Financial Data

Linde Financial Highlights
in € million	January to December		Change
	2008	2007

Sales	12.663	12.306	2,9%
Operating profit ¹	2.555	2.424	5,4%
EBIT before amortisation of fair value adjustments and non-recurring items	1.703	1.591	7,0%

Earnings after taxes on income	776	1.013	-23,4%

Number of employees	51.908	50.485	2,8%

Gases Division
Sales	9.515	9.209	3,3%
Operating profit	2.417	2.314	3,3%

Engineering Division
Sales	3.016	2.750	9,7%
Operating profit	267	240	11,3%

¹	EBITDAGlossary before non-recurring items including share of income from associates and joint ventures.

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