Jena, March 21, 2007 - To mark the Annual General Meeting of Analytik Jena AG (ISIN DE0005213508), which is taking place today, the Executive Board has issued a statement on the targets for the current financial year.
The company expects Group sales to increase by approx. 12 % to EUR 75 million in the coming year. As regards earnings, the company forecasts that it will be able to maintain the positive trend exhibited in the last quarters and expects EBIT to rise by approx. 25 % to EUR 3.5 million. The outlook takes the start-up costs for the Japanese sales company founded last year, AJ Japan, into consideration. Group sales of approx. EUR 34 million (previous year: EUR 32 million) are predicted for the first six months (up to 31 March 2007). The operating result (EBIT) will increase to approx. EUR 1.9 million (previous year: EUR 1.7 million) after the first six months.

The definitive results for the first six months will be disclosed by the company on May 15,