EANS-Adhoc: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / Good trend in financial results continues in first nine months

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13.01.2011

-) Revenue growth of 5.8% to EUR 1,624.4 million (Q1-Q3 2009|10: EUR 1,535.8
   million)
-) Operating profit improvement of 32.8% to EUR 104.8 million (Q1-Q3 2009|10:
   EUR 78.9 million)
-) Increase in operating margin to 6.5% (Q1-Q3 2009|10: 5.1%) - While raw
   material costs rose in the third quarter as anticipated, increases in selling
   prices partly made up for this, thus keeping the strain on margins milder
   than expected, especially in the Sugar and Starch segments.
-) Improvement of 12.5% in profit for the period to EUR 65.0 million (Q1-Q3
   2009|10: EUR 57.8 million)
-) Gearing of 41.4% (28 February 2010: 41.6%)
-) For the 2010|11 financial year, revenue is projected to grow to more than

EUR 2 billion. The good third quarter now leads AGRANA to expect a
significant increase in full-year operating profit before exceptional items.

Results at a glance (IFRS):

In EUR                         Q3 10|11  Q3 09|10  Q1-Q3 10|11 Q1-Q3 10|11     
(except margin and staff count)                      
Revenue                         551.0 m   501.6 m   1,624.4 m   1,535.8 m 
Operating profit before          40.0 m    35.0 m     104.8 m      78.9 m   
exceptional items                                                      
Operating margin                  7.3%      7.0%        6.5%        5.1%     
Profit before tax               35.8 m    27.6 m       84.5 m      74.0 m    
Profit for the period           27.7 m    23.0 m       65.0 m      57.8 m    
Earnings per share               1.85      1.58         4.43        4.04      
Purchases of property, plant     8.8 m     9.2 m       28.0 m      25.5 m    
and equipment and intangibles                                          
(other than goodwill)                                                  
Staff count                                            8,558        8,117

This ad-hoc release is available in English and German on the internet at
www.agrana.com.

Further inquiry note:
AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
Hannes Haider
Investor Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905
e-mail: hannes.haider@agrana.com

Mag. Ulrike Middelhoff
Public Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084
e-mail:ulrike.middelhoff@agrana.com
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issuer:      AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
             Donau-City-Straße 9
             A-1220 Wien
phone:       +43-1-21137-0
FAX:         +43-1-21137-12045
mail:        info.ab@agrana.com
WWW:         www.agrana.com
sector:      Food
ISIN:        AT0000603709
indexes:     WBI, ATX Prime

stockmarkets: Präsenzhandel: Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, official market: Wien
language: English

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