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Gentherm Reports Record 2012 Fourth Quarter, Year-End Revenues

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NORTHVILLE, Mich., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentherm (NASDAQ-GS:THRM), the global market leader and developer of innovative thermal management technologies, today announced record revenues for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2012.

On May 16, 2011, Gentherm closed the previously announced acquisition of a majority interest in W.E.T. Automotive Systems AG, a publicly-traded German automotive thermal control and electronic components company. As a result, the 2011 year-end period includes operating results of W.E.T. beginning May 16, 2011. The 2012 fourth quarter is the second quarter where the year-over-year comparisons include a full three months of W.E.T. financial results for both periods since the acquisition.

President and CEO Daniel R. Coker said, "We are pleased with our record setting revenues for the fourth quarter and the full year, which reflect strong performance from all our operating groups. We are also pleased with an equally important, and for the long run, perhaps more important event that occurred on February 22(nd) of this year--the registration of a Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement in Germany which will allow for the complete integration of Gentherm and W.E.T. Automotive Systems.

"The acquisition of W.E.T. was a seminal event in the history of Gentherm, allowing us to become a much larger, more capable and more global Company," Coker added. "We are confident that the future will show what we have been saying in the past few months: that this acquisition is a natural and synergistic partnership of two innovative companies that will benefit all of our shareholders. We are today optimistic about what the future holds based on what we have already accomplished together, and we are just getting started."

Impact of One-time Events in 2012 Fourth Quarter
During the 2012 fourth quarter and full year, basic and fully diluted earnings per share were $0.09 and $0.39, respectively; however, these results reflect the impact of three one-time events that occurred in the quarter. First, Gentherm entered into an amendment to accelerate and terminate certain royalty obligations from a worldwide license agreement. As a result, the Company recorded an additional expense totaling $1.6 million in cost of sales during the 2012 fourth quarter, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share for the fourth quarter and $0.04 per basic and diluted share for the full year. The agreement eliminates royalty expenses which totaled approximately $400,000 on a quarterly basis during 2012.

Second, during the fourth quarter of 2012, Gentherm changed its accounting policy so that external patent development costs are to be expensed as incurred as part of research and development expenses and no longer capitalized and amortized as part of cost of sales over the registered useful life of the patents. Previously, Gentherm had capitalized its external patent development costs, but reported internal costs as expenses. The change reduced operating income by $324,000 and $1.0 million during the 2012 fourth quarter and full year, respectively, or $0.01 and $0.02 per basic and fully diluted share for the 2012 fourth quarter and full year, respectively.

Finally, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("the Act") was signed into law but not until January 2, 2013. The Act retroactively restored the research and development credit and certain exemptions under the foreign income tax rules, however, because a change in tax law is accounted for in the period of enactment, the retroactive effect of the Act on the Company's U.S. federal taxes for 2012, a benefit of approximately $1.3 million, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share for the 2012 fourth quarter, will not be recognized until the first quarter of 2013.

Adjusting for these impacts, Gentherm would have reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $0.17 per basic and diluted share for the 2012 fourth quarter and $0.50 per basic and $0.49 per diluted share for the full year.

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights
Revenues for the 2012 fourth quarter increased 13 percent to a record $148.2 million from $131 million in the prior year fourth quarter. This reflected higher overall global automotive industry production volumes, new vehicle program launches since the end of the 2011 fourth quarter and the expansion of certain programs into new geographic regions by customers on existing vehicles.

New program launches for the Company's Climate Control Seat(TM) (CCS(TM)) include the Ford Flex, Nissan Pathfinder, Infiniti JX, Hyundai i40 and Kia K9 Cadenza. Certain existing vehicle programs had higher revenue during the period as a result of Gentherm's customers expanding the availability of the product to additional geographic regions. This includes the Kia Optima, which is now also offered in China and North America.

Partially offsetting higher product revenues during the 2012 fourth quarter was a decline related to the weakening of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar which negatively impacted the Company's Euro-denominated revenues. The Euro-denominated product revenue for the 2012 fourth quarter was EUR31.1 million and the average U.S. Dollar/Euro exchange rate for the quarter was 1.2969. If the average exchange rate for the 2012 fourth quarter had been equal to the average U.S. Dollar/Euro rate for the fourth quarter of 2011, which was 1.3490, Gentherm would have reported incrementally higher revenue of approximately $1.6 million.

