Ad-hoc | 26 February 2007 18:13
United Internet AG / Preliminary Results/Dividend Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad-hoc announcement acc. to Sec. 15 WpHG United Internet: United Internet: preliminary figures boast record sales, earnings und customer contracts. Increased dividend. Montabaur, February 26, 2007. The Management Board of United Internet AG today announced the preliminary, unaudited results according to IFRS for the fiscal year 2006. The figures show record levels of sales, earnings and customer contracts. According to preliminary figures, consolidated sales of United Internet AG grew by 58.2% to EUR 1,267.6 million in fiscal year 2006 (prior year: EUR 801.5 million). Preliminary earnings before taxes (EBT) increased by 79.7 percent, from EUR 101.0 million in 2005 to EUR 181.5 million in 2006. According to preliminary calculations, earnings per share (EPS) improved from EUR 25 cents (prior-year figure adjusted for stock split) to EUR 46 cents per share.Comparison in EUR million Q4 2005 Q4 2006 2005 2006 Sales 258.2 353.6 801.5 1,267.6 EBT 27.8 34.6 101.0 181.5 EPS in EUR (2005: split adjusted) 0.06 0.11 0.25 0.46The Management Board will propose to the Supervisory Board a dividend payment of EUR 18 cents per no-par value share from the balance sheet profit of 2006 (prior year, split adjusted: EUR 6.25 cents). The joint proposal of the Management Board and Supervisory Board will be voted on at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in May 2007. As of December 31, 2006 United Internet had 6.39 fee-based customer contracts:Customer contracts in million 31.12.2005 30.09.2006 31.12.2006 Information Management* 0.96 1.07 1.09 Webhosting 2.11 2.73 2.86 Thereof abroad 0.60 1.16 1.26 Internet Access** 1.96 2.25 2.44 Thereof DSL ** 1.74 2.07 2.27 Total 5.03 6.05 6.39* Information Management: Without Test contracts ** Internet Access and DSL: Without Provider-independent VoIP Phone-Flat contracts The final