ThyssenKrupp in the 1st quarter 2008/2009

Global recession depresses sales and profits / Earnings severely impacted by writedowns on inventories / Capital goods and services robust in crisis

On the eve of publication of the interim report on the 1st quarter 2008/2009, Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz, Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, and Dr. Ulrich Middelmann, Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, reported on the figures for the 1st quarter of the 2008/2009 fiscal year to journalists at a press conference.