EANS-Adhoc: Basler AG / Preliminary figures for Q3-2010 - Management Board increases guidance

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20.10.2010

- Preliminary sales Q3-2010: EUR15.8 mill. (Q3-2009: EUR8.4 mill., +88 %)
- Preliminary pre-tax earnings (EBT) Q3-2010: EUR1.8 mill.
(Q3-2009: EUR-0.6 mill., + EUR2.4 mill.)
- 2010 sales forecast now EUR46 - 48 mill. (was EUR43 - 45 mill.)
- 2010 EBT forecast now >EUR4.1 mill. (was >EUR3.5 mill.)

Ahrensburg, October 20th, 2010 - The third quarter of 2010 went better than
expected for Basler AG. According to preliminary figures, sales and pre-tax
earnings were significantly above previous year's levels and beyond management
board's expectations.

Group sales for Q3-2010 increased to EUR15.8 mill., exceeding previous year´s
level of EUR8.4 mill. by 88 %. Earnings before taxes (EBT) for the Group were
EUR1.8 mill., up EUR2.4 mill. against the previous year's value of EUR-0.6 mill.
The EBT-margin for the third quarter was 11,4 %.

Assuming continued market development we once again increase our guidance for
the fiscal year 2010. We expect Group sales to grow to a level between EUR46
mill. and EUR48 mill. (prev. guidance: EUR43 - 45 mill.; 2009 sales: EUR33.7
mill.) at an EBT of no less than EUR4.1 mill. (prev. guidance: > EUR3.5 mill.;
2009 EBT: EUR-8.0 mill.).

The financial report for the 3rd quarter 2010 will be published on November 16th
2010.

Further inquiry note:
Maren Schuster
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)4102 463-100
E-Mail: [email protected]
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issuer:      Basler AG
             An der Strusbek 60-62
             D-22926 Ahrensburg
phone:       +49 (0) 4102 463 0
FAX:         +49 (0) 4102 463 108
mail:        [email protected]
WWW:         http://www.baslerweb.com
sector:      Semiconductors & active components
ISIN:        DE0005102008
indexes:     CDAX

stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München
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