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rose to EUR 17.9 million, due in particular to the reduction of
working capital and the slight drop in outflows for investments -
after a minus of EUR 4.6 million year-on-year.

Order income and order backlog. The downturn in orders in the core
business area Cards & TECURITY® caused by the volatility typical of
the project business, as well as the decline in business in Precision
Parts & Systems could not be fully compensated by the strong order
situation in Semiconductor Related Products. Consequently, order
income dropped from EUR 260.8 million in 2011, by EUR 14.1 million or
5.4% to EUR 246.7 million. As a result, at EUR 192.0 million, the
order backlog also declined slightly and was EUR 9.4 million or 4.7%
under the level of 2011 (PY: EUR 201.4 million).

Dividend proposal. Mühlbauer has conducted a reliable and sustainable
dividend policy since its IPO in 1998, from which it has not deviated
even in difficult times and does not intend to deviate from in
future. Thus, the personally liable shareholder and the Supervisory
Board wish to once again extend their gratitude to the shareholders
who remained loyal to the Group despite the result achieved in the
past year, which did not quite meet the Group's expectations. They
will therefore propose the distribution of a dividend of EUR 1.00
(PY: EUR 1.00) per no-par value in respect of the 2012 financial year
to the Annual General Meeting.

Outlook. Based on forecast market trends, the Mühlbauer technology
group is anticipating revenue that will continue to increase over the
next two years. The measures already taken in the previous year to
break away from the beaten path, to embark on new pathways, and to
increase efficiency in order to get the company into good shape for a
successful future will continue to be pursued with diligence. For
this year, we are anticipating better results than in the fiscal year
just passed and for the following year we are expecting further
growth. We believe risks capable of having a negative impact on our
expectations may be present in particular in the uncertainties
traditionally inherent in doing business with governments together
with the heavy dependence on projects in this area, as well as in
gloomy industrial and/or economic prospects outlooks. Investment
spending will be somewhere between EUR 15 and 20 million in the
coming year.

Further inquiry note:
Benedikt Geißler

Investor Relations

Tel.: [phone] - 1653

E-Mail: [e-mail]

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issuer: Mühlbauer Holding AG & Co.KGaA
Josef-Mühlbauer-Platz 1
D-93426 Roding
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sector: Machine Manufacturing
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