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GESCO grows dynamically in nine month period

Wuppertal (euro adhoc) -

- Incoming orders up by 39%, sales up by 30% 
- Operating results increase disproportionately  
- Full year guidance confirmed
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Wuppertal, 14 February 2008 - The investment
holding company GESCO AG listed in the Prime Standard is recording 
continued growth for the nine month period (1 Apr. - 31 Dec. 2007) in
the financial year 2007/2008 (1 Apr. 2007 - 31 Mar. 2008) and 
confirming full year guidance.
Incoming orders were up considerably by 39 % reaching EUR 286 million
(EUR 206 million). Sales also increased significantly by 30 % and 
reached EUR 251 million (EUR 193 million).
The key figures for the operating result again outperformed sales:  
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation 
(EBITDA) increased by 63 % from EUR 21 million to EUR 34 million and 
earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) grew by 79 % to EUR 27 
million (EUR 15 million).
The financial result of the previous year´s period included one-off 
earnings totalling EUR 2.6 million from the sale of a non-core 
business minority interest in an industrial park. At 51 % the pre-tax
profit therefore increased less than EBIT in the period under review 
and reached EUR 24 million (EUR 16 million). Group net income after 
minority interest reached EUR 13.8 million (EUR 9.6 million) and 
earnings per share amounted to EUR 4.57 (EUR 3.49).
Against the previous reporting date the GESCO Group workforce 
increased by 11 %, up from 1,542 to 1,710 employees. This now also 
includes the headcount from VWH Vorrichtungs- und Werkzeugbau 
Herschbach GmbH, which was not part of disclosure as of the last 
reporting date.
Given dynamic operating business and continuing momentum in results 
the company increased its guidance for the full year 2007/2008 in 
August 2007 and then again in November 2007. The last guidance 
communicated amounted to Group sales of EUR 327 million, Group net 
income after minority interest of EUR 17.5 million and earnings per 
share of EUR 5.79. These targets are now being confirmed given the 
positive nine month figures reported. GESCO Executive Board member 
Dr. Hans-Gert Mayrose on the nine month figures: "In Q3 our operating
business continued to be buoyant which makes us very confident about 
our guidance for the full year."
View the full quarterly report at www.gesco.de.
About GESCO AG GESCO AG is the parent company of a group of small and
medium-sized companies in the field of industrial Base Technologies. 
GESCO acquires successful niche providers, generally as part of 
succession arrangements, in order to retain and further develop these
long term. As a listed company (official trading on the Prime 
Standard segment) GESCO AG offers private and institutional investors
access to the SMEs.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Oliver Vollbrecht
Head of IR/PR
Tel. +49 202 2 48 20 18
E-Mail: info@gesco.de

Branche: Economy, Business & Finance
ISIN: DE0005875900
WKN: 587590
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