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technotrans SE

Quarterly Report May 10, 2011

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Interim Financial Report 2011

January 1 – March 31 2011 ISIN: DE000A0XYGA7

Revenue: growth surge at start of new financial year

Earnings: 97.8 percent rise in EBIT

Technology: first-quarter growth reaches 39.6 percent

Services: stable source of revenue and profit

New markets Termotek and new projects

Outlook: Targets for 2011 confirmed

technotrans Group

Key
data
acc,
to
IFRS
Change 1.1.– 1.1.–
31.3.11 31.3.10 2010 2009
Earnings
Revenue 000'€ 21.8% 24,112 19,793 85,887 82,210
Technology 000'€ 39.6% 15,627 11,198 51,388 48,808
Services 000'€ -1.3% 8,485 8,595 34,499 33,402
Gross
profit
000'€ 23.7% 8,001 6,467 25,457 16,657
EBITDA1 000'€ 46.8% 2,126 1,448 6,585 -4,284
Earnings
before
interest
and
taxes
(EBIT)
000'€ 97.8% 1,234 624 3,036 -11,929
Net
profit
for
the
period
000'€ 59.4% 510 320 1,517 -10,347
as
%
of
revenue
% 2.1 1.6 1.8 -12.6
Net
result
per
share
(IFRS)
0.08 0.05 0.24 -1.65
Dividend
per
share
Balance
sheet
Issued
capital
000'€ 0.0% 6,908 6,908 6,908 6,908
Equity 000'€ 1.8% 34,507 31,986 33,884 31,287
Equity
ratio
% 46.8 45.1 50.0 45.2
Return
on
equity
% 1.5 1.0 4.7 -29.6
Balance
sheet
total
000'€ 8.8% 73,724 70,979 67,779 69,242
Working
capital
2
000'€ -2.1% 16,760 8,951 17,126 7,847
Employees
Number
of
employees
(average)
9.0% 676 620 620 676
Personnel
expenses
000'€ 16.2% 8,451 7,272 30,843 31,975
as
%
of
revenue
% -4.6% 35.0 36.7 35.9 38.9
Revenue
per
employee
000'€ 13.9% 36 31 139 122
Cash
flow
Cash
flow3
000'€ -76.7% 480 2,060 7,418 3,640
Free
cash
flow4
000'€ -878 1,841 6,287 2,435
Shares
Number
of
shares
at
end
of
period
0.3% 6,331,748 6,311,415 6,340,035 6,311,415
Share
price
(max)
27.3% 7.51 5.90 7.25 6.10
Share
price
(min)
39.8% 6.15 4.40 4.40 2.97

1 EBITDA = EBIT + amortisation of goodwill + depreciation of property,

= plant and equipment and intangible assets

2 Working capital = current assets – current liabilities

3 Cash flow = Net cash from operating activities acc. to Cash flow Statement

4 Free Cash flow = Net cash from operating activities + net cash used for investments

= acc. to Cash flow Statement

Content

Letter
from
the
Board
of
Management
4
Interim
Management
Report
6
Report
on
expected
developments
13
Opportunities
and
risks
Report
14
Condensed
interim
financial
statements
16
Notes
and
explanations
19
Corporate
Calendar
20

Dear Shareholders, Dear Business Associates,

The start to the new financial year was extremely promising; compared to Q1 2010 revenue was up 21.8 percent and EBIT doubled. This business performance inspires us to be confident about achieving our ambitious targets for the full year.

Termotek AG, too, made progress entirely in line with our expectations. At the start of January we had reported the acquisition of a majority interest in this specialist supplier of laser cooling systems. The company was included in the figures of this Quarterly Report for the first time and therefore contributed towards our success. As an initial significant venture into applications away from our core market, the printing industry, Termotek will continue to have growing significance for the development of the technotrans Group – in the very best sense.

You will find information about other specific projects on the subject of new markets in this Quarterly Report. The efforts that we have been making to tap additional growth markets for quite a while are now starting to bear fruit.

