Press release

EANS-Adhoc: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / AGRANA presents outlook for 2011|12 financial year

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Company Information

13.05.2011

After record revenue of EUR 2,165.9 million in 2010|11, AGRANA expects further growth in Group revenue for the 2011|12 financial year.

The Group´s pre-exceptionals operating profit, which rose significantly last year to EUR 128.1 million, is also to be expanded further in 2011|12.

Following three years of investment below the rate of depreciation, AGRANA plans to increase capital expenditure in 2011|12 to about EUR 100 million to support the Group´s long-term growth trajectory.

At the Annual General Meeting on 1 July 2011, a dividend increase will be proposed for the 2010|11 financial year, from EUR 1.95 to EUR 2.40 per share.

This press release and the report on AGRANA 2010|11 financial year are available in German and English on the Internet at www.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

Further inquiry note:

Investor Realtions:
Mag. (FH) Hannes Haider
Tel.: 01-21137-12905
hannes.haider@agrana.com

Public Relations:
Mag. Ulrike Middelhoff
Tel.: 01-21137-12084
ulrike.middelhoff@agrana.com

Branche: Food
ISIN: AT0000603709
WKN: 779535
Index: WBI, ATX Prime
Börsen: Berlin / Präsenzhandel
Frankfurt / Präsenzhandel
Stuttgart / Präsenzhandel
Wien / official market

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