REpower reports financial figures for 2006 and increases sales target for 2008 to at least EUR 900 million

Hamburg, 20 March 2007. Following a successful fiscal year, REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) is back on its path of profitable growth and is presenting its figures for the 2006 fiscal year today at its accounts press conference in Frankfurt/Main.

In fiscal year 2006, the REpower Group installed or delivered a total of 263 wind turbines with a total output of 492.0 megawatt. In the previous year, 201 turbines with a total output of 366.0 megawatt were installed or delivered. This represents a 34.4 percent increase in installed output. Including the consolidated companies, the Group's total performance rose to EUR 461.5 million after EUR 335.1 million in 2005. Consolidated sales rose by 39.9 percent year-on-year from EUR 328.1 million to EUR 458.8 million. The international share of overall installed output rose from 31.9 percent to 72.4 percent.

In 2006, the consolidated operating result before interest and taxes (EBIT) was significantly higher than the previous year's figure of EUR -4.3 million at EUR 12.2 million. The net result improved from EUR -6.8 million to EUR 7.1 million. Accordingly, earnings per share improved from EUR –1.19 to EUR 0.94.

The number of employees in the REpower Systems Group rose by 200 over the course of the year from 631 to 831.

For the current fiscal year, REpower is forecasting significant sales growth to EUR 650 million and a further improvement in the earnings margin. For 2008, REpower Systems AG increases its sales target from at least EUR 850 million to EUR 900 million.


About REpower:

REpower Systems AG is one of the leading manufacturers of onshore and offshore wind turbines. The international engineering company develops, produces and sells wind turbines with outputs ranging from 1.5 to 5 megawatts and rotor diameters of 70 to 126 metres for almost all locations. It also provides a comprehensive service and maintenance range. The high performance, reliable turbines are designed at the REpower development centre in Rendsburg and produced at the sites in Husum (North Frisia) and Trampe (Brandenburg).
Listed on the stock exchange since March 2002 and with around 880 employees worldwide, the Hamburgbased company relies on its experience in the production and installation of more than 1,500 wind turbines worldwide. REpower is represented in European markets such as France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Spain and in the international markets of Japan, China and Australia through its sales partners, subsidiaries and investments.


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Contacts:
REpower Systems AG
Daniela Puttenat
Corporate Communications & Public Relations
Phone:+49 - 40 - 53 93 07- 14
Fax: +49 – 40 – 53 93 07– 37
E-mail: d.puttenat@repower.de> d.puttenat@repower.de

Thomas Schnorrenberg
Investor Relations
Phone:+49 - 40 - 53 93 07- 23
Fax: +49 - 40 - 53 93 07- 77
E-mail: t.schnorrenberg@repower.de>t.schnorrenberg@repower.de

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