:          +49 (0)211 3 01 26-172
E-mail:       investor@essanelle-hair-group.com
Internet:     www.essanelle.de
ISIN:         DE0006610314
WKN:          661031
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Hamburg, Stuttgart
 
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