Financial Data

Linde financial highlights
in € million	January to December		Change
	2009	2008

Sales	11,211	12,663	-11.5%
Operating profit ¹	2,385	2,555	-6.7%
EBIT before amortisation of fair value adjustments and non-recurring items	1,460	1,703	-14.3%

Earnings after taxes on income	653	776	-15.9%

Number of employees	47,731	51,908	-8.0%

Gases Division
Sales	8,932	9,515	-6.1%
Operating profit	2,378	2,417	-1.6%

Engineering Division
Sales	2,311	3,016	-23.4%
Operating profit	210	267	-21.3%

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

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