DGAP-Adhoc: KUKA Aktiengesellschaft: KUKA AG raises guidance for financial year 2011

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KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
Zugspitzstrasse 140, 86165 Augsburg

- ISIN DE0006204407-

Listed on the following German stock exchanges:
Frankfurt, Berlin, Düsseldorf,
Hamburg, Hanover, Munich,
Stuttgart

Market segment: Prime Standard

Ad hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 German Securities Trading Act
(Wertpapierhandelsgesetz)


KUKA AG raises guidance for financial year 2011

  - Significantly higher orders received, sales and EBIT in Q1/2011

  - Outlook for financial year 2011: sales of minimum EUR 1.2 billion and
    EBIT margin of minimum 5%

KUKA Group's results for the first quarter of 2011 are: orders received of
EUR 397.1 million (Q1/2010: EUR 263.8 million), sales of EUR 326.5 million
(Q1/2010: EUR 209.1 million), an EBIT of EUR 14.7 million (Q1/2010: EUR
-1.7 million) and earnings after taxes of EUR 5.4 million (Q1/2010: EUR -11
million).

Based on the business development in the first quarter of 2011, the Group -
provided general conditions remain stable - expects for financial year 2011
overall sales of minimum EUR 1.2 billion and an overall EBIT margin of
minimum 5%.

Further details about current business developments will be released in the
interim report for the first quarter of the 2011 financial year, to be
published on May 11, 2011.

Augsburg, May 9, 2011

KUKA Aktiengesellschaft

The Executive Board 



Contact:
Andreas Spitzauer
phone: +49 821 7975-216
fax: +49 821 7975-213 
e-mail: andreas.spitzauer@kuka.com




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Language:     English
Company:      KUKA Aktiengesellschaft
              Postfach 43 12 69
              86072 Augsburg
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)821 797 - 0
Fax:          +49 (0)821 7975 - 333
E-mail:       IR@kuka.com
Internet:     www.kuka.com
ISIN:         DE0006204407
WKN:          620440
Indices:      SDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime
              Standard), Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; SIX
 
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