Annual press conference:
tesa AG benefits from upturn in macroeconomic situation

tesa AG, Hamburg, closed fiscal year 2005 with another excellent result

Adjusted for currency translation effects, sales rose by 3% (4.1% on a euro basis) to €735 million. Growth thus again outperformed the market.

Another successful year for the tesa AG

On an EBIT basis, earnings were 21.3% higher than the previous year, reaching €61 million. The return on sales rose to 8.4% (previous year: 7.1%). "The course of the fiscal year emphasizes tesa AG's competitiveness, but also reflects the fact that the economy as a whole is regaining momentum", said Dieter Steinmeyer, CEO of tesa AG, at the press conference in Frankfurt.

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