SolarWorld increases operating result by 51.8 % in the first nine months

Bonn - SolarWorld AG further expanded sales and earnings by double digit percentage amounts in the 3rd quarter of 2008. In 3Q group sales grew by 47.2 percent to 238.3 (previous year: 161.9) million EUR and in the first nine months by 41.5 percent to 665.4 (previous year : 470.1) million EUR.

The operating result before interest and tax (EBIT) went up from July through September by 67.3 percent to 90.7 (previous year: 54.2) million EUR and cumulatively as per September by 51.8 percent to 209.3 (previous year: 137.9) million EUR.

The group profit could be increased in the 3rd quarter by 17.3 percent to 35.9 (previous year: 30.6) million EUR and in the first nine months by 56.1 percent to 123.0 (previous year: 78.8) million EUR.

SolarWorld AG has thus consistently taken all currently predictable capital market risks into consideration in its balance sheet.

The group-wide rate of international business amounted to 59 (previous year: 49) percent. The Management Board of SolarWorld AG expects to exceed the profit forecast for Fiscal Year 2008.

About SolarWorld AG

SolarWorld AG manufactures solar power systems and in doing so contributes to a cleaner energy supply worldwide. The company, located in Bonn, employs approximately 3,000 people and carries out production in Freiberg, Germany, and Hillsboro, USA. From raw material silicon to the solar module, SolarWorld manages all stages of production ‒ including its own research and development. Through an international distribution network, SolarWorld supplies customers all over the world with solar modules and complete systems. The company maintains high social standards at all locations across the globe, and has committed itself to resource- and energy-efficient production. SolarWorld has been publically traded on the stock market since 1999 and is quoted in the technology index TecDax. SolarWorld achieved sales of about one billion Euros for the fiscal year 2011. More information at www.solarworld-usa.com.

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Devon Cichoski
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SolarWorld Americas
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