KRONES AG — Earnings Release 2006

Aug 2, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 2 August 2006 07:43

KRONES AG: KRONES continues to perform strongly / A successful second quarter

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— With double-figure growth rates for sales and order bookings, KRONES AG, Neutraubling, Germany, is maintaining its corporate momentum. The world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging lines increased its sales in the first half of 2006 by almost 100 million euros to reach 920.4 million euros – 12.1 % up on a like-for-like basis. KRONES achieved an even more striking rise in order bookings, which grew by 12.4 % in the year’s first half, to reach 941.9 million euros. KRONES has also reported a significant improvement in profits. Pretax earnings of 60.2 million euros are up by 13.2 % on the preceding year’s equivalent period, producing a return on sales of 6.5 %. Profit after taxes, at 38.1 million euros, rose by 5.2 % in the year’s first six months – despite continuing pressure on both prices and earnings. KRONES remains cautiously optimistic of sustained success in the ongoing business year. Contact: Hermann Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen Leiter Corporate Communications – Investor Relations Tel.: +49 (0) 9401 – 703258 E-Mail: Castell-Ruedenhausen.Hermann@krones.de (c)DGAP 02.08.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Krones AG Böhmerwaldstraße 5 93073 Neutraubling Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)9401 703258 Fax: +49 (0)9401 703496 E-mail: investor-relations@krones.de WWW: www.krones.com ISIN: DE0006335003 WKN: 633500 Indices: MDAX Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————