Ad-hoc | 7 May 2002 20:36

Deutsche Börse AG english

Deutsche Börse with further growth in Q1 Ad-hoc-announcement processed and transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Deutsche Börse with further growth in Q1 Sales rise to 204.9 million euros / EBIT at previous year’s level In the first quarter of business year 2002, Deutsche Börse AG showed a seven percent increase in sales to 204.9 million euros, following the first-time consolidation of entory AG, which Deutsche Börse took over at the end of 2001. The EBIT of 87.4 million euros fell short of the 90.2 million euros in EBIT for the first quarter last year, but the latter figure contained exceptional income of 4.4 million euros. Thus, de facto, the company matched its best quarterly performance to date from the first three months of business year 2001. With sales increasing from 61.3 to 73.7 million euros, Eurex generated the highest sales revenue for the Deutsche Börse Group, balancing out the decline in sales in the Xetra segment from 66.3 to 55.0 million euros. Sales in the Information Products segment also rose by about 20 percent to 29.5 million euros. Sales in the Information Technology segment grew by some 26 percent to 46.7 million euros, following the first time consolidation of entory. With earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increasing from 27.9 to 35.8 million euros, the Eurex segment alone more than compensates for the decline in Xetra EBIT from 13.4 to 11.1 million euros. Information Products more than doubled its EBIT, from 2.8 to 7.8 million euros. The Information Technology segment contributed 14.6 million euros to the first-quarter EBIT this year, after 34.2 million euros in the first quarter of 2001; whereby the results of an individual quarter can be volatile due to the project-driven nature of this division. In the Settlement segment, Deutsche Börse generated an EBIT of 19.2 million euros; last year, the figure for the same period was 16.9 million euros including an exceptional income of 4.4 million euros. Results for the First Quarter 2002 Year to 31.03.2002 31.03.2001 Sales (in million EUR) 204.9 191.7 EBIT (in million EUR) 87.4 90.2 EBIT (excluding exceptional income*, in million EUR) 87.4 85.8 Profit before taxes (in million EUR) 95.0 98.8 Net income (in million EUR) 64.5 65.2 Earnings per share (according to DVFA/SG, in EUR) 0.63 0.72 Number of shares (weighted average number of shares outstanding) 102,760,000 90,605,556 * Q1/2001 earnings reflect remeasurement gains of 4.4 million euros at Clearstream due to the recognition of financial instruments at their fair values from the first-time application of IAS 39. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 07.05.2002 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 581005; ISIN: DE0005810055; Index: MDAX Listed: Amtlicher Handel in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 072036 Mai 02