Ad-hoc | 10 March 2003 07:17

Deutsche Telekom AG english

Deutsche Telekom part 3 Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Follows part 3 of ad hoc announcement of Deutsche Telekom end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 10.03.2003 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad-hoc-announcement: Part 3 of ad hoc announcement of Deutsche Telekom T-Com – EBITDA increased in the fourth quarter T-Com’s total revenue increased by almost 3 %, or EUR 0.8 billion, compared with the previous year to EUR 30.2 billion. The main contributing factors to this development were the Eastern European affiliates with an increase in revenue from EUR 2.8 billion to EUR 3.9 billion. Revenue from business within Germany decreased by EUR 0.3 billion. T-Com’s EBITDA excluding special influences increased slightly by 0.4 % from EUR 10.1 billion to EUR 10.2 billion. EBITDA including special influences decreased by 8.9 % from EUR 10.9 billion to EUR 9.9 billion. Income before taxes (including special influences) amounted to EUR 3.5 billion compared with EUR 4.6 billion in the previous year. T-Com recorded adjusted EBITDA of EUR 2.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2002, an increase over the corresponding figure of EUR 2.5 billion for the third quarter. T-Com billions Dec 31 Dec 31 Change financial finacial change of EUR 2002 2001 in % year 2002 year 2001 in% Total 7.9 7.4 7.9 30.2 29.4 2.6 Revenue Net revenue 6.5 6.4 2.7 25.4 25.0 1.6 EBITDA excl. 2.6 2.6 2.9 10.2 10.1 0.4 special influences EBITDA 2.4 2.5 (1.1) 9.9 10.9 (8.9) Depreciation (1.5) (1.5) 2.3 (5.5) (5.4) (1.7) and amortization Financial (0.1) 0 n.a. (0.9) (0.9) (1.2) income(expense), net Income 0.9 0.9 (5.2) 3.5 4.6 (23.3) (loss) before taxes Employees 152,836 148,247 3.1 Average number of employees Calculated and rounded off on the basis of millions for the sake of greater precision Disproportionately high EBITDA growth at T-Mobile The T-Mobile division recorded strong growth of total revenue over the full 2002 financial year of almost 35 % or EUR 5.1 billion to EUR 19.7 billion. EBITDA increased by 61 % or EUR 1.9 billion to EUR 5.0 billion. T-Mobile USA recorded the strongest EBITDA growth, turning negative EBITDA of EUR 0.3 billion into EBITDA plus EUR 0.5 billion. The loss before taxes increased by EUR 17.3 billion from EUR 6.4 billion in 2001 to EUR 23.7 billion in 2002. T-Mobile billions Dec 31 Dec 31 Change financial finacial change of EUR 2002 2001 in % year 2002 year 2001 in% Total 5.5 4.5 22.8 19.7 14.6 34.8 revenue Net revenue 5.2 4.0 29.5 18.2 13.0 40.3 EBITDA 1.2 1.0 24.4 5.0 3.1 60.6 Depreciation (1.1) (2.8) 62.2 (27.3) (6.3) n.a. And amrtization Financial (0.3) (1.3) 75.0 (1.4) (3.2) 55.4 Income (expense), net Income (loss) (0.2) (3.2) 93.4 (23.7) (6.4) n.a. Before taxes Employees 38,943 30,124 29.3 Average number of employees Calculated and rounded off on the basis of millions for the sake of greater precision End of part 3 of ad hoc annoncement of Deutsche Telekom. Follows part 4 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 555750; ISIN: DE0005557508; Index: DAX, EURO STOXX 50 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart und München; EUREX; London, Amsterdam, NASDAQ Europe, Virtex, New York (ADR), Tokio 100717 Mär 03