Essanelle Hair Group AG Comments on FY 2012 Guidance

Essanelle Hair Group AG announced that its Management Board anticipates that for the fiscal year 2012 sales revenue will range at between 1% and 2% below previous fiscal year 2011 figures. For the fiscal year 2011, the Company reported revenue of EUR 127.22 million. Furthermore, the Company announced that fiscal year 2012 Earnings Before Tax should be in a range of between EUR 5.50 million and EUR 6.00 million. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts on average are expecting the Company to report fiscal year 2012 revenue of EUR 126.20 million and fiscal year 2012 pre-tax-profit of EUR 6.00 million.