This positive news about technotrans is in stark contrast to other topics that have dominated the headlines in recent weeks: the disastrous earthquake in Japan and its tragic consequences, the precise impact of which also our colleagues and customers' employees are still unable to assess with certainty. We feel deeply for both them and their families. The political about-turn on energy and the price of electricity and oil will undoubtedly preoccupy us for many months, if not years. The euro crisis appears to be turning into another evergreen political issue. Rather inevitably, stock markets have reflected this uncertainty and the trading price of technotrans shares has participated in this trend.

The core message in the Annual Report for the past year that we published less than two months ago was that technotrans has now regained a firm footing following the crisis. We can now conclude that we have made good progress towards our next target of reviving technotrans' profile as a growth company. In order to return to its traditional levels of revenue and earnings, the company is turning its attention to other areas of industry in which liquid technology plays a significant role. We will pursue that path systematically and look forward to seeing you accompany us along it.

You will have an opportunity to discuss this strategy with us at the forthcoming Shareholders' Meeting on May 12, 2011. We hope that you will take up that opportunity.

The Board of Management

Interim Management

Report

Revenue: growth surge at start of new financial year

The technotrans Group achieved healthy revenue growth in the first quarter of 2011. Revenue reached € 24.1 million overall, representing a rise of 21.8 percent on the previous year (€ 19.8 million). Both the continuing moderate recovery in the printing industry and the acquisition of Termotek AG at the start of the year contributed to this development. Revenue for the Technology segment therefore climbed 39.6 percent, while the Services segment maintained a largely stable performance. The overall business performance is therefore fully in line with the expectations on which the plans for 2011 as a whole were based.

Earnings: 97.8 percent rise in EBIT

The rising revenue and the raft of measures taken to improve profitability in recent months all clearly had an impact during the first quarter of 2011. The gross profit rose by 23.7 percent, from € 6.5 million in the prior-year quarter to € 8.0 million. The gross margin regained a respectable level of 33.2 percent. In the previous year this indicator, along with the distribution costs and administrative expenses, had still been bolstered by short-time.

The operating result (EBIT) doubled in the first quarter and climbed to € 1.2 million (previous year € 0.6 million, + 97.8 percent). At 5.1 percent, the EBIT margin was also well above the previous year's level (3.2 percent). We anticipate a gradual improvement in earnings as the year progresses, with the aim of achieving an operating result (EBIT margin) in the region of six to seven percent by yearend.

The financial result diminished the overall position by € 214 thousand in the first quarter. The profit before tax therefore came to € 1.0 million (previous year € 0.4 million). The reduction in tax loss carryforwards resulted in a deferred tax expense of around € 400 thousand for the domestic companies. Since the profit contributions of the international subsidiaries were still low as a result of implementing further cost-cutting programmes in Asia and America and because of the negative exchange rate movements of recent weeks, the effective tax rate for the group rose to 50 percent overall in the first quarter. For the 2011 financial year as a whole, we expect the effective tax rate for the group to come down again noticeably.

Net income after the first quarter was consequently only € 0.5 million (previous year € 0.3 million), equivalent to earnings per share of € 0.08, based on shares outstanding (previous year: € 0.05).

Technology: first-quarter growth reaches 39.6 percent

Whereas the first quarter of the previous year was still very much dominated by the crisis (revenue € 11.2 million), the segment took a major step forward in the first quarter of 2011. Revenue rose by 39.6 percent to € 15.6 million. This development was driven to a large extent by the recovery in the printing industry, especially for standard business and above all in the sheet-fed offset sector, but also of course thanks to the acquisition of Termotek AG, which was included in this Quarterly Report's figures for the first time.

Termotek, a specialist supplier of laser cooling systems, performed entirely in line with our expectations in the first quarter. Over the full year, the company is expected to contribute almost € 10 million to the technotrans Group's revenue.

