EANS-Adhoc: GESCO has earned EUR 5.05 per share and plans to distribute EUR 2.00 dividend

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24.05.2011

Wuppertal, 24 May 2011 - GESCO Group recorded strong growth in
financial year 2010/2011 (1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) and
significantly increased sales and earnings. According to the as yet
unapproved figures, Group sales came to EUR 335.2 million (previous
year: EUR 277.7 million), Group net income after minority interest to
EUR 15.3 million (EUR 8.9 million) and earnings per share pursuant to
IFRS to EUR 5.05 (EUR 2.95).

These figures slightly exceed the last increased guidance from
February 2011, which forecast Group sales of EUR 334 million and
Group net income after minority interest of EUR 15 million.

Based on these preliminary figures, the Executive Board plans to
propose a dividend of EUR 2.00 per share. The dividend would
therefore be around 54 % up on the previous year´s distribution of
EUR 1.30.

The financial statements for 2010/2011 and the guidance for financial
year 2011/2012 will be announced at the accounts press conference and
analysts´ meeting on 7 June 2011.

GESCO AG
Investor Relations
Oliver Vollbrecht
Phone: +49 (0)202 24820 18
Fax: +49 (0)202 24820 49
E-mail: info@gesco.de
Internet: www.gesco.de

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: GESCO AG
Johannisberg 7
D-42103 Wuppertal
phone: +49(0)202 24820 0
FAX: +49(0)202 24820 49
mail: info@gesco.de
WWW: http://www.gesco.de
sector: Economy, Business & Finance
ISIN: DE0005875900
indexes: SDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
language: English

ots Originaltext: GESCO AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

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