EANS-Adhoc: Basler AG / Preliminary figures for Q2-2010 - Management Board increases guidance

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13.07.2010

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- Preliminary sales: EUR 13.3 mill. (Q2-2009: EUR 8.1 mill., +64.3 %)
- Preliminary pre-tax earnings (EBT): EUR 1.7 mill. (Q2-2009: EUR -4.9 mill.,
+ EUR 6.6 mill.)
- 2010 sales forecast now EUR 43 - 45 mill. (was EUR 39 - 41 mill.); 2010 EBT
forecast now > EUR 3.5 mill. (was > EUR 1.5 mill.)

Ahrensburg, July 13th, 2010 - The second 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 increased to EUR 13.3 mill., exceeding the Q2-2009 level of EUR 8.1
mill. by 64.3 %. Earnings before taxes (EBT) for the group were EUR 1.7 mill.,
up EUR 6.6 mill. against the previous year's value of EUR -4.9 mill.. The
EBT-margin for the second quarter was 12,8%.

Assuming continued market development we increase our guidance for the fiscal
year 2010. We expect group sales to grow to a level between EUR 43 mill. and EUR
45 mill. (prev. guidance: EUR 39 - 41 mill.; 2009 sales: EUR 33.7 mill.) at an
EBT of no less than EUR 3.5 mill. (prev. guidance: > EUR 1.5 mill.; 2009 EBT:
EUR -8.0 mill.).

The financial report for the 2nd quarter 2010 will be published on August 5th
2010.

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:
Maren Schuster
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)4102 463-100
E-Mail: ir@baslerweb.com
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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:     info@baslerweb.com
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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