DGAP-News: RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results/Miscellaneous RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG: Interim Report for the First Quarter of 2015: financial year begins strongly for RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG - research and quality offensive strengthens our market position in cutting-edge healthcare 07.05.2015 / 07:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News Interim Report for the First Quarter of 2015: financial year begins strongly for RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG - research and quality offensive strengthens our market position in cutting-edge healthcare - 191,730 patients treated - Revenues stand at EUR 276.1 million - EBITDA amounts to EUR 49.7 million - Outlook for 2015: Revenues between EUR 1.08 billion and EUR 1.12 billion,EBITDA between EUR 145 million and EUR 155 million Bad Neustadt/Saale, 7th May 2015 In the first quarter of the current financial year almost 200,000 (191,730 to be precise) patients were treated in the hospitals of RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG. Revenues amounted to EUR 276.1 million for the period from January to March with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) standing at EUR 49.7 million. These financial figures are not directly comparable with those of previous years due to the sale of a total of 43 facilities which was completed in the last financial year. Annual General Meeting on 10th June 2015 The Board of Management and Supervisory Board shall propose to this year's ordinary Annual General Meeting the distribution of the net consolidated profit in the form of a dividend in the amount of EUR 0.80 per non-par share to the shareholders. The Company also wishes the shareholders to be able to participate extensively in subsequent years in the future success of the Company by means of dividend payout ratios which are clearly above 60 % of the group profit. A precondition is that growth increasing the value of the Company will not be realised by acquisitions, for example. We are currently planning to carry out another share repurchase scheme after the Annual General Meeting through a public purchase offer with a volume of approx. 10 % of the current share capital. The corresponding authorisation was already granted by the Annual General Meeting in 2014. A final decision by the Board of Management and Supervisory Board on the actual procedure, exact time and financial aspects of the repurchase is still outstanding. In the course of distributing the sales proceeds the shareholders already had the opportunity in Autumn 2014 through a share repurchase programme with subsequent capital reduction to offer their shares to the Company. With an ultimate offer rate of approx. 98.4 % and together with last year's dividend roughly EUR 1.7 billion has already been distributed to the shareholders with this instrument. Outlook We expect revenues of EUR 1.08 billion to EUR 1.12 billion and EBITDA of between EUR 145 million and EUR 155 million for 2015, the first full financial year with the new portfolio structure. As in 2013 and 2014 one-off effects will continue to influence the corporate results during this financial year as well. The size of these positive and negative special influences is a low two-digit million figure; they will be priced in gradually over the entire financial year 2015 and will partially cancel each other out. "We have successfully stayed our course for organic growth in the first three months of the current financial year. Our focus is on medical innovations and new therapies as well as modern equipment and procedures for the benefit of our patients. We are therefore increasing our research and development budget accordingly in order to strengthen our unique standing in the market. Innovation projects with a total volume of roughly EUR 4 million will be financed at all our locations within the corporate group in the next few months," CEO Dr. Dr. Martin Siebert stated. Since 1st January 2015 all Group locations either have university hospital status or act as academic teaching hospitals with a close link to science, research and training. Furthermore Siebert referred to the fact that the planned hospital reform envisages payment of medical services based on quality indications. "We have also done our homework with respect to quality. Our hospitals will certainly benefit if this criterion does indeed become relevant for the calculation of fees." ************************************************************************** RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG AG is one of the largest healthcare providers in Germany. With ten hospitals in five locations and a total of 5,300 beds we offer affordable cutting-edge medical care with a direct link to universities and research institutes. Our facilities are located in Bad Berka, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Frankfurt (Oder) and Giessen and Marburg. A total of over 15,000 employees work for RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG. Further information is available at: www.rhoen-klinikum-ag.com. Your Contact Persons: RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG Achim Struchholz Group Division Head of Corporate Communication Schlossplatz 1 97616 Bad Neustadt / Saale Telephone: + 49 - 9771 65-1327 Facsimile: + 49 - 9771 65-1820 E-Mail: [email protected] Dr. Kai G. Klinger Group Division Head of Investor Relations & Group Financing Schlossplatz 1 97616 Bad Neustadt / Saale Telephone: + 49 - 9771 65-1318 Facsimile: + 49 - 9771 99-1736 E-Mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 07.05.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP 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: 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: [email protected] Internet: www.rhoen-klinikum-ag.com ISIN: DE0007042301 WKN: 704230 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 354199 07.05.2015