GfK AG / Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous 15.10.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuremberg, October 15, 2008 The GfK Group (SDAX, Prime Standard, ISIN: DE0005875306) is defying the global financial crisis to benefit from the lower volatility of the market research industry. By the end of Septem-ber, 91.6% of the GfK Group sales forecast for 2008 had already been posted or entered in the order book. The high level of the prior year of 89.0% was again exceeded and the positive trend of the financial year, which had already contributed to the sales target being upgraded at mid-year, was sustained. In the contract for the planned merger of equals, GfK and British market research company TNS had agreed on a break fee to the tune of around GBP 10.6m (approximately EUR 13m). After the WPP Group acquired around 82% of TNS, GfK received this break fee. Expenses from the merger negotiations were fully offset by the payment, so that there are no negative effects on the EPS. The GfK Group The GfK Group is the No. 4 market research organization worldwide. Its activities cover the three business sectors of Custom Research, Retail and Technology and Media. In financial year 2007, the GfK Group achieved sales of EUR 1,162.1 million. The Group has 115 companies operating in more than 100 countries. Of a total of approximately 10,000 employees (as at September 30, 2008), more than 80% are based outside Germany. For further information, visit our website: www.gfk.com Responsible under press legislation GfK AG, Corporate Communications Jörg Peters Nordwestring 101 90319 Nuremberg Tel. +49 911 395-2012 investor.relations@gfk.com DGAP 15.10.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: GfK AG Nordwestring 101 90319 Nürnberg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)911 395-0 Fax: +49 (0)911 395-2209 E-mail: investor.relations@gfk.de Internet: www.gfk.de ISIN: DE0005875306 WKN: 587530 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: GfK AG:GfK Group order book as at September far outstrips the previous years level; GfK receives break fee totaling approximately EUR 13m after WPP takes over TNS
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