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Datalogic records the fifth consecutive quarter of profitability growth! The Board of Directors approved the half-year report at June 30th, 2010

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

• Growth continued also in the second quarter of 2010: sales revenues of 101.3 million Euro, +33% vs. the same period last year
• Five consecutive quarters of profitability recovery: net profit at 7.1 million Euro in the second quarter of 2010 vs. a loss of 9.0 million Euro in the second quarter of 2009 and EBITDA at 15.3 million Euro (15.1% of sales) up from 4.3 million Euro in the second quarter of 2009
• Positive first half results: net profit of 11.3 million Euro (5.9% of sales) in the first half of 2010 vs. a loss of 14.5 million Euro in the first half of 2009
• Sales revenues of 190.8 million Euro in the first half of 2010, +28% vs. 149.1 million recorded in the same period last year
• EBITDA jumps to 25.9 million Euro from 3.8 million Euro in the first half of 2009
• EBITDA margin returned to pre-crisis levels moving from 2.6% in the first half of 2009 to the current 13.6%
• Net financial position negative by 92,1 million Euro, a clear improvement on 100,5 million Euro at December 31st , 2009.

Bologna, July 30th, 2010 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID and vision systems - today approved the half-year report at June 30th, 2010.

The results confirm the trend of growth and profitability recovery over the last five consecutive quarters.
The first half of 2010, boosted by the very favourable performance in the second quarter of 2010 both in terms of sales revenues and of profitability, closed with a consolidated net profit of 11.3 million versus a loss of 14.5 million Euro recorded in the first half of 2009. In the second quarter of 2010 sales revenues stand at 101.3 million Euro (up by +33.3% on the second quarter of 2009 and up by 13.2% on the first quarter of 2010) and the net profit stands at 7.1 million Euro (from a loss of 9.0 million Euro in the second quarter of 2009 and up by 72.2% on the first quarter of 2010).

Mauro Sacchetto, CEO of Datalogic S.p.A. commented: "We are truly satisfied with the brilliant results achieved in the first six months of 2010, which prove the validity of the prompt decisions implemented as of spring last year and pursued with determination over subsequent quarters. These decisions enabled us to fully exploit and magnify the effects of the moderate global recovery that we are witnessing, as the 28% increase in turnover demonstrates. In fact, 2Q10 revenues are aligned with pre-crisis levels. Datalogic's growth is also the result of our committed focus to the efficiency and control of structural costs, which has enabled us to make a leap forward in profitability. This is also shown by the EBITDA margin, which has risen from 2.6% in the first six-month period of 2009 to the current 13.6% which is in line with pre-crisis parameters. These results are the reward for the hard work of the entire Datalogic team and bring hope for the future following five quarters of profitability growth. Furthermore, this translates into a major reduction in financial exposure, despite development-targeted investments. The recent acquisition of the American company Evolution Robotics Retail, a leader in the market of solutions based on the ground-breaking visual pattern recognition technology, allows us to reinforce our innovation skills and confirm our technological leadership. And so Datalogic's focus on the constant innovation of products and processes which has enabled us to become worldwide leaders, renowned in our reference market, continues".

The first half of 2010 closed with consolidated sales revenues of 190.8 million Euro (up by +28% vs. 149.1 million recorded in the same period last year). With constant Euro/USD exchange rates, growth would have been equal to 27.7%
Group EBITDA leapt from 3.8 million Euro in the first half of 2009 to 25.9 million Euro and EBITDA margin improved recording 13.6% vs 2.6% in the first half of 2009, returning nearly to pre-crisis levels.

With financial charges reduced by 8.1% to 3.0 million Euro vs. 3.3 million Euro in the first half of 2009 and foreign exchange revenues of 2.3 million Euro, the consolidated net profit grew to 11.3 million Euro vs a loss of 14.5 million Euro in the same period last year.

At June 30th, 2010 the net financial position was negative by 92.1 million Euro with a significant improvement compared to its position at December 31st, 2009 (negative by 100.5 million Euro). Net working capital was 46.6 million Euro at 30 June 2010 recording growth of 3.4 million Euro vs. 43.2 million Euro at 31 December 2009.

All results of the second quarter 2010 improved as compared to the second quarter of 2009 and to the previous quarter, thus confirming the validity of strategic decisions. In detail, sales increased to 101.3 million Euro (up by +33.3% vs. the second quarter of 2009 and up by +13.2% on the previous quarter), EBITDA improved recording 15.3 million Euro (from 4.3 million Euro in the second quarter of 2009 and up by 44.9% on the first quarter of 2010), and EBITANR improved recording 12.4 million Euro (from 0.6 million Euro in the second quarter of 2009 and up by +61.7% versus the previous quarter).

All operating Divisions of the Group recorded impressive growth in the first half and in second quarter of 2010 both in terms of sales and of profitability, showing an acceleration in the second quarter.

In terms of sales Datalogic Mobile, specialized in the production of Mobile Computers and accounting for 22% of consolidated revenues, recorded 35.7% growth. Datalogic Automation, specialized in the production of barcode, RFID and vision systems and accounting for 23% of consolidated revenue, recorded growth of 33.5% while Datalogic Scanning, specialized in the production of bar code readers for the retail market and hand held scanners and accounting for 47% of consolidated revenues, recorded growth of 24.9%. Informatics, specialized in the online sale of barcoding solutions and accounting for 8% of consolidated revenues, recorded an increase of 13.8% to 16.6 million Euro.

The separate business Divisions sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions - EBITANR) at June 30th, 2010 are listed below (in millions of Euro).

Growth by geographical area was significant especially in the emerging markets of Asia and South America recording an increase of 63% and 82% respectively in the first half of 2010 versus the same period last year (from 14 million Euro to 22.9 million Euro and from 13.4 million Euro to 24.3 million Euro) mainly thanks to Datalogic Automation (+154%) in Asia and to Datalogic Mobile (+130%) in South America. North America posted 18% growth from 44.3 million Euro to 52.3 million Euro, and Europe grew by 18% from 77.5 million Euro to 91.3 million Euro.

Subsequent events after the closing of the period

On July 1st, 2010 Datalogic S.p.A., through its subsidiary Datalogic Scanning Holdings, Inc., acquired Evolution Robotics Retail Inc., a company located in California (U.S.) with unique expertise in visual pattern recognition technology for use currently in retail loss prevention and productivity applications
The value of the transaction is equal to U.S.D. 25.5 million. Evolution Robotics Retail has no debt and Datalogic funded the acquisition by means of its own financial resources. The financial statements as of December 31st, 2009, show that Evolution Robotics Retail realized revenues equal to U.S.D. 5.1 million and negative EBITDA equal to U.S.D. 2.7 million. The value of the transaction is mainly constituted by intangible assets such as patents, trade secrets, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, licensing agreements and customer portfolios. Evolution Robotics Retail has five patents and eleven patent applications filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Treasury shares buy-back plan

In the framework of the treasury shares buy-back plan approved by the AGM on April 29th, 2010 Datalogic hereby informs that, taking into consideration the limited liquidity of Datalogic's shares, it may exceed the 25% threshold of the average daily volume of traded shares on the Italian stock exchange.

The auditing activity for the half-year interim report has not yet been completed and the audit report will be available within the deadlines set at law.

Lastly, please note that the half-year interim report at 30th June 2010 will be available upon request at the registered office of Datalogic S.p.A. and at the offices of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., and it could also be consulted on the Company's web site www.datalogic.com (Investor Relations section).

The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli - declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the "Testo Unico della Finanza", that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

     Continua la crescita anche nel secondo trimestre del 2010: ricavi di vendita a 101,3 milioni di Euro, +33% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2009
    Cinque trimestri consecutivi di recupero della redditività: l'utile netto passa a 7,1 milioni di Euro nel secondo trimestre 2010 rispetto ad una perdita di 9,0 milioni di Euro del secondo trimestre 2009 e l' EBITDA passa a 15,3 milioni di Euro pari al 15,1% dei ricavi, da 4,3 milioni di Euro del secondo trimestre 2009
    Positivi anche i risultati del primo semestre 2010 con un utile netto di 11,3 milioni di Euro (5,9% dei ricavi), rispetto alla perdita di 14,5 milioni di Euro del primo semestre 2009
    I ricavi di vendita del semestre sono cresciuti del 28,0% a 190,8 milioni di Euro rispetto ai 149,1 milioni di Euro registrati nel primo semestre 2009
    Il margine operativo lordo (EBITDA) balza a 25,9 milioni di Euro, rispetto ai 3,8 milioni di Euro nel primo semestre 2009
    L'EBITDA margin ritorna ai valori pre-crisi migliorando dal 2,6% del primo semestre 2009 all'attuale 13,6%
    La posizione finanziaria netta consolidata negativa migliora a 92,1 milioni di Euro rispetto ai 100,5 milioni di Euro al 31 dicembre 2009.

2Q10 sales revenue growing strong: +33% compared to the same period of 2009! Sales revenue of the first six months of 2010 up by 28% compared to 2009

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, July 15th 2010 – Datalogic S.p.A. – a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for bar code readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID and vision systems – today announced the preliminary sales revenues of the second quarter and of the first half of 2010.
Mauro Sacchetto, CEO of Datalogic S.p.A. thus commented: “We are truly satisfied with the excellent results obtained in terms of turnover, which confirm the effectiveness of the decisions that we made with rapidity and focalization on business and which also allowed us to fully exploit all the opportunities of growth in the current context of moderate economic recovery. The recent acquisition of the American company Evolution Robotics Retail, a leader on the market of automatic vision solutions, aims in this direction too, strengthening our innovation abilities and our technological leadership. We can definitely confirm that Datalogic has gained market shares, consolidating its leadership on reference markets. Hence, we look towards the market with confidence, guided by the encouraging signs that reach us from the outside and comforted by the positive trend of purchase orders of all our Divisions “.

Preliminary consolidated sales revenue of the second quarter of 2010 is equal to 101 million Euro, up by +33% vs. the second quarter of 2009.

All operating Divisions of the Group recorded impressive growth in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the results of the same period last year. In particular, Datalogic Automation, specialized in the production of barcode, RFID and vision systems, recorded growth of +45% with sales revenue of 24 million Euro; Datalogic Mobile, specialized in the production of mobile computers, recorded growth of +44% with sales revenue of 21 million Euro; Datalogic Scanning, specialized in the production of bar code readers for the retail market and hand held scanners, recorded growth of +28% with sales revenue of 47 million Euro and Informatics, specialized in the online sale of barcoding solutions recorded an increase of +10% with sales revenue of 9 million Euro.

The total of preliminary Datalogic Group’s consolidated revenue of the first six months is over 190 million Euro with a significant growth of 28% vs. the same period last year.

The Group’s results of the second quarter and of the first semester of 2010 will be approved by the Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. that will be held on July 30th, 2010.

