Report Third Quarter 2010

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Q03 Report Third Quarter 2010

Consolidated Statements IFRS for the Third Quarter and First Nine Months of Fiscal 2010 as of September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Optical Disc Solar

Balance Sheet Adjustments and Delayed Solar Orders Impact Financial Results _ Executive Board reevaluates balance sheet assets _ Further consolidation: Optical Disc activities centralized in Kahl _ Cost base improves _ Order intake above prior-year level _ Blu-ray sales significantly expanded _ Favorable outlook for Blu-ray in 2011 _ Pick-up of Solar expected for 2011

Business Trends and Situation of the SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Group

High-resolution TVs with 3D Technology are conquering the world

The SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) generated sales of € 81.0 million in the first nine months of the current business year (previous year: € 95.9 million). On this basis and an insufficient order intake in the Solar segment the Executive Board is not expecting to achieve the full-year targets with respect to sales (forecast: € 130-135 million) and earnings (breaking even). The Executive Board of SINGULUS announced this in an adhoc announcement pursuant to § 15 WpHG on October 26, 2010 and adjusted the sales forecast for 2010 to a range from € 118 to 125 million. In addition, an operating loss will be incurred for the full year. The reason for the lower order intake is the continuing restraint for new investments into thin-film solar technology. In particular the business activities for equipment for wet-chemical processes are still negatively impacted by the late effects of the international financial and economic crisis. In addition, orders for planned complete systems for the production of silicon-based solar cells are still lagging behind. In the 3rd quarter 2010 sales of € 31.6 million increased slightly compared with the € 28.8 million realized in the same quarter one year ago. Cumulated sales in the first nine months of 2010 amounted to € 81.0 million (previous year: € 95.9 million). The order intake of € 29.9 million in the 3rd quarter 2010 was significantly higher than in the previous year (€ 15.2 million). As a result the order intake in the first nine months of 2010 also rose to € 97.3 million (previous year: € 56.0 million). The order backlog as of September 30, 2010 increased significantly to € 43.7 million (previous year: € 30.3 million).


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