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Figures for the First Half of 2007

13.08.2007

On June 29, 2007, Sartorius AG acquired a controlling stake in
French-based Stedim S.A., and combined this company with its
Biotechnology Division into a separate subgroup. Sartorius AG holds
69.8% of the shares in this subgroup so that the latter will be fully
consolidated in the Sartorius Group as of the first-half 2007
financial statements. Therefore, for better comparability, we
additionally disclose for order intake, sales revenue and earnings
pro forma figures, which include the Stedim business for the
first-half 2007 and the year-earlier period.

In the first half of 2007, the Sartorius Group received pro forma
orders valued at EUR331.6 million euros (1st half 2006: EUR305.4 mn).
This corresponds to a gain of 8.6% (currency-adjusted: 11.4%).
Reporting a pro forma increase of 10.1% (currency-adjusted: 13.1%) to
EUR198.3 million (EUR180.1 mn), the Biotechnology Division achieved
double-digit growth in order intake. The Mechatronics Division
generated an order intake of EUR133.3 million (EUR125.3 mn), which
translates to an increase of 6.4% (currency-adjusted: 8.9%). Actual
order intake of the Sartorius Group at EUR287.3 million (EUR261.3) is
up 9.9% (currency-adjusted: 12.4%) over the year-earlier figure.

Pro forma sales revenue of the Sartorius Group rose in the first half
of 2007 by 3.1% (currency-adjusted: 5.5%) to EUR312.2 million euros
(1st half 2006: EUR302.9 mn). For the Biotechnology Division, we
reported a pro forma increase of 2.7% (currency-adjusted: 5.3%) to
EUR186.6 million (EUR181.7 mn) and for the Mechatronics Division, a
gain of 3.7% (currency-adjusted: 5.9%) to EUR125.6 million (EUR121.2
mn). Actual consolidated sales revenue climbed 3.5%
(currency-adjusted: 5.6%) to EUR266.1 million (EUR257.1 mn).

On a pro forma basis, EBITA adjusted for extraordinary expenses was
EUR29.9 million (1st half 2006: EUR29.5 mn) for the reporting period
and thus corresponded to a nearly unchanged EBITA margin of 9.6%
(9.7%). The Biotechnology Division contributed EUR21.3 million
(EUR22.3 mn) on a pro forma basis and the Mechatronics Division
EUR8.6 million (EUR7.2 mn) to these earnings. In the first half of
2007, extraordinary expenses totaling EUR3.2 million were incurred
that concern only the Biotechnology Division. The actual EBITA of the
Sartorius Group was EUR24.4 million (EUR22.0 mn).

Based on the strong order intake development in the 1st half 2007 and
the further business expectations, we confirm our 2007 pro forma
forecast for operating sales revenue. However, due to the unfavorable
development of the exchange rates during the last months, we have
adjusted our pro forma sales forecast in the reporting currency to
EUR650-EUR670 million (previously EUR660-EUR680 mn). For the
Biotechnology Division, we expect to generate pro forma sales revenue
of EUR390-410 million and, for the Mechatronics Division,
approximately EUR260 million. On the basis of these sales revenue
expectations, we are continuing to pursue our unchanged target of
achieving a pro forma EBITA margin of about 12%, excluding
extraordinary expenses. For the Biotechnology Division, we anticipate
that the pro forma EBITA margin will be around 14%, excluding
extraordinary expenses; for the Mechatronics Division, we assume that
this will be roughly 9%. We expect that the full-year 2007
extraordinary expenses resulting from the transaction and integration
expenditures within the Biotechnology Division will total approx.
EUR10 million.

Relative to December 31, 2006, the Sartorius Group´s balance sheet
total rose EUR388.0 million to EUR765.3 million; this was essentially
due to the Stedim transaction. After the Stedim transaction was
closed, equity ratio of the Sartorius Group was 42.2% (Dec. 31, 2006:
44.8%).

end of announcement euro adhoc 13.08.2007 10:09:05
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Andreas Wiederhold
Treasury & Investor Relations
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E-Mail: andreas.wiederhold@sartorius.com

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