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21.02.2008

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Turnover 2007: EUR 51.5 million; turnover Q4/2007: EUR 14.7 million
Earnings before taxes 2007: EUR 1.8 million; earnings before taxes
Q4/2007: EUR 2.2 million Forecast for 2008: Single-digit growth in
sales, double-digit growth in earnings before taxes

Ahrensburg, 21 February 2008 - The Basler group ended the fiscal year
2007 with a EUR 51.5 million turnover (2006: EUR 52.1 million).
Incoming orders of the group amounting to EUR 56.6 million also
remained on previous year's level in 2007 (2006: EUR 57.5 million).
The components business experienced a double- digit growth in
turnover and incoming orders whereas in the solutions business those
two figures declined significantly. In the fourth quarter, the
group's turnover increased by 5% to EUR 14.7 million compared to the
previous year's quarter. Hence, in terms of turnover the fourth
quarter was by far the most successful quarter of the fiscal year
2007. In Q4/2007, incoming orders amounting to EUR 16.4 million also
improved considerably compared to the previous year (2006: EUR 14.8
million; +11%). The Basler Components business unit (industrial
digital cameras) increased its turnover by 18%, rising to EUR 27.5
million (2006: EUR 23.3 million). Only ten years after its
foundation, the business unit generated more than half of the group's
turnover. As a result of its strong growth in an otherwise stagnant
market, Basler Components has become the world's number two in the
market for digital camera solutions for capital goods manufacturers
in 2007. Hence, the components business remains the most important
growth driver within the Basler group. Turnover in the Vision
Solutions business unit (turnkey inspection systems for mass
production) fell by approximately 17% to EUR 24.0 million in the
fiscal year 2007 (2006: EUR 28.8 million). This decline was mainly
due to a 35% reduction in investments in the flat screen industry
compared to 2006. Basler's market entry into the solar industry was
very successful. In 2007, several new products generated incoming
orders by key accounts and for the first time produced considerable
turnover. As the demand in the flat screen industry began to grow
again, the fourth quarter was the most successful quarter of the
fiscal year 2007 in terms of turnover and incoming orders. In 2007,
the group's earnings before taxes amounted to EUR 1.8 million (2006:
EUR 4.9 million). This figure translates into a pretax margin of 3.5%
(2006: 9.4%). The most important cause for the decline in results is
the reduced turnover in the systems business. Furthermore, the
unfavorable development of exchange rates between the Euro and the US
Dollar and production-related additional costs in the components
business affected the result. In the fourth quarter, earnings before
taxes were EUR 2.2 million (Q4/2006: EUR -64,000) These provisional
figures are awaiting attestation by the auditors and approval by the
Supervisory Board. The definitive figures together with the annual
report for 2007 and the forecast for 2008 will be presented at the
press conference to be given for the publication of the financial
statement on 12th March.

Basler AG, Dietmar Ley (CEO), An der Strusbek 60-62, 22926
Ahrensburg, Phone +49(0)4102-463-0, www.baslerweb.com, ISIN
DE0005102008

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Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005102008
WKN: 510200
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