"While there was some softness in Europe, it was offset by our much broader product line and the strengthening of the automotive market in North America," Coker said. "We have seen very solid cooperation in product development and operations between Gentherm and W.E.T. This has resulted in excellent progress over the last several quarters, and we are well positioned to complete the integration of the two companies. We also opened up a new electronics facility in Shen Zhen, China during the fourth quarter of 2012, which adds to our Asian presence and increases our production capacity."

Net income attributable to common shareholders for the 2012 fourth quarter was $2.6 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share. Non-cash purchase accounting impacts related to the W.E.T. acquisition in the quarter totaled $3.3 million, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share. In addition, the 2012 fourth quarter results include convertible preferred stock dividends of $1.2 million, which reduced net income attributable to common shareholders by $0.04 per basic and diluted share. Adjusting for these factors, Gentherm would have reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $0.19 per basic and diluted share.

Net income attributable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $5.9 million, or $0.25 per basic share and $0.24 per diluted share, which included one-time charges related to the acquisition, related financing and non-cash purchase accounting impacts totaling $2.1 million, net of tax benefit, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share. In addition, convertible preferred stock dividends of $2.5 million were recorded during the 2011 fourth quarter. Excluding these charges, Gentherm would have earned $10.6 million, or $0.45 per basic and $0.44 per diluted share, in the 2011 fourth quarter. The fees and expenses associated with the W.E.T. acquisition are detailed in the Acquisition Transaction Expenses, W.E.T. Purchase Accounting Impacts and Other Effects table accompanying the release.

Gross margin as a percentage of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2012 decreased to 25.8 percent, down slightly from 25.9 percent for the fourth quarter of 2011. This decrease was primarily the result of the higher cost of sales reported from the one-time additional royalty expense totaling $1.6 million recorded in the 2012 fourth quarter as previously described. Without this extra expense, the gross margin would have been 26.9 percent representing an improvement over the prior year fourth quarter of 1.0 percent.

Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $18.1 million compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $14.5 million for the prior year period.

Historical Gentherm financial results and Adjusted EBITDA for the 2012 fourth quarter and year (which are non-GAAP measures) are provided to help shareholders understand Gentherm's results of operations due to the acquisition of W.E.T. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, Gentherm's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

2012 Year-End Financial Highlights
For 2012, revenues increased to $555 million from $369.6 million in 2011. The increase in revenues reflects a full year of W.E.T. revenues in 2012 compared with seven and a half months of W.E.T. revenues in 2011. Had Gentherm acquired W.E.T. on January 1, 2011, pro-forma combined revenues during 2011 would have been $501.2 million. When compared to 2011 pro-forma combined revenues, Gentherm revenues for 2012 increased approximately 10.7 percent.

Partially offsetting higher product revenues in 2012 is a decline related to the weakening of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar which negatively impacted the Company's Euro-denominated revenues. The Euro-denominated product revenue for 2012 was EUR126.6 million and the average U.S. Dollar/Euro exchange rate for the year was 1.2861. If the average exchange rate for 2012 had been equal to the average U.S. Dollar/Euro rate for all of 2011, which was 1.3921, Gentherm would have reported incrementally higher revenue of approximately $13.4 million.

Net income attributable to common shareholders for 2012 was $11.2 million, or $0.39 per basic and diluted share. Non-cash purchase accounting impacts related to the W.E.T. acquisition totaled $13.0 million, or $0.27 per basic and $0.26 per diluted share. In addition, the results for 2012 include convertible preferred stock dividends of $6.7 million, which reduced net income attributable to common shareholders by $0.24 per basic and $0.23 per diluted share. Adjusting for these factors, Gentherm would have reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $0.90 per basic and $0.88 per diluted share.

