Highlights of the first quarter of 2016

KION continues its prior-year growth path

• Total value of order intake improves by around 4 per cent
• Order book grows by approximately 7 per cent
• Revenue for the quarter rises by roughly 5 per cent year on year
• Adjusted EBIT goes up by nearly 6 per cent
• Profitability improves compared with first quarter of 2015
• KION shares outperform the benchmark indices with a substantial price gain

New milestones in the implementation of Strategy 2020

• Most modern KION plant officially opened in the Czech Republic
• KION Group and Egemin Automation complete acquisition of US systems integrator Retrotech
• Group’s financing structure renewed with improved terms
• Improved rating for the KION Group from Moody’s