Gefran S.p.A. : Gefran Spa: consolidated revenues amounted to € 139 million, up by about 7%.

Gefran Spa: consolidated revenues amounted to € 139 million, up by about 7%.

Provaglio d'Iseo (BS), 25 January 2012 - According to the preliminary 2011 figures of the Gefran group, consolidated revenues amounted to about € 139 million, up 7% over the previous year.

The turnover of the group's subsidiaries in Germany and in India grew by more than 20%; the figure from China is also good at +7%. Italy is stable, with turnover equal to last year's.

The company expect the Operating result to be around 8.5% of turnover.

Approval of the Draft Financial Statements as at 31 December 2011 is expected on 9 March

2012, when the Board of Directors is scheduled to meet.

Contacts:

Giovanna Franceschetti

Investor Relator

Gefran SpA, Via Sebina 74

25050 Provaglio d'Iseo (BS), Italy

Tel [phone]

Fax [phone] [e-mail]

www.gefran.com

POWER EMPRISE Srl

Via Albani 5 - 20149 Milan, Italy

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Cosimo Pastore Mobile [phone] [e-mail] Laura De Pinto Mobile [phone] [e-mail] Jenny Giuliani Mobile [phone] [e-mail]

Currently, the Gefran Group operates in four production units: two located in Provaglio d'Iseo (BS), Italy, where sensors and automation components are manufactured, to which were added, through the years, the plant in Gerenzano (VA), Italy, focused on the production of drives, and the plant in Shanghai, China.
The Gefran Group, which today has over 850 employees, operates directly in major international markets through sales offices located in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, United States, Brazil, China, Singapore, India and manufacturing subsidiaries in China, Germany, Brazil and United States.
Specialist know-how, design and manufacturing flexibility, innovation capability and process and product quality are the key factors behind Gefran's success.
Moreover, its absolute control over process technology and its application know-how enable Gefran to produce integrated tools and systems for specific applications in various industries: from plastic materials processing to the food and pharmaceuticals industries, to
packaging or die-casting machines.
Gefran S.p.A., listed on the Borsa Italiana stock market since 9 June 1998, was placed in the High Level Requirements Securities
Segment ("Segmento Titoli con Alti Requisiti", STAR) and since 31 January 2005 it has been in the ALL STAR segment, which on 1
June 2009 became the FTSE Italy STAR.