Datalogic invests in vision-based technology: announced the acquisition of Evolution Robotics Retail Inc., a main USA provider of visual pattern recognition technology

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, July 2, 2010 – Datalogic S.p.A. (Borsa Italiana S.p.A.: DAL) a company listed on the
Italian Stock Exchange (Mercato Telematico Azionario - Star segment - managed and organized by
Borsa Italiana S.p.A.), (“Datalogic”), announces the acquisition, through its subsidiary Datalogic
Scanning Holdings Inc., of the entire share capital of Evolution Robotics Retail, Inc., a company
located in California with unique expertise in visual pattern recognition technology for use currently
in retail loss prevention and productivity applications (“Evolution Robotics Retail”).

The agreement was signed on July 1, 2010 with Future Vision Holdings, Inc. and Idealab,
controlling companies of Evolution Robotics Retail.

The entire management and technical team of Evolution Robotics Retail will remain with the
company and continue to drive innovation in the retail sector while also working with Datalogic to
promote its visual pattern recognition technology (“ViPR®”) in other commercial and industrial
arenas.

Strategy
The acquisition provides for a broadening of Datalogic’s solution-based offerings, adds an
innovative and key technological capability and offers a high-growth business prospect.

Furthermore, the aforesaid transaction will allow Datalogic to strengthen its own research activities
thanks to the skills of world renowned vision technology experts and also to pursue a primary role
in the promising visual pattern recognition industrial sector.

The acquisition of patents and expertise in the area of vision-based technologies will allow
Datalogic to develop a wide range of solutions based on visual pattern recognition.

Regarding market share, the acquisition of Evolution Robotics Retail’s existing business will
immediately reinforce Datalogic’s worldwide leadership in the retail sector. Furthermore, new visual
pattern recognition solutions aimed at managing several other in-store applications will allow
Datalogic to increase its penetration with major global retailers, most of whom are current Datalogic
customers.

Mauro Sacchetto, Datalogic Chief Executive Officer, commented on the acquisition as follows:
"Even during these difficult economic times, Datalogic continues to seize bright opportunities for
innovation and growth. This acquisition further strengthens our technological leadership with avantgarde
technologies which are unique in the field of visual pattern recognition. For example, the
company’s applications are capable of automatically identifying items in shopping cart baskets
utilizing sophisticated object recognition algorithms. We also believe that visual pattern recognition
will be a key technological building block in our industrial focused businesses and we expect to
capitalize on this soon. More fundamentally, as a company we are looking to further balance our
portfolio by investing strongly in solution-based businesses and not just in hardware-based
businesses – thereby creating more value for our customers and positioning Datalogic as a more
strategic partner. Our ability to detect and anticipate the needs of our customers and the market
are, as always, the real drivers of Datalogic.”

Alec Hudnut, Evolution Robotics Retail Chief Executive Officer, anticipates a superb partnership
with Datalogic to unfold, commenting, “We were looking for a strong company with which to align
and we could not be more pleased with Datalogic as our partner and parent company. We fully
expect that Datalogic’s strong position in the retail sector, its expansive distribution network and
global reach and its access to other industrial-based applications will allow us to propel our
company further and faster than we could otherwise do on our own.”

Value of the transaction
The value of the transaction is equal to U.S.D. 25,500,000.00. Evolution Robotics Retail has no
debt and Datalogic funded the acquisition by means of its own financial resources.

The financial statements as of December 31, 2009, show that Evolution Robotics Retail realized
revenues equal to U.S.D. 5.1 million and a negative EBITDA equal to U.S.D. 2.7 million.

The value of the transaction is mainly constituted by intangible assets such as patents, trade
secrets, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, licensing agreements and customer
portfolios.

Evolution Robotics Retail has five patents and eleven patent applications filed at the United States
Patent and Trademark Office.

Evolution Robotics Retail
Evolution Robotics Retail was established in 2006 by Idealab, a creator and operator of technology
companies, with the intent of focusing on the ViPR® technology for use in loss-prevention
applications in the retail sector. The Company’s value proposition is to turn retail losses into real
time profits.

The company’s flagship product, LaneHawk® BOB, is used for loss prevention in the bottom-ofbasket
at retail checkout and has gained broad acceptance with over 10,000 lanes installed in the
U.S.A.

Several follow-on products, utilizing the ViPR® technology and focused on loss-prevention and
productivity applications including LaneHawk® InCartTM, ShelfHawkTM and TunnelHawkTM, are
currently in pilot stage with major retailers in the U.S.A.

Datalogic (Star: DAL.MI). Board of Directors approves interim financial statements at 31st march 2010. Growth continued also in the first quarter of 2010: the trend of profitability recovery confirmed by the results of four consecutive quarters!

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

• Growth continued also in the first quarter of 2010: the trend of profitability recovery confirmed by the results of four consecutive quarters.
• Net profit of 4.1 million Euro (4.6% of sales) in Q1 2010 vs. loss of 5.5 million Euro recorded in Q1 2009.
• Sales revenue of 89.5 million Euro in Q1 2010, +22.5% vs. 73.1 million recorded in the same period last year.
• EBITDA of 10.6 million Euro in Q1 2010 (11.8% of sales), vs. EBITDA negative by 0.5 million Euro at 31st March 2009.
• Net financial position negative by 97.684 million Euro, a clear improvement on 116.656 million Euro at 31st March 2009.

Bologna, 10th May 2010 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) systems and photoelectric devices - today approved the interim financial statements for the quarter ending on 31st March 2010.

Mauro Sacchetto, CEO of Datalogic S.p.A. commented: "The results of the first quarter of 2010 are the outcome of specific decisions implemented to react promptly and effectively to the 2009 economic crisis which have returned EBITDA to 11.8% with cash flow in clear recovery. With revenue growth of 22.5% Datalogic has definitely managed to invert the negative trend of the first quarter of 2009. These results, alongside signs of moderate improvement in the worldwide economy, and backed by the positive performance of purchase orders, make us hopeful that we will manage to fully exploit all future growth opportunities".

The first quarter of 2010 closed with consolidated sales revenue of 89.5 million Euro (up by +22.5% vs. 73.1 million recorded in the same period last year). With constant Euro/USD exchange rates, growth would have been approx. equal to 25.7%

Recovery in profitability has been very significant: Group EBITDA is 10.6 million Euro, corresponding to 11.8% of sales thus recording an increase of 11.1 million Euro vs. EBITDA negative by 515,000 Euro at 31ST March 2009).

The group's net profit, which at March 31st, 2010 was 4.1 million Euro, has improved impressively compared to the loss of 5.5 million Euro in the first quarter of the previous year.
Cost rationalization actions implemented in 2009 enabled the Group to improve its EBITDA, already in the second quarter of 2009. Furthermore, the selectivity with which these actions were decided allowed the Group to benefit from the increase in demand immediately (especially in the last two quarters).

The first quarter of 2010 is (in terms of EBITDA) the fourth consecutive quarter of growth with percentage profitability very close to the results achieved by the Group prior to the crisis.

All results of the first quarter 2010 have improved as compared to the previous quarter: total sales at 31st March 2010 of 89.5 million Euro (growth of +3.1% vs. 86.8 million Euro of the fourth quarter of 2009); EBITDA grew by 20.9% vs. the fourth quarter of 2009 (from 8.7 million Euro to 10.6 million Euro) and EBITANR recorded strong growth of 36.4% (from 5.6 million Euro in the fourth quarter of 2009 to 7.7 million Euro in the first quarter of 2010).

All operating Divisions of the Group recorded impressive growth in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the results of the same period last year. In particular, Datalogic Mobile, specialized in the production of Mobile Computers, recorded the highest growth: +28%.
Datalogic Scanning, specialized in the production of bar code readers for the retail market and hand held scanners, recorded growth of +21%. Datalogic Automation, specialized in the production of automatic identification solutions and photoelectric devices recorded growth of + 21% and Informatics, specialized in the online sale of barcoding solutions recorded an increase of 19%.

As to the geographical areas, growth was especially significant in the emerging markets of Asia and South America recording an increase of over 50% in the first quarter of 2010 vs. the same period last year (from 13.8 million Euro to 20.9 million Euro), over 25% in North America (from 19.5 million Euro to 24.5 million Euro) and over 10% in Europe (from 39.8 million Euro to 44.1 million Euro).

The separate business Divisions sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions) at 31st March, 2010 are listed below (in millions of Euro).

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile*	20.7	2.0
Datalogic Automation	19.0	0.4
Datalogic Scanning	42.1	4.0
Informatics	7.9	1.0
Datalogic S.p.A.	3.3	0.7
Adjustment	(3.5)	(0.4)
January- March 2010	89.5	7.7

At 31st March 2010 the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by 97.684 million Euro. This is a significant improvement compared to its position at 31st March 2009 (negative by 116.656 million Euro).

Please note that the Quarterly Report at 31st March 2010 is unaudited and is available in the Investor Relation section of Datalogic Group website www.datalogic.com.

The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli - declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the "Testo Unico della Finanza", that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

• EBITANR - Earnings before interest, taxes, acquisition and non recurring - Risultato operativo ordinario prima dei costi e ricavi non ricorrenti e degli ammortamenti derivanti da acquisizioni.

* Includes revenue of the business unit EBS.

Datalogic (Star: Dal.Mi). Shareholders approve the Financial Statements at 31st December 2009

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

• Total sales revenues of 312 million Euro vs. 379.8 million Euro at 31^st December 2008 (-17.9%).
• EBITDA of 19.6 million Euro vs. 47.8 million Euro in the same period of the past year (-58.9% ).
• Net loss of -12.2 million Euro (including 7.7 million Euro of non recurring restructuring costs accrued in 2009), vs. 17.8 million Euro of net profit recorded in 2008.
• Net financial position negative by 100.498 million Euro, an improvement on 106.944 million Euro at 31^st December 2008, despite non recurring costs borne equal to 12.9 million Euro.
• Appointed Reconta Ernst & Young S.p.A. as audit company for the 2010-2018 financial years.
• Appointed the company’s board of statutory auditors for the period 2010-2012.
• Approved long term incentive plan as regards directors with special offices.
• Board of Directors authorized to undertake share buybacks and disposal.

Bologna, 29th April 2010 – Today the Annual General Meeting of Datalogic shareholders (which dealt with ordinary and extraordinary matters) - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for bar code readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID systems and photoelectric sensors for the industrial automation sector – approved the financial statements for the year ending on 31^stDecember 2009.

Mauro Sacchetto, CEO of Datalogic S.p.A. commented: “Great efforts made in 2009 mean that we can face the future with confidence. The Group is solid and absolutely determined to improve its market share, keeping profits higher than the average of our market. We have indeed been receiving reassuring signs since the beginning of 2010; what’s more, actions already undertaken to lower the breakeven point should guarantee that Datalogic Group reaches levels of profit coherent with the results of the years prior to the crisis. So let’s look at the market with hope, driven by the reassuring signs that we receive from the outside, but above all encouraged by the certainty that Datalogic still holds strong and has skilfully proven its ability, quarter after quarter, in inverting the negative trend of the initial months of 2009”.

The 2009 sum total of Datalogic Group consolidated revenues is equal to 311.972 million Euro, down by 17.9% vs. 379.820 million Euro for the same period in the previous year.

The Group’s consolidation area is different to that of 2008, since 2009 revenues also include sales of Datasensor S.p.A., acquired and consolidated from October 2008. Considering the same consolidation area Datalogic revenues in 2009 are down by 22.6% vs. 2008.

Total 2009 EBITDA is equal to 19.634 million Euro (down by 58.9% vs. 2008) and the EBITANR[1] is 6.223 million Euro (-82.4% vs. 2008).

FY2009 closed with a consolidated net loss of -12.164 million Euro. This negative result has been influenced by restructuring costs for 7.776 million Euro totally accrued in the second quarter of 2009.

At 31^st December 2009 the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by 100.498 million Euro (including the purchase of treasury shares for 1.776 million Euro and the payment of dividends for 1.933 million Euro). This is a significant improvement compared to its position at 31^st December 2008 (negative by 106.944 million Euro). Also of note is the payment in the first semester of bonuses and incentives equal to 9.4 million Euro and 3.539 million Euro in non recurring costs mainly comprised of severance payments.

The Shareholders also resolved to appoint Reconta Ernst & Young S.p.A. as auditors for the Company and the Group for the 2010-2018 financial years based on the report presented by the Board of Statutory Auditors pursuant to art. 13, para. 1 of Italian Legislative Decree n. 39 dated 27^th January 2010 (previously art. 159, para. 1 of the Italian Consolidated Finance Code).

The meeting also appointed the company’s board of auditors for the 2010-2012 financial years based on the list presented by Hydra S.p.A. pursuant to article 21 of the Company’s by-laws. The board of auditors is chaired by Stefano Romani and its members are Massimo Saracino, and Mario Stefano Luigi Ravaccia as regular auditors, and Massimiliano Magagnoli and Stefano Biodi as substitute auditors. The Board will hold office until the adoption of the financial statements as of December 31^st2012. The curricula vitae of the members of the Board of Statutory Auditors are available at the Company’s headquarters, Borsa Italiana S.p.A. offices and at www.datalogic.com (Italian language version only, Investor Relations Section under Documentazione Assembleare).

Furthermore, the Shareholders also approved the long term incentive plan as regards directors with special offices pursuant to art. 2389 of the Italian Civil Code and art. 20 of the Company By-laws, as outlined in the Directors’ Report under art. 3 of Italian Ministerial Decree n. 437/1998 available at the Company’s headquarters, Borsa Italiana S.p.A. offices and at www.datalogic.com (Italian language version only, Investor Relations Section under Documentazione Assembleare) (hereinafter the “Plan”),

As regards the main characteristics of the Plan, also in compliance art. 114, para. 5 of Italian Legislative Decree 58/1998, during the AGM discussions today, the following information was provided:

as regards the parameters for determining remuneration, calculation of Plan incentives will be based on (i) achievement of company objectives i.e. a complex mix of consolidated EBITDA and cash generation (measured using variations on divisional net financial position excluding divisional dividends and extraordinary divisional capital transactions), and (ii) individual participant performance evaluations;
Plan participants shall exclusively be Group directors and key managers selected by the Board of Directors from the proposals made by the Remuneration Committee; in particular the participants will be executive directors of the Group and managers (or their equivalents abroad) who have roles which are deemed strategic for the purposes of achieving the Company’s objectives;
in relation to the choice of “EBITDA” and “cash generation” as the parameters for calculation of the Plan incentive:

i. EBITDA has historically been an indicator of the income generating capacity that the Company has used as a reference for company incentive plans (both annual and long term) a sit is in indicator of the quality of managerial performance;

ii. Cash generation is a clear and excellent parameter for determining the generation of value for shareholders;

iii. In any event the Plan provides for a minimum level of EBITDA which guarantees payment of the incentive upon expiry of the relevant time period only of the Group has produced net income.

Lastly, during the AGM shareholders also authorised the Board of Directors to buy and dispose of treasury shares. Buyback operations are motivated by Datalogic’ desire to act as a stabiliser, thus improving the stock’s liquidity.

More specifically, this authorisation was granted for the purchase and subsequent disposal, up to a maximum of n. 11.689.298 ordinary shares, equal to 19.9% of share capital (including treasury shares already held), for the time period running from today to the date of the Shareholders’ Meeting for approval of the 2010 financial statements (i.e. 18 months). According to the resolutions, the purchase price for each ordinary share shall range from 2 Euro to 20 Euro (nominal value). For further information in relation to said buyback operations, please refer to the Board of Directors Report pursuant to artt. 73 and 93 of the Issuers’ Regulation, available at the company’s Headquarters, the office of Borsa italiana S.p.A., and at www.datalogic.com (Italian language version only, Investor Relations Section under Documentazione Assembleare).

In terms of extraordinary matters, the shareholders resolved to amend art. 15 of the Company by-laws in order to introduce new provisions as regards replacing Board member in the event of resignation or any expiry/termination of office by one or more members of the Board of Directors. For further information please see the Board of Directors Report pursuant to art. 72 and Annex 3A – Table 3 – of the Issuers Regulation, available at the Company’s headquarters, at the offices of Borsa italiana S.p.A., and at www.datalogic.com (Italian language version only, Investor Relations Section under Documentazione Assembleare).

Finally please note that:

A. As from 30th April 2010, the annual report including the documentation pursuant to art. 77, para 1, of the Issuers Regulation will be available for public consultation at the company headquarters and the offices of Borsa Italiana S.p.A.; said documentation has already been published at www.datalogic.com (Investor Relations section). ;

B. the minutes of the above-mentioned Shareholders’ Meeting will be made publicly available within 15 days pursuant to art. 77, para. 1, lett. b), of the Issuers Regulation;

C. documentation pursuant to art. 77, para. 2, of the Issuers Regulation will be available to the public as from 30th April 2010.

[1] Operating result before non-recurring costs/income and amortization due to acquisitions. (EBITANR= Earnings before interest, taxes, acquisition and non recurring).

Datalogic (Star: DAL.MI). Board of Directors approves draft financial statements at 31st December 2009: Datalogic inverts the negative trend of the beginning of 2009!

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

• Datalogic inverts the negative trend of the beginning of 2009.
• R&D costs for approximately 25 million Euro (8% of revenues).
• Sales revenues of 86.8 million Euro in Q4 2009 (+14.2% over the prior quarter) vs. 95.5 million Euro recorded in Q4 2008 (-9%).
• EBITDA of 8.8 million Euro in Q4 2009 (10.1% of sales) vs. 10.3 million Euro recorded in Q4 2008 (-15.1%).
• Net profit of 1.8 million Euro (2.1% of sales) in Q4 2009 vs. 1.3 million Euro recorded in Q4 2008 (+40%).
• FY2009 closed with total sales revenues of 312 million Euro vs. 379.8 million Euro at 31st December 2008 (-17.9%); EBITDA of 19.6 million Euro vs. 47.8 million Euro in the same period of the past year (-58.9%) and net loss of -12.2 million Euro (including 7.7 million Euro of non recurring restructuring costs accrued in 2009), vs. 17.8 million Euro of net profit recorded in 2008.
• Net financial position negative by 100.498 million Euro, an improvement on 106.944 million Euro at 31st December 2008, despite non recurring costs borne equal to 12.9 million Euro.

Bologna, 8^th March 2010 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID (radio frequency identification) systems and photoelectric devices - today approved the draft financial statements for the year ending on 31st December 2009.

Mauro Sacchetto, CEO of Datalogic S.p.A. commented: "Datalogic skilfully and promptly reacted to the profound crisis that hit the market. The Group managed to invert the negative trend of the first quarter of 2009 and to safeguard its market share, confirming its position as a global player and technological leader thanks to major investments in innovation, which in 2009 led to the opening of a new factory in Vietnam to supply the promising Asian markets and the development of more than 30 new products and 70 patents. All these initiatives were crowned by the much esteemed Business Innovation Award conferred by Confindustria in the Large Enterprise Business category. We successfully adapted the costs structure to the new revenue scenario and indeed, as of the fourth quarter of 2009, we managed to reach the challenging target of repositioning EBITDA at 10% with a clearly improved cash flow. These results, along with the recovery in sales, which in the fourth quarter of 2009 recorded an increase of +14.2% compared to the previous quarter, together with the encouraging signs of the first quarter of 2010, leave us hopeful that we may enjoy the fruits of our efforts throughout 2010".

The 2009 sum total of Datalogic Group consolidated revenues is equal to 311.972 million Euro, down by 17.9% vs. 379.820 million Euro for the same period in the previous year.

The Group's consolidation area is different to that of 2008, since 2009 revenues also include sales of Datasensor S.p.A., acquired and consolidated from October 2008. Considering the same consolidation area Datalogic revenues in 2009 are down by 22.6% vs. 2008.
Total 2009 EBITDA is equal to 19.634 million Euro (down by 58.9% vs. 2008) and the EBITANR is 6.223 million Euro (-82.4% vs. 2008). Datalogic continued to improve its profitability also in the fourth quarter. In fact EBITDA reached 8.7 million Euro equal to 10.1% of revenues, confirming clear improvement compared to 9.3% and 5.7% of revenues recorded respectively in Q3 and Q2 of 2009.

FY2009 closed with a consolidated net loss of -12.164 million Euro. This negative result has been influenced by restructuring costs for 7.776 million Euro totally accrued in the second quarter of 2009.

In the fourth quarter of the year, consolidated revenues totalled 86.8 million Euro (-9% vs. 95.478 million Euro during the same period last year, but with an increase of +14.2% vs. the previous quarter of 2009. EBITDA totalled 8.754 million Euro (-15.1% vs. 10.317 million Euro in Q4 of 2008) but in constant progress vs. the previous quarters of 2009, and EBITANR* amounted to 5.641 million Euro (-13,2% vs. 6.501 million Euro in Q4 of 2008).

The successful turnaround made by Datalogic in 2009 is even more evident in the comparison between the second half of 2009 and the corresponding period in 2008. In fact during the second semester the recovery in progress during the third quarter was confirmed, recording a rise in revenues equal to +9.21% compared to the first semester of 2009.
Rather significant was the recovery in profitability with an EBITDA of 15.8 million Euro compared to 3.8 million Euro during the first semester.

These significant results were achieved thanks to the completion of the reorganisation program launched in the first semester of 2009, which enabled the group to adapt the operating costs structure to the new level of demand (22.6% lower than last year).
In this framework, the Datalogic Automation division was also completely redesigned. In July 2009, all the companies of the division were integrated in order to guarantee increased economies of scale, synergy and efficiency.

Furthermore actions taken to reduce working capital, by re-engineering the industrial processes to make stock management even more efficient, have led to a reduction in net working capital equal to 21.663 million Euro.

Despite the economic crisis, Datalogic has continued to focus on its innovation strength and has invested 24.885 million Euro (approximately 8% of its revenue) in Research and Development activities during the 2009 financial year - charged entirely to its profit and loss account.

The separate business Division sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions) at 31st December 2009, are listed below:

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	68.127	2.043
Datalogic Automation	66.958	(6.281)
Datalogic Scanning	146.982	3.626
Business Development	30.552	3.265
Datalogic S.p.A.	12.250	3.338
Adjustment	(12.898)	232
January- December 09	311.971	6.223

At 31st December 2009 the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by 100.498 million Euro (including the purchase of treasury shares for 1.776 million Euro and the payment of dividends for 1.933 million Euro). This is a significant improvement compared to its position at 31st December 2008 (negative by 106.944 million Euro). Also of note is the payment in the first semester of bonuses and incentives equal to 9.4 million Euro and 3.539 million Euro in non recurring costs mainly comprised of severance payments.

The Board of Directors also approved the Annual Report on Corporate Governance. A copy of the Report will be made available to the public in accordance with applicable law.

The auditing activity for the FY09 interim report has not yet been completed and the audit report will be available within the deadlines set at law. In addition, the attached income statement and balance sheet are reclassified and therefore they have not been subject to audit.

Lastly, please note that the Group consolidated financial statements and the Datalogic S.p.A. financial statements are available upon request at the registered offices of Datalogic S.p.A. and at the offices of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., and can also be consulted on the Company's web site www.datalogic.com (Investor Relations section).

The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli - declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

Datalogic chosen by the Top French Retailers: 30.000 readers installed throughout France for a value of approximately 5 million Euro

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, Italy, March 2, 2010 - Datalogic Group, a leader on the market of barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID systems and photoelectric sensors for industrial automation, through its subsidiary Datalogic Scanning, the worldwide leader in fixed position retail point-of-sale scanners, has been chosen by seven top French Retailers to supply 30.000 bar code readers to enable them to conform to new standards approved in France concerning cashier safety in supermarkets and hypermarkets.

The work order is worth approximately 5 million Euro.

In 2009, a survey on workplace injuries launched by the French government did indeed conclude that the handling of rather heavy items could compromise cashiers' safety. Thus the government adopted a specific law that allows cashiers not to handle bulky products heavier than 8 kg.

Datalogic's Imager GryphonTM I GM4100 cordless readers were chosen because they are also able to easily read items on the bottom shelf of the shopping carts. They are consequently the best solution to comply with these new legal restrictions.

Datalogic Scanning already supplies its fixed Magellan scanners to the top ten Retailers worldwide and has developed a handy and effective solution for French Retailers, which combines the functions of cordless handheld readers with the fixed Magellan scanner point of sale systems.

The GryphonTM handheld readers stand out in view of their extremely versatile technology that adapts to the various application environments offering key features, such as an excellent distance reading capability, fast acquisition of all types of codes and the patented Datalogic technology "Green Spot" ensuring good read feedback of the code, both immediate and visual. The winning features of the GryphonTM readers are completed by their ergonomic design, making them light and handy to use, even for extended periods of time.

Thanks to our extensive range of products - Mr. Mauro Sacchetto pointed out, CEO of Datalogic Group - we managed to immediately meet the specific requirements of the French law. Our policy is based on constant innovation in order to promptly respond to the current changes on the market. Our strategy consists in investing in developing excellent products that satisfy our customers' needs; such strategy has indeed enabled us to win a leading position at an international level. Thanks to the change in the afore-mentioned "safety" standards, we have strengthened our presence on the French market and we are convinced that this opportunity may lead to further developments.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): profitability recovery trend confirmed in the third quarter of 2009

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

EBITDA of € 7.1 million – 9.3% on sales – in the third quarter (+64% vs. € 4.3 million in the second quarter of 2009) and EBITANR¹ of € 4 million (€ 629 thousand in the second quarter 2009).

Cash flow positive for over € 7 million in the third quarter.

Bologna 13^th November 2009 – The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID (radio frequency identification) systems and photoelectric devices – today approved the quarterly interim report as of 30^th September 2009.

Mauro Sacchetto, Chief Executive Officer of Datalogic SpA, commented: “Despite substantial stability of revenues in the previous quarters of 2009, we implemented a balanced and effective costs reduction policy that allowed us to achieve positive EBITDA already in 2Q2009 and to considerably improve in 3Q2009. We are confident that our improvement curve will also have a positive impact on FY results ”.

Consolidated sales revenues in the first nine months of the year totally amounted to € 225.1 million (mn), down by 21% vs. € 284.3 mn in the same period in the previous year.
The group's consolidation structure has changed with respect to 2008, as 2009 revenues include the sales of Datasensor SpA, acquired and consolidated as from October 2008.

EBITDA (including non-recurring costs) amounted to € 10.9 mn (€ 37.4 mn at 30^th September 2008) and EBITANR positive by € 582 thousand (€ 28.8 mn for the same period in previous year).

The consolidated business result for the period showed a net loss of € 14 mn (net profit of € 16.6 mn at 30^th September 2008).

In the third quarter of the year, in consideration of revenues in line with the previous quarters, the Group achieved a very significant improvement in profitability: EBITDA of € 7.1 mn vs. € 4.3 mn in the second quarter. This result has been reached thanks to the reduction costs plan launched during 2009 and for which € 7.9 mn have been accrued.

The separate business Division sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions) at 30^th September 2009, are listed below:

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	46.2	(0.6)
Datalogic Automation	48.3	(5.8)
Datalogic Scanning	108.6	1.9
Informatics	22.4	2.5
Datalogic S.p.A.	9.9	3.5
Adjustment	(10.3)	(0.9)
January - Sept. 2009	225.1	0.6

At 30^th September 2009, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 113 mn, an increase in comparison to its position at 31^st December 2008 (negative by € 106.9 mn) but a net improvement on its position at 30^th June 2009 (negative by € 120 mn).

It should be highlighted that, in the first nine months of the year, dividends and extraordinary costs were paid for approx. € 2 mn and € 1.9 mn, respectively.

Lastly, a relevant contribution to the financial debt reduction, during the third quarter, came from the trade working capital reduction that moved from € 76 mn at 30^th June 2009 to € 69.2 mn at 30^th September 2009.

Please note that the Quarterly Report at 30^th September 2008 is unaudited and it can be consulted on the Company’s web site www.datalogic.com (Investor Relations section).

The manager responsible for preparing the company’s financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli – declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): Board of Directors approves half-interim report as of 30th June 2009

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Strong growth in EBITDA, €4.3 million in the second quarter (negative by € 515 thousand in the first quarter 2009).

The company continued investments in R&D (€ 13.6 million, 9.1% on sales).

The reorganization plan has been completed and will permit cost savings amounting to over €25 million.

Bologna 5^th August 2009 – The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID (radio frequency identification) systems and photoelectric devices – today approved the half-year interim report as of 30 June 2009 (1H09).

Results increased in the second quarter of the year, compared to the first three months of 2009: consolidated revenues amounted to € 76 mn (+4% in comparison to € 73.1 mn in 1Q09), EBITDA of € 4.3 mn (negative by € 515 thousand at 31^st March 09) and EBITANR of € 629 thousand (negative by € 4.3 in 1Q09).

Mauro Sacchetto, Chief Executive Officer of Datalogic SpA, commented: “We have worked very hard in order to improve our performance compared to the first quarter and to lay the foundations so that upcoming quarters will be more positive”.

1H09 ended with consolidated sales revenues of € 149.1 million (mn), down by 23% vs. € 193.6 mn in the same period in the previous year (1H08).

EBITDA (including non-recurring costs) amounted to € 3.8 mn (€ 25.4 mn at 30^th June 2008) and EBITANR¹ negative by € 3.4 mn (€19.6 mn for the same period in previous year).

The consolidated business result for the period showed a net loss of € 14.5 mn (net profit of €11.8 mn at 30^th June 2008).

It should be highlighted that, during the first six months of 2009, a reorganization plan has been completed that it will permit the adjustment of the operating costs structure according to fluctuations in demand (down by 23% in comparison to last year). In summary, the cost savings for the Group will amount to over €25 million per year.

In the second quarter, all the restructuring costs, planned for this year and amounting to €7.9 mn, have been accrued.

The separate business Division sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions) for the first half of 2009, are listed below:

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	30.9	(1.8)
Datalogic Automation	32.5	(4.7)
Datalogic Scanning	71.5	(0.1)
Informatics	14.5	1.4
Datalogic S.p.A.	6.6	1.8
Adjustment	(6.9)	0
January - June 2009	149.1	(3.4)

Once again during 1H2009 the company continued to pay close attention to R&D activities investing approx. € 13.6 mn (9.1% of sales).

At 30th June 2009, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 120 mn, an increase both in comparison to its position at 31st December 2008 (negative by € 106.9 mn) and at 30th June 2008 (negative by € 75.9 million).
It should be highlighted that, in the first half of the year, bonus/year and long term incentives and dividends were paid for approx. € 9.4 mn and € 2 mn, respectively.

The company also continued not to burn operating cash flow (excluding non-recurring outflows) despite the persistent critical conditions of the market and the strong decrease in demand.

The Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Elserino Piol as President of the Compensation Committee.

The auditing activity for the half-year interim report has not yet been completed and the audit report will be available within the deadlines set at law.

Lastly, please note that the half-year interim report at 30^th June 2009 is available upon request at the registered office of Datalogic S.p.A. and at the offices of Borsa Italiana S.p.A., and it can also be consulted on the Company’s web site www.datalogic.com (Investor Relations section).

The manager responsible for preparing the company’s financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli – declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

The agreement for 20 new “Salvatempo” stores equipped with Joya was signed between Unicoop Firenze and Datalogic

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

One year after the launch of Joya, Datalogic reaches another very important target: the success of the Salvatempo service, witnessed by over 70 Coop stores already equipped with this service, is confirmed by an important agreement between the leading company in bar code reading systems and Unicoop Firenze.

Bologna, July 15th, 2009 - The partnership between Unicoop Firenze and Datalogicfor the Salvatempo service is strengthened. In fact, a purchase agreement for Shopevolution^TMwith the brand new Joya^TM terminals was signed by Unicoop Firenze for a contract worth 1.8 million Euros.

Joya by Datalogic is a new generation shopping pod that has just celebrated the first year of its life, showing excellent performances. This pod will be adopted in about 20 stores of Unicoop Firenze. There will be partly new installations and partly replacements of the old technology systems. With this innovative pod, Datalogic confirms an important success in Unicoop Firenze. Unicoop Firenze is one of the 9 cooperatives of Coop System (with 98 stores including supermarkets, hypermarkets, minimarkets and traditional stores distributed in 7 Tuscany provinces) and the biggest Italian consumers' cooperative, noted for its associates, sales and employees.

This is another target reached by Datalogic in synergy with Unicoop Firenze, which was the first to adopt the Salvatempo service and which today assures its customers a high level shopping experience.

The use of Joya does indeed offer many benefits, starting with the fact that the products chosen by customers can be put away in the shopping bags and loaded directly in the trolleys, thus eliminating the need to put them on the conveyor and assuring fast payments. No more queues at the checkout for Coop associates, thanks to the self-service payment kiosks. Furthermore, Joya displays the purchase amount in real time, giving a constant update of the sales check value, and provides information on the store's special offers.

Thanks to these services, Unicoop Firenze is able to differ distinctly from its competitors, thus increasing its competitiveness and attracting new and increasingly "loyal" customers, satisfied with their own shopping experience and the added value assured by Joya, its information and the Salvatempo rapid payment service.

"This important agreement signed between Unicoop Firenze and Datalogic proves the constant and growing success of the Salvatempo service in Coop stores" Mauro Sacchetto declared, CEO of Datalogic S.p.A. "I am delighted that Unicoop Firenze continues to prefer Datalogic solutions for the most important improvement projects of their services. The renewed trust of Unicoop confirms Datalogic's leadership on the market of self-shopping solutions".

It's yet another success for Datalogic, helping to consolidate the leadership position it has carved out for itself, with more than 300 stores installed, including Italy (Coop, Conad, Carrefour, Auchan, Esselunga, Lombardini, Despar, Finiper and E.Leclerc Conad), France (Groupe Casino, ATAC and Carrefour), and Belgium (Delhaize Group and Carrefour). This further demonstrates the importance of understanding the market and customers, as well as a strong inclination towards innovation for constant and on-going growth.

Datalogic’s globalization continues in Asia! Today, Datalogic inaugurated the new facilities in Saigon, Vietnam, where products for the Asian market will be designed, manufactured and distributed

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Saigon, July 10, 2009 - Following Europe and the United States of America, the globalization of Datalogic continues in Asia. The company from Bologna, a leading producer of barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID systems, photoelectric sensors for the industrial automation sector and cutting edge solutions, through its subsidiary Datalogic Scanning, Inc. USA, today inaugurated its new facilities in Vietnam, located in the Saigon High Tech Park (SHTP) .

Hence, the strategic evolution of Datalogic's internationalisation and worldwide globalization continues strong. The company from Bologna aims indeed at consolidating its leadership on reference markets through its direct presence in geographically strategic areas with local facilities and resources in order to handle the whole product value chain, from design right through to manufacture, distribution and relevant after-sales services.

The new factory in Vietnam, located in a high-tech area and specialised in the production, research & development of cutting edge technologies, will lead to remarkable developments in terms of the quality of the products, improved service levels and consistent cost reductions. This new investment will also allow the company to work close-up with all the stakeholders of the territory, developing products designed specifically for the requirements of the customers of this important Asian and Far East market.

The Saigon High-Tech Park is also home to research institutes, national agencies and universities, consequently offering tangible benefits for Datalogic to develop important business relations and partnerships.

Production commenced in June and this month the factory will employ more than 60 staff members, including managers, engineers and technicians who have studied and trained at universities and technical colleges in Vietnam and who will produce Datalogic's range of barcode readers for supermarket checkout counters.

"With the inauguration of the new facilities in Vietnam - Mauro Sacchetto, CEO of Datalogic S.p.A., commented - Datalogic marks another crucial step forward in its worldwide globalization project, following Europe and the United States of America. Vietnam is a strongly developing country and a strategic location for the whole of the Asian area. It is also a reliable State, capable of offering a substantial and winning scenario for investors such as Datalogic". "The new factory and the design centre - Mr. Sacchetto added - will avail of state-of-the-art machinery, which further proves our efforts to set-up a modern and technologically advanced company, focusing on future developments".

Resignation of Roberto Tunioli as Director of the Company

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna 3^rd July 2009 - Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID (radio frequency identification) systems and photoelectric devices - announces that, Mr. Roberto Tunioli, member of the Board of Director, has resigned his position as of July 1^st, 2009.

Mr. Roberto Tunioli, CEO of the Company till April 2009, was currently a non-executive director and President of the Compensation Committee.
As of the date of his resignation, Mr. Tunioli held no shares in Datalogic S.p.A.

Romano Volta, Chairman of Datalogic S.p.A., together with all members of the Board of Directors, would like to thank Mr. Roberto Tunioli for his great contribution as CEO and Director as well, for the development of the Company.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): Board of Directors approves interim report as of 31 March 2009

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

• The company has not burnt operating cash flow (excluding non-recurring outflows) despite the grave crisis of international markets.
• Sales revenues of € 73,1 million (€ 96 million at 31^st March 2008), in line with company's expectations.
• EBITDA negative by € 515 thousand.
• EBITANR negative by € 4.1 million.

Bologna 14 May 2009 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID (radio frequency identification) systems and photoelectric devices - today approved the quarterly interim report as of 31^st March 2009.

"The first quarter results were penalised by the severe crisis that has struck the global economy - stated Mauro Sacchetto, Datalogic CEO. - The Company implemented all those necessary strategies not to burn cash using cost cutting actions without reducing expenditure on R&D or on the new plant in Vietnam (that will be opened the middle of July) in order to ensure more competitive products. The 1Q business result were exactly in line with this plan".

1Q09 ended with consolidated sales revenues of € 73.1 million (mn), down by 24% vs. € 96 mn for the same period in the previous year (1Q08).

EBITDA negative by € 515 thousand (€ 11.6 mn at 31st March 2008) and EBITANR negative by € 4.1 mn, decreased compared to € 8.7 mn recorded in the same period in the previous year.

The period's consolidated business result, which showed a net loss of € -5.5 mn (vs. a consolidated net profit of € 4.3 mn as at 31 March 2008, is attributable to the strong contraction in sales recorded in the first three months of the year; all main markets for Datalogic Group's products (industrial, distribution and logistics) were heavily affected by the crisis that, as from 4Q08, has struck the global economy.

The separate business Division sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions) at 31st March 2009, are listed below:

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	16.1	(1.3)
Datalogic Automation	15.8	(2.6)
Datalogic Scanning	34.7	(1.4)
Informatics	6.7	0.4
Datalogic S.p.A.	3.2	0.8
Adjustment	(3.4)	0
January - March 2009	73.1	(4.1)

At 31^st March 2009, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 116,6 mn, an increase both in comparison to its position at 31^st December 2008 (negative by € 106.9 mn) and at 31^st March 2008 (negative by € 69.3 million).
Net of non-recurring outflows(payment of bonus/year and long term incentives), amounted to € 9.4 mn, the net financial position would be essentially aligned compared with 31^st December 2008.

It should be highlighted that the company, during 1Q09,continued the investments on R&D (for a total amount of € 6.8 mn, 9.3% of revenues).

Lastly, please note that the Quarterly Report at 31^st March 2009 is unaudited and it's available on the Company's web site (Investor Relations section) www.datalogic.com.

The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli - declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): Shareholders approve the financial statements for year ending on 31 December 2008

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

- Sales revenues of € 379.8 million (-6% vs. € 404 million at 31^st December 2007).
- EBITDA of € 47.8 million (-4.7% vs. the same period of previous year); EBITANR of € 35.3 million (down by 6.5% in comparison to 31^st December 2007).
- Net profit of € 17.8 million (-1% vs. 31^st December 2007).
- Appointed the new Board of Directors for the period 2009-2011.
- Dividend of € 0.035 per share (coupon detachment on May 4^th and payment on May 7^th 2009).
- Board of Directors authorised to undertake share buybacks.

Bologna 21 April 2009 - Today the Annual General Meeting of Datalogic shareholders approved financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 December 2008 and passed a resolution authorising distribution of a dividend of € 0.035 per share.

The dividend envisages coupon (no. 3) detachment on 4th May and payment as from 7th May 2009.

For the whole of 2008 Datalogic Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 379.8 mn (€ 404 mn as of 31 Dec. 2007); EBITDA of € 47.8 mn (down by 4.7% vs € 50 mn at 31^st December 2007) and EBITANR* of € 35.3 mn (€ 37.8 mn for the same period in the previous year).

Consolidated net profit of € 17.8 mn (-1% vs € 18.1 mn at 31 December 2007).

At 31^st December 2008, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 107 mn, an increase in comparison to its position at 31^st December 2007 (negative by € 62.5 mn), mainly due to the acquisition of Datasensor S.p.A.

During the AGM, the new Company's Board of Directors has been appointed that they will hold its office until the adoption of the balance sheet as of December 31^st 2011: Romano Volta (Datalogic's President), Mauro Sacchetto, Roberto Tunioli, Pier Paolo Caruso, Gabriele Volta, Valentina Volta, Angelo Manaresi (independent Director), Gianluca Cristofori (independent Director), Elserino Piol, Luigi Di Stefano (independent Director), John O'Brien, Giovanni Tamburi e Lodovico Floriani.

All the appointed Directors were taken from the sole list submitted by the majority shareholder Hydra S.p.A. Curricula vitae of the members are available at the Headquarter as well as on the Company's web site.

Shareholders also authorised the Board of Director to make transactions for the sale and purchase of treasury shares. Buyback operations are motivated by Datalogic' desire to act as a stabiliser, thus improving the stock's liquidity.

More specifically, this authorisation was granted for the purchase and transfer of up to a maximum of 5,800,000 Datalogic S.p.A. ordinary shares - equal to 9.9% of the capital stock - for the period intervening between today and the date of call of the meeting for the adoption of the 2009 balance-sheet, i.e. 18 months. According to the approved plan, the purchase price of each ordinary share will range between a face value of € 2 and € 20.

The new Board of Directors was held today, after the AGM, and appointed Mauro Sacchetto to the office of Chief Executive Officer and also renewed the members of the Committees, as indicated below:

- Compensation Committee: Roberto Tunioli (President), Elserino Piol and Angelo Manaresi.
- Internal Control Committee: Gianluca Cristofori (President), Pier Paolo Caruso and Angelo Manaresi.

Lastly, the Issuer's financial instruments owned by BoD members are shown below:

	Type of ownership	Number of shares
Romano Volta	Direct	589,160
Romano Volta	Indirect via Hydra S.p.A.	19,568,466
Roberto Tunioli	Direct	71,000
Angelo Manaresi	Direct	6,240

The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli - declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

A new leadership for Datalogic S.p.A.

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, April 3^rd 2009 - In relation to the renewal of the Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A., the main item on the Agenda of the forthcoming Ordinary Shareholder's Meeting planned for the 21^st April, Roberto Tunioli, has communicated that he intends to step down from his position as CEO and not stand for re-election when his contractual term is set for renewal at the upcoming meeting. Mr. Tunioli, who has held the CEO position for 16 years, stated that he has at this point completed an extensive process of corporate and strategic development and, in such sense, would like to undertake new professional challenges.

Datalogic's Board of Directors, convened under the chairmanship of Romano Volta, resolved to submit the appointment of Mauro Sacchetto, General Manager of Datalogic S.p.A. as Board Director and, at the same time, as Chief Executive Officer, for approval of the Shareholders.

In order to insure the utmost business and company continuity, the Board of Directors also resolved to submit for approval of the Shareholders that, upon expiry of his office, Roberto Tunioli will continue to be a member of the new Board of Directors giving his contribution to the development of the company.

Romano Volta, Chairman of Datalogic S.p.A., stated: "Datalogic has become a worldwide leader and a reference point on its market because it has always skilfully innovated and managed the business effectively and far-sightedly, getting the best out of each change. In 1972 we commenced an endless development process, which gained a crucial turning point when Roberto Tunioli was appointed as CEO in 1994. Mr. Tunioli is an exceptional man who proficiently turned the company into a model business from many a point of view, making it a global player through intensive organic and external growth and by moulding that winning and innovating way of thinking, which by now is deep-rooted in Datalogic's DNA. Therefore, I personally, together with the Board of Directors, would like to thank him for what he has done. We believe that Mauro Sacchetto is the best person to continue the company's growth, despite the current economic crisis, through a process of worldwide development and consolidation. Mr. Sacchetto is a professional man with comprehensive international experience and outstanding technical and strategic expertise. Roberto Tunioli and I are certain that he will do an excellent job in pursuing the company's expansion strategy".

