Essanelle Hair Group AG
Ad-hoc-release

· Essanelle Hair Group: Results for the first nine months of 2010
· Sales revenue of EUR 94.0 million, compared to EUR 5.5 million in the previous year
· Expected earnings before tax for the whole year between EUR 4.5 and 5.0 million

Düsseldorf, 19. November 2010. Essanelle Hair Group AG generated sales revenues
of EUR 94 million in the first nine months of the 2010 financial year, which is 1.6 per
cent below the EUR 95.5 million reported in the previous year. The lower figures are
still due to the moderate performance of the retail sector, as well as the continually
weak department store environment.

Of the individual salon concepts, HairExpress achieved the biggest growth with an
increase of 11.1 per cent to EUR 26.3 million (previous year EUR 23.7 million). Super
Cut recorded a slight increase of 2.8 per cent in comparison to the corresponding
period in the previous year, from EUR 15.2 to 15.6 million. The essanelle Ihr Friseur
concept, that registered 13 salon closures in comparison to the previous year,
recorded sales of EUR 43.3 million, compared to last year's EUR 47.7 million (-9.2 per
cent). The TOP TEN brand had a turnover of EUR 3.8 million, after EUR 4.0 million
last year. The Beauty Hair Shops, that specialise in exclusive hair care products,
generated sales of EUR 4.9 million, on par with last year's figures.

As expected, the trend in sales also affected the profitability of the Essanelle Hair
Group AG. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
fell from EUR 7.2 to 5.9 million year-on-year. Earnings before taxes (EBT) for the first
nine months of 2010 were EUR 1.8 million, compared to EUR 2.9 million in the
previous year. Earnings per share were registered at EUR 0.24, from EUR 0.37 in the
previous year.

In light of earlier developments, Essanelle Hair Group expects end-of-year sales for
2010 to be between EUR 127 and 128 million. The company anticipates earnings
before tax in the range of EUR 4.5 and 5 million.

Kontakt:
Haubrok Investor Relations
Michael Müller
+49-21 56-49 65 195
M.Mueller@haubrok.de