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Facts and Figures

Headquarters:	Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Branch Offices:	Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, USA, Mexico, Russia
Status:	Private company
Fiscal Year:	July 1 - June 30

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Key Figures of the Merz Group
2007/08	2006/07	Change in %
Sales	EUR million	610.5	535.5	14.0
of which:
Pharmaceuticals	EUR million	420.8	359.4	17.1
Consumer Products	EUR million	116.5	110.9	5.1
Writing Instruments / Promotional Items	EUR million	73.2	65.2	12.4
of which:
Germany	EUR million	197.7	184.4	7.2
Rest of Europe	EUR million	198.4	163.0	21.7
America	EUR million	199.5	177.8	12.2
Rest of world	EUR million	14.9	10.3	44.7
Performance
EBIT	EUR million	124.2	111.6	11.3
EBIT-margin	%	20.3	20.8
Pre-tax profit	EUR million	128.7	115.4	11.6
Net profit	EUR million	90.4	70.0	29.2
Operating cash flow	EUR million	133.1	121.5	9.5
Research and development
Research and development expenses	EUR million	87.1	60.1	44.9
In % of sales	%	14.3	11.2
of which: Pharmaceuticals	EUR million	84.2	57.9	45.3
Financial position
Investments	EUR million	33.0	28.3	16.5
Depreciation and amortization	EUR million	10.6	9.9	6.6
Equity	EUR million	325.2	270.1	20.4
in % of balance sheet total	%	67.2	63.4
Balance sheet total	EUR million	484.0	426.0	13.6
Employees
Number of employees as of balance sheet date	2,289	2,052	11.5

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Most Important Products of Merz Pharmaceuticals:

Axura® (Alzheimer’s)

PK-Merz® (Parkinson’s)

Solvex® (depression)

Contractubex® / Mederma® (scars)

Naftin® (fungal diseases)

Pantogar® / Pantovigar® (hair loss)

Pantostin® (hair loss)

Hyal-System® (wrinkles)

Belotero® (wrinkles)

Hepa-Merz® (liver-related brain impairment)

Lipo-Merz retard® (lipid metabolism disorders)

Xeomin® (Blepharospasm; cervical dystonia of a predominantly rotational form)

Most Important Consumer Care Brands:

tetesept® (OTC drugs)

Merz Spezial® (beauty care)

Shareholders´council:

Dr. Jochen Hückmann

Merz Management Board (MMB):

Dr. Martin Zügel, Chairman of the Management Board

Hartmut Erlinghagen

Dr. Matthias A. Vogt

Supervisory Board:

Edward R. Roberts, Chairman

Michael Freiherr von Truchseß, assistant Chairman

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rolf Krebs

Prof. Dr. Harald Wiedmann

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