Ad-hoc | 26 May 2005 08:25

Silicon Sensor Int. AG: Silicon Sensor raised earnings by 15 %

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Silicon Sensor raised earnings by 15 % Silicon Sensor Int. AG: Silicon Sensor raised earnings by 15 % Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Silicon Sensor raised earnings by 15 % May 26, 2005 In the first quarter of 2005, the Silicon Sensor Group showed stable development. In comparison to the same period last year, the sales figure of EUR 3,36 million remained relatively constant (March 31, 2004: EUR 3.5 million), while earnings increased by 15%. EBITDA of EUR 864,000 (March 31, 2005) was also constant (March 31, 2004: EUR 864,000). The operating result EBIT increased by EUR 54,000 from EUR 590,000 (March 31, 2004) to EUR 644,000 (March 31, 2005), an increase of 9%. Earnings after interest and taxes amounted to EUR 469,000, up EUR 61,000 from EUR 408,000 in the same quarter last year (March 31, 2004). Earnings per share were EUR 0.20 in the reporting period, up EUR 0.02 from the same period last year (March 31, 2004: EUR 0.18). Since ongoing negotiations with new major customers in this quarter have not yet been brought to a successful conclusion, they are still not reflected by the backlog of orders. Thus, the backlog of orders fell 10% from the previous year”s figure of EUR 8.05 million on March 31, 2004 to EUR 7.26 million on March 31, 2005. Oral negotiations will soon be successfully concluded however and the backlog will be increasing. In the current business year our top priority will be laying the foundations for future growth. Due to our investments in the future like building up additional sales capacities in order to ensure organic growth and because of major projects being delayed, we expect growth results to be achieved in subsequent years and earnings for the current business year to be slightly decreasing. In light of the anticipated increase in sales, a new plant is being planned for extended sensor production in Berlin. The new sensor plant is scheduled to launch production at the end of 2007. The number of employees, 99 as of March 31, 2005, has hardly changed in comparison to last year (March 31, 2004: 102). The complete quarterly report will be published today. For more information see our website at: http://www.silicon-sensor.com or call +49-(0)30 – 63 99 23 – 99 Silicon Sensor International AG Board of Directors Silicon Sensor International AG Ostendstraße 1 12459 Berlin Deutschland ISIN: DE0007201907 WKN: 720190 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 26.05.2005 260825 Mai 05