The result for the segment only narrowly missed breaking even in the first quarter. At € -0.2 million, the loss compared with the prior-year quarter (€ -0.7 million, which includes savings realised through short-time) was nevertheless significantly reduced. The expectation is that this development will continue in the course of the year and that the segment will once again make a positive contribution to earnings.

[000'€] Q1/10 Q2/10 Q3/10 Q4/10 Q1/11
Technology Revenue 11,198 12,541 13,216 14,432 15,627
EBIT -651 -470 -465 -968 -176

Services: stable source of revenue and profit

Revenue for the Services segment of € 8.5 million almost reached the previous year's level (€ 8.6 million) and therefore once again made a reliable contribution. The volume of installation business for major projects remains low. On the other hand we are seeing a tentative recovery in retrofit business.

The result for the segment improved by 10.5 percent on Q1 2010, from € 1.3 to million € 1.4 million. Here, too, short-time had produced a saving in 2010; the actual improvement in operating profitability was therefore even better than these figures would appear to indicate. The rate of return for the segment was 16.6 percent, compared with 14.6 percent in the first quarter of the previous year.

[000'€] Q1/10 Q2/10 Q3/10 Q4/10 Q1/11
Services Revenue 8,595 8,463 8,225 9,216 8,485
EBIT 1,254 1,402 1,376 1,558 1,410

Financial performance of the segments

Financial position

Based on a net income of € 510 thousand for the first three months of 2011, the cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital totalled € 2.3 million (previous year € 1.4 million). In the first quarter of the current financial year, the changes in working capital were also influenced by the consolidation of the acquisition of Termotek AG. Cash from operating activities amounted to € 0.7 million (previous year € 0.9 million). After deduction of actual interest and income tax payments of € 0.2 million, the net cash from operating activities for the first quarter amounted to € 0.5 million (previous year € 2.1 million).

The cash employed for investing activities amounting to € 1.3 million in the period under review comprises a still very modest component for generally restrained investment activity (€ 0.3 million) and the cash outflow for the purchase price component paid for the acquisition of an interest (€ 1.0 million).

The free cash flow remained negative at € -0.9 million at the end of the first quarter (previous year: positive, € 1.8 million).

Borrowings amounting to € 950 thousand were repaid during the first three months of the financial year, and new short-term loans of € 1.0 million were raised in the same period. Cash and cash equivalents fell by 6 percent in the first quarter, to € 12.3 million (December 31, 2010: € 13.1 million).

Cash
flow
from
operating
activities
(€
'000)
31.03.2011 31.03.2010
Cash
flow
from
operating
activities
before
working
capital
changes
2,339 1,387
Net
cash
from
operating
activities
480 2,060
Net
cash
used
for
investing
activities
-1,358 -219
Net
cash
used
in
financing
activities
50 -538
Free
cash
flow
-878 1,841
Cash
flow
ratio
2.0% 10.4%

Net worth

The acquisition of the interest in Termotek AG and its first-time inclusion in the Consolidated Financial Statements (full consolidation) had various effects on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2011. As well as the effect on both the assets and the equity and liabilities sides of the assets and liabilities identified for Termotek AG, the acquisition resulted in goodwill of € 2.6 million.

The acquisition costs of the interest are provisional. Depending on the profit contributions of Termotek AG in the years 2011 to 2013, a retrospective purchase payment that was recognised as a liability of € 1.6 million at the time of acquisition will fall due. The current ownership structure furthermore means that there is a minority interest in shareholders' equity, reported as € 0.2 million. The equity ratio of the technotrans Group was 46.8 percent at the end of the first quarter. Compared with the balance sheet date of December 31, 2010 (50.0 percent) this change is attributable to the extension of the balance sheet by a total of € 5.9 million.

Other major changes not related to the acquisition concern the fall in deferred tax assets following the partial elimination of tax loss carryforwards from previous years.

