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12M

Sales in local currency terms grow by 0.2%; sales in Euro decline due to negative currency effects to €65.5 billion
Sales in Germany on prior year's level
International sales increase by 0.7% in local currency
(Western Europe: +0.3%, Eastern Europe: +1.4%, Asia/Africa: +0.5%)
EBIT before special items in line with market expectations

Sales in local currency on prior year's level with a significantly smaller number of new store openings than in Q4 2008
Good Christmas trading in Germany: Real, Media Markt and Saturn as well as Galeria Kaufhof report like-for-like sales growth in December
International sales in local currency grow by 0.3%
(Western Europe: +1.5%, Eastern Europe: -1.5%, Asia/Africa: +0.7%)
Metro Cash & Carry
Pre-currency sales -3.6%; with the exception of Eastern Europe, all regions with better like-for-like sales development compared to 9M
Real
increases sales in local currency by 1.0%; like-for-like sales on prior year's level
Media Markt and Saturn
increases sales in local currency by 5.1%
Galeria Kaufhof
achieves prior year sales level following good development in December

Outlook

Macroeconomic conditions expected to remain challenging
Capex budget 2010 increased to c.€1.9 billion
Higher number of new store openings planned
Shape 2012 will strengthen earnings power