Heidelberg Publishes figures for Second Quarter, First Six Months of 2012/2013

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—November 7, 2012—After the first half of financial year 2012/2013, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is on track to achieving its operational objectives. In the second quarter (July 1 to September 30, 2012), incoming orders were on a par with the previous year's level at EUR 668 million. Compared with the prior-year period, incoming orders in the first half-year rose by EUR 225 million to EUR 1.558 billion (previous year: EUR 1.333 billion) as a result of the drupa industry trade show in May. At EUR 790 million, the order backlog at the end of the first half-year was around EUR 60 million higher than in the previous year.