DGAP-Adhoc: AKASOL AG: Adjustment of the forecast for the financial year 2021

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AKASOL AG: Adjustment of the forecast for the financial year 2021

Darmstadt, Germany, November 29, 2021 - The Management Board of AKASOL AG ("AKASOL"; ISIN DE000A2JNWZ9) today adjusted its guidance for fiscal year 2021 based on preliminary results for the first ten months of 2021 and on the call-off forecasts most recently submitted by AKASOL's customers.

Based on preliminary results, AKASOL achieved revenue growth of 64.1% to EUR 78.1 million in the first ten months of 2021 (10M 2020: EUR 47.6 million). Adjusted for expenses in connection with the acquisition by BorgWarner and one-off effects, Group EBIT for the first ten months of 2021 was EUR -12.7 million (10M 2020: EUR -8.4 million).

Despite significantly reduced call-off expectations of a major customer for the remainder of the year 2021, as of today AKASOL's Management Board continues to expect revenue growth of up to 50% for the full year 2021.

Due to the reduced call-offs and the insufficient availability of especially electronic components, EBIT from operations for fiscal year 2021 is expected to be below the EBIT of EUR -12.1 million achieved in 2020, because the necessary organisational precautions as well as the production capacity for a higher sales volume in the remaining year 2021 have already been established.

The original forecast for 2021 was that if the expected sales growth was achieved, EBIT would also be significantly improved compared to 2020 - not considering expenses in connection with the acquisition by BorgWarner.

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