Net income attributable to common shareholders in 2011 was $1.4 million, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share, which included acquisition-related one-time fees and expenses totaling $5.3 million, debt retirement expense of $1.2 million, non-cash purchase accounting impacts totaling $12.9 million and convertible preferred stock dividends of $8.2 million. Excluding these charges, Gentherm would have earned $23.4 million, or $1.03 per basic and $1.00 per diluted share, in 2011. The fees and expenses associated with the W.E.T. acquisition are detailed in the Acquisition Transaction Expenses, W.E.T. Purchase Accounting Impacts and Other Effects table accompanying the release.

Gross margin as a percentage of revenue in 2012 was 25.6 percent compared with 25.7 percent in 2011. This decrease was primarily the result of the higher cost of sales reported from the one-time additional royalty expense totaling $1.6 million recorded in the 2012 fourth quarter as previously described. Without this extra expense, the gross margin would have been 25.9 percent representing a slight improvement over 2011.

Adjusted EBITDA in 2012 (which is described in the tables that follow) was $69.5 million compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $49.2 million in 2011.

Interest Expense and Revaluation of Derivatives
Interest expense for the 2012 fourth quarter and full year was $1.1 million and $4.1 million, respectively, compared with $1.1 million and $3.5 million in the respective prior year periods. Approximately $1.6 million in interest expense in 2012 was related to the debt of W.E.T., and the balance resulted from financing used to fund a portion of the W.E.T. acquisition.

For the 2012 fourth quarter and year, the Company recorded losses related to the revaluation of derivative financial instruments of $1.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively, compared with losses of $545,000 and $6.1 million for the respective prior year periods. Derivative losses stem from W.E.T.'s Cash Related Swap (CRS) contract and portfolio of currency derivative instruments.

Research and Development, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Net research and development expenses were approximately the same during the 2012 fourth quarter results as compared to the 2011 fourth quarter. Net research and development expenses for the 2012 full year were up $11.2 million to $41.0 million, reflecting a full year of W.E.T. research and development expenses incurred in 2012 compared with seven and a half months of W.E.T. expenses incurred in 2011.

As previously described, during the fourth quarter of 2012, Gentherm changed its accounting policy so that external patent development costs are to be expensed as incurred and no longer capitalized and amortized over the registered useful life of the patents. These costs are now classified as research and development expenses whereas the amortization previously recorded was included in cost of sales.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the 2012 fourth quarter and year increased $2.9 million and $22.8 million, respectively, when compared to the respective prior year periods. This was primarily due to a full year of W.E.T. expenses incurred in 2012 compared with seven and a half months of W.E.T. expenses in 2011. Increases in historical Gentherm SG&A expenses in 2012 include expenses related to a Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer Agreement (DPLTA) for W.E.T., expenses related to the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance implementation for W.E.T. and one-time fees associated with an investigation of a potential acquisition which was not completed. Increased expenses also included higher general legal, audit and travel costs, as well as wages and benefits costs resulting from new employee hiring and merit increases.

The Company's balance sheet as of December 31, 2012, had total cash and cash equivalents of $58.2 million, total assets of $439.2 million and shareholders' equity of $215.2 million. Total debt was $57.0 million, and the book value of the unredeemed Series C Convertible Preferred Stock was $22.5 million as of December 31, 2012.

Guidance
Barring unforeseen economic turbulence, including worsening of the European market or unfavorable fluctuations of the Euro exchange rate, 2013 revenue appears to be strong. Gentherm is expecting revenue for 2013 to increase 8 to 10 percent over 2012 revenues, which were $555 million.

Conference Call
As previously announced, Gentherm is conducting a conference call today to be broadcast live over the Internet at 11:30 AM Eastern Time to review these financial results. The dial-in number for the call is 1-877-941-2068. The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed in the Events page of the Investor section of Gentherm's website at www.gentherm.com.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Certain of the information set forth herein, including Adjusted EBITDA and historical Gentherm financial results, may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. Gentherm believes this information is useful to investors because it provides a basis for measuring Gentherm's available capital resources, the operating performance of Gentherm's business and Gentherm's cash flow that would normally be included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Gentherm's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in evaluating Gentherm's operating performance, capital resources and cash flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP. Reconciliation between net income and EBITDA is provided in the financial tables at the end of this news release.

