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First Sensor AG

Quarterly Report May 26, 2011

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SILICON SENSOR INTERNATIONAL AG

  1. Quarter 2011 (unaudited in accordance with IFRS)

CONTENTS

Foreword 5
Interim Management Report, 1st Quarter 2011
Silicon Sensor Group Business Areas 7
Business Performance in the First Quarter of 2011 8
Outlook 9
Interim Statement as at March 31, 2011
Consolidated Interim Balance Sheet, Assets (IFRS) 10
Consolidated Interim Balance Sheet, Liabilities (IFRS) 11
Group Income Statement (IFRS) 12
Group Funds Statement (IFRS) 13
Capital Stock Change Statement (IFRS) 14

Notes to the Consolidated Statement, 1st Quarter 2011

Explanations of Interim Report 15
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FINANCIAL RATIOS REGARDING PERFORMANCE

Financial Ratios, January 1 – March 31, 2011 (three-month report 2011)

(in €k, unless otherwise specifi ed) Q1 2011 Q1 2010  %
Sales 13,111 8,897 4,214 47
Result of operating activities before depreciation (EBITDA) 1,742 1,273 469 37
Result of operating activities (EBIT) 876 491 385 78
Total result of period 606 190 416 219
Net earnings per share (EUR) 0.09 0.03 0.06 200
Number of shares (weighted) 6,625,899 6,625,899 0 0
Capital stock 38,599 35,710 2,889 8
Capital stock ratio 56 58 -2 -3
R&D expenses 1,167 760 407 54
Workforce 384 281 103 37

SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE SINCE APRIL 01, 2010

Silicon Sensor International AG

ISIN: DE0007201907

WKN (German securities identifi cation code): 720190

Foreword

Boost in profi ts in the fi rst quarter confi rms our growth trend

Dear shareholders, dear business partners,

In the previous business year 2010, the Silicon Sensor Group was able to register impressive sales growth of 50%. Over EUR 45 million were generated, compared with EUR 30 million in 2009. For the present business year 2011, we intend to continue growing strongly, and the results of the fi rst quarter suggest that we will again achieve our ambitious sales targets.

In the fi rst three months, we registered sales in the amount of EUR 13.1 million, 47% more than in the same period of the previous year. The EBIT was almost doubled at EUR 0.9 million, while the total result of the period was even tripled, and stood at EUR 0.6 million. The result per share rose during the current quarter by 200% compared to the same quarter in the previous year from EUR 0.03 to EUR 0.09.

One indicator that suggests that this dynamic will continue is the backlog of orders: it rose by 70% compared to the reference date in the previous year. Several important production launches are planned for the rest of this business year. These include a bulk order for the manufacture of high-precision camera systems for driver assistance systems, which will run for several years and reach its full potential in 2012, as well as the production of sensor systems for controlling the brake boosters in almost all of the model series offered by a leading motor vehicle manufacturer. Both of these are set to start in the second half of the year. Marketing of our particulate matter measuring device and the third generation of our cancer cell detector will also begin during this period.

However, 2011 will also be characterized by further investment in improving our scalability. In the last three years, we have already implemented various projects, including the construction of a modern sensor factory at our site in Berlin-Oberschöneweide, the expansion of our Marketing and Research and Development departments, the streamlining of organizational structures, the opening up of new product fi elds such as our particulate matter measuring device and also the increase of our production effi ciency with new plants. This trend will be continued in the current and the coming business years. For instance, we will combine the production processes in the opto-electronic area and the MEMS area (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems, especially pressure, acceleration and inclination sensors). The synergies reach far beyond the production area and also affect Purchasing, Marketing and Research and Development, among others.

These investments are designed to help us to return to the sales margin of the pre-crisis years of 2006 and 2007 – at a higher sales level. We shall also continue to seek external possibilities for growth – companies, cooperations or technologies that logically complement our product portfolio, so that we can offer our customers even more innovative sensor solutions that are "Made in Germany" and come from a single source. Other growth fi elds are available with regard to products and applications that can be combined as synergies with the core competency of Silicon Sensor. With liquid assets in the amount of almost EUR 14 million and Group capital stock in the amount of almost EUR 39 million, we believe that we are in a position to achieve our growth targets.