The net debt, in other words interest-bearing liabilities less cash, rose from € 5.9 million at the end of 2010 (prior to the acquisition of the interest) to € 9.2 million (after the acquisition of the interest); the gearing ratio at the reporting date was 26.6 %.

New markets

In order to identify and access additional long-term growth prospects for technotrans, some time ago we kicked off a number of projects with the aim of finding additional applications in other industries for our core skills in liquid technology. These internal efforts have throughout been flanked by the search for suitable venture partners or, as in the case of Termotek, acquisition targets as a means of accelerating the process of tapping fresh growth potential.

Our internal projects, too, have now started to bear fruit. We recently received initial contracts for the application of our self-developed metering systems from the company Bio-Circle Surface Technology GmbH, which supplies innovative products for the surface technology sector, including VOC-free cleaner, products for corrosion protection, welding protection sprays and parts cleaning devices. Following intensive testing, this new customer has decided to offer technotrans metering systems complementing its own product range in Europe. Other joint development projets that would offer interesting potential in the medium term are also being discussed.

Other information

Another already relatively specific use of technotrans technologies has been prepared in recent months in partnership with SAUER GmbH, a company belonging to Bielefeld-based GILDEMEISTER AG. SAUER has set up a Dental Excellence Centre in Stipshausen (close to Frankfurt / Hahn) where the entire dental process chain from scan to finished indication is presented live. The new DENTAL product range applies the successful concept of ultrasonic processing, using machine concepts tailored precisely to the growth market of dental technology, and represents an open system enabling both the small dental laboratory and the largescale dental milling centre to produce all dental indications in all materials. Customers can further improve plant efficiency by using a technotrans toolsmart, a device for cooling and filtering the cooling lubricant used during machining. Following the successful completion of tests at the SAUER showroom, the first devices will now be installed at customers.

Both products will not yet generate any significant volume of revenue in 2011, but they serve to illustrate how broad the spectrum of possible uses of technotrans technologies is; numerous other projects are currently at various stages of development.

Research and development

Total development expenditure for the first quarter of the 2011 financial year came to around € 722 million (previous year € 635 million). This rise means that as a proportion of revenue it is still below the customary average of 3 to 4 percent, but the increase also shows that development activities have also picked up in recent months. One reason is the forthcoming drupa industry exhibition next year, and another factor is the channelling of resources into the development of new markets. We expect that this tentative rise will continue over subsequent quarters.

Personnel

The takeover of Termotek AG has meant that the number of employees in the technotrans Group has risen for the first time since the crisis. At the reporting date the group employed 678 persons (previous year 616), comprising 517 (previous year 450) in Germany and 161 (previous year 166) abroad. As a result of the structural changes, such as the transfer of technical operations from Gersthofen to Sassenberg, there will be a further fall in the overall number of employees during the next few months.

Personnel expenses in the first quarter amounted to just under € 8.5 million and were therefore 16.2 percent up on the previous year (€ 7.3 million, including savings from short-time). The personnel costs ratio was 35.0 percent (previous year 36.7 percent) and will continue to fall as the year progresses. The mediumterm objective is to bring this item down below 30 percent.

Shares

technotrans shares moved within a range of € 6.50 and 7.50 in the first quarter. Unfortunately the figures for the past financial year were announced on the day when the full extent of the disaster in Japan became apparent. In the course of that day the trading price slid back to € 5.60 but recovered to € 6.15 by the close of trading and then climbed further to € 6.70 on the next day. Given the circumstances, the capital market showed little interest in the positive news about technotrans and its optimistic outlook for the coming financial years, nor were analysts' comments following publication of the figures really registered to the extent we would have liked. We can nevertheless currently identify interest in our shares, for example among London-based funds specialising in smaller companies. They are currently the focus of our investor relations work.