About Gentherm
Gentherm (NASDAQ-GS:THRM) is a global developer and marketer of innovative thermal management technologies for a broad range of heating and cooling and temperature control applications. Automotive products include actively heated and cooled seat systems and cup holders, heated and ventilated seat systems, thermal storage bins, heated seat and steering wheel systems, cable systems and other electronic devices. The Company's advanced technology team is developing more efficient materials for thermoelectrics and systems for waste heat recovery and electrical power generation for the automotive market that may have far-reaching applications for consumer products as well as industrial and technology markets. Gentherm has more than 6,000 employees in facilities in the U.S., Germany, Mexico, China, Canada, Japan, England, Korea, Malta, Hungary and the Ukraine. For more information, go to www.gentherm.com.

Certain matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be different. Important factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from its expectations in this release are risks that sales may not significantly increase, additional financing, if necessary, may not be available, new competitors may arise and adverse conditions in the automotive industry may negatively affect its results. The liquidity and trading price of its common stock may be negatively affected by these and other factors. Please also refer to Gentherm's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and reports, including, but not limited to, its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012; all of which are available free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Gentherm expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

TABLES FOLLOW

                                       GENTHERM INCORPORATED


                          CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                               (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                    Three Months Ended               Year Ended

                                                     December 31,              December 31,
                                                     ------------              ------------

                                                       2012             2011      2012             2011
                                                       ----             ----      ----             ----

    Product revenues                               $148,242         $131,016  $554,979         $369,588

    Cost of sales                                   109,942           97,115   413,052          274,621
                                                    -------           ------   -------          -------

                Gross margin                         38,300           33,901   141,927           94,967

    Operating costs and expenses:

          Research and
           development                               10,860           10,738    43,189           30,665

          Research and
           development
           reimbursements                              (476)            (351)   (2,239)            (932)
                                                       ----             ----    ------             ----

                Net research and
                 development expenses                10,384           10,387    40,950           29,733

          Acquisition transaction
           expenses                                       -              (64)        -            5,316

          Selling, general and
           administrative                            18,947           16,018    64,919           42,110
                                                     ------           ------    ------           ------

                Total operating costs
                 and expenses                        29,331           26,341   105,869           77,159
                                                     ------           ------   -------           ------

    Operating income                                  8,969            7,560    36,058           17,808

    Interest expense                                 (1,054)          (1,060)   (4,136)          (3,511)

    Debt retirement expense                               -             (190)        -           (1,160)

    Revaluation of
     derivatives                                     (1,236)            (545)   (2,292)          (6,118)

    Foreign currency gain
     (loss)                                            (156)           5,795     2,201            9,207

    Loss from equity
     investment                                         146                        (82)            (243)

    Other income                                         64             (638)      923             (114)
                                                        ---             ----       ---             ----

    Earnings before income
     tax                                              6,733           10,922    32,672           15,869

    Income tax expense                                1,027              852     8,351            4,666
                                                      -----              ---     -----            -----

    Net income                                        5,706           10,070    24,321           11,203

    Loss (gain)
     attributable to non-
     controlling interest                            (1,958)          (1,720)   (6,449)          (1,545)
                                                     ------           ------    ------           ------

    Net income attributable
     to Gentherm, Inc                                 3,748            8,350    17,872            9,658

    Convertible preferred
     stock dividends                                 (1,190)          (2,490)   (6,711)          (8,228)
                                                     ------           ------    ------           ------

    Net income (loss)
     attributable to common
     shareholders                                    $2,558           $5,860   $11,161           $1,430
                                                     ======           ======   =======           ======


    Basic earnings (loss)
     per share                                        $0.09            $0.25     $0.39            $0.06
                                                      =====            =====     =====            =====

    Diluted earnings (loss)
     per share                                        $0.09            $0.24     $0.39            $0.06
                                                      =====            =====     =====            =====


    Weighted average number
     of shares - basic                               29,717           23,361    28,353           22,606
                                                     ======           ======    ======           ======

    Weighted average number
     of shares - diluted                             30,082           23,986    28,862           23,455
                                                     ======           ======    ======           ======

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS EXCLUDING W.E.T.

