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AGRANA invests €27.6m in fast-growing Russian market

The Fruit segment of the sugar, starch and fruit company AGRANA will be investing around €27.6m over the next five years in the expansion of its fruit preparation plant in Serpuchov, around 100km south of Moscow.

Prudential plc increases stake in AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG to 15.03%

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG announces according to § 93 Section 2 Börsegesetz that it has been informed by Prudential plc, London, on 11 February 2011 of an increase of its stake and voting rights in AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG.

AGRANA and YNA to divide joint ventures for apple juice concentrate in China

The sugar, starch and fruit company AGRANA has announced plans to divide its existing joint ventures with the Chinese apple juice concentrate producer Yantai North Andre Juice Co. Ltd. (Yantai).

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Good trend in financial results continues in first nine months

Revenue growth of 5.8% to € 1,624.4 million (Q1-Q3 2009|10: € 1,535.8 million), Operating profit improvement of 32.8% to € 104.8 million (Q1-Q3 2009|10: € 78.9 million), Increase in operating margin to 6.5% (Q1-Q3 2009|10: 5.1%)...

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AGRANA: Good first half of 2010|11

Das Geschäft des Zucker-, Stärke und Fruchtunternehmens AGRANA hat sich im 1.Halbjahr 2010|11 weiter positiv entwickelt.

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AGRANA: Good first half of 2010|11

Revenue up 3.8% from first half of prior year; Growth of 47.6% in operating profit before exceptional items, from EUR 43.9 million in first half of 2009|10 to EUR 64.8 million in reporting period

On September 7, 2010, AGRANA was informed that...

On September 7, 2010, AGRANA was informed that...

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AGRANA growth continues in first quarter of 2010|11

6.8% revenue growth through volume gains in all segments; Operating profit before exceptional items up 71.0% from € 20.0 million to € 34.3 million; Increase in operating margin from 4.0% to 6.3%

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AGRANA AGM approves unchanged dividend

The 23rd Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to pay a dividend unchanged from the prior year – of € 1.95 per share for the completed 2009|10 financial year.

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AGRANA delivers solid results

Revenue eases by 1.8% despite growth in volumes; Operating profit (before exceptional items) more than doubles from € 37.8 million to € 91.9 million; Profit for the period of € 72.7 million (prior year: loss of € 15.9 million)

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AGRANA launches joint venture in Egypt

AGRANA will expand its presence in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) with a production plant in Egypt in addition to its existing facilities in Turkey and South Africa.

AGRANA substantially improves profitability in first nine months

AGRANA, the sugar, starch and fruit group, in the third quarter of the 2009|10 financial year continued the good trend of the first six months

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AGRANA - Results of first six months confirm stable business trend

The international sugar, starch and fruit company, AGRANA, showed a stable and satisfactory business performance in the first half of the 2009|10 financial year.

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AGRANA: Significant earnings improvement in the first quarter of 2009|10

In the first quarter of 2009|10, AGRANA, the sugar, starch and fruit group, achieved revenue growth of € 11.1 million or 2.2% to € 506.2 million (prior year: € 495.1 million)

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AGRANA AGM approves unchanged dividend

The Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to pay a dividend unchanged from the prior year – of € 1.95 per share for the completed 2008|09 financial year.

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AGRANA receives Vienna Stock Exchange Award 2009 in Small and Mid Cap Category

On 2 June, the international sugar, starch and fruit group AGRANA was awarded the Vienna Stock Exchange Price 2009 in the Small and Mid Cap category.

AGRANA 2008|09 financial year – After a negative first half of the year, a positive second half leads to full-year operating profit of € 37.8 million before exceptional items, while currency translation losses weigh on the bottom line

In the AGRANA Group the 2008|09 financial year (ended 28 February) was defined by volatile energy and raw material prices, depreciation in many Eastern European currencies and the effects of the worldwide economic crisis.

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AGRANA - Preliminary Results for the 2008|09 Financial Year

Based on preliminary data, in the 2008|09 financial year AGRANA, the international sugar, starch and fruit group, achieved revenue growth of 7.1% to € 2,026.3 million (prior year: € 1,892.3 million)

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Substantial improvement in earnings at AGRANA: € 27.5 million operating profit after exceptional items in third quarter, up from operating loss of € 10.1 million in first half of 2008|09

In the third quarter of the 2008|09 financial year, AGRANA, the sugar, starch and fruit group, boosted profitability considerably from the negative first half of the year to a level near the prior year’s third quarter.

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New member of the Board of Management - Supervisory Board appoints Fritz Gattermayer effective January 1, 2009 and confirms investment programme of approx. EUR 75m for the current fiscal year 2008|09

In its meeting on November 13, 2009, AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG’s Supervisory Board elected Fritz Gattermayer a new member of the company’s Board of Management effective January 1, 2009.

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