Report on significant transactions with related parties

(Position at 31/03/2011)

Board Shares
Henry
Brickenkamp
40,000
Dirk
Engel
5,200
Board
of
Supervisors
Shares
Klaus
Beike
494
Manfred
Bender
0
Dr.
Norbert
Bröcker
250
Heinz
Harling
64,854
Matthias
Laudick
1,131
Dieter
Schäfer
0

People

Mr Manfred Bender, Chairman of the Board of Management of Pfeiffer Vacuum AG, has indicated his intention to surrender office as a member of the Supervisory Board with effect from the forthcoming Shareholders' Meeting. The Board of Management and Supervisory Board take this opportunity to thank Mr Bender for his dedicated work and constructive support of the company's progress in recent years. The Supervisory Board will propose to the Shareholders' Meeting on May 12, 2011 that Mr Helmut Ruwisch, Chairman of the Board of Management of Indus Holding AG, be elected as his successor. Mr Dieter Schäfer, among other things former Board of Management member of IWKA Aktiengesellschaft, Karlsruhe and court-appointed Supervisory Board member up until the Shareholders' Meeting upon the application of the administration, is also put forward for election.

The Supervisorsy Board furthermore intends to appoint Dr Christof Soest (46) to the Board of Management with effect from June 1, 2011 at its meeting on May 11, 2011. Dr Soest was Managing Director of Gebr. Becker GmbH, Wuppertal, before joining technotrans AG in January 2011 as Technical Director. He is wellversed in handling innovation processes and will now be able to use this expertise to good effect in the management of technotrans. This move furthermore suitably increases the management capacity available for accommodating the longterm growth that the technotrans Group is planning.

Revenue and earnings for 2011

Despite the tragic events in Japan, the economic recovery appears to be continuing unabated. The printing industry is likewise recovering, though it has not yet managed to match the dynamism of other areas of industry. Emerging economies continue to drive the recovery, whereas industrial nations are rebounding from the crisis much more slowly. Though the business confidence index of the German printing industry has stabilised just into positive territory in recent months, this mood does not appear yet to have had any lastingly positive impact on the investment propensity of businesses.

The latest reports by printing press manufacturers show a mixed picture; while orders for the sheet-fed offset segment continue to develop positively, the web offset segment remains flat. We do not expect any fundamental changes to this situation over the next few months. Because printing presses are considered investment goods, we do not expect any drastic short-term consequences of the problems in Japan, which along with Germany is the main manufacturing base for printing presses. Whether and to what extent there might be any long-term shifts in the market is currently entirely in the realm of speculation.

The market for laser applications continues to make very good progress and we therefore assume that Termotek's business performance over the remainder of the financial year will likewise go according to plan; we are expecting it to contribute revenue approaching the € 10 million mark. We anticipate that technotrans will achieve stronger growth in future with its activities outside the printing industry than in our established market and therefore expect to become more independent from the business cycle of the printing industry.

THE BUSINESS CLIMATE OF THE

Report on expected developments

Technology segment

The start we have made to the new financial year gives us cause for optimism about our business fortunes in 2011. Bearing in mind that technotrans' current range of products for the printing industry focuses more strongly on the sheet-fed offset market, we are confident that we will continue to benefit from this sector's positive trend. Nevertheless, our business is also hampered by the drawbacks of emerging economies dictating the market's momentum. It is more common to sell rather basic-specification presses in those economies, as opposed to the high-tech presses that have long since become the norm in industrial nations. As reported, we also expect that our entry into growth markets such as the laser industry will continue to make good progress. We have taken initial steps in recent months to familiarise our international sales team with the new products supplied by Termotek AG. As expected, these products have been very well received and we will ensure that the ambitious targets are achieved by our sales and service network.

The segment's lingering weak margins will continue to improve in the course of the year thanks to the personnel cutbacks that have already been agreed. We expect to return to profitability by no later than the second half.

Services segment

For the remainder of the 2011 financial year we expect the Services segment, which brackets both product support services and installation, maintenance, repair and parts business, to remain largely on an even keel and achieve a level of earnings that reflects the positive start made to the year. gds AG (Technical Documentation), which also belongs to the Services segment, will contribute towards this stability.

