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Factsheet GEA Group

The GEA Group: German MDAX company – focused and globally successful

  • 2007 sales around EUR 5.2 billion
  • over 20,000 employees in over 250 companies in 50 countries
  • around 80% of sales outside Germany, regions with highest levels of sales: Europe, America, Asia/Oceania

Core technologies

  • Heat exchange: Heating, cooling, freezing
  • Exchange of material: Separating, drying/heating, distilling, pumping/dosing, agglomerating/packaging

Markets

Food Dairy sector Beverages
Energy
.
Breweries
.
Pharmaceuticals &
Cosmetics
Chemicals Environment Marine
Petrochemicals
Industry
Air Treatment
.

Corporate strategy

  • Active in markets with fundamental growth-drivers: continuous global population growth, rising incomes in emerging economies, growing demand for higher quality foodstuffs, beverages, and pharmaceutical products, rising demand for energy
  • Close to the market, agile, and decentralized
  • Clear separation of operational and strategic levels
  • Efficient structures

Corporate Structure

Lufttechnik Landtechnik Prozesskühlung Emissionsschutz Kältetechnik Verfahrenstechnische Komponenten Mechanische Trenntechnik Process Engineering Pharmatechnik Air Treatment Farm Technologies Thermal Engineering Emission Control Refrigeration Process Equipment Mechanical Separation  Process Engineering Pharma Systems

Executive Board

Jürg Oleas,
Chairman of the Executive Board (Energy and Technology Segment, Work Director)
Hartmut Eberlein,
CFO (“Other” Segment)
Niels Graugaard,
(Process Technology Segment)

Acquisitions in 2007/08

  • Procomac S.p.A., Italy
    Filling plant for the beverages and food stuff industry, leader in the area of aseptic filling of PET bottles
  • J. Houle et Fils Inc., Canada
    Leading manufacturer of slurry disposal systems and cowshed cleaning equipment in North America
  • Aero Heat Exchanger Inc., Canada
    Leading North American manufacturer of refrigeration systems for the foodstuffs industry
  • Bloksma, Netherlands
    Intercoolers for marine engines and oil coolers for industrial applications
  • Norbco Inc., United States
    Milking parlor stalls and farm equipment including ventilation equipment, cow mattresses, barn curtains, barn cleaners and free stalls
History
1881 Founding of Metallgesellschaft AG (MG) as a metals trading company
1920 Founding of Gesellschaft für Entstaubungsanlagen (GEA)
1989 GEA floats on the stockmarket
1991 Period of strong acquisition activity at GEA
1992 MG acquires Dynamit Nobel AG
1993 High-loss oil business in the US pushes MG into crisis
1994 Reorientation of the MG Group into an innovative technology group
1999 MG acquires GEA AG
2000 Metallgesellschaft AG becomes mg technologies ag
2003 Strategic reorientation of the Group towards specialist mechanical engineering
2005 Renaming of mg technologies ag as GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
2007 Sale of the Plant Engineering business
2008 Re-segmentation of divisions

The GEA share

  • WKN 660 200, ISIN DE0006602006, Xetra G1A.DE, Reuters G1AG.DE, Bloomberg G1A.GR,
  • Shares in issue: EUR 184 million on December 31, 2007
  • 2007 share price low: EUR 16.23
  • 2007 share price high: EUR 28.10

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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Dorstener Straße 484
44809 Bochum
Germany
www.geagroup.com

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