We strengthened our Sales division on the European level in February by concluding a sales partnership with BFi OPTILAS, the largest specialist distributor for opto-electronic components in Europe. The distribution network covers virtually all the important European markets. This cooperation agreement supplements our network of distributors in China and our cooperation with the Korean laser-diode manufacturer QSI and the Japanese manufacturer of optical diodes, Optrans.

The crisis in Japan has not had any perceptible effects on our operative business. We have analyzed our purchasing portfolios and concluded that we do not procure any critical materials from Japan. On the customer side, also, there are no noticeable problems at present. As a supplier of customer-specifi c high-quality sensor solutions, we are not comparable to the classic mass producers in the semiconductor segment.

This summer, Silicon Sensor will celebrate its twentieth anniversary. In the course of the last two decades, the company has developed from a manufacturer of customer-specifi c silicon-based optical sensor components to an integrated internationally oriented industrial group. The Group now has six sites developing and producing sensor solutions, whereby the entire value-added chain from the sensor component through to the complete sensor system is covered. The range of applications has long since extended beyond silicon-based optical sensor chips, as new technologies such as MEMS and new materials (e.g. indium gallium arsenide) have been added. In order to allow us communicate the decisive expansion of our corporate structure better to the customers, shareholders and business partners, a proposal was submitted to the Annual General Meeting on June 9 in Berlin to change the company name to First Sensor AG.

In the fi rst quarter, the Silicon Sensor share initially registered a strong upturn to over EUR 11 before falling back again slightly, but it still stands above the level of December 31, 2010. However, we are not concerned about short-term effects, but rather we intend to increase the value through a long-term strategy of corporate development. The objective is to continue exceeding the EUR 50 million sales mark and to reach sales levels of between EUR 51 and 55 million, while the operating margin (EBIT) should amount to at least 10%. In the subsequent years, too, the strong growth in sales of 20% is expected to be maintained. In the long term, the realization of economies of scale from the investments we have made should give rise to a 15% increase in the operating margin (EBIT margin).

We would be delighted if you would remain with us through our anniversary year and then accompany our growth in the following years.

Berlin, May 2011

Silicon Sensor International AG

Dr. Hans-Georg Giering Dr. Ingo Stein CEO CFO

SILICON SENSOR GROUP Interim Management Report, 1st Quarter 2011

Silicon Sensor Group Business Areas

Silicon Sensor is a developer and manufacturer of customized sensors in the high-end range. These innovative sensor solutions support the high-quality conversion of non-electrical variables (radiation, light, pressure, location, speed, temperature, humidity, etc.) into electrical indicators, which can then be processed further in the customers' electronic systems. Our sensor solutions therefore make a signifi cant contribution to the competitiveness of their products. Our most important business areas include solutions in the fi eld of optical sensors and MEMS sensors (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems), especially including pressure sensors.

The individual companies of Silicon Sensor operate in all parts of the value-added chain: Apart from sensor components and modules, Silicon Sensor also develops and makes highly reliable customized hybrid circuits and products for microsystem engineering and advanced packaging, through to the fi nished sensor systems. Customers include well-known industrial groups and research establishments. As a rule, a project begins with the task defi nition by the customer and the joint drafting of a development strategy; a thorough development and test phase is then followed by a supplier relationship that usually lasts several years.

The sensor solutions of Silicon Sensor are generally deployed as crucial basic components in all conceivable applications in a wide range of industries, making the Group largely independent of business cycles in individual industries. The market segment of high-end sensor solutions that we address is still regarded as a highly competitive market.