Roberto Tunioli remarked: "I thank the Chairman and the Board of Directors for their total and utmost trust and support over the past 16 years, each of which were unique and wonderful. I leave the leadership of Datalogic following years of extensive expansion and I am certain that the soundness of the choices made and the quality of the company, of its management team and of all its employees will allow Mauro Sacchetto to continue towards new and even more challenging goals".

Datalogic Automation Division simplifies and rationalises organisational structure

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Datalogic Automation S.r.l. merger is approved.

Bologna 27th March 2009 - The Shareholders of Datalogic Automation S.r.l., Infra S.r.l., Datasensor S.p.A. and Laservall S.p.A. approved yesterday the merger into Datalogic Automation S.r.l., a company operating in the industrial automation market and 100% owned by Datalogic S.p.A.

The subject merger constitutes a significant step ahead in the finalization of the Datalogic Group reorganisation launched during 2007 and aimed to, specifically, the simplification of the Datalogic Automation company structure.

This merger will result in a single entity that will operate in the automatic identification market (fixed position scanners and RFID), detection (sensors) and marking (laser marking systems) for the industrial automation market and it will offer a wide range of automatic data capture solutions helping industries streamline processes in industrial and logistic applications.

This is an important step in the reorganisation process of Datalogic Automation, started at the end of last year, as it will allow, through a deeper integration between the different divisional line of products, a rationalisation of the sales network and a useful exploitation of shared technological platforms.

The merger will be effective for fiscal and accounting purposes as of January 1, 2009 and for legal purposes as of the registration date of the merger act in the Register Office according to Article 2504/bis, second paragraph, Italian Civil Code.

Lastly, it is pointed out that there will be no economic or financial impacts on the consolidated financial statements of Datalogic Group resulting from the merger.

Datalogic Automation "reads" the news

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Datalogic Automation is pleased to announce the excellent success of the new NVS9000^TM vision system. Within just a few months after its launch this system has achieved high acceptance from system integrators who work with newspaper and periodical distribution systems. The new system's success can be measured from NVS9000^TMorders worth 350.000 Euros in just the first two months of 2009.

Bologna 19^th March 2009 - Distribution of newspapers and magazines must be carefully monitored with regard to the number of copies circulated by newsstands, by subscription, in bulk, and as promotional free copies.

In this periodical supply chain the fundamental link between publishers and the consumer are the local agencies who are responsible for distribution and for counting and returning the unsold copies to the manufacturer or to the paper shredder. Certification of returned periodicals is one of the most difficult tasks that the retailer must face: each copy must be identified, sorted and returned to the individual publisher with accuracy and speed. Until now, this process required a time-consuming and error-prone manual scanning of tiny and sometimes poorly printed bar codes on each periodical.

To improve performances, Datalogic Automation offers the new NVS9000^TM vision system that overcomes all the typical reading problems due to the editorial bar code dimensions and quality.

Notwithstanding its recent launch, the technological advantages offered by the new NVS9000^TM vision system have already been discovered by the major Solution Providers of the sector, that have tested and ordered the system. Unparalleled success is thus guaranteed.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): Board of Directors approves figures at 31st December 2008

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

• Sales revenues of € 379.8 million (-6% vs. € 404 million at 31^st December 2007). With constant Euro/Usd exchange rates, compared to 2007, the reduction would have been approx. 3%.
• EBITDA of € 47.8 million (-4.7% vs. the same period in previous year).
• EBITANR of € 35.3 million (down by 6.5% in comparison to 31^st December 2007).
• Net profit of € 17.8 million (-1% vs. 31^st December 2007).
• Dividend proposed of 3.5 euro cents per share (with coupon detachment on May 4th 2009).
• Net financial position negative by € 107 million including purchase of treasury shares for € 51.4 million (in 2008 n. 5.4 mn of treasury shares cancelled).

Bologna, 6^th March 2009 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers, RFID (radio frequency identification) systems and photoelectric devices - today approved the draft financial statements for the year ending on 31 December 2008.

For the whole of 2008 Datalogic Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 379.8 million (mn), down by 6% vs. € 404 mn in the same period in the previous year. With constant exchange rates Euro/Usd, compared to 2007, the reduction would have been approx. 3%.

The Group's consolidation area was different to that of 2007, since 2008 revenues also included sales of Datasensor S.p.A., acquired and consolidated as from October 2008. Therefore, Datalogic Group financial statements includes Datasensor results only for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the total purchase cost has already been paid.

Net of Datasensor, Datalogic's 2008 revenues amounted to € 373.5 mn (-7.5% vs. 2007).

EBITDA of € 47.8 mn (down by 4.7% vs € 50 mn at 31^st December 2007) and EBITANR* of € 35.3 mn (-6.5% vs. € 37.8 mn for the same period in the previous year); net of Datasensor, EBITDA amounted to € 46.8 mn (-6.6% vs. 2007) while EBITANR amounted to € 34.7 mn (-8% vs. 2007).

FY2008 closed with consolidated net profit of € 17.8 million (-1% vs. € 18.1 million at 31^st December 2007); net of Datasensor, net profit amounted to € 17.6 mn (-2.5% vs 2007).

In the fourth quarter of the year, consolidated revenues amounted to € 95.5 mn (down by 10% in comparison to € 106.5 mn in 4Q07); EBITDA of € 10.3 mn (-21.7% vs € 13.2 mn in 4Q07) and EBITANR* of € 6.5 mn (-34% vs. € 10 mn in 4Q07).

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be convened for April 21^st 2009; the Board of Directors will propose to the AGM of shareholders distribution of a per-share dividend of 3.5 euro cents (with coupon detachment - n. 3 - on May 4th 2009 and payment on May 7th 2009).

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	87.4	6.9
Datalogic Automation	70.1	(1.1)
Datalogic Scanning	185.1	20.0
Business Development	42.8	7.0
Datalogic S.p.A.	15.6	2.2
Adjustment	(21.2)	0.3
January- December 08	379.8	35.3

At 31^st December 2008, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 107 mn, an increase both in comparison to its position at 31^st December 2007 (negative by € 62.5 mn), mainly due to the acquisition of Datasensor S.p.A..

We would however point out that, during 2008, treasury shares were bought for approximately € 23.2 mn. If treasury shares were included (also counting n. 5,409,981 treasury shares cancelled in May 2008), the net financial position at 31^st December 2008 would be negative by € 55.5 mn. In addition dividends were paid for € 4 mn.

It should be highlighted that, once again in 2008, the investments on R&D - totally expensed in the income statement - equal to € 25.3 mn (i.e. 7% of revenues).

The Board of Directors also approved the Annual Report on Corporate Governance. A copy of the Report will be made available to the public in accordance with the provisions required by the law.

The auditing activity for the FY08 interim report has not yet been completed and the audit report will be available within the deadlines set at law. In addition, the attached income statement and balance sheet are reclassified forms and therefore they have not been subject to auditor verification.

Datalogic Automation Flies to Spain! Datalogic confirms its leadership on the international market of Baggage Handling Systems for Airports in Europe

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna 19^th January 2009 - Following Alicante, Madrid Terminals T2 and T3, Barcelona (both the old and new Terminal), & Palma de Mallorca, another two major Spanish airports have chosen Datalogic fixed position Bar Code readers for their Baggage Handling System, confirming Datalogic Automation's leadership on the Spanish Market. The Company announced that the New Alicante and Malaga Terminals have been assigned to Datalogic and will be installed during 2009.

The current leadership of Datalogic Automation covers all major terminals of the Iberian Peninsula. Lisbon, Oporto, Faro and three airports on the Azores Islands too have installed Datalogic Automation Baggage handling systems, with more than 160 automatic reading stations, for a total of 1280 scanners installed throughout Spain and Portugal.

Beside the traditional BHS solutions, as a leader in the Automatic Identification industry, Datalogic has caught the attention of the press for having partnered with two important airports in Europe for the first applications of the so called "In system Timing"; this revolutionary system is capable of metering the time that it takes fliers to reclaim their baggage. Barcelona Airport, which piloted one of the two mentioned systems, has appointed Datalogic to extend the application to another 8 conveyor belts, proving the interest and the quick payback of this solution, and yet again confirming the leadership of Datalogic in Airport Solutions, which commenced in Alicante in 1996 and is still going strong. All these projects are worth more than 1 million Euro in 2009 alone.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): net profit up 44%, € 16.6 million as of 30th September 2008. Acquisition of Datasensor S.p.A. completed

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, 13^th November 2008 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers and RFID (radio frequency identification) systems - today approved the quarterly interim report as of 30 September 2008.

Consolidated sales revenues of € 284.3 million (mn), down by 4.4% vs. € 297.5 mn in the same period in the previous year. With constant exchange rates Euro/Usd, compared to 2007, the growth would have been approx. 1%.

EBITDA of € 37.4 mn (+1.4% vs € 36.9 mn at 30^th September 2007) and EBITANR of € 28.8 mn (+3.5% vs. € 27.9 mn for the same period in the previous year).

Consolidated net profit of € 16.6 mn improved considerably in the first nine months of the year (+44% vs € 11.5 mn at 30^th September 2007).

In the third quarter of the year, consolidated revenues amounted to € 90.8 mn (down by 8% in comparison to € 98.6 mn in 3Q07); with constant exchange rates Euro/Usd, the reduction would have been equal to approx. 4%. EBITDA of € 12.1 mn (+9% vs € 11.1 mn in 3Q07) and EBITANR* of € 9.2 mn (+13% vs. € 8.1 mn in 3Q07).

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	66,1	4,3
Datalogic Automation	50,8	0,3
Datalogic Scanning	138,7	11,3
Business Development	33,5	5,7
Datalogic S.p.A.	15,0	7,0
Adjustments	(19,8)	0.2
January - September 08	284,3	28,8

Unfortunately, reliable reclassification of 3Q07, on the basis of the new Divisions of the Group, was not possible.

At 30^th September 2008, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 73.9 mn, an increase both in comparison to its position at 31^st December 2007 (negative by € 62.5 mn) and at 30^th September 2007 (negative by € 67 million).

We would however point out that, in the first nine months of the year, treasury shares were bought for approximately € 19 mn. If treasury shares were included (also counting n. 5,409,981 treasury shares cancelled in May 2008), the net financial position at 30^th September 2008 would be negative by € 26.7 mn. In addition dividends were paid for € 4 mn.

Lastly, please note that the Quarterly Report at 30 September 2008 is unaudited.

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In addition, the Company informs that today the acquisition by Datalogic Automation S.r.l. of Datasensor S.p.A., Italian company leader in the design, production and marketing of photoelectric sensors and devices for the industrial automation sector, has been completed and payment of the second instalment and balance, for € 13.7 mn, has been made.

The payment of the first instalment, for € 31.3 mn, was made on 3^rd October upon signature of the contract.

