Ad-hoc | 7 May 2003 20:35

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Deutsche Boerse Interim Report Q1 Ad-hoc-announcement processed and transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Deutsche Boerse Interim Report Q1: Sales up 71 % to EUR 350.5 mn versus previous year’s Q1, EBIT increases by 44% to EUR 126.1 mn Deutsche Börse AG reached 350.5 million euros in sales for the first quarter and EBIT of 126.1 million euros. Year on year, EBIT rose by some 44 percent, sales increased by about 71 percent. The EBITA, the earnings before interest, taxes and write-downs on goodwill, came to 142.1 million euros, which corresponds to a 61 percent growth against the same quarter of last year. With sales of 131.5 million euros, the Clearstream segment contributed 25.1 million euros to the EBIT. Eurex sales revenue, at 104.4 million euros, was 42 percent higher than the year before (Q1/ 2002: 73.7 million euros). Eurex EBIT rose to 62.9 million euros, 76 percent above Q1/ 2002 (35.8 million euros). Xetra, with sales of 45.9 million euros, about 17 percent lower than the previous year’s first-quarter figure, achieved EBIT of 4.4 million euros (Q1/ 2002: 11.1 million euros). The Information Services and Information Technology segments were nearly even in sales with 33.5 million euros and 35.2 million euros, respectively; in EBIT, Information Services grew 65 percent to 12.9 million euros, and Information Technology 79 percent, to 24.4 million euros. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 07.05.2003 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad-hoc-announcement: Key Figures from the Results for the First Quarter First Quarter First Quarter ended 30.03.2003 ended 30.03.2002 Sales 1) (in EUR million) 350.5 204.9 EBIT (in EUR million) 126.1 87.4 EBITA (in EUR million) 142.1 88.4 Profit before tax from ordinary activities (in EUR million) 126.8 95.0 Net profit for the period (in EUR million) 69.8 64.6 DVFA/SG cash flow (in EUR million) 134.2 76.1 DVFA/SG earnings per share (in EUR) 0.62 0.63 DVFA/SG cash flow per share (in EUR) 1.20 0.74 Number of shares 2) 111,802,880 102,760,000 1) External sales revenue, excluding net interest income from banking business 2) Weighted average number of shares outstanding ——————————————————————————– WKN: 581005; ISIN: DE0005810055; Index: DAX Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 072035 Mai 03