Silicon Sensor is one of the world's technological leaders, developing and producing optical and MEMSbased high-end sensor solutions to satisfy the highest demands in this market. For instance, these include the Avalanche photodiodes (APD) and Avalanche photodiode arrays developed and produced by Silicon Sensor in the past, which are ranked as world leaders. These APDs are used together with laser modules for instance in high-precision distance measuring systems for a variety of applications.

Sensor solutions made by the Silicon Sensor Group can be found in countless products in a wide range of industrial applications, such as electronic yardsticks, tank pressure- and solar altitude sensors in motor vehicles, air-conditioning systems, blood sugar measuring instruments, X-ray units for baggage inspection, machine control systems, space research, cancer operations, toll systems for trucks, and measuring instruments in the pharmaceuticals industry and environmental technology, to name but a few.

Silicon Sensor develops and produces sensor solutions above and beyond the individual added-value levels. The various German sites in Berlin, Dresden and Oberdischingen and on the American West coast differ in terms of their position in the value-added chain. Often, several different Group companies are involved in handling a customer order.

Business Performance in the First Quarter of 2011

In the fi rst three months of the new business year, sales were increased by 47% to EUR 13.1 million. The main sales drivers included new projects and increasing project volumes with our existing customers, a result of the expanded Key Account Management. The backlog of orders increased by 70% compared to March 31, 2010 to EUR 26.89. Moreover, a series of major projects will reach start of production in the coming quarters.

Gross income increased by 34% to EUR 7.7 million. The decline in the gross income margin by 6 percentage points to 54% refl ects the modifi ed product mix and the related difference in added value.

The rise in personnel costs by 34% to EUR 4.2 million and the increase in other operating expenses by 32% to EUR 1.7 million were based on two main causes: on the one hand, the expansion of Sales, Research and Development and middle management to align the company ideally to handle the current and future growth and, on the other hand, the incorporation of the results of First Sensor Technology GmbH, which was introduced to the consolidation group for the fi rst time on April 1, 2010.

Compared to the same period in the previous year, the EBITDA of the fi rst quarter increased by 37% to EUR 1.7 million. The increase in the depreciations by 11% to EUR 0.9 million refl ects in particular the investments in increasing production effi ciency. It was possible to almost double the EBIT compared to the same period in the previous year, reaching a level of EUR 0.9 million (same period in previous year: EUR 0.5 million).

The fi nancial result, which is heavily infl uenced by the interest payments for investment loans, stood at EUR -0.2 million (same period in previous year: EUR -0.1 million). After deduction of taxes, we registered a tripling of both the total result of the period in the amount of EUR 0.6 million (same period in previous year: EUR 0.2 million) and the result per share (EUR 0.09 compared to EUR 0.03).

The Group capital stock stands at EUR 38.6 million and so corresponds to an equity ratio of 56%. Together with its liquid assets in the amount of EUR 13.9 million, this means that the company is in an outstanding position to manage its further growth. This fi nancial stability is also particularly important for our customers in choosing service providers as development and production processes extend over several years and the fi nancial stability of a business partner plays a crucial role.

Overall, the sum of short- and long-term loans fell by EUR 0.5 million to EUR 12.7 million when compared with March 31, 2010, due to amortization.

The cash fl ow from current business activities matched the level of the same period in the previous year at EUR 1 million, due to the expansion of the working capital based on our strong sales growth. The cash fl ow from investment activities in the amount of EUR -1.1 million (previous year: EUR -0.4 million) was characterized by investments in tangible assets, including payments for further effi ciency improvements in production and the expansion of the production lines at all our sites. Amortizations of fi nancial loans in the amount of EUR 0.8 million were offset by new uptakes in the amount of EUR 0.7 million (excluding changes in working capital loans), resulting in a cash fl ow from fi nancial activities of EUR -0.1 million (same period in previous year: EUR -0.1 million). In total, the cash and cash equivalents fell by EUR 0.3 million compared to December 31, 2010 to EUR 13.7 million.

Apart from the increase in sales and orders, the increase in accounts receivable (EUR +0.3 million to EUR 6.4 million) and inventories (EUR +0.5 million to EUR 12.3 million) is due in particular to the incorporation of First Sensor Technology GmbH in the consolidated fi nancial statement.

