KBA Posts Pre-tax Profit in Third Quarter as Incoming Orders Spike

Positive outlook for 2010 – dividend on the cards
In the third-quarter report KBA president Helge Hansen reaffirmed the goals for 2010 stated in the spring: “I am confident that the scheduled rise in fourth-quarter sales will enable us to boost the year-end total by around 7 percent to achieve our goal of €1.1bn-plus. On current readings, our pre-tax profit will also be appreciably higher than in 2009 (€2.7m). If this is confirmed at the end of December, we shall consider paying a dividend again after a two-year hiatus.”