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Drillisch AG / Final Results/Miscellaneous Release of a Corporate-announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Drillisch AG: large profit increase in business year 2006 – EBITDA rose by 15.2 percent to 32 million EUR; profit per share is 0.54 EUR (plus 20 percent) - Guidance for 2007 Maintal, Germany, 22 March 2007 – In 2006, the wireless services provider Drillisch AG (ISIN DE 0005545503) achieved the best business year in the company’s history for the third time in a row. In this highly competitive market environment, the company group’s EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) rose by 15.2 percent to 32.0 million EUR. The return on turnover (EBITDA margin) went up by 2.7 percent to 11.3 percent. That means, Drillisch already exceeded the target for returns for the business year 2007 in 2006. The EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) went up by 20.0 percent to 28.8 million, and the after-tax profit (annual surplus) climbed by 19.1 percent to 17.2 million EUR. That breaks down to a profit of 0.54 EUR per share (previous year: 0.45 EUR). With 1.763 million wireless services customers (previous year: 1.701 million), the Drillisch company group achieved a turnover of 282.2 million EUR (previous year: 323.2 million EUR). All three fields – prepaid, postpaid, and wireless services discount – contributed to that result. The strongest growth was achieved in the discount business. After the investment in the quoted competitor mobilcom AG, Büdelsdorf, (now freenet) in the business year 2006, Drillisch took over the service provider Telco Services GmbH, Idstein, in early 2007. Thus, Drillisch is consistently continuing its consolidation strategy on the market of wireless services providers. In addition to the external growth, Drillisch wants to participate in the growth of the wireless services market by offering new products and seeking innovative distribution channels. The company’s expansion strategy is particularly focussed on the discount market. As a pioneer in this growing segment, Drillisch wants to expand the good market position of the core brand simply and its cooperation with large store chains. Drillisch is also utilising cross-selling potentials and has been marketing DSL products by Arcor since February 2007.In million EUR 2005 2006 Turnover 323.2 282.2 EBITDA 27.8 32.0 EBITDA margin (in %) 8.6 11.3 EBIT 24.0 28.8 EBIT margin (in %) 7.4 10.2 Annual surplus 14.4 17.2 Net return on turnover (in %) 4.5 6.1 Profit per share (in EUR) 0.45 0.54 Wireless services customers (millions) 1.701 1.763 Employees 332 306Outlook on 2007 On the basis of today’s plans, the management board of Drillisch AG expects an increase in turnover to roughly 390 million EUR with roughly 2.2 million wireless services customers in the current business year 2007. The EBITDA shall rise to 37 million EUR.In million EUR 2007 Turnover ~390 EBITDA ~37 Wireless services customers (millions) ~2.200For more information, please contact: Drillisch AG, Investor Relations Oliver Keil Telephone: +49 (0) 6181/ 412-200, Fax: -183 E-mail: ir@drillisch.de; Internet: www.drillisch.de DGAP 22.03.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Drillisch AG Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5 63477 Maintal Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)6181 412 200 Fax: +49 (0)6181 412 184 E-mail: ir@drillisch.de www: www.drillisch.de ISIN: DE0005545503 WKN: 554550 Indices: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------