The following table presents select operations data for the period as reported, amounts for W.E.T. operations and amounts for Gentherm less the W.E.T. amounts representing the historical portion of Gentherm. These historical Gentherm financial results, which are non-GAAP measures, are provided to help shareholders understand Gentherm's results of operations in light of the 2011 acquisition of W.E.T. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, Gentherm's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.


                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                       Three-month period ended December 31, 2012
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                                                                                                                                                                     (In Thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                               As Reported                                          Less: W.E.T.                                     Historical Gentherm
                                                                                                                                                               -----------                                          ------------                                     -------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    Product revenues                                                                                                                                                            $148,242                                             $112,094                                              $36,148
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    Cost of sales (1)                                                                                                                                                            109,942                                               82,109                                               27,833
                                                                                                                                                                                 -------                                               ------                                               ------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    Gross margin                                                                                                                                                                  38,300                                               29,985                                                8,315
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    Gross margin percent                                                                                                                                                            25.8%                                                26.7%                                                23.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    Operating expenses:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                          Net research and development expenses                                   10,384                                                7,626                                                2,758
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           Selling, general and administrative
                                                                                                           expenses (2)                                                           18,947                                               13,484                                                5,463
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                          Operating income                                                         8,969                                                8,875                                                   94
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    Earnings before income tax                                                                                                                                                     6,733                                                7,215                                                 (482)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
    (1)Amount for Historical Gentherm includes one-time additional royalty expense totaling $1,611.

    (2)During the 2012 fourth quarter, historical Gentherm incurred approximately $260 in expenses related to the

         DPLTA and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for W.E.T. within selling, general and administrative expenses.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                 Three-month period ended December 31, 2011
                                                                                                                                                 ------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                               (In Thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                         As Reported                                         Less: W.E.T.                                    Historical Gentherm
                                                                                                                                                         -----------                                         ------------                                    -------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Product revenues                                                                                                                                                      $131,016                                            $96,948                                              $34,068
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Cost of sales                                                                                                                                                           97,115                                             72,332                                               24,783
                                                                                                                                                                            ------                                             ------                                               ------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Gross margin                                                                                                                                                            33,901                                             24,616                                                9,285
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Gross margin percent                                                                                                                                                      25.9%                                              25.4%                                                27.3%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Operating expenses:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                    Net research and development expenses                                   10,387                                              7,739                                                2,648
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                    Acquisition transaction expenses                                           (64)                                              (245)                                                 181
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                     Selling, general and administrative
                                                                                                     expenses                                                               16,018                                             11,835                                                4,183
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                    Operating income                                                         7,560                                              5,287                                                2,273
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
    Earnings before income tax                                                                                                                                              10,922                                              9,403                                                1,519

GENTHERM INCORPORATED

FULL YEAR RESULTS EXCLUDING W.E.T.

The following table presents select operations data for the period as reported, amounts for W.E.T. operations and amounts for Gentherm less the W.E.T. amounts representing the historical portion of Gentherm. These historical Gentherm financial results, which are non-GAAP measures, are provided to help shareholders understand Gentherm's results of operations in light of the 2011 acquisition of W.E.T. These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, Gentherm's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.


                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                       Twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012
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                                                                                                                                                                     (In Thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                As Reported                                         Less: W.E.T.                                    Historical Gentherm
                                                                                                                                                                -----------                                         ------------                                    -------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Product revenues                                                                                                                                                             $554,979                                            $422,714                                            $132,265
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Cost of sales (1)                                                                                                                                                             413,052                                             316,471                                              96,581
                                                                                                                                                                                  -------                                             -------                                              ------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Gross margin                                                                                                                                                                  141,927                                             106,243                                              35,684
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Gross margin percent                                                                                                                                                             25.6%                                               25.1%                                               27.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Operating expenses:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                           Net research and development expenses                                   40,950                                              30,600                                              10,350
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                            Selling, general and administrative
                                                                                                            expenses (2)                                                           64,919                                              44,494                                              20,425
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                           Operating income                                                        36,058                                              31,149                                               4,909
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
    Earnings before income tax                                                                                                                                                     32,672                                              30,216                                               2,456
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    (1)Amount for Historical Gentherm includes one-time additional royalty expense totaling $1,611.

