EANS-News: Basler AG / Preliminary figures for the first half-year of 2012

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Ahrensburg (euro adhoc) - July 23, 2012 - New record figures realized
for the camera business - Incoming orders: EUR 28.7 million (previous
year: EUR 30.2 million, -5 %) - Sales: EUR 25.2 million (previous
year: EUR 28.1 million, -10 %) - Earnings before taxes: EUR 2.2
million (previous year: EUR 3.3 million, -33 %) - Pre-tax return: 9 %
(previous year: 12 %; -3.0 percentage points) - Forecast for sales
and results increased for 2012

BASLER AG, one of the global leading companies of vision technology,
is presenting today the preliminary figures for the first half-year
of 2012.

The first half-year of the fiscal year was more successful than
planned at the beginning of the year. This is due to new records in
incoming orders, sales, and earnings in the Components business
segment, where Basler offers digital cameras for applications in
industry and video surveillance.

The group's key figures for the reporting period are still below
the previous year's figures due to the expected weak demand for
products of the smaller Solutions business segment. The cause for the
decline in sales for Solutions lies in the low business activity in
the LCD industry, extant since mid-2011. Owing to the continued
strong camera business, the positive trend for the group's key
figures of the previous quarters has continued also during the
second quarter of 2012.

In the first six months, Basler AG recorded incoming orders of EUR
28.7 million (previous year: EUR 30.2 million, -5 %). The group's
sales for the first half- year of 2012 were at EUR 25.2 million which
is 10 % below the previous year's figure of EUR 28.1 million. The
group's earnings before taxes (EBT) amounted to EUR 2.2 million and
thus fell short of the previous year's figure of EUR 3.3 million by
almost EUR 1.1 million (-33 %). The input tax (EBT) margin amounted
in the reporting period to 9 % (previous year: 12 %, -3.0 percentage
points).

"Considering the substantial economic risks during the first
half-year of 2012, we are very satisfied with the positive
development of our camera business. The achieved results confirm
Basler's leading market position in the industrial cameras market and
provide us with planning reliability for the second half- year. We
expect for our Solutions sement that demand for LCD inspection
solutions will improve during the remainder of the year and that we
will be able to increase sales again", explains Dr. Dietmar Ley, CEO.

We are raising our forecasts for sales and earnings for the second
half-year as the results for the first half-year are above planning
and as the assumptions for the second half-year continue to appear
realistic. We henceforth expect the sales revenue within a corridor
of EUR 52 - 54 million (so far EUR 50 - 54 million)and an input tax
(EBT) margin of 8 - 9 % (so far 6 - 8 %).

The financial report for the first half-year of 2012 will be
published on August 6, 2012. ----------------------------------------
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Basler is a leading developer and manufacturer of high grade digital
cameras for applications in industry, video surveillance, medicine,
and traffic. Product development is driven by industry requirements.
The cameras provide easy intgration, compact sizes, and an
outstanding price/performance ratio. Basler has more than 25 years of
experience in image processing and has been developing and producing
high grade digital cameras for 15 years. The company employs
approximately 300 employees in its headquarters in Ahrensburg,
Germany, and in the subsidiaries in the USA, Singapore, Taiwan, and,
Korea.

Basler AG, Dr. Dietmar Ley (CEO), An der Strusbek 60 - 62, 22926
Ahrensburg, Tel. +49 (0)4102-463100, ir/baslerweb.com,
www.baslerweb.com, ISIN DE 0005102008

Further inquiry note:
Verena Fehling
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)4102 463-101
E-Mail: ir@baslerweb.com

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company: Basler AG
An der Strusbek 60-62
D-22926 Ahrensburg
phone: +49 (0) 4102 463 0
FAX: +49 (0) 4102 463 108
mail: info@baslerweb.com
WWW: http://www.baslerweb.com
sector: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0005102008
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