In this regard, we would like to recall that the deal is worth a total amount of € 45 million (Equity Value), appropriate price determined with the corroboration of an independent expert appraisal - KPMG Advisory S.p.A (required as the deal is between related parties).

As regards the valuation of the acquisition price, we would like to point out that the Datalogic S.p.A. Board of Directors unanimously approved said price, with the abstention of the Directors that have interests in potential conflict with those of the Company.

The acquisition will be mainly financed via use of bank borrowing (up to a maximum of € 40 million) and available financial resources.

The principal consolidated financial results for 2007 are reported below:

Euro (million)	Datalogic S.p.A.	Datasensor S.p.A.	Proforma 2007
Revenues	404,0	31,7	435,7
EBITDA	50,1	5,6	55,7
Net profit	18,1	1,7	19,8
Net financial position	(62,5)	3,5	(59,0)

It is pointed out that, as a consequence of the acquisition, no change is envisaged in the remuneration of the directors of Datalogic SpA and/or of its subsidiaries.

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Hydra S.p.A. strengthens its ownership in Datalogic S.p.A.

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, 22^nd October 2008 - Hydra S.p.A., parent company of Datalogic S.p.A. with a holding equal to 68,8%, hereby informs that on 15th and 17th October it purchased n. 641.612 shares, equal to approximately 1,10% of Datalogic S.p.A.'s share capital by means of an off-market transaction.

As a result of the transactions, Hydra S.p.A. has strengthened and consolidated its holding in the company and therefore today owns a total of n. 40.866.294 shares, equal to 69,92% of Datalogic S.p.A.'s share capital.

Yet again, Hydra has confirmed its trust in the Company and in particular Datalogic S.p.A.'s ability to create value.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): Consolidated revenues of € 283.8 million (mn) as of 30 September 2008 (-5% against € 297.5 mn at 30 September 2007). With constant Euro/Usd exchange rates, the growth would have been equal to 1%

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna 13th October 2008 - Consolidated revenues of € 283.8 mn as of 30^th September 2008, down by 5% from € 297.5 mn in the same period in the previous year. With constant euro/usd exchange rates, the growth would have been equal to approx. 1% (proforma sales exceeding € 298 mn).

Consolidated revenues were € 90.2 mn in the third quarter of 2008, down by 8.5% against sales of € 98.6 mn in Q307. With constant euro/usd exchange rates, the reduction would have been approx. equal to 5%.

These are the preliminary revenue figures for Datalogic S.p.A., a company listed in the STAR segment a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers and RFID (radio frequency identification) systems.

As far as the individual business divisions are concerned, during the first nine months of this year, Datalogic Mobile achieved revenues of € 62 mn (-8% compared to the same period in 2007 and -4% with constant euro/usd exchange rates), Datalogic Scanning € 138.2 mn (-1% compared to the same period in 2007 and +4% with constant euro/usd exchange rates) and Datalogic Automation € 50 mn (-8% vs the same period in 2007 and -5% with constant euro/usd exchange rates). Concerning the Business Development Division, the Shopevolution line increased by approx. +2% and Informatics Inc. +3% (in Usd).

The Board of Directors will meet on 13 November to approve the accounts at 30 September 2008.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi) announces the acquisition of Datasensor SpA, a company active in the sector of photoelectric sensors and devices

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, October 3, 2008 - Datalogic SpA - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange and a leader in the market for barcode readers, data collection mobile computers and RFID (radio frequency identification) systems - approved today the acquisition of DATASENSOR SpA (a company 100% owned by Hydra SpA, controlling shareholder of Datalogic SpA).

The deal is of great industrial value as it will allow both the Datalogic Group and Datasensor to consolidate their respective market positions in the industrial automation sector.

As the deal is between related parties, this press release has been prepared also in compliance with Article 71- bis of the Regulation implementing Italian Legislative Decree no. 58 of 24 February 1998 (the Italian Consolidated Law on Finance) which governs issuers, approved by the CONSOB (Italian securities & exchange commission) with its resolution no. 11971 of 14 May 1999 as subsequently amended and integrated.

1. CHARACTERISTICS, APPROACH, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DEAL

The object of the deal is the transfer of shares representing 100% of the share capital of Datasensor SpA from Hydra SpA to Datalogic Automation Srl, a company directly and wholly owned by the Issuer. In this regard please note that the investment contract was signed today and, at the same time, were transferred 100% of shares of Datasensor SpA to Datalogic Group.

Datalogic Automation Srl (hereinafter also the "Purchaser"), 100% controlled by Datalogic SpA, is the second leading European manufacturer of industrial fixed-position scanning systems and one of the world's leading producers of automatic identification systems for the industrial market

Datasensor SpA (hereinafter also the "Target Company") is an Italian company present in the international market for over 30 years and a leader in the design, production and marketing of photoelectric sensors and devices for detection, safety, measurement, and inspection in industrial automation.

In 2007, Datasensor Group achieved sales revenues of € 31.7 million and EBITDA (restated) of € 5.6 million (17.6% on revenues); at 31 December 2007, the net financial position was positve by € 3.5 million.

The deal is worth a total amount of € 45 million (Equity Value). The acquisition was realized using a multiple equal to approximately 7.5 FY 2007 EBIDTA (restated).

The price, determined with the corroboration of an independent expert appraisal (KPMG Advisory SpA), will be paid in two instalments: the first, for a total amount of € 31.3 mn immediately and the second, for € 13.7 mn, by the middle of November.

The price will be paid via use of available financial resources and bank borrowing.

2. DEGREE OF RELATIONSHIP; NATURE AND EXTENT OF RELATED PARTIES' INTEREST

On the definition of "Related parties" as indicated in the international accounting standard IAS 24, approved by EC Regulation no. 1725/2003 and subsequently amended by EC Regulation no. 2238/2004, as well as the definition of "Control" as indicated in Article 2359 of the Italian Civil Code and Article 93 of the Italian Consolidated Finance Act, the deal in question is a related-party transaction since it involves:

Datalogic Automation Srl, a company 100% controlled by Datalogic SpA (hereinafter "Issuer").
Datasensor SpA, a company 100% controlled by Hydra SpA, which in turn is the controlling shareholder of Datalogic SpA, with a percentage interest of approximately 65%.
Hydra SpA, a company whose share capital is owned by Mr. R. Volta and Ms. L. Fantini, each with a 50% interest.

3. BUSINESS RATIONALE OF ACQUISITION

This acquisition is part of the Datalogic Group's growth strategy in the industrial automation segment which is headed by the Automation Division. Photoelectric sensors and devices - which form the core business of Datasensor - will enable the Automation Division to complete its product range (which already comprises industrial fixed-position scanners, radio-frequency readers, and laser marking products) for the industrial market.

Similarly, integration of the technological platforms of the Automation Division and Datasensor is aimed at increasing Datalogic's innovation potential considerably, consequently improving the Group's competitiveness.

4. METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING PRICE

For the purposes of valuation of the Target Company, the Issuer's Board of Directors identified the advisory services company KPMG Advisory SpA as the independent expert appointed to prepare an appraisal (hereinafter also "fairness opinion") to set a value on the Target Company, also pursuant to and for the purposes of Article 2465 of the Italian Civil Code.

The benchmark criterion used for appraisal was Discounted Cash Flow (DCF). In addition, to verifiy the valuation, two other methods were used, i.e. the market multiples method (relating to listed companies active in the sensors sector) and the comparable transaction multiples method (for acquisitions concerning companies active in Datasensor's sector or in any case in closely related sectors).

The independent expert's report revealed an economic value, for the transfer of the entire share capital of the Target Company, in line with the price agreed between the parties.

5. INCOME-STATEMENT, BALANCE-SHEET AND FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF THE ACQUISITION

In practical terms, acquisition of the equity interest in Datasensor SpA by Datalogic Group will result in Datasensor's entry into the consolidation area of Datalogic Automation and, consequently, of Datalogic SpA.

6. OTHER INFORMATION

It is pointed out that no change is envisaged in the remuneration of the directors of Datalogic SpA and/or of its subsidiaries as a consequence of the deal described above.

Lastly, the Issuer's financial instruments owned by members of Datalogic SpA's management and control bodies at 31 December 2007 are shown below:

	Type of ownership	Investee company	Number of shares
Romano Volta	Direct	Datalogic S.p.A.	879,900
Romano Volta	Indirect via Hydra S.p.A.	Datalogic S.p.A.	18,862,250
Roberto Tunioli	Direct	Datalogic S.p.A.	600,012
Gabriele Volta	Direct	Datalogic S.p.A.	115,200
Valentina Volta	Direct	Datalogic S.p.A.	133,760

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): Board of Directors approves half-year interim report as of 30th June 2008. Net profit of €11.8 million, +49% vs. 30th June 2007

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, 8th August 2008 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange, third largest world manufacturer, and leader in Europe, for barcode readers, rugged mobile computers and RFID (radio frequency identification devices) - approved the half-year interim report as of 30 June 2008 (1H08).

1H08 ended with consolidated sales revenues of € 193.6 million (mn), down by 2.7% vs. € 199 mn in the same period in the previous year (1H07), due to a persistent unfavorable trend of the USD. With constant exchange rates Euro/Usd, compared to 2007, the growth would have been approx. 3%.

EBITDA of € 25.4 mn (-1.8% vs € 25.8 mn at 30th June 2007) and EBITANR* of € 19.6 mn (in line with € 19.7 mn for the same period in previous year).

Consolidated net profit of € 11.8 mn in the first six months of the year, a significant improvement vs. € 7.9 mn at 30th June 2007.

In the second quarter of the year, consolidated revenues amounted to € 97.5 mn (+2.8% in comparison to € 94.9 mn in 2Q07); with constant exchange rates Euro/Usd, the growth would have been equal to approx. 9%. EBITDA of € 13.8 mn (+17% vs € 11.8 mn in 2Q07) and EBITANR of € 11 mn (+24.5% vs. € 8.8 mn in 2Q07).

The separate business Divisions’ sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions), for the first half of 2008 (in Euro million), are listed below:

Divisions	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	46.2	3.5
Datalogic Automation	36.0	1.0
Datalogic Scanning	92.7	7.2
Business Development	22.1	3.6
Datalogic S.p.A.	10.2	4.0
Unallocable costs/adj.	(13.6)	0.3
January - June 08	193.6	19.6

Unfortunately, reliable reclassification of 1H07, on the basis of the new Divisions of the Group, was not possible.

At 30th June 2008, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 76 mn, an increase both in comparison to its position at 31st December 2007 (negative by € 62.5 mn) and at 30th June 2007 (negative by € 72 million).

We would however point out that, in the first half of the year, treasury shares were bought for approximately € 12 mn. If treasury shares were included, the net financial position at 30th June 2008 would be negative by € 69 mn. In addition dividends were paid for € 4.4 mn.

The auditing activity for the half-year interim report has not yet been completed and the audit report will be available within the deadlines set at law (29th August 2008). In addition, the attached income statement and balance sheet are reclassified forms and therefore they have not been subject to auditor verification.