    (2)During the period ending December 31, 2012, historical Gentherm incurred approximately $1,950 in expenses related to the
             DPLTA and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for W.E.T. within selling, general and administrative expenses.

                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                   Twelve-month period ended December 31, 2011
                                                                                                                                                   -------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                 (In Thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                            As Reported                                         Less: W.E.T.                                    Historical Gentherm
                                                                                                                                                            -----------                                         ------------                                    -------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    Product revenues                                                                                                                                                         $369,588                                            $237,248                                            $132,340
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    Cost of sales                                                                                                                                                             274,621                                             179,374                                              95,247
                                                                                                                                                                              -------                                             -------                                              ------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    Gross margin                                                                                                                                                               94,967                                              57,874                                              37,093
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    Gross margin percent                                                                                                                                                         25.7%                                               24.4%                                               28.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    Operating expenses:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                       Net research and development expenses                                   29,773                                              18,793                                              10,980
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                       Acquisition transaction expenses                                         5,316                                                 468                                               4,848
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                        Selling, general and administrative
                                                                                                        expenses                                                               42,110                                              27,747                                              14,363
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                       Operating income                                                        17,808                                              10,866                                               6,942
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
    Earnings before income tax                                                                                                                                                 15,869                                               9,050                                               6,819

                          GENTHERM INCORPORATED


             RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA TO NET INCOME

                        (Unaudited, in thousands)


                                             Three Months         Twelve Months
                                                 Ended                Ended

                                                  December 31,              December 31,

                                          2012      2011      2012      2011
                                          ----      ----      ----      ----

    Net income
     (loss)                             $5,706   $10,070   $24,321   $11,203

    Add Back:

       Income tax
        expense                          1,027       852     8,351     4,666

       Interest
        expense
        (income)                         1,054     1,060     4,136     3,511

       Depreciation
        and
        amortization                     7,660     7,482    29,595    22,385

    Adjustments:

       Acquisition
        transaction
        expense                              -       (64)        -     5,316

       Debt retirement
        expense                              -       190         -     1,160

       Unrealized
        currency
        (gain) loss                      1,437    (5,611)    3,350    (3,756)

       Unrealized
        revaluation of
        derivatives                      1,234       544      (248)    4,685
                                         -----       ---      ----     -----

    Adjusted EBITDA                    $18,118   $14,523   $69,505   $49,170
                                       =======   =======   =======   =======

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating its business, Gentherm considers and uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of its operating performance. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and deferred financing cost amortization, less transaction expenses, debt retirement expenses, unrealized currency (gain) loss and unrealized revaluation of derivatives. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a meaningful measure of liquidity and the Company's ability to service debt because it provides a measure of cash available for such purposes. Management provides an Adjusted EBITDA measure so that investors will have the same financial information that management uses with the belief that it will assist investors in properly assessing the Company's performance on a period-over-period basis.

The term Adjusted EBITDA is not defined under GAAP, and is not a measure of operating income, operating performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation, or as a substitute for net income (loss) or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Gentherm compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on its GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.

                                                                                 GENTHERM INCORPORATED


                                                ACQUISITION TRANSACTION EXPENSES, W.E.T. PURCHASE ACCOUNTING IMPACTS AND OTHER EFFECTS

                                                                         (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                                                                      Three Months Ended        Twelve Months Ended        Future Periods (estimated)

                                                                                                       December 31,           December 31,
                                                                                                     ------------             ------------

                                                                                                       2012         2011         2012         2011       2013           2014         2015  Thereafter
                                                                                                       ----         ----         ----         ----       ----           ----         ----  ----------


    Transaction related current expenses

    Acquisition transaction expenses                                                            $         -         $(64) $         -       $5,326  $       -    $         -  $         -         $           -

    Debt retirement expense                                                                               -          190            -        1,160          -              -            -                     -
                                                                                                        ---          ---          ---        -----        ---            ---          ---                   ---

                                                                                                          -          126            -        6,476          -              -            -                     -

    Non-cash purchase accounting impacts

    Customer relationships amortization                                                              $1,945       $2,090       $7,717       $5,222     $7,717         $7,922       $7,922               $40,861

    Technology amortization                                                                             816          876        3,236        2,190      3,236          3,322        3,322                 6,253

