Revenue Reaches New Record High

• Substantial growth once again reported by Industrial Metrology and Medical Technology business groups
• Earnings impacted by continued high level of future-oriented expenditure and decline in business in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology business group
• Consistent continuation of investment strategy
• ZEISS continues to increase expenditure on research and development

ZEISS has brought fiscal year 2012/13 to a successful conclusion (reporting date: 30 September 2013) with an all-time high in revenue. The company put in a good performance in some sectors despite a partly difficult economic environment and generated revenue totaling EUR 4.190 billion (prior year: EUR 4.163 billion) and earnings (EBIT) of EUR 335 million (prior year: EUR 420 million).