Barco NV

Earnings Release • Apr 25, 2012

Date: 25 April 2012 For immediate release

Name: Carl Vanden Bussche Title: Director Investor Relations Tel: +32 56 26 23 22 E-mail: carl.vandenbussche@barco.com

Regulated information

Trading update 1Q12

Kortrijk, Belgium, 25 April 2012

Barco's results for the first quarter are in line with management expectations and confirm the outlook for 2012.

Barco's order book at the end of 1Q12 stands at 494.2 million euro, an increase of 5% or 23 million euro compared to the same quarter last year.

Barco's order intake for the quarter is 259.6 million euro, an 11.7% decrease versus 1Q11, which was exceptionally strong.

Sales for the quarter are 240.1 million euro versus 239.2 million euro a year earlier.

Order book

	1Q12	1Q11	Change
Barco	494.2	470.5	5.0%

Incoming orders

	1Q12	1Q11	Change
Barco	259.6	294.1	(11.7%)

Sales per division

	1Q12	1Q11	Change
Entertainment	100.0	102.7	(2.6%)
Healthcare	50.5	47.5	6.3%
Control Rooms & Simulation	43.9	42.3	3.8%
Defense & Aerospace	27.3	26.1	4.6%
Ventures	18.5	20.6	(10.2%)
Intra-group eliminations	(0.1)	(0.2)
Barco	240.1	239.2	0.5%

EBIT

EBIT realized in 1Q12 is at the same level as in 1Q11.

Financial Calendar

1H12 results will be communicated on 20 July 2012.

The information given in this press release has not been reviewed by the statutory auditor.

About Barco

Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,500 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.041 million euro in 2011.

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