    Product development costs amortization                                                              526          440        2,087        1,002      2,136          2,193        1,242                    50

    Order backlog amortization                                                                            -            -            -        3,032          -              -            -                     -

    Inventory fair value adjustment                                                                       -            -            -        1,481          -              -            -                     -
                                                                                                        ---          ---          ---        -----        ---            ---          ---                   ---

                                                                                                     $3,287       $3,406      $13,040      $12,927    $13,089        $13,437      $12,486               $47,164


    Tax effect                                                                                         (761)        (835)      (3,020)      (4,001)    (3,031)        (3,112)      (2,892)              (10,923)
                                                                                                       ----         ----       ------       ------     ------         ------       ------               -------

    Net income effect                                                                                 2,526        2,697       10,020       15,402     10,058         10,325        9,594                36,241

    Non-controlling interest effect                                                                    (608)        (621)      (2,413)      (2,356)      (101)          (103)         (96)                 (362)
                                                                                                       ----         ----       ------       ------       ----           ----          ---                  ----

    Net income available to shareholders effect                                                      $1,918       $2,076       $7,607      $13,046     $9,957        $10,222       $9,498               $35,878
                                                                                                     ======       ======       ======      =======     ======        =======       ======               =======


    Earnings (loss) per share - difference

    Basic                                                                                             $0.06        $0.09        $0.27        $0.58

    Diluted                                                                                           $0.06        $0.09        $0.26        $0.56


    Series C Preferred Stock dividend                                                                $1,190       $2,490       $6,711       $8,228     $1,622  $           -  $         -          $          -
                                                                                                     ------       ------       ------       ------     ------  -------------  -----------          ------------


    Earnings (loss) per share - difference

    Basic                                                                                             $0.04        $0.11        $0.24        $0.36

    Diluted                                                                                           $0.04        $0.10        $0.23        $0.35

                                 GENTHERM INCORPORATED


                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                           (In thousands, except share data)

                                                                 December 31,
                                                                 ------------

    ASSETS                                                       2012            2011
                                                                 ----            ----

    Current Assets:

    Cash & cash equivalents                                   $58,152         $23,839

    Accounts receivable                                       102,261          82,395

    Inventory                                                  53,756          46,344

    Derivative financial instruments                              160           2,675

    Deferred income tax assets                                 15,006          12,732

    Prepaid expenses and other assets                          12,809           9,685
                                                               ------           -----

    Total current assets                                      242,144         177,670

    Property and equipment, net                                55,010          44,794

    Goodwill                                                   24,729          24,245

    Other intangible assets                                    95,870         103,806

    Deferred financing costs                                    1,880           2,441

    Deferred income tax assets                                  5,361          13,147

    Derivative financial instruments                            4,141               -

    Other non-current assets                                   10,062           8,774
                                                               ------           -----

    Total assets                                             $439,197        $374,877
                                                             ========        ========


    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current Liabilities:

    Accounts payable                                          $42,508         $42,533

    Accrued liabilities                                        54,157          46,293

    Current maturities of long-term debt                       17,218          14,570

    Derivative financial instruments                            3,326           5,101

    Deferred tax liabilities                                        -           3,218
                                                                  ---           -----

    Total current liabilities                                 117,209         111,715

    Pension benefit obligation                                  5,009           3,872

    Other Liabilities                                           4,540           1,862

    Long-term debt, less current maturities                    39,734          61,677

    Derivative financial instruments                           13,245          17,189

    Deferred tax liabilities                                   21,828          23,679
                                                               ------          ------

    Total liabilities                                         201,565         219,994

    Commitments and contingencies

    Series C Convertible Preferred Stock..                     22,469          50,098

    Shareholders' equity:

    Common Stock:

    No par value; 55,000,000 shares authorized,
     29,818,225 and 23,515,571 issued and
     outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 2011,
     respectively                                             166,309          80,502

    Paid-in capital                                            23,778          23,387

    Accumulated other comprehensive income                    (10,889)        (14,754)

    Accumulated deficit                                       (17,383)        (28,544)
                                                              -------         -------

    Total Gentherm Incorporated shareholders'
     equity                                                   161,815          60,591