As per March 31, 2011, 384 persons were employed by the Group. The increase compared to March 31, 2010 (281 employees) was also essentially due to the incorporation of First Sensor Technology GmbH in the consolidated fi nancial statement, the expansion of Sales, Research and Development and middle management and the stocking up of production due to the higher level of utilization.

Outlook

The positive results from the fi rst quarter, the outlook for the coming quarters, the planned additional production launches and the initial effects of our investments underpin our forecast for the remainder of the current business year and the years to come: the company continues to expect sales in the 2011 business year to exceed the EUR 50 million mark and reach levels of between EUR 51 and 55 million, while the operating margin (EBIT) should amount to at least 10%. In the subsequent years, too, the strong growth in sales of 20% is expected to be maintained. In the long term, the realization of economies of scale from the investments we have made should give rise to a 15% increase in the operating margin (EBIT margin).

Berlin, May 2011

Silicon Sensor International AG

Dr. Hans-Georg Giering Dr. Ingo Stein CEO CFO

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEET ASSETS (IFRS)

(in €k, unless otherwise specifi ed) 31.03.2011 31.12.2010
Cash 13,946 14,604
Accounts receivable 6,439 6,145
Due from affi liated companies 18 24
Inventories 12,245 11,704
Tax refund claims 29 115
Payments and accrued income and other short-term assets 1,591 1,456
Short-term assets 34,268 34,048
Tangible assets 26,843 26,989
Intangible assets 2,656 2,227
Shares in affi liated companies 906 906
Goodwill 2,971 2,971
Latent tax claims 890 946
Other long-term assets 33 22
Long-term assets 34,299 34,061
ASSETS, TOTAL 68,567 68,109

SILICON SENSOR INTERNATIONAL AG

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEET LIABILITIES (IFRS)

(in €k, unless otherwise specifi ed) 31.03.2011 31.12.2010
Short-term loans 4,027 4,659
Accounts payable 5,108 3,778
Due to affi liated companies 17 0
Advances from customers 1,778 1,914
Accrued liabilities 520 515
Liabilities from income tax 771 771
Other short-term liabilities 2,149 2,983
Short-term loans 14,370 14,620
Long-term interest-bearing loans 8,712 8,533
Accrued liabilities 155 165
Latent taxes 1,182 1,174
Prepayments and accrued income 5,457 5,531
Long-term loans 15,506 15,403
MINORITY INTERESTS 92 78
Subscribed capital 33,130 33,130
Reserves 1,722 1,642
Exchange equalization items -336 -241
Balance sheet profi t 4,083 3,477
Capital stock 38,599 38,008
CAPITAL STOCK AND DEBTS, TOTAL 68,567 68,109

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE OF THE GROUP (IFRS)

(in €k, unless otherwise specifi ed) 01.01.2011 –
31.03.2011
01.01.2010 –
31.03.2010
Sales revenue 13,111 8,897
Other operating income 414 306
Change in stocks of fi nished goods and work-in-progress 256 286
Capitalized cost of self-constructed assets 414 142
Cost of materials/purchased services -6,481 -3,892
Personnel expenses -4,223 -3,140
Depreciation of tangible and intangible assets -866 -782
Other operating expenses -1,749 1,326
OPERATING RESULT 876 491
Interest income 21 11
Interest expenses -183 -201
Exchange gains 32 66
Exchange losses -59 -17
RESULT BEFORE TAX AND MINORITY INTERESTS 687 350
Taxes on income -67 -109
PERIOD PROFIT/LOSS 620 241
Period surplus/amount owing attributable to Silicon Sensor AG shareholders 606 190
Period surplus/amount owing on minority interests 14 51
Expenditure/income directly shown as capital stock:
Differences from currency conversion (after tax) -95 65
Net profi ts/losses from cash fl ow hedges (after tax) 41 -20
EXPENDITURE/YIELDS SHOWN DIRECTLY AS EQUITY, TOTAL -54 45
TOTAL RESULT OF PERIOD 566 286
Result for the period attributable to Silicon Sensor AG shareholders, total 552 235
Total result of period relating to minority interests 14 51
Net earnings per share (undiluted) 0.09 0.03
Average number of circulating shares (undiluted) 6,626 6,626
Net earnings per share (diluted) 0.09 0.03
Average number of circulating shares (diluted) 6,697 6,627

CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL FLOWS STATEMENT (IFRS)

(in €k, unless otherwise specifi ed) 01.01.2011 –
31.03.2011
01.01.2010 –
31.03.2010
PRE-TAX INCOME 687 350
Adjustments for transferring operating result to operating cash fl ow from
current activities
Depreciation of tangible and intangible assets 866 782
Other expenses/income not affecting payment 39 59
Income from investment grants -129 -142
Interest income -21 -11
Interest expenses 183 201
Income from asset disposal -1 0
Increase/decrease of provisions -5 -10
Inventories, accounts receivable and other assets not assigned to
investment/fi nancing
-833 -167
Inventories, accounts payable and other liabilities not assigned to
investment/fi nancing
419 36
Interest paid -173 -168
Income tax paid -45 0
Other profi ts/losses -27 49
CASH FLOW FROM CURRENT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 960 979
Payments for investment into tangible and intangible assets -1,149 -442
Payments from tangible/intangible asset retirement 1 0
Payments for investments in affi liated companies -50 0
Interest received 21 11
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES -1,177 -431
Payments for repaying fi nancial credits -777 -640
Proceeds from uptake of fi nancial credit 670 561
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES -107 -79
CURRENCY DIFFERENCES FROM THE CONVERSION OF FUNDS 12 16
CHANGES IN FUNDS AFFECTING PAYMENTS -312 485
Funds at the beginning of the business year 14,058 16,652
FUNDS ON REPORTING DATE (March 31, 2011) 13,746 17,137

CAPITAL STOCK CHANGE STATEMENT FROM JANUARY 1, 2011 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2011 (IFRS)

Number
of shares
Subscribed
capital
Share
premium
Revenue
reserves
Unrealized
profi t/loss
Group balance
sheet loss/profi t
Exchange
equalization
Minority
interests
Capital stock,
total
In €k items
01. January
2010
6,626 33,130 4,618 -586 -209 -1,231 -339 -6 35,377
Period profi t/
loss
65 65
Result shown
directly as capi
tal stock, total
46 46
Period result 190 51 241
Use of balance
sheet loss
0
Share capital
increase without
issue of new
shares
0
Additions to
tangible assets
8 8
Share-based
remuneration
18 18
Capital increase
31. March
2010
6,626 33,130 4,618 -560 -163 -1,041 -274 45 35,755
01. January
2011
6,626 33,130 2,136 -404 -90 3,477 -241 78 38,086
Period profi t/
loss
606 14 620
Result shown
directly as capi
tal stock, total
41 -95 -54
Total period
result
41 606 -95 14 566
Additions to
tangible assets
Share-based
remuneration
39 39
31. March
2011
6,626 33,130 2,136 -365 -49 4,083 -336 92 38,691

SILICON SENSOR INTERNATIONAL AG

SILICON SENSOR GROUP Notes to the Consolidated Statement, 1st Quarter 2011

EXPLANATIONS OF INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENT

(all amounts in €k, unless otherwise specifi ed)

1. General

Silicon Sensor International AG, Berlin, Germany (hereinafter "SIS", "the company" or "Silicon Sensor Group") is a listed corporation headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

2. Consolidated Interim Financial Statement

The consolidated interim fi nancial statement as per March 31, 2011 complies with the requirements set out in the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). Its compilation was performed in compliance with the requirements of IAS 34 in abridged form and by applying article 315a of the German Commercial Code (HGB) in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) valid on the reporting date and set out by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and approved by the European Union (EU) as well as in compliance with IASB's interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC).

