Carl Zeiss Meditec AG provided earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2013/2014. For the quarter, the company expects revenues to decline slightly from the previous year's level against EUR 219 million first quarter of 2012/2013. On preliminary data, reported revenue is likely to have declined by around 3% vs.

first quarter of 2012/13. The decline is mainly related to negative currency effects. On a constant currency basis, revenue growth has been slightly positive.

EBIT is expected below the previous year's first quarter.