SGL Group: Strong Presence in the Arena in support of FC Augsburg

04-12-2013 SGL Group: Strong Presence in the Arena in support of FC Augsburg Over 500 employees will cheer on FCA in the match against Eintracht Frankfurt

Wiesbaden, April 12, 2013. SGL Group - The Carbon Company will be rooting strongly for FC Augsburg at its Family Day on the German Bundesliga's 29th matchday. In the game against Eintracht Frankfurt, over 500 SGL Group employees will cheer on the team. SGL Group Board Member, Armin Bruch, commented: The excitement and live atmosphere in the stadium will make Family Day a special experience for our employees. Our partnership thrives on joint events and the passion that unites us. We intend to give FC Augsburg our wholehearted support in the SGL arena on Sunday and show how we stand behind the club through thick and thin.

SGL Group, namegiver to the SGL Arena and exclusive partner of FC Augsburg since 2011, sees its long-term partnership with FC Augsburg as an important step towards positioning the company more strongly as an employer in the public's awareness. As one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon products, SGL Group offers attractive jobs with good long-term prospects. In March 2013, the company was named as a TOP employer by the CRF Institute for the second time in succession. The largest production site, and also SGL Group's corporate research headquarters, is in Meitingen close to the SGL arena.

About SGL Group The Carbon Company SGL Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon-based products and materials. It has a comprehensive portfolio ranging from carbon and graphite products to carbon fibers and composites. SGL Group's core competencies are its expertise in high-temperature technology as well as its applications and engineering know-how gained over many years. These competencies enable the Company to make full use of its broad material base. SGL Group's carbon-based materials combine several unique properties such as very good electrical and thermal conductivity, heat and corrosionresistance as well as high mechanical strength combined with low weight. Due to industrialization in the growth regions of Asia and Latin America and increased substitution of traditional with innovative materials, there is a growing demand for SGL Group's high-performance materials and products. Products from SGL Group are used predominantly in the steel,aluminum, automotive and chemical industries as well as in the semiconductor, solar and LED sectors and inlithium-ion batteries. Carbon-based materials and products are also being used increasingly in the wind power,aerospace and defense industries.

With 47 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service network covering more than 100countries, SGL Group is a company with a global presence. In 2012, the Company's workforce of around 6,700 employees generated sales of 1,709 million. The Company's head office is located in Wiesbaden.

Further information on the SGL Group can be found online at: www.sglgroup.com

Important note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on the information currently available to us and on our current projections and assumptions. By nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, as a consequence of which actual developments and results can deviate significantly from these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not to be understood as guarantees. Rather, future developments and results depend on a number of factors; they entail various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on assumptions which may prove to be inaccurate. These risks and uncertainties include, for example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic, legal, and business conditions, particularly relating to our main customer industries, such as electric steel production, to the competitive environment, to interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, to technological developments, and to other risks and unanticipated circumstances. Other risks that in our opinion may arise include price developments, unexpected developments connected with acquisitions and subsidiaries, and unforeseen risks associated with ongoing cost savings programs. SGL Group does not intend or assume any responsibility to revise or otherwise update these forward-looking statements.

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