Press Release: Bellevue Group reports a profit of close to CHF 3 million after tax for the first half year 2016

Bellevue Group AG / Bellevue Group reports a profit of close to CHF 3 million after tax for the first half year 2016 . Processed and transmitted by Nasdaq OMX Corporate Solutions. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

The Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board of Bellevue Group today decided to issue an ad hoc announcement for the company's shareholders, clients and employees.

Based on preliminary consolidated results, a consolidated profit of close to CHF 3 million after tax is expected for the first half year 2016. Bellevue Group had announced a consolidated loss after tax of CHF 15.5 million for the first half of the previous year, which was attributable to extraordinary impairments and write-downs totaling CHF 24.7 million.

The complete half-year report 2016 will be published on July 29, 2016.

Contact:

Media Relations / Investor Relations: Daniel Koller, CFO

Telephone +41 44 267 67 00, Fax +41 44 267 67 01, ir@bellevue.ch

Bellevue Group

Bellevue Group is an independent Swiss financial boutique listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Established in 1993, the company and its approximately over 110 employees are specialists in the fields of Brokerage, Corporate Finance and Asset Management. Bellevue Group includes the two subsidiaries Bank am Bellevue and Bellevue Asset Management. The bank boasts superb knowledge of the Swiss stock and bond market and offers independent research opinions and recommendations as well as viable solutions for capital market transactions. Bellevue Asset Management is focused on selected active equity, bond, multi asset and ETF strategies.

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Source: Bellevue Group AG via Globenewswire

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Bellevue Group AG

Seestrasse 16 Küsnacht/Zürich Switzerland

WKN: A0LG3Z;ISIN: CH0028422100;

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