Ad hoc: GEA releases preliminary figures for 2018 and gives first indication for the 2019 financial year

Based on preliminary figures, GEA expects for the financial year 2018 an order intake of approximately EUR 4,920 million (previous year: EUR 4,751 million; organic growth*: plus 2.2 percent), revenue in the amount of about EUR 4,830 million (previous year: EUR 4,605 million) and an operating EBITDA** of approximately EUR 515 to 520 million (previous year: EUR 564 million).