IR Releases
2012-05-07 l Press Release
Schaeffler demonstrates its innovative force
Schaeffler registered 1,832 patents in Germany during the past year – the largest number ever. The German Patent and Trademark Office has published the names of Germany’s most innovative companies in its annual statistics. Schaeffler increased the number of registered patents by 11.6 percent in comparison with the previous year and is once again ranked fourth behind Bosch, Daimler and Siemens.
2012-03-20 l IR Release
Schaeffler generates record sales and earnings in 2011
- Sales for 2011 increase 13 percent to new record of €10.7 billion
- EBIT rises to €1.7 billion; EBIT margin at 15.8 percent
- Free cash flow of €319 million
- 6,500 new jobs; employee profit share increased
- Growth strategy being continued
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2012-02-14 l IR Release
Schaeffler AG places loans of 1.4 billion Euro with institutional investors in Europe and in the US
- Institutional loans upsized to approximately €1.4 billion
- One Euro and one USD tranche
- Second milestone of the refinancing concept successfully implemented
2012-02-03 l IR Release
Schaeffler AG places senior secured notes of 2.0 billion Euro in Europe and in the US
- Successful capital market debut in Europe and in the US
- Issue five times oversubscribed; volume upsized from €1 billion to €2 billion
- Four tranches with a balanced mix of maturities (five to seven years) and currencies (Euro and USD)
- First milestone of the new refinancing concept implemented faster than expected
2012-01-27 l IR Release
Schaeffler AG launches bonds
- Initial issuance of benchmark bonds in Euro and USD of approx. 1 billion Euro in total
- BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan are joint global coordinators
- Bonds are rated by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s
2012-01-27 l IR Release
Schaeffler AG optimizes capital structure
- New credit lines of €8.0 billion agreed
- Maturity profile improved
- Enlarged banking consortium with eight renowned banks
- First time rating by Standard & Poor's and Moody's
- Bond issuances of approx. €2.0 billion planned