The manager responsible for preparing the company’s financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli – declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): Consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2008 came to €98 million (+3% on 2Q07). With constant Euro/USD exchange rates, compared to 2007, the growth would have been approximately equal to 10%

Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna 4th July 2008 – In the first half of the year the Datalogic Group achieved consolidated revenues equal to € 194 mn, down by 2% from 199 mn in the same period in the previous year. With constant euro/usd exchange rates, the growth would have been equal to 3% (proforma sales exceeding € 205 mn).

Consolidated revenues were € 98 mn in the second quarter of 2008, an increase of over 3% against sales of € 95 mn on Q207. With constant euro/usd exchange rates, the growth would have been approx. equal to 10%

These are the preliminary revenue figures for Datalogic S.p.A., a company listed in the STAR segment, third largest world manufacturer and leader in Europe for bar code readers, rugged mobile computers, and RFID (radio frequency identification) systems.

As far as the individual business divisions are concerned, during the first six months of this year, Datalogic Mobile achieved revenues of € 43.7 mn (-7% compared to the same period in 2007 and -3% with constant euro/usd exchange rates), Datalogic Scanning € 92.4 mn (in line with the same period in 2007 and +7% with constant euro/usd exchange rates) and Datalogic Automation 35.7 mn (in line with the same period in 2007 and +2% with constant euro/usd exchange rates). Good performance by the Shopevolution line (+5%) and Informatics Inc. (+3% in Usd).

The meeting of the Board of Directors for approval of the 2008 first semester financial results has been scheduled for August 8th 2008.

The manager responsible for preparing the company’s financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli – declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): From today n. 58.446.491 ordinary shares in circulation (share capital reduction by means of cancellation of nr. 5.409.981 treasury shares completed)

Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna 29th May 2008 – Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the STAR segment of the Milan Stock Exchange, the third largest world manufacturer and leader in Europe for bar code readers, rugged mobile computers, and RFID systems (radio frequency identification devices) – informs that, as no opposition has been instituted by corporate creditors in the time period set under Italian law, the reduction of the Company’s share capital by means of cancellation of nr. 5.409.981 treasury shares (equal to 8.47% of share capital) has been completed.

As a result of this operation, resolved by the Shareholders Meeting held on February 20th 2008, the share capital is therefore comprised of nr. 58.446.491 ordinary shares with a nominal value of Euro 0.52 per share and amounts to Euro 30,392,175.32.

Earning per share (EPS) at 31.12.2007 and at 31.03.2008 pre and post share capital reduction is listed below:

in Euro	31.12.07	31.03.08
Earning per share pre reduction	0,283	0,067
Earning per share post reduction	0,309	0,074
*Var. % ()**	9,3%	9,3%

(*) Earning per share percentage variation has been calculated using non rounded off figures.

The manager responsible for preparing the company’s financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli – hereby declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records

Datalogic (Star: dal.mi): board of directors approves quarterly interim report as of 31 march 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, 14th May 2008 - The Board of Directors of Datalogic S.p.A. - a company listed in the Star segment of the Milan Stock Exchange, operating in the design, production and distribution of barcode reader systems and RFID (radio frequency identification devices) - approved the quarterly interim report as of 31st March 2008.

1Q08 ended with consolidated sales revenues of € 96 million (mn), down by 7.7% vs. € 104.1 mn for the same period in the previous year (1Q07) due to unfavourable trend of USD. With constant euro/usd exchange rates, the reduction would have been approx. 3%.

We would like to recall that the first quarter of 2007 was particularly positive in terms of revenues as the Company planned the start-up of a significant reorganization on April 2nd and, with the aim of minimizing possible inefficiencies for customers, many orders, originally requested for April, were filled in March. During April of this year sales were equal to € 29 mn, up by 37% versus € 21.2 mn achieved in the same month of 2007). With constant exchange rates Euro/Usd, the growth would have been equal to 49%.

Sales revenues recorded in the first fourth months of this FY amounted to € 125 mn, in line with € 126 mn for the same period in 2007. With constant exchange rates Euro/Usd, the growth would have been approx. 5%.

EBITDA of € 11.6 mn (-17% vs € 14 mn at 31st March 2007) and EBITANR of € 8.7 mn (-20.7% vs. € 10.9 mn for the same period in previous year).

Consolidated net profit of € 4.30 mn in the first three months of the year (in line with € 4.31 mn at 31st March 2007).

The separate business Divisions’ sales (including intersegment sales) and segment results (before non-recurring costs/revenues and depreciation and amortization due to acquisitions), for the first quarter of 2008 (in Euro million), are listed below:

Divisioni	Sales	Segment results
Datalogic Mobile	21.96	1.18
Datalogic Automation	19.68	0.66
Datalogic Scanning	45.36	2.88
Business Development	11.55	2.02
Datalogic S.p.A.	5.20	1.73
Unallocable costs/adj.	(7.73)	0.2
January - March 08	96.2	8.67

Unfortunately, reliable reclassification of 1Q07, on the basis of the new Divisions of the Group, was not possible.

At 31st March 2008, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 69.4 mn, an increase both in comparison to its position at 31st December 2007 (negative by € 62.5 mn) and at 31st March 2007 (negative by € 54 million).

We would however point out that, in the first quarter of the year, treasury shares were bought for approximately € 7.6 mn. If treasury shares were included, the net financial position at 31st March 2008 would be negative by € 33.5 mn.

Please note that the Quarterly Report at 31 March 2008 is unaudited. It should also be pointed out that the attached income statement and balance sheet are reclassified statements and as such are not subject to checking by the auditors.

The manager responsible for preparing the company’s financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli – declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in this press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

Datalogic Automation (Datalogic Group - dal.mi): distribution agreement, worth approx. 4 million euro, signed with Ixla to supply laser marking equipment for the production of id cards and passports

Mon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna, 5th May 2008 - Datalogic Automation, through its affiliate company Laservall S.p.A., announces the signature of a significant agreement with IXLA S.A. - Business Partner of Laservall - worth approx. 4 million Euro, for the distribution of laser marking equipment for the production of secure electronic ID cards and passports, manufactured by the plant located in Donnas (AO), Italy.

This order is in addition to other laser marking equipment supplies (for a total value of approx. 3 million Euro) already delivered during the first quarter of this year, concerning several projects in Europe, Asia and the USA.

We would like to recall that Laservall S.p.A. has developed a highly compact, precise and reliable desktop system that integrates high speed, high resolution laser marking, to engrave the photos and personal data with a checking system to ensure the quality and accuracy of the marked information.

This technology, ensures instant production of reliable anti-forgery ID cards even in decentralized locations (i.e. border offices or small local communities).

Guglielmo Piazzi, CEO of Laservall S.p.A. states "We are particularly pleased with this agreement as it provides further confirmation both of the quality and innovativeness of our technology and of the fast growth of this market."

Datalogic (Star: DAL.MI): shareholders approve the financial statements for year ending on 31 December 2007

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Sales revenues of € 404 million (+6% vs. € 381.6 million at 31st December 2006).

EBITDA of € 50.1 million (+31% vs. the same period of previous year).

EBITANR of € 37.8 million (+45% vs. € 26 million at 31st December 2006).

Net profit of € 18.1 million (€4.1 million at 31st December 2006).

Dividend proposed of € 0.07 per share (+17% vs. dividend paid in 2006), with coupon detachment on April 28th 2008 and payment on May 2nd.

Board of Directors authorised to undertake share buybacks.

Bologna, 15 April 2008 - Today the Annual General Meeting of Datalogic shareholders approved financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 December 2007 and passed a resolution authorising distribution of a dividend of € 0.07 per share.

The dividend - which for the previous financial year had been € 0.06 per share - envisages coupon (no. 2) detachment on 28th April and payment as from 2nd May 2008.

In FY2007 consolidated revenues grew by 6% to € 404 mn (vs. € 381.6 mn as at 31 December 2006).

EBITDA amounted to € 50.1 mn (+31% vs. € 11.8 mn in 2006); EBITANR totalled € 37.8 mn (vs. 26 mn of the previous year), with growth of +45%. Consolidated net profit of € 18.1 mn (€ 4.1 mn in the same period of the previous year).

At 31 December 2007, the net financial position of Datalogic was negative by € 62.5 mn, worse in comparison to its position at 31 December 2006 (negative by € 58.3 mn), but an improvement on its position at 30 June 2007 (negative by € 71.8 million). We point out that, during 2007, treasury shares were bought for approximately € 28.9 mn and dividends were paid for € 3.8 mn. If own shares were included, the net financial position at 31st December 2007 would be negative for € 34.3 mn, a big improvement on its position at 31st December 2006 (negative by € 50 mn).

Lastly please note that, on February 20th 2008, the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting approved the proposal to reduce the Company's share capital by means of cancellation of nr. 5,409,981 in treasury shares (equal to 8.472% of share capital). Subsequent to the cancellation of the shares, the share capital will therefore be composed of nr. 58,446,491 ordinary shares with a nominal value of Euro 0.52 per share and will amount to Euro 30,392,175.32.

Shareholders also authorised the Board of Director to make transactions for the sale and purchase of own shares. Buyback operations are motivated by Datalogic' desire to act as a stabiliser, thus improving the stock's liquidity.

More specifically, this authorisation was granted for the purchase and transfer of up to a maximum of 5,800,000 Datalogic S.p.A. ordinary shares - equal to 9.9% of the capital stock - for the period intervening between today and the date of call of the meeting for the adoption of the 2008 balance-sheet, i.e. 18 months.

According to the approved plan, the purchase price of each ordinary share will range between a face value of € 2 and € 20.

The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli - declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in that press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

Datalogic (Star: DAL.MI): order book growth in the first quarter of 2008 worth over € 107 million

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bologna 9 April 2008 - In the first quarter of the year the Datalogic Group achieved consolidated revenues for € 96.8 mn, down by 7% from € 104.1 mn in the same period in the previous year. With constant euro/usd exchange rates, the reduction would have been equal to 2% (proforma sales exceeding € 101.6 mn).

In any case, as more than 50% of the Group's costs are in USD, the revaluation of the Euro against USD generates a positive effect on P&L that more than offsets the reduction in revenues.

The first quarter of 2007 was particularly positive in terms of revenues as the Company planned the start-up of a significant reorganization on April 2nd and, with the aim of minimizing possible inefficiencies for customers, many orders, originally requested for April, were filled in March (in fact the lowest level of monthly sales was recorded in April, € 21.2 mn, versus an average of about € 33 mn/month in the course of the year).

The order book performance - i.e. orders already received - was particularly positive, with the total rising to € 107 mn during the 1st quarter of the year (at current exchange rates).

These are the preliminary revenue figures for Datalogic S.p.A., a company listed in the STAR segment, third largest world manufacturer and leader in Europe for bar code readers, rugged mobile computers, and RFID (radio frequency identification) systems.

The Board of Directors will meet on 14th May 2008 to approve the accounts at 31st March 2008.

The manager responsible for preparing the company's financial reports - Dott. Marco Rondelli - declares, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Art. 154-bis of the Testo Unico della Finanza, that the accounting information contained in that press release corresponds to the document results, books and accounting records.

We highlight that on March 26th, the Company's Board of Directors adopted an updated version of the Organizational, Management and Control Model pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001.