| Content | PRESS RELEASE: INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT REGULATED INFORMATION Embargo: Thursday 16 May 2013 – 5:45 pm CET P. 1/5 INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE TRADING PERIOD ENDING 31 MARCH 2013 SUMMARY OF THE FIRST QUARTER • Consolidated sales down 5.5% (-4.8% on a like-for-like basis1). o D’Ieteren Auto: sales down 10.7% (-9.7% on a like-for-like basis1). Market share of 20.84% in a broadly stable market; o Belron: sales up 1.6%, consisting of an organic growth of 1.6%, an acquisition growth of 2.7%, a negative currency translation effect of 0.5% and an unfavourable calendar effect of 2.2%. • Current consolidated result before tax, group’s share, down 1.4%. GUIDANCE • Given that the start of the year (including April) is broadly in line with expectations, D’Ieteren still expects its 2013 current consolidated result before tax, group’s share, to decline by 10 to15% compared with 2012. CONSOLIDATED KEY FIGURES Q1 2013 - Year-on-year evolution Sales -5.5% (-4.8%1) - D’Ieteren Auto -10.7% (-9.7%1) - Belron +1.6% Current consolidated result before tax, group’s share -1.4% WorldReginfo - 257ca56f-af92-41d3-9edb-f43bce1eef73 |
