Ad-hoc | 26 July 2006 16:56

Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Lufthansa increased the operating result by 17.4% to 297m euros in the first half year 2006

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Lufthansa increased the operating result by 17.4% to 297m euros in the first half year 2006 The Lufthansa Group closed the half year 2006 with revenue of 9.6 billion euros (H1 2005: 8.5bn euros) and an operating result of 297 million euros (H1 2005: 253m euros). The net result climbed to 85 million euros after a balanced result in the previous year. When comparing these figures with those of the previous year, the enlarged group of consolidated companies through inclusion of the stake acquired in AirTrust (SWISS Holding) in 2005 and the companies in the Eurowings group have to be taken into account. Lufthansa will publish detailed information on its 2nd Interim Report 2006 on July 27th, 2006. The data will be released on the internet at www.lufthansa-financials.com at 08:30 a.m. CEST. Deutsche Lufthansa AG Investor Relations Frank Hülsmann, Tel. +49 69 696 28001, Fax +49 69 696 90990 Email: investor.relations@dlh.de 26 July 2006 (c)DGAP 26.07.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Deutsche Lufthansa AG Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6 50679 Köln Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)221 826-2444 Fax: +49 (0)221 826-2286/-3 E-mail: CGNIRAW@dlh.de WWW: www.lufthansa-financials.de ISIN: DE0008232125 WKN: 823212 Indices: DAX Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————