Ad-hoc | 15 August 2001 21:29

ELMOS Semiconductor AG english

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– ELMOS: Growth in difficult markets Against the general trend of the semiconductor industry, ELMOS increased sales by about +10% in the first half-year of 2001. Net sales of the second quarter reached a new record of EUR 29.316 million. This exceeds the first quarter 2001 by 2.0% and the previous year’s second quarter by 7.3%. The gross margin exceeded 52%. In comparison, this represents an increase of gross profit on half-year’s base of 8.6% from EUR 27.964 million in 2000 to EUR 30.375 million in 2001. Research and development costs rose to EUR 8.207 million for the first half-year 2001. The integration costs of the recently acquired affiliated companies EURASEM B.V. and SMI Inc. amounted to 2.5% of sales. The first half-year 2001 ended with an operating income of EUR 13.952 million or 24.0% of sales, net income reached EUR 8.563 million (14.8% of sales). Earnings per share in the first half-year amounted to EUR 0.44 (EUR 0.43 in 2000) based on 19.3 million ordinary shares. Contact: ELMOS Semiconductor AG; Heinrich-Hertz-Str. 1; D-44227 Dortmund; Germany Phone: +49 – 231-7549-0; Fax: +49 – 231-7549-548 ; invest@elmos.de; http://www.elmos.de end of ad hoc announcement (c) DGAP 15.08.2001 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 567710; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart 152129 Aug 01