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INFICON Corporate Contact Matthias Tröndle Chief Financial Officer +423 388 3510 matthias.troendle@inficon.com INFICON strongly on track • • • • Second quarter sales of USD 126.3 million 31.3 % over previous year and 2.9 % over first quarter 2021 figures Operating profit of USD 22.8 million , operating profit margin of 18.1 % after 16.6 % a year ago Higher Sales Guidance of USD 480-500 million ( previously USD 450-480 million ) at operating profit margin of 18-20 % Half - year report ready for download at https://ir.inficon.com/financial-results-and-presentations/ Bad Ragaz / Switzerland , July 29 , 2021 INFICON Holding AG ( SIX Swiss Exchange : IFCN ) reports a markedly stronger ( + 31.3 % ) and record - high sales volume for its second quarter 2021 of USD 126.3 million compared with a weak prior year . Excluding currency ( 4.8 percentage points ) and minimal acquisition ( 0.2 percentage points ) effects , the organic plus was 26.3 % . Compared with the first three months of the current year , sales increased by another 2.9 % . In the Semi & Vacuum Coating market ( USD 63.4 million ; + 18.3 % over previous year ; + 3.4 % over Q1 ) , especially the semiconductor business contributed to the strong sales development . INFICON benefitted here both from the globally ongoing high demand of the equipment manufacturers as well as the end users . INFICON's biggest target market contributed in the reporting quarter as well as in the first half year just over 50 % to Group sales . The sales generated in the Refrigeration , Air Conditioning & Automotive market ( USD 26.4 million ; + 58.1 % over previous year ; + 6.9 % over Q1 ) reached a new high and accounted for a solid 20 % of Group sales . Towards the warmer season , sales of service tools for traditional refrigeration and air conditioning applications picked up . In the automotive business , growth especially stemmed from testing and quality assurance applications for lithium ion batteries on all manufacturing levels . The sales recorded in the industrially broadly rooted General Vacuum market reached ( USD 30.3 million ; + 30.6 % over previous year ; -7.9 % over Q1 ) and thus contributed a fourth to Group sales . This business remained quite stable on a high level , despite the fact that a decline resulted compared with the strong first three months . Sales in the Security & Energy market were appealing with USD 6.2 million . The massive growth rates of + 129.6 % compared with the same period of last year and of + 63 % over Q1 reflect , however , also the weak comparison values . INFICON Holding AG Hintergasse 15 B , CH - 7310 Bad Ragaz Tel . +41 81 300 4980 , Fax +41 81 3004988 www.inficon.com 1/5 15