Ad-hoc | 9 August 2005 17:48

Lufthansa reports operating profit of 253 million euros

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Interim Results Lufthansa reports operating profit of 253 million euros Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Lufthansa lifts first-half operating result to 253 million euros and raises full-year forecast to more than 400 million euros The Lufthansa Group posted an operating profit of 253 million euros (previous year: 33 million euros) on revenues of 8.5 billion euros (previous year: 8.3 billion euros) in the first half 2005. Net profit totalled 0.2 million euros; in the year-ago period, the Group returned a net profit of 39 million euros but that included book profits of 292 million euros from the sale of Lufthansa shares in Amadeus. The Lufthansa Group is now anticipating a full-year operating result in 2005 of more than 400 million euros. Additional information and the full first-half (January-June) report will be posted on our website at http://www.lufthansa-financials.com from 08.30 a.m. (CEST) on August 10. Deutsche Lufthansa AG Investor Relations 60546 Frankfurt Ulrike Schlosser, tel. +49 69 696-90997, fax +49 69 696-90990 Email: investor.relations@dlh.de 9 August 2005 Deutsche Lufthansa AG Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6 50679 Köln Deutschland ISIN: DE0008232125 (DAX) WKN: 823212 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart; Eurex End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 09.08.2005 091748 Aug 05