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RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG: preliminary results for the 2012 financial year



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RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG: preliminary results for the 2012 financial year



21.02.2013 / 07:00



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RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG publishes preliminary results for the 2012 financial year



Number of patients treated increased by around 12 percent to more than

2.5 million

Revenue grew by approx. 9 percent to EUR2.86 billion

Financial results for 2012 strongly impacted by one-time effects

EBITDA deteriorated by around 14 percent to EUR292 million

Net consolidated profit fell by approx. 43 percent to EUR92 million



Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale, February 21, 2013



Patients of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG appeared to be largely unfazed by the

occasional periods of turbulence that characterized the 2012 financial

year: at more than 2.5 million, more people were treated in the Group's

facilities than ever before. This strong increase in patient numbers

enabled RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG to set a new revenue record of EUR2.86 billion



The commitment of our management resources to non-operational matters

following the take-over attempt by Fresenius had a negative impact on our

operations last year. This factor combined with one-off costs, such as

substantial consulting costs and personnel changes on our management board,

caused a decline in net consolidated profit by around 43 % to EUR92

million. EBITDA amounted to around EUR292 million in 2012 and was therefore

roughly 14 % lower than the adjusted figure for the previous year. The

Wiesbaden-based hospital, Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken (HSK), was

consolidated for the first time on May 1, 2012.



'These are respectable figures in view of the extremely difficult

circumstances and conditions in the 2012 financial year. But they certainly

do not mean that we can rest on our laurels, and indeed we have no

intention of doing so,' said Dr. Dr. Martin Siebert, Chairman of the Board

of Management at RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG. CFO Jens-Peter Neumann added: 'We are

currently working very hard to introduce more efficient internal

controlling and management tools at all locations. By increasing

transparency, we will be able to control operations more precisely and

create new potential to improve the current unsatisfactory earnings

situation.'



Outlook



In 2013, RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG expects to exceed the EUR3 billion revenue

threshold for the first time (EUR3.03 billion with a fluctuation range of

2.5 %). This target is accompanied by an EBITDA forecast of EUR325 million

and a net consolidated profit forecast of EUR110 million, each with a

fluctuation range of +/-5 %.



'Some of the challenges we face in 2013 are typical of the industry, while

others are of our own making. It will be the shared responsibility of the

management board to quickly improve the company's position. Several

necessary measures have already been rigorously implemented during the

first few months of my term in office, and I am therefore cautiously

optimistic that we will be able to demonstrate a more positive development

within the foreseeable future, particularly with regard to the profit

situation,' concluded Dr. Dr. Martin Siebert.



Overview of key figures*

2012 2013 Change in %

Treated patients 2,555,822 2,277,153 +12.2 %

Revenue in EUR millions 2,864 2,629 +8.9 %

EBITDA in EUR millions 292 338 -13.6 %

Net consolidated profit in EUR millions 92 161 -42.9 %



* Preliminary and unaudited financial figures with possible rounding

differences;

EBITDA 2011 adjusted for non-operating one-time effects





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Language: English

Company: RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG

Schlossplatz 1

97616 Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale

Germany

Phone: +49 (0)9771 - 65-0

Fax: +49 (0)9771 - 97 467

E-mail: rka@rhoen-klinikum-ag.com

Internet: www.rhoen-klinikum-ag.com

ISIN: DE0007042301

WKN: 704230

Indices: MDAX

Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München;

Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart





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