    Non-controlling interest                                   53,348          44,194
                                                               ------          ------

    Total shareholders' equity                                215,163         104,785
                                                              -------         -------

    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity               $439,197        $374,877
                                                             ========        ========

                                          GENTHERM INCORPORATED

                             CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                              (In thousands)


                                                                                  Year Ended December 31,
                                                                                  -----------------------

                                                                                       2012           2011
                                                                                       ----           ----

    Operating Activities:

    Net income                                                                      $24,321        $11,203

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization                                                    30,627         23,282

    Deferred income tax expense (benefit)                                               789          (599 )

    Loss on revaluation of derivatives                                                  167          6,118

    Debt extinguishment expenses                                                          -            960

    Stock compensation                                                                1,252          2,073

    Loss on sale of property, plant & equipment                                         555             35

    Provision for doubtful accounts                                                     533          1,241

    Defined benefit plan expense                                                         50            266

    Excess tax benefit from equity awards                                               171        (3,257 )

    (Gain) Loss from equity investment                                                   82            243

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    Accounts receivable                                                             (18,367)      (12,639 )

    Inventory                                                                        (5,847)       (4,624 )

    Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                (3,228)         1,937

    Accounts payable                                                                  1,788          4,722

    Accrued liabilities                                                               4,314          3,266
                                                                                      -----          -----

    Net cash provided by operating activities                                        37,207         34,227

    Investing Activities:

    Purchases of derivative financial instruments                                    (7,787)             -

    Sales and maturities of short-term investments                                        -          9,761

    Investment in subsidiary, net of cash acquired                                        -      (113,432 )

    Equity investment                                                                     -          (491 )

    Loan to equity investment                                                          (590)         (860 )

    Cash invested in corporate owned life
     insurance                                                                         (265)         (266 )

    Purchase of property and equipment                                              (26,793)      (10,673 )

    Proceeds from the sale of property and
     equipment                                                                           40              -
                                                                                        ---            ---

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing
     activities                                                                     (35,395)     (115,961 )

    Financing Activities:

    Distribution paid to non-controlling interest                                      (290)             -

    Cash paid for financing costs                                                      (264)       (4,493 )

    Borrowing of Debt                                                                 3,326        138,168

    Repayments of Debt                                                              (22,953)     (110,775 )

    Proceeds from public offering of common stock                                    75,532              -

    Proceeds from the sale of Series C Convertible
     Preferred Stock                                                                      -         61,403

    Proceeds from the sale of embedded derivatives                                        -          2,610

    Excess tax benefit from equity awards                                              (171)         3,257

    Proceeds from sale of W.E.T. equity to non-
     controlling interest                                                             1,921          1,175

    Redemption of Series C Preferred Stock                                          (25,740)       (7,780 )

    Series C Preferred Stock Holders dividend                                             -        (1,362 )

    Proceeds from the exercise of Common Stock
     options                                                                            774          3,345

    Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of
     cash expenses                                                                        -              -
                                                                                        ---            ---

    Net cash provided by (used in) financing
     activities                                                                      32,135         85,548
                                                                                     ------         ------

    Foreign currency effect on cash and cash
     equivalents                                                                        366        (6,559 )

    Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
     equivalents                                                                     34,313        (2,745 )

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
     period                                                                          23,839         26,584
                                                                                     ------         ------

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                      $58,152        $23,839
                                                                                    =======        =======

    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    Cash paid for interest                                                           $3,545         $3,963
                                                                                     ======         ======

    Cash paid for taxes                                                              $8,445         $5,322
                                                                                     ======         ======

    Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:

    Issuance of Common Stock for Series C
     Preferred Stock redemption                                                      $7,780         $7,780
                                                                                     ======         ======

    Issuance of Common Stock for Series C
     Preferred Stock dividend                                                        $1,031         $2,242
                                                                                     ======         ======

    Common stock issued to directors and employees                                     $429           $669
                                                                                       ====           ====

    Contact:                 Allen & Caron Inc

                             Jill Bertotti (investors)

                             jill@allencaron.com

                             Len Hall (media)

                             len@allencaron.com

                             (949) 474-4300

SOURCE Gentherm