Christian Reinaudo to Become CEO of Agfa-Gevaert; Preliminary Q4 Results Reported

Agfa-Gevaert Group's total fourth quarter sales amounted to 735 million Euro, a decline of 3.4 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Excluding currency effects, the decline would be limited to 1 percent. Its fourth quarter EBIT is expected to be approximately 73 million Euro (9.9 percent of sales), versus 31 million Euro in 2008