We have made plans for revenue in the order of € 100 million for the 2011 financial year (previous year € 85.9 million) and are aiming for an overall EBIT margin of between 6 and 7 percent (previous year 3.5 percent). In that respect the firstquarter performance is in line with our expectations and we are therefore confident about achieving that target.

The principal opportunities and risks of the group's anticipated future development are described in the group management report for the past financial year. In the period under review, no significant changes over and above those portrayed have occurred in respect of developments in the remaining months of the current financial year.

Opportunities and risks report

Condensed interim financial statements for Q1 2011

Consolidated
balance
sheet
31.03.2011 31.12.2010
000'€ 000'€
ASSETS
Property,
plant
and
equipment
20,755 20,349
Goodwill 2,636 0
Other
intangible
assets
2,126 2,053
Income
tax
receivable
327 327
Other
non-current
assets
647 651
Deferred
tax
assets
3,979 4,311
Non-current
assets
30,470 27,691
Inventories 16,995 14,929
Trade
receivables
11,121 10,140
Income
tax
receivable
276 380
Financial
assets
1,096 727
Other
current
assets
1,433 787
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
12,333 13,125
Current
assets
43,254 40,088
Total
assets
73,724 67,779
EQUITY
AND
LIABILITIES
Issued
capital
6,908 6,908
Capital
reserve
12,928 12,928
Retained
earnings
31,169 28,514
Other
reserves
-17,169 -15,983
Net
profit
for
the
period
486 1,517
Equity
total
of
technotrans
AG
shareholders
34,322 33,884
Minority
interest
in
equity
185 0
Equity 34,507 33,884
Non-current
financial
liabilities
9,916 9,599
Long-term
provisions
1,075 1,112
Other
non-current
liabilities
1,646 212
Deferred
tax
86 10
Non-current
liabilitis
12,723 10,933
Current
financial
liabilities
10,504 8,309
Trade
payables
3,849 3,138
Prepayments
received
2,181 2,457
Short-term
provisions
5,855 6,085
Income
tax
payable
1,052 909
Financial
liabilities
1,246 359
Other
current
liabilities
1,807 1,705
Current
liabilities
26,494 22,962
Total
equity
and
liabilities
73,724 67,779
Consolidated
Income
Statement
01.01.– 01.01.–
31.03.2011 31.03.2010
000'€ 000'€
Revenue 24,112 19,793
Technology 15,627 11,198
Services 8,485 8,595
Cost
of
sales
-16,111 -13,326
Gross
profit
8,001 6,467
Distribution
costs
-3,301 -2,944
Administrative
expenses
-2,710 -2,394
Development
costs
-722 -635
Other
operating
income
760 688
Other
operating
expenses
-794 -558
Earnings
before
interest
and
tax
(EBIT)
1,234 624
Financial
income
12 6
Financial
charges
-227 -213
Net
finance
costs
-215 -207
Profit
before
tax
1,019 417
Income
tax
expense
-509 -97
Net
result
for
the
period
510 320
of
which:
Profit/loss
attributable
to
technotrans
AG
shareholders
486 320
Profit/loss
attributable
to
minorities
24 0
Earnings
per
share
(basic,
€)
Earnings
per
share
(diluted,
0.08
0.08
0.05
0.05
€)
Consolidated
statement
of
recognised
income
and
expense
1-3
/
2011
1-3
/
2010
Net
profit
for
the
period
510 320
Other
result
Exchange
differences
from
the
translation
of
foreign
group
companies
429 251
Exchange
rate
differences
from
the
net
investment
in
a
foreign
business
-407 128
Change
in
the
fair
value
of
cash
flow
hedges
63 0
Other
profit
after
tax
85 379
Overall
result
for
the
financial
year
595 698
of
which
Profit/loss
attributable
to
technotrans
AG
shareholders
571 698
Profit/loss
attributable
to
minorities
24 0
Cash
Flow
Statement
31.03.2011 31.03.2010
000'€ 000'€
Cash
flows
from
operating
activities
Net
result
510 320
Adjustments
for:
Depreciation
and
amortisation
892 824
Income
tax
expense
509 97
Losses/gains
on
the
disposal
of
fixed
assets
-14 -14
Foreign
exchange
gains/losses
228 -47
Financial
income
-13 -6
Financial
charges
227 213
Cash
flow
from
operating
activities
before
working
capital
changes
2,339 1,387
Change
in
receivables
-1,015 -326
Change
in
inventories
-770 -996
Change
in
other
long-term
assets
3 17
Change
in
liabilities
579 568
Change
in
provisions
-444 267
Cash
from
operating
activities
692 917
Interest
income
13 6
Interest
expense
-159 -166
Income
taxes
paid
-66 1,303
Net
cash
from
operating
activities
480 2,060
Cash
flows
from
investing
activities
Acquisition
of
intangible
assets
and
of
property,
plant
and
equipment
-332 -248
Aquisition
of
an
interest
-1,048 0
Proceeds
from
the
sale
of
property,
plant
and
equipment
22 29
Net
cash
used
for
investing
activities
-1,358 -219
Cash
flows
from
financing
activities
Cash
receipts
from
the
raising
of
short-
and
long-term
loans
1,000 0
Cash
payments
from
the
repayment
of
loans
-950 -538
Net
cash
used
for
investing
activities
50 -538
Net
effect
of
currency
translation
and
of
consolidation
in
cash
and
cash
equivalents
36 137
Net
increase
in
cash
and
cash
equivalents
-792 1,440
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
at
beginning
of
period
13,125 10,274
Cash
and
cash
equivalents
at
end
of
period
12,333 11,714
Statement
of
movements
in
equity
Equity
tt
Equity
MI
*
2011 2010
000'€ 000'€ 000'€ 000'€
1st
Equity
at
January
33,884 0 33,884 31,287
Overall
result
for
the
financial
year
486 24 510 320
Other
result
Exchange
differences
from
the
translation
of
foreign
group
companies
429 0 429 251
Exchange
rate
differences
from
the
net
investment
in
a
foreign
business
-407 0 -407 128
Change
in
the
fair
value
of
cash
flow
hedges
63 0 63 0
Other
result
85 0 -85 379
Overall
result
for
the
financial
year
571 24 595 698
Transactions
with
shareholder
of
technotrans
AG
Distributions 0 0 0 0
Share
buy-back
0 0 0 0
Issuance
of
treasury
shares
-133 0 -133 0
Transactions
with
shareholders
of
technotrans
AG
-133 0 -133 0
Change
in
minority
interest
by
acquisition
0 161 161 0
Equity
at
March
31
34,322 185 34,507 31,986

* Equity of shareholders of technotrans AG

** Minority interest in equity

Notes and explanations:

Statements made in this report relating to future developments are based on our cautious estimate of future events. The actual performance of the company may differ substantially from that planned, as it depends on a large number of market-related and economic factors, some of which are beyond the company's control.

This quarterly financial report, in common with the consolidated financial statements for the full year, has been produced in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), in particular IAS 34 for interim reporting. The quarterly financial report is subject to the same accounting policies.

This quarterly financial report has not been audited in accordance with Section 317 of German Commercial Code or subjected to any other formal audit examination.

Imprint

Editor technotrans AG, Sassenberg

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Corporate Calendar

Publications and dates

Shareholders'
Meeting
2011
12/5/2011
Interim
Report
1–6/2011
9/8/2011
Interim
Report
1–9/2011
8/11/2011

For the latest version of this financial calendar and the individual reports, visit us on the internet at www.technotrans.com.

technotrans AG

Robert-Linnemann-Str. 17 48336 Sassenberg Germany

Tel.: +49(0)
2583/301-1000
Fax: +49(0)
2583/301-1030
e-mail [email protected]
Internet www.technotrans.de
Hotline +49(0)
2583/301-1890

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