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foundations on major infrastructure and building projects all over
the world, installing cut-off walls and carrying out ground
improvement works as well as providing related project development
services. Bauer's Equipment segment, a world market leader, offers a
comprehensive range of construction machinery, equipment and tools
for the specialist foundation engineering sector as well as for other
underground drilling operations, such as for mines, water wells,
geothermal energy sources, and oil and gas extraction. The Resources
segment pools the Group's activities in the fields of water, energy,
mineral resources and environmental technology.

Bauer profits greatly from the collaboration between its three
separate segments, enabling the Group to position itself as an
innovative, highly specialized provider of complete solutions and
services for demanding projects on the specialist foundation
engineering and related markets.

Founded in 1790, Bauer today generates around three quarters of its
total revenues outside of Germany. Employing some 9,700 people, the
Group's total revenues in 2011 were approximately EUR 1.4 billion
(previous year: EUR 1.3 billion). BAUER Aktiengesellschaft has been
listed on the official market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since
July 4, 2006 (Prime Standard, ISIN DE0005168108).

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GROUP KEY FIGURES January - March 2012 (IFRS)

| |2011 |2012 |Change |
| |in EUR million |in EUR million | |
|Total Group revenues |307.5 |340.0 |+10.6 % |
|of which | | | |
|- Germany |70.2 |82.2 |+17.0 % |
|- International |237.3 |257.8 |+8.7 % |
|of which | | | |
|- Construction |124.4 |156.9 |+26.1 % |
|- Equipment |159.8 |140.7 |-12.0 % |
|- Resources |39.1 |58.1 |+48.6 % |
|- Other/Consolidation |-15.8 |-15.6 |n/a |
|Consolidated revenues |301.0 |328.4 |+9.1 % |
|Sales revenues |255.4 |286.2 |+12.1 % |
|Orders received |363.9 |341.6 |-6.1 % |
|Orders in hand |671.3 |751.6 |+12.0 % |
|EBITDA |25.5 |28.1 |+10.2 % |
|EBITDA margin (as % of sales |10.0 % |9.8 % |n/a |
|revenues) | | | |
|EBIT |6.7 |6.2 |-7.5 % |
|EBIT margin (as % of sales |2.6 % |2.2 % |n/a |
|revenues) | | | |
|Net profit or loss |-2.6 |-4.8 |n/a |
|Shareholders' equity |430.7 |462.2 |+7.3 % |
|Equity ratio |30.7 % |29.5 % |n/a |
|Earnings per share in EUR |-0.19 |-0.27 |n/a |
|Employees (on average over the |9,653 |10,032 |+3.9 % |
|year) | | | |

Further inquiry note:
Christopher Wolf

Investor Relations

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