Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Hereby Announces in Compliance with Art. 15 of the German Securities Trading Act

• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG: Business hit by struggling global economy and strong Euro
• No market improvement on horizon for current financial year 2008/2009
• First quarter 2008/2009: Sales are expected to be down on previous year's figure; operating result (EBIT) predicted to be negative

It is already predictable that the sales of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for the first quarter of financial year 2008/2009 will be down on the previous year's figure, and that the operating result (EBIT) will be negative. Like the first quarter 2008/2009, the entire fiscal year will be affected by non-recurring expenditures for drupa, the start-up of series production for a number of new products and the strong Euro. For these reasons, the operating result for the entire fiscal year 2008/2009 will be down on previous fiscal year's figure.
 
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Investor Relations
Andreas Trösch
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 60 20
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 51 89
E-mail: andreas.troesch@heidelberg.com