DGAP-News: UNIWHEELS AG: STRATEGY 2022 DGAP-News: UNIWHEELS

DGAP-News: UNIWHEELS AG / Key word(s): Results Forecast UNIWHEELS AG: STRATEGY 2022 21.09.2016 / 10:17 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIWHEELS Group Strategy 2022 Bad Dürkheim, 21st September, 2016: Germany-based alloy wheels manufacturer UNIWHEELS AG, listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, presented its strategy until 2022 today. Business model The UNIWHEELS Group is one of the leading manufacturers of aluminum wheels for cars in Europe and is one of the few technology leaders worldwide in the aluminum wheel industry. UNIWHEELS is the third largest European supplier of OEM wheels for the automotive industry as well as the market- leading manufacturer of alloy wheels for the accessories market in Europe. It includes the well-known Group brands ATS, RIAL, ALUTEC and ANZIO. The Group currently has four production plants, of which three are located in Poland (Stalowa Wola) and one in Germany (Werdohl). Mission 2022 As a leading manufacturer of alloy wheels, UNIWHEELS serves the international automobile industry (Automotive Segment), the aftermarket (Accessory segment) and international motorsport. Vision 2022 The UNIWHEELS Group is a technology leader on the global market of alloy wheels. In the fields of operations, UNIWHEELS sets industry standards which allow the group to replicate production facilities at all times while continuously optimizing their configuration and to act proactively according to market needs. Strategy 2022 Being the preferred development partner, the core of UNIWHEELS Strategy 2022 is "Technology Leadership". The strategic programme consists of five strategic fields, which aim to ensure growth of the business as they focus on technological innovation and market expansion along with prudent management of costs, cash flows and capex planning: - Profitable and sustainable growth: increase of production capacity to over 14 million wheels through expansion of production plants; broaden customer base and increase of market share in Europe by 5% (Automotive); focus on premium customers with a high share of global exports and on increasing market share in Europe as well as expanding the production footprint into global markets - Excellent product quality and innovation: maintaining the R&D efforts with focus on lightweight solutions and position of technology leader for innovative and alternative materials; solutions with greater share of more complex wheel surfaces, forged wheels and wheels for motorsport; greater degree of customization; cooperate with suppliers, customers and universities of technology, proactive market research and monitoring - Operational excellence and process innovation: continuous improvement of effectiveness, quality and profitability at all production locations by the steady increase in automation, networking and standardization; implementation of best-in-class processes by improving material flows and automation to increase efficiency and earnings - A team-oriented corporate culture fostering innovation: promotion and development of workforce and improvement of internal processes, digitalization of divisions; nurture motivation and secure competencies; integrating CSR and sustainability throughout the value chain,; fostering strong corporate compliance and striving towards ethical, legal and fair behavior in all business transactions - Cost efficiency and solid financial position: cost efficiency along with high product quality and lean management and board structures; sound balance sheet structure and appropriate leverage as a foundation for growth and expansion, and stable cash flows with investor-oriented dividend policy; capital market orientation with a transparent and proactive investor communication UNWHEELS Strategy 2022 also involves following the key financial targets - Annual sales are to increase to over EUR 700 million - EBIT margin of over 10% - EBITDA margin of over 15% - ROCE of over 20% - Net debt/EBITDA ratio below 2.0x UNIWHEELS produced nearly 8 million wheels in its four production sites in 2015. The brand new, technologically advanced Plant 4 in Stalowa Wola opened in June 2016. Its prospective output is 2 million wheels annually which will allow for a total capacity of approx. 10 million wheels from 2017 on. Further information on UNIWHEELS Strategy 2022 can be found under: http:// www.uniwheels.com/uwag/en/home/investor-relations/uniwheels-profile/ strategy2022/ About UNIWHEELS: The UNIWHEELS Group is one of the leading manufacturers of aluminum wheels for cars in Europe and is one of the few technology leaders worldwide in the aluminum wheel industry. UNIWHEELS is the third largest European supplier of OEM wheels for the automotive industry as well as the market-leading manufacturer of alloy wheels for the accessories market (AM) in Europe. Well-known Group brands include ATS, RIAL, ALUTEC and ANZIO. The Group currently has four production plants, three of which are in Poland (Stalowa Wola) and one in Germany (Werdohl). UNIWHEELS sees itself as one of the leading partners of the automotive industry for the optimum reduction of CO2 emissions by reducing the weight of alloy wheels. As well as weight-optimized construction methods, the following procedures are primarily used: Flow Forming, Lightforming, undercutting and forging. In 2015 UNIWHEELS Group had with a sales volume of 7.8 million wheels EUR 436.5 million of revenues and an EBITDA of EUR 58.7 million. 2,539 employees worked for the Group. Since 2015, UNIWHEELS AG is publicly listed on Main Market of Warsaw Stock Exchange. The UNIWHEELS stock is floated under security identification number A13STW, ISIN DE000A13STW4 and ticker symbol UNW. For more information please contact: Oliver Madsen Head of Investor Relations Email: o.madsen@de.uniwheels.com UNIWHEELS AG Gustav-Kirchhoff-Str. 10 67098 Bad Dürkheim Germany --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.09.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: UNIWHEELS AG Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 10 67098 Bad Dürkheim Germany Phone: +49 (0)6322 9899 - 6400 Fax: +49 (0)6322 9899 - 6401 Internet: www.uniwheels.com ISIN: DE000A13STW4 WKN: A13STW Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin; Open Market in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 503225 21.09.2016