Successful fiscal year 2012

paragon AG / Key word(s): Final Results 20.03.2013 17:10 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delbrück, March 20 2013 - In today's meeting, the Supervisory Board approved the financial statements of paragon AG for fiscal year 2012. In the period under review, revenue increased by 5.1% to EUR70.4 million (prior year: EUR67.1 million). EBIT adjusted for extraordinary expenses grew by 4.2% to EUR9.2 million (prior year: EUR8.8 million); adjusted EBITDA rose by 1.7% to EUR13.2 million (prior year: EUR13.0 million). Both the adjusted EBIT margin of 13.0% (prior year: 13.2%) and the adjusted EBITDA margin of 18.8% (prior year: 19.4%) were within the expectations of the Managing Board of March 2012. Excluding adjustments, the EBIT margin would have been 11.0% and the EBITDA margin would have been 16.7%. Net income for the year reached EUR4.6 million (prior year: EUR5.3 million), which resulted in earnings per share of EUR1.13 (prior year: EUR1.30). paragon increased its equity-to-assets ratio to 29.6% (prior year: 23.7%) with total assets of EUR44.0 million. Within two years, equity thus rose from EUR4.5 million (December 31, 2010) to EUR13.0 million (December 31, 2012). Interest-bearing liabilities dropped to EUR14.7 million (prior year: EUR15.2 million); net debt declined to EUR7.8 million (prior year: EUR8.1 million). The operating cash flow came to EUR5.8 million (prior year: EUR8.6 million). For fiscal year 2013, in which paragon will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a company, the Managing Board expects revenue growth to equal that of the prior year of around 5 percent. The ratio of EBIT to revenue will remain stable according to the Company's budget planning. paragon will present its complete and audited Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2012 at the financial statements press conference to be held at the company's headquarters in Delbrück on March 21, 2013. Portrait Listed in the Prime Standard segment of the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, paragon AG develops, produces and markets innovative solutions in the field of automotive electronics. The portfolio of the direct supplier to the automotive industry includes products in the business segments sensors, acoustics, cockpit, electromobility and body works kinematics. An outstanding product is the air quality sensor AQS, which is by far the world market leader. In addition to its headquarters in Delbrück (North Rhine-Westfalia), paragon maintains branches in Suhl (Thuringia), Nuremberg (Bavaria) and St. Georgen (Baden-Württemberg) and a sales office in Shanghai (China). Contact paragon AG Schwalbenweg 29 33129 Delbrück Tel.: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-0 Fax: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-60 Internet: www.paragon.ag E-Mail: info@paragon.ag Press officer Matthias Hack Tel.: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-141 Mobile: +49 (0) 162 1010724 Fax: +49 (0) 52 50 - 97 62-60 E-Mail: matthias.hack@paragon.ag 20.03.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: paragon AG Schwalbenweg 29 33129 Delbrück Germany Phone: +49 (0)5250 97 62 - 0 Fax: +49 (0)5250 97 62 - 60 E-mail: investor@paragon.ag Internet: www.paragon.ag ISIN: DE0005558696 WKN: 555869 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------