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Year Result 2011

Third Year in a Row with a Net Profit


March 30, 2012

Seneffe - Belgium, March 30, 2012, Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG (Euronext: EZBG; Reuters: EZBG.BR; Bloomberg: EZBG:BB) has announced today its consolidated results for the year ending December 31, 2011.

A summary report including the milestones of the year 2011 and a selection of consolidated key figures for the 12 months ending December 31, 2011 can be downloaded at:

http://www.bebig.eu/investor_relations/financial_reports/interim_results.html:
http://www.bebig.eu/investor_relations/financial_reports/interim_results.html

Sales for the year 2011 reached 30.4 million EUR, compared to 32.4 million EUR in 2010, showing a decrease of 6%. The main components were income generated by the sales of permanent brachytherapy I-125 radiotherapeutic implants as well as income from temporary brachytherapy equipment, i.e. HDR equipment using Co-60 (Cobalt 60) and Ir-192 (Iridium 192) sources (also called "afterloaders"). Beside the decrease of total sales, the stable recurring sales of goods and services increased by 6%.

Operating result reached 5.1 million EUR for the whole year 2011, compared to 6.0 million EUR in 2010, showing a decrease of 14%. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) have reached 5 million EUR in 2011, versus 4.2 million EUR in 2010, showing an increase of 20.7%. It should be recalled that the EBIT result of 2010 has suffered a major impairment loss of 1.4 million EUR on a loan granted to Core Oncology Incorporation.

Cash amounted to 3.1 million EUR at the end of December 2011, versus 5.2 million EUR in December 2010. The equity to assets ratio stood at 66.7% end of December 2011.

Shareholders Calendar:
Trading Update 1Q-2012: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Annual General Meeting: Monday, June 11, 2012 (10:30 am)
Half-Year Results 2012: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Trading Update 3Q-2012: Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The above results and trading updates will be published before market opens on the respective dates.


Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG
...Contributing to saving lives!

Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG is a European-based group, active in the medical device sector of the healthcare industry.

Its core business is the treatment of cancer by brachytherapy, a special form of radiotherapy. Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG is a leader in brachytherapy in Europe and is headquartered in Belgium. It has a production facility in Germany and subsidiaries throughout Europe, as well as in India. Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG has also established a worldwide network of distributors and agents to support its product line.

The company's products and equipment are intended for use by oncologists, radiologists, urologists and medical physicists.

Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG employs more than 150 people. It has been listed on the Euronext stock exchange since April 1997 (Euronext: EZBG; Reuters: EZBG.BR; Bloomberg: EZBG: BB).

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