Vara Research Consensus Estimates/QSC: Q3 2008 Sales: EUR 100.2m (+20.5%); EBITDA: EUR 14.2 (+91.9%)

The calculated consensus is based on the estimates of 13 major banks consulted by Vara Research GmbH.

+-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ |(in million Euros) |Q3 08E |YoY Change | 2008E | YoY | 2009E | YoY | | | | | | Change | | Change | +-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ |Revenues | 100.2| 20.5%| 410.2| 22.4%| 470.3| 14.7%| +-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ |EBITDA clean* | 14.2| 91.9%| 59.8| 71.3%| 76.1| 27.4%| +-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ |EPS reported | -0.01| n.a.| -0.02| n.a.| 0.07| n.a.| +-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ |EPS clean** | -0.01| n.a.| -0.02| n.a.| 0.07| n.a.| +-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ | * Before special items| | ** As defined by Vara Research GmbH| +-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ | | | | | | | | +-------------------+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+---------+ Further consensus details:

http://www.vararesearch.de/newsletter/QSC_NL_2008_10_28.pdf

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