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The following list summarizes the main unaudited key figures of companies reported at equity at
December 31, 2003. The relevant figures are given in full and are based on the most recently available
annual accounts in each case. For the sake of comparability, the prior year figures have been adjusted
to take account of two factors. First, they do not include discontinued operations; and second, a company
that filed for bankruptcy last year has been excluded. As the vast majority of the companies
reported at equity did not prepare separate annual accounts at December 31, 2002 and, consequently,
the data for the short 2002 fiscal year was largely identical to that at the balance sheet date of the
last full fiscal year (September 30, 2002), the figures for the last full fiscal year have been repeated
for the short 2002 fiscal year. These figures constitute the comparative figures for fiscal 2003.
Figures from the Statements of Income 1/1/2003 - 10/1/2001 -
12/31/2003 9/30/2002
u ’000 t ’000
Revenues 101,672 74,094
Net loss 2,358 1,025
Figures from the Balance Sheets 12/31/2003 9/30/2002
u ’000 t ’000
Total assets 190,167 122,376
Shareholders’ equity 64,213 57,674
The growth in total assets is the result of a substantial purchase of fixed assets by one GEA company
and the completion of a long-term construction contract by a Lurgi company. This construction contract
is also the reason for the rise in revenues.
E) Acquisitions
In fiscal 2003, the following significant acquisitions were consolidated under the purchase method
of accounting. Accordingly, all assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at fair value.
GEA
In addition to the GEA shares acquired in prior years, the mg Group acquired a further 0.01% of
GEA’s common stock and 0.03% of its preferred stock in 2003. mg technologies ag therefore held
98.04% of GEA’s capital stock at December 31, 2003.
GEA’s shares were acquired in two tranches. Effective April 1, 1999, mg acquired a first tranche of
74.85% of the common stock (37.43% of the total outstanding shares) of GEA Aktiengesellschaft,
Bochum. Since fiscal 1998/1999, mg technologies ag has made the remaining GEA shareholders the
following offer for the remaining outstanding shares: a second tranche consisting of five mg technologies
ag shares for three GEA AG common shares, or three mg technologies ag shares for two
GEA AG preferred shares.