EANS-Adhoc: Sartorius AG / Both divisions with substantial gains in order intake and sales revenue | Group profitability significantly increased | Strong operating cash flow

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Preliminary Figures for Fiscal 2010

08.02.2011

In 2010, order intake grew 10.7% (currency-adj.: +7.5%) to EUR681.1
million from EUR615.1 million a year ago; Group sales revenue rose
9.5% (+6.4%) to EUR659.3 million from EUR602.1 million a year
earlier. Despite the H1N1 base effect in 2009, order volume for the
Biotechnology Division climbed 8.1% (currency-adj. +5.0%) to EUR442.3
million (prev. year: EUR409.2 mn.); its sales revenue grew 8.0%
(+5.1%) to EUR432.6 million from EUR400.4 million a year ago. The
Mechatronics Division strongly recovered from the recession-induced
decline a year earlier and posted substantial gains both in order
intake, up 16.0% (+12.4%), to EUR238.8 million (prev. year EUR205.9
mn.), and in sales revenue, up 12.4% (+8.9%), to EUR226.7 million
(prev. year EUR201.7 mn.).

Operating earnings — consolidated earnings before interest, taxes and
amortization and adjusted for extraordinary items of -EUR6.3 million
(2009: -EUR30.0 mn.) — soared EUR24.6 million, or 40.4%, to EUR85.5
million. The corresponding margin climbed from 10.1% to 13.0%. The
Biotechnology Division contributed EUR70.2 million, up from EUR60.2
million in 2009, and the Mechatronics Division EUR15.3 million, up
from EUR0.7 million in 2009, to operating earnings. Their respective
margins improved from 15.0% to 16.2% (Biotechnology) and from 0.4% to
6.8% (Mechatronics).

Underlying consolidated net profit after minority interest and
excluding amortization rose significantly from EUR20.8 million to
EUR39.0 million; the respective earnings per share surged from
EUR1.22 to EUR2.29. The unadjusted consolidated net profit after
minority interest totals EUR31.0, up from -EUR7.3 million a year ago.
Along with positive business development and the resulting strong
operating cash flow, the ratio of net debt to underlying EBITDA
improved from 2.6 to 1.8.

For fiscal 2011, management expects sales revenue to grow between 6%
and 8% in constant currencies for both divisions and, therefore, also
at Group level. The operating earnings margin is projected to
increase to around 14% (Biotechnology: around 17%; Mechatronics:
around 8%) in constant currencies. Moreover, management anticipates a
significantly positive operating cash flow.

The numbers given above are subject to final review by the auditors.
The final figures will be released at the annual press conference on
March 14, 2011.

Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg, CEO and Executive Board Chairman of Sartorius,
will discuss the results with analysts and investors on Wednesday,
February 9, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET) in a
webcast teleconference. You may dial into the teleconference starting
at 3:45 p.m. CET at the following numbers: Germany: +49 (0)69 5007
1305; France: +33 (0)1 70 99 42 98; UK: +44 (0)20 7806 1950; USA: +1
718 354 1385. The dial-in code is as follows: 9225134. The webcast
and presen-tation can be viewed at www.sartorius.com.

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Further inquiry note:

Andreas Wiederhold
Team Leader Treasury & Investor Relations
Telefon: +49 (0)551 308-1668
E-Mail: andreas.wiederhold@sartorius.com

Branche: Biotechnology
ISIN: DE0007165607
WKN: 716560
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EANS-Adhoc: Sartorius AG / Both divisions with substantial gains in order intake and sales revenue | Group profitability significantly increased | Strong operating cash flow | Considerable growth and