EANS-Adhoc: GESCO AG: Audited figures for 2008/2009 and outlook for 2009/2010

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ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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25.06.2009

Wuppertal, 25 June 2009 - The SDAX listed investment holding company
GESCO AG achieved Group sales of EUR 378 million (previous year EUR
333 million) and Group net income after minority interest of EUR 21.6
million (previous year EUR 17.9 million), which represents earnings
per share according to IFRS of EUR 7.16 (previous year EUR 5.92) in
the 2008/2009 financial year (1 Apr. 2008 - 31 Mar. 2009).

Given the deep global recession, the company expects Group sales of
between EUR 280 million and EUR 310 million as well as Group net
income after minority interest of between EUR 7 million and EUR 10.5
million for the 2009/2010 financial year (1 Apr. 2009 - 31 Mar.
2010), corresponding to earnings per share in accordance with IFRS of
between EUR 2.31 and EUR 3.47.

With healthy balance sheet structures and a comfortable cushion of
liquid assets in the Group and the well positioned business models of
subsidiaries, GESCO Group is well equipped to successfully overcome
the recession and to benefit more than most from the next recovery
move.

The company will comment on the financial statements for the
2008/2009 financial year and the outlook for the 2009/2010 financial
year at the annual accounts press conference/analysts´ meeting on 25
June 2009.

Detailed press information and the 2008/2009 financial report are
available at www.gesco.de from 25 June 2009, 9:00 am. A webcast of
the annual accounts press conference/analysts´ meeting (in German)
can be accessed at www.gesco.de from 10:30 am and will be available
for the following three months.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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Further inquiry note:

Oliver Vollbrecht

Leiter Investor Relations

T.: +49(0)202 24820 18

info@gesco.de

Branche: Economy, Business & Finance
ISIN: DE0005875900
WKN: 587590
Index: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade