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At the end of the 2010/11 financial year on February 28, 2011, Südzucker shares closed at EUR 19.90. Total shareholder return during Südzucker's financial year - that is, the increase in shareholder value resulting from the rise in the share price plus the dividend - reached 20 %. The MDAX^® and DAX^® gained 39 % and 30 % respectively over the same time period. The twelve-month performance of Südzucker's share price showed relatively lower fluctuations than the overall market, expressed by the shares' volatility. The significantly lower volatility compared to the MDAX^® is expressed by the beta factor of 0.52.

The Südzucker stock is characterized as a stable investment and generated a value growth in fiscal 2010/11 with a respective positive impact on long-term performance. An investor with a virtual portfolio of 1,589 Südzucker AG common shares on March 1, acquired at a price equivalent to EUR 6.29 per share or EUR 10,000, who used cash dividends (excluding tax credits) to re-invest in new shares and participated in capital increases by exercising his or her subscription rights, would have had a portfolio worth EUR 102,632[1] on February 28, 2011, representing a cumulative net worth gain of 926 %. The average annual return of the Südzucker holdings over the entire period is 10.6 %, versus the average return of the MDAX® of 10.4 % and of the DAX® of 8.6 %.

[1] The Frankfurt Stock Exchange trading floor spot rates are used here to ensure long-term comparability.