All amounts are in euro; if not stated otherwise, all amounts are in specifi ed in thousands of euro (€k).

3. Accounting Practices and Valuation Methods

The essential practices and methods used to prepare the consolidated interim fi nancial statement are in compliance with those used for the 2010 consolidated fi nancial statement. For a detailed description of the practices and methods please refer to the published consolidated fi nancial statement for the 2010 business year. In addition to the practices and methods mentioned in our consolidated fi nancial statement, we emphasize that within the course of inventory valuation for fi nished goods and work-inprogress, we valuated the manufacturing costs on the basis of the retrograde evaluation method.

Silicon Sensor Group has adapted the illustration of comparable periods in the consolidated interim fi nancial statement and various items of information in the appendix to the consolidated interim fi nancial statement. This procedure deviates from previously published consolidated interim fi nancial statements. These changes are intended to increase comparability of consolidated interim fi nancial statements and higher transparency for recipients of the consolidated interim fi nancial statement.

Company mergers and transactions with non-controlling interests (minorities) concluded on or after July 1, 2009 were incorporated in accordance with regulations set out by IFRS 3 (revised version, 2008) "Company mergers" and the new IAS 27 (revised version, 2008) "Company and separate individual fi nancial statements in compliance with IFRS". However, the premature application of this standard in the 2009 business year did not have any material consequences because there were no respective transactions. These evaluation regulations were applied to the acquisition of First Sensor Technology GmbH, Berlin, Germany (First Sensor), concluded on April 1, 2010.

4. Consolidation Group

The following change applies compared to the fi rst quarter of 2010: First Sensor Technology GmbH was included in the consolidation group as at April 1, 2010.

5. Long-Term Asset Impairment

The Silicon Sensor Group constantly monitors the intrinsic value of long-term assets by comparing the planned and obtained operating results. In the fi rst three months of 2011, there was no evidence of any depletion in long-term assets to below the recorded book values.

6. Substantial Events/Changes

No substantial changes have taken place compared to December 31, 2010.

7. Assurance by Legal Representatives

We hereby affi rm that, to the best of our knowledge, the picture presented in the consolidated fi nancial statement using applicable accounting principles for interim reports portrays a realistic impression of the Group's fi nancial and earnings status. We furthermore affi rm that the business activities, including the operating result and the Group's situation, are presented in such a way in the consolidated interim management report as to give a realistic picture and describe the opportunities and risks of the Group's expected development for the rest of the business year.

8. Supplementary Report (Events After the Reporting Date)

No substantial events took place after the reporting date.

Berlin, May 2011

Silicon Sensor International AG

Dr. Hans-Georg Giering Dr. Ingo Stein CEO CFO

SILICON SENSOR INTERNATIONAL AG

This report contains statements with a predictive nature. This consolidated interim report does not represent any incitement to purchase shares of Silicon Sensor International AG, but rather is intended exclusively for information purposes with regard to possible future developments at the company. All future-oriented specifi cations in this consolidated interim report were produced on the basis of a probability-based plan and represent statements regarding the future which cannot be guaranteed.

FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2011

Date Topic Location
09.06.2011 Annual General Meeting Penta Hotel Berlin Köpenick,
Grünauer Str. 1, D-12557 Berlin
25.08.2011 Publication of the Group Semiannual Financial Report,
29. - 31.08.2011 Analysts Conference
SCC Small Cap Conference
Frankfurt am Main
18.11.2011 Publication of Consolidated Quarterly Financial Report
21. - 23.11.2011 Capital stock forum Trade Show Congress Center
Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main

This quarterly report is available in German and English.

Both versions are also available for download on the Internet at www.silicon-sensor.com.

Silicon Sensor International AG ISIN: DE0007201907 WKN (German securities identifi cation code): 720190 Symbol: SIS

Peter-Behrens-Str. 15 D-12459 Berlin Telephone: +49 30 639923-710 Fax: +49 30 639923-719 E-mail: [email protected] www.silicon-sensor.com

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