Annual Report 2007

• The Company
• 2007 at a glance
• 2007 in figures
• Overview of years
• Report by the Supervisory Board
• Letter to Shareholders
• Corporate Governance
• GfK Shares
• Financial Calendar 2008 / 2009

GfK Group 2007

In financial year 2007, the GfK Group recorded a significant increase in sales and income compared with the prior year. The excellent fourth quarter made a particularly valuable contribution to this performance.

The company achieved organic sales growth of 5.8% to EUR 1,162.1 million in financial year 2007, once again exceeding sector growth which amounted to approximately 5.0% according to estimates by experts.

Overall, sales rose by 4.5%. Adjusted operating income increased by 4.3% year-on-year to EUR 157 million. The margin amounted to 13.6%, after 13.5% in the prior year.