€ thousands

Sep 30, 2004

Sep 30, 2003

3Q 2004

3Q 2003

Income after taxes

61,901

2,898

12,741

6,459

Depreciation

6,784

8,692

2,253

2,635

Income from sale of SAP-SI shares

- 24,539

0

0

0

Income from sale of other assets

231

379

237

16

Interest result

- 2,345

- 2,200

- 846

- 679

Income taxes

24,146

7,090

8,778

9,466

Cash generated from operations

66,178

16,859

23,163

17,897

Changes in inventories, receivables and other current assets

- 1,073

16,978

11,770

16,371

Changes in payables and other liabilities

- 34,012

- 1,386

- 22,317

- 26,252

Income taxes paid

- 17,637

- 23,695

- 10,861

- 6,924

Interest paid

- 693

- 949

- 174

- 317

Interest received

2,928

3,010

996

930

Net cash used in/provided by operating activities

15,691

10,817

2,577

1,705

Cash received from the sale of tangible/intangible assets

72

699

16

152

Investments in tangible/intangible assets

- 3,480

- 4,081

- 1,564

- 1,100

Cash received from the sale of financial assets

26,273

21

135

15

Investments in financial assets

- 846

- 1,033

- 98

- 195

Net cash used in/provided by financing activities

- 2,308

- 4,952

- 811

- 519

Proceeds from issue of minority share capital

0

159

0

159

Repayment of loans from acquisitions and other finance liabilities

- 2,308

- 5,111

- 811

- 678

Net cash used in/provided by financing activities

- 2,308

- 4,952

- 811

- 519

Change in cash funds from cash relevant transactions

35,402

1,471

255

58

Adjustment from currency translation

687

- 2,087

- 473

- 313

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

36,089

- 616

- 218

- 255

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period

74,159

75,423

110,466

75,062

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

110,248

74,807

110,248

74,807