Heidelberg Presents Final Half-Yearly Figures

After the first six months of the financial year, the free cash flow stood at -273 million Euro (previous year: -43 million Euro). The figure for the second quarter on its own was -62 million Euro.

At September 30, 2008, the Heidelberg Group had a workforce of 19,865 (19,596 at March 31, 2008). Adjusted to take into account the number of trainees and the employees of Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Ltd. in Shanghai and Hi-Tech Coatings, which were newly consolidated in the year under review, the total workforce fell by 129 in the first six months.