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Company Information

04.07.2008

The Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to
pay a dividend - unchanged from the prior year - of EUR 1.95 per
share for the completed 2007|08 financial year. The members of the
Management Board and the Supervisory Board were discharged from
liability for the 2007|08 financial year. The audit partnership
formed by KPMG and Multicont was appointed as the independent
auditor.

In its discussion of the 2007|08 annual financial statements, the
Management Board cited, among other factors, the volatility in raw
material markets, the high payments to the EU sugar market
restructuring fund and the adverse effect of the trend in energy
prices. The management indicated that this general pattern continues
in the current new financial year. In its outlook, the Management
Board spoke of subdued volume sales of starch products and fruit
juice concentrates, and the uncertain price trend in the core
businesses during the second half of this financial year. The
management said that, despite these factors, it currently expects the
continuing growth to expand the Group´s revenue to about EUR 2.1
billion for the 2008|09 financial year, although with a significant
decrease in operating due to the persistent cost increases and
unsatisfactory price situation.

In the 2009|10 financial year, operating profit is expected to return
to the levels of 2007|08.

This press release is available in German and English at
www.agrana.com.

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Further inquiry note:

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG

Mag. Maria Fally

Investor Relations

Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905

e-mail:maria.fally@agrana.com

Mag. Ulrike Pichler

Public Relations

Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084

e-mail:ulrike.pichler@agrana.com

Branche: Food
ISIN: AT0000603709
WKN: 779535
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