FOR R IMMEDIA ATE RELEA ASE Cimatroon Repoorts Revvenues of $9.9M M and Noon-GAA AP Operatting Proofit of $11.1M in Q1 20122 - Business mom mentum conttinues with 13% revenue increase oveer the first qu uarter of last year, on a coonstant curreency basis - Declares divideend of NIS 0.78 0. (approxiimately US$00.204) per sh hare ASDAQ and d TASE: CIM MT), a Givaat Shmuel, IIsrael, – Mayy 17th, 2012–– Cimatron Limited (NA leadiing provideer of integrrated CAD//CAM softw ware solutioons for thee toolmakinng and manuufacturing inndustries, todday announceed financial results for thee first quarterr of 2012. Highhlights of Cim matron’s resuults for this pperiod includee the followiing: Record first f quarterr non-GAAP P operating aand net proffit of $1.1M and $1.0M,, respectivvely $0.11 noon-GAAP eaarnings per sshare 69% yeaar-over-yearr non-GAAP P operating p profit increaase in Q1 2012 17% yeaar-over-yearr new licensee revenue grrowth in Q1 2012, on a cconstant currrency basis $2.4M p positive cash flow from operating o acctivities Conccurrently witth the announncement of itts results, Cim matron todayy also declareed a cash dividend of NIS N 0.78 (approximately U US$0.204) peer share on ouutstanding orrdinary sharees, representiing a totall dividend paayment of appproximately $1.9 $ million.. The dividend is ppayable on Juune 25, 2012 to shareholdders of recordd at the closee of business on Junee 4, 2012. Com mmenting on the results, Danny Haraan, Presidentt and Chief E Executive Officer of Cim matron, notedd “We are haappy to reporrt another strrong quarter. As global manufacturing m g activity conntinues to exxpand, we arre able to groow our businness in all terrritories and across all prroduct lines. While we rremain cautioous in light oof the recentt political devvelopments iin Europe, w we are happyy to see stronng business iin our key European E maarkets, namely Germany and Italy, aas well as inn North Ameerica and Asiia.” Conttact: Ilan Erez, Chief F Financial Offiicer Cima atron Ltd. Tel.; 972-73-237--0114 E-ma ail: ilane@cim matron.com 1 “Wee believe thee strong yearr-over-year ggrowth of liccense sales rreflects our strong comppetitive posittion in our taarget marketts, and our abbility to trannslate productt innovation into new buusiness. Moreeover, we weere able to coonvert the revvenue growthh into strongg cash flow annd strong operating profi fit growth, m making this quarter q the bbest-ever Q1 in terms off non-GAAP P operating and a net profi fit.” concludeed Mr. Harann. The e following g provides s details o on Cimatro on’s GAAP P and non n-GAAP re esults for the first quarter of 2 2012: GAA AP: Reveenues for thhe first quartter of 2012 increased byy 11% to $99.9 million, from $8.9 million m recorrded in the fiirst quarter of 2011. Gross Profit forr the first quuarter of 2012 was $8.5 million as coompared to $7.5 millionn in the samee quarter of 2011. Grosss margin in the first quaarter of 20122 constitutedd 86% of revvenues, comppared to 85% % in the samee quarter of 22011. Operating profi fit increased by 110% inn the first quuarter of 2012, to $0.9 million, from m $0.4 milliion in the firsst quarter of 22011. Net Profit for the first quarteer of 2012 waas $0.8 millioon, or $0.09 per p diluted shhare, comparred to a p of $0.3 million, or $$0.04 per diluuted share, reecorded in thhe same quartter of 2011. net profit Non n-GAAP: Reveenues for thhe first quartter of 2012 increased byy 11% to $99.9 million, from $8.9 million m recorrded in the fiirst quarter of 2011. Gross Profit forr the first quuarter of 2012 was $8.6 million, m as ccompared to $7.7 millionn in the m in thee first quarteer of 2012 cconstituted 87% 8 of correesponding quuarter of 2011. Gross margin revennues, the sam me as in the first f quarter of o 2011. Operating Profiit increased bby 69% in thhe first quarteer of 2012 to $1.1 millionn, from $0.7 million m in thhe first quarteer of 2011. Net profit for thee first quarter of 2012 waas $1.0 millioon, or $0.11 pper diluted shhare, comparred to a p of $0.88 million, or $$0.08 per diluuted share, reecorded in thhe same quartter of 2011. net profit Conttact: Ilan Erez, Chief F Financial Offiicer Cima atron Ltd. Tel.; 972-73-237--0114 E-ma ail: ilane@cim matron.com 2 Con nference Calll Cimaatron's manaagement willl host a confference call today, May 17th, 2012 aat 9:00 EDT,, 16:00 Israeel time. On the call, m management w will review and discusss the resultss, and will aanswer quesstions by inveestors. To participate, p pplease call onne of the following telecconferencing numbers. Pllease begin pplacing yourr call at least 5 minutes beefore the connference call commences. USA A: +1-888-281-1167 Internatiional: +972-33-9180644 Isrrael: 03-91800644 For tthose unablee to listen to the live call,, a replay of the call will be availablee from the daay after the call c at the invvestor relationns section off Cimatron's website, w at: w www.cimatroon.com Recoonciliation between b resuults on a G GAAP and non-GAAP basis is prrovided in a table imm mediately folllowing the Consolidatedd Statementss of Incomee included herein. h Non--GAAP finanncial measurres consist oof GAAP ffinancial measures adjussted to incluude recognittion of deferrred revenuees of acquireed companiees and to exxclude amorrtization of aacquired intaangible assetts and deferrred income tax, as well as certain bbusiness com mbination and other accoounting entriies. The purppose of such adjustments is to give ann indication oof our perform mance excluusive of non--cash chargess and other items i that arre consideredd by manageement to be outside o of ouur core operrating results. Our non-G GAAP financiial measures are not meaant to be connsidered in isolation or ass a substitutee for comparrable GAAP measures, aand should bbe read in coonjunction with w our conssolidated finaancial statements preparedd in accordannce with GAA AP. Our managemennt regularly uuses our suppplemental nnon-GAAP fi financial meaasures internnally to undeerstand, mannage and evaaluate our buusiness and m make operatting decisionns. We believve that thesee non-GAAP P measures help investtors to understand our current andd future operating perfoormance, esppecially as ouur two most rrecent acquissitions have rresulted in am mortization annd non--cash items thhat have hadd a material im mpact on ourr GAAP resuults. These noon-GAAP finnancial meassures may differ materially from the non-GAAP n fi financial meaasures used byy other comppanies. About Cimatron n Withh 30 years off experience aand more thaan 40,000 insstallations woorldwide, Cim matron is a leeading provvider of integrated, CAD/C CAM softwaare solutions for mold, toool and die maakers as welll as manuufacturers off discrete parrts. Cimatron is committedd to providinng comprehennsive, costeffecctive solutionns that stream mline manufaacturing cyclees and ultimaately shortenn product deliivery time. Conttact: Ilan Erez, Chief F Financial Offiicer Cima atron Ltd. Tel.; 972-73-237--0114 E-ma ail: ilane@cim matron.com 3 The Cimatron prooduct line includes the CiimatronE andd GibbsCAM M brands withh software wire EDM, tuurn, soluttions for molld design, diee design, elecctrode designn, 2.5 to 5 Axxis milling, w Mill-turn, rotary milling, mullti-task machhining, and toombstone machining. Cim matron's subsidiaries and eextensive disstribution nettwork serve aand support ccustomers in the automotiive, aerospace, mediccal, consumerr plastics, eleectronics, andd other indusstries in over 40 countriess worlldwide. Cimaatron's shares are publiclyy traded on thhe NASDAQ Q exchange aand the TASE E under the ssymbol CIM MT. For more information, please visit Cimatron’s web site at: h http://www.cimatron.coom Safee Harbor Statement Thiss press releasse includes fo forward lookiing statemen nts, within th he meaning of o the Privatee Secu urities Litigaation Reform Act of 19955, which are subject s to rissk and uncerrtainties thatt could causse actual resu ults to differ materially ffrom those an nticipated. S Such statemen nts may relaate to Cimaatron’s plans, objectives and expecteed financial aand operatin ng results. Th he words "m may," "cou uld," "wouldd," “will,” "bbelieve," "an nticipate," "estimate," " " "expect," "in ntend," "plan n," and similar exprressions or vaariations theereof are inteended to iden ntify forwardd-looking utioned that aany such forrward-lookin ng statementss are not stateements. Invesstors are cau guarrantees of fu uture perform mance and in nvolve risks aand uncertaiinties, many of which aree beyoond Cimatron n’s ability to control. Thee risks and u uncertaintiess that may aff ffect forwardd lookking statemen nts include, bbut are not liimited to: cu urrency fluctu uations, globbal economicc and polittical conditioons, market ddemand for C Cimatron prooducts and services, s longg sales cycless, new prodduct developm ment, assimiilating futuree acquisition ns, maintainiing relationsh hips with custoomers and partners, andd increased coompetition. For F more deetails about th he risks and unceertainties rellated to Cimaatron’s busin ness, refer too Cimatron’ss filings with the Securitiies and Exch hange Comm mission. Cim matron cannoot assess the iimpact of orr the extent too which any single factoor or risk, orr combination n of them, m may cause. Ciimatron unddertakes no oobligation to publlicly update oor revise anyy forward loooking statements, whetheer as a resultt of new inforrmation, futu ure events orr otherwise. Conttact: Ilan Erez, Chief F Financial Offiicer Cima atron Ltd. Tel.; 972-73-237--0114 E-ma ail: ilane@cim matron.com 4 CIMATRON LIMITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (US Dollars in thousands, except for per share data) Three months ended March 31, 2012 2011 Total revenue 9,886 8,894 Total cost of revenue 1,418 1,345 Gross profit 8,468 7,549 Research and development expenses, net 1,693 1,554 Selling, general and administrative expenses 5,886 5,571 889 424 113 116 (174) (227) Operating income Financial income, net Taxes on income Other Net income Less: Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest 15 (2) 843 311 (12) 28 Net income attributable to Cimatron's shareholders $ 831 $ 339 Net income per share - basic and diluted $ 0.09 $ 0.04 Basic EPS (in thousands) 9,301 9,106 Diluted EPS (in thousands) 9,318 9,239 Weighted average number of shares outstanding CIMATRON LIMITED RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP INFORMATION (US Dollars in thousands, except for per share data) Three months ended March 31, GAAP Total revenue 9,886 Total cost of revenue (1) 1,418 Gross profit 2012 Adj. NON-GAAP 2011 Adj. NON-GAAP 9,886 8,894 (147) 1,271 1,345 (147) 1,198 8,468 147 8,615 7,549 147 7,696 Research and development expenses, net 1,693 - 1,693 1,554 - 1,554 Selling, general and administrative expenses (1) 5,886 (99) 5,787 5,571 889 246 1,135 424 248 672 Financial income, net 113 - 113 116 - 116 Taxes on income (2) (174) (265) (227) 172 (55) 15 (2) - (2) Operating income Other Net income Less: Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest - GAAP (91) 15 - 843 155 998 311 (12) - (12) 28 Net income attributable to Cimatron's shareholders $ 831 Net income per share - basic and diluted $ 155 - (101) 420 $ 420 8,894 5,470 731 28 $ 986 $ 339 $ 759 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.04 $ 0.08 Basic EPS (in thousands) 9,301 9,301 9,106 9,106 Diluted EPS (in thousands) 9,318 9,318 9,239 9,239 Weighted average number of shares outstanding (1) Non-GAAP adjustment to exclude non-cash amortization of acquired intangible assets. (2) Non-GAAP adjustment to exclude the effect of deferred taxes and other non-cash tax provisions. CIMATRON LIMITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (US Dollars in thousands) March 31, 2012 December 31, 2011 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments Trade receivables Other current assets $ Total current assets Deposits with insurance companies and severance pay fund Net property and equipment Total other assets Total assets 14,904 6,102 1,836 $ 11,787 5,840 1,452 22,842 19,079 3,187 3,069 944 1,009 11,232 11,365 $ 38,205 $ 34,522 $ 730 1,226 7,799 5,270 15,025 $ 87 1,072 9,048 2,403 12,610 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Short-term bank credit Trade payables Accrued expenses and other liabilities Deferred revenues Total current liabilities LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: Accrued severance pay Long-term loan Deferred tax liability 4,310 6 548 4,135 6 639 Total long-term liabilities 4,864 4,780 Total shareholders’ equity 18,316 17,132 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 38,205 $ 34,522 CIMATRON LIMITED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (US Dollars in thousands) Noncontrolling Interest Balance at December 31, 2011 Changes during the three months ended March 31, 2012: Net income Exercise of share options Unrealized loss on derivative instruments Other Foreign currency translation adjustment Total comprehensive income Balance at March 31, 2012 $ (131) Share capital $ 313 Additional paid-in capital Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) Treasury stock $ $ $ $ 18,999 (446) 12 (851) (752) 831 - (119) $ 313 Total shareholders’ equity $ 843 $ 19,013 $ (119) 215 112 1,170 $ (20) $ (752) 17,132 843 14 215 112 - 14 215 112 - $ Comprehensive income (loss) $ 18,316 CIMATRON LIMITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (US Dollars in thousands) Three months ended March 31, 2012 2011 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Increase (decrease) in accrued severance pay Deferred taxes, net 843 $ 311 337 218 (92) 375 (8) 170 (755) (21) (118) 1,941 2,353 (282) 17 (20) 715 1,278 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of property and equipment Net cash used in investing activities (63) (63) (45) (45) Cash flows from financing activities: Short-term bank credit Long-term bank credit Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options Net cash provided by financing activities 663 (1) 14 676 Changes in assets and liabilities: Increase in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses Decrease (increase) in inventory Increase in deposits with insurance companies and severance pay fund Increase in trade payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities Net cash provided by operating activities Net increase in cash and cash equivalents Effect of exchange rate changes on cash Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period Appendix A - Non-cash transactions Purchase of property on credit 456 728 1,184 $ 2,966 151 11,787 14,904 $ 2,417 342 10,221 12,980 $ 8 $ 6