Südzucker AG

Earnings Release • Dec 17, 2010

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Ad-hoc | 17 December 2010 08:31

Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt:

Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt / Key word(s): Change in Forecast/Preliminary Results

17.12.2010 08:31

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Südzucker with continued sound business development

Mannheim, 17 December 2010

Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt, Mannheim, raised group revenues within
the first nine months (1 March 2010 to 30 November 2010) of current
financial year 2010/11 by around 5 percent from 4,438 million Euro
to 4,667 million Euro. Group operating profit increased by around 108
million Euro or 35 percent to 416 (previous year: 308) million Euro. All
segments contributed to this revenues and earnings improvement.

For total financial year 2010/11 Südzucker now expects an increase of group
revenues to around 6.0 (previous year: 5.7) billion Euro and a hike of
group operating profit to a level of around 500 (previous year: 403)
million Euro. The boost in earnings will be driven predominantly by the
segments sugar and CropEnergies.

The full interim report for the first nine months 2010/11 will be published
on 13 January 2011.

Südzucker AG, Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
Central Investor Relations Department
Nikolai Baltruschat
Maximilianstrasse 10
68165 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 421-240
Fax: +49 621 421-463
Investor.relations@suedzucker.de

The Südzucker Group
Südzucker, with its sugar, special products, CropEnergies and fruit
segments, is one of the leading companies in the food industry. In the
traditional sugar business, the group is the world market leader, with 29
sugar factories and three refineries, extending from France in the west via
Belgium, Germany and Austria, through to Poland, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bosnia and Moldova in the east. The special
products segment, consisting of the functional food (BENEO Group), starch,
chilled/frozen products (Freiberger) and portion packs businesses, is an
important growth driver. The CropEnergies segment covers the bioethanol
activities in Germany, Belgium and France. In the fruit segment, the group
operates internationally, is the world market leader for fruit preparations
and is a leading supplier of fruit juice concentrates in Europe.

In 2009/10, the group employed 17,500 persons and generated revenues of EUR
5.7 billion euro.

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Language: English
Company: Südzucker AG Mannheim/Ochsenfurt
Maximilianstr. 10
68165 Mannheim
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)621 - 421-530
Fax: +49 (0)621 - 421-7530
E-mail: investor.relations@suedzucker.de
Internet: www.suedzucker.de
ISIN: DE0007297004, DE0008461021 DE0001780807 DE000A0AABH1 XS0222524372
WKN: 729700, 846102, 178080, A0AABH, A0E6FU,
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in
Hannover

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