CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

FOR Q1 2008 (CONDENSED, UNAUDITED)

	Q1 2008	Q1 2007
	(in TEUR)	(in TEUR)


Sales	750,882	730,899
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress	25,599	2,504
Capitalized cost of self-constructed assets	60	455
	776,541	733,858

Other operating income	10,405	6,193
Cost of materials	(451,988)	(426,959)
Personnel expenses	(177,499)	(163,826)
Other operating expenses	(102,096)	(99,750)
Earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)	55,363	49,516

Depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangible asstes
and property, plant and equipment	(12,592)	(11,147)
Impairment of goodwill	0	0
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)	42,771	38,369

Income/Expenses from associated companies	300	806
Interest result	336	1,264
Other income from financing activities	114	101
Financial results	750	2,171

Earnings before taxes (EBT)	43,521	40,540

Income taxes	(12,289)	(11,479)
Net income	31,232	29,061

Thereof attributable to:
Shareholders of the parent company	30,218	28,537
Minority interests	1,014	524

Weighted average number of no-par value shares	51,093,009	51,579,789
Earnings per no-par value share (in EUR)	0.59	0.55

Effect of potential dilution of share options	64,556	183,452
Weighted average number of no par value shares and share options	51,157,565	51,763,241
Diluted Earnings per no-par value share (in EUR)	0.59	0.55

*restated

The following notes to the consolidated financial statements form an integral part of this consolidated income statement.