Ad-hoc | 20 April 2006 08:03

Amadeus Fire AG: First quarter results of the fiscal year 2006

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Frankfurt/Main, April 20, 2006. After three months of the fiscal year the Group has achieved consolidated sales revenues of EUR K 15.019 (prior year EUR K 11.133), an increase of 34,9 per cent. The first quarter had three additional chargeable days compared to the prior year’s quarter. An important part of the growth was attributable to temporary staffing services with an increase of 50,2 per cent. Sales of interim-/project management services have increased by 6,5 per cent despite a strong prior year’s quarter. Recruitment/permanent placement services are slightly above prior year, although significant increases have been achieved in the German market. Training and education sales of Steuer-Fachschule Dr. Endriss increased by 15,2 per cent. Including the Academy for International Accounting, acquired in 2005, training and education services grew by 42 per cent compared to prior year. After the first three months of the fiscal year the Group achieves a gross profit of EUR K 6.043 (EUR K 4.127 in prior year’s quarter). The gross profit margin was 40,2 per cent compared to 37,1 per cent in prior year. Selling and administrative expenses increased by 25 per cent to EUR K 4.838 compared to EUR K 3.870 in prior year. Operating profit totals EUR K 1.226, more than quadrupling prior year’s EUR K 291. The EBITA margin for the first three months is 8,2 per cent ( prior year 2,6 per cent). For the first quarter the planned result was exceeded. Despite the less chargeable days in the current quarter compared to prior year it is expected to achieve a result of prior year’s level. Amadeus FiRe AG Thomas Weider Investor Relations Tel: +49 (69) 96 876-180 Investor-Relations@Amadeus-FiRe.de (c)DGAP 20.04.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: Amadeus Fire AG Darmstädter Landstr. 116 60598 Frankfurt Deutschland phone: +49 (0)69 96876 – 180 fax: +49 (0)69 96876 – 182 email: investor-relations@amadeus-fire.de WWW: www.amadeus-fire.de ISIN: DE0005093108 WKN: 509310 indexes: stockmarkets: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————