Koenig & Bauer AG — Earnings Release 2004

Apr 6, 2005

News Details

Ad-hoc | 6 April 2005 13:06

Koenig & Bauer AG: Return to profit with record sales

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG 2004 financial statements Koenig & Bauer AG: Return to profit with record sales Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— In 2004 German press manufacturing group Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) posted record sales of EUR1,423m and a big jump in new orders to EUR1,459.1m. Group earnings before interest and taxes totalled EUR20.3m, pre-tax earnings EUR15.9m and the annual net surplus EUR11.9m. At the AGM in Würzburg on 23 June the management and supervisory boards will propose a dividend of 25 cents per ordinary share. Further details, including segment results, will be announced at a press conference on 8 April at KBA’s facility in Radebeul, near Dresden. KOENIG & BAUER AG Friedrich-Koenig Straße 4 97080 Würzburg Deutschland ISIN: DE0007193500 (SDAX) WKN: 719350 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard) und München; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 06.04.2005 061306 Apr 05