? Group sales in first half-year: €305.5 million (sales growth of 5.5%)

? Income from operations: €58.0 million (EBIT margin of 19.0%)

Hamburg, Germany – During the first half of the year, the Eppendorf

Group recorded Group sales of €305.5 million (prior-year period: €289.6 million). The com-

pany’s sales growth of 5.5% (7.1% when adjusted for currency effects) put it above average-

market growth during the first half of the year. Income from operations (EBIT) climbed 23.3%, including strong positive currency effects, to €58.0 million (prior-year period: €47.0 million).

This positive result can be attributed, among other things, to good business development in China, where the market grew strongly during the first six months of the year. In addition, Eppendorf grew across all product groups just as it did in fiscal year 2015, and was able to profit from the market’s positive development.

Thomas Bachmann, Chief Executive Officer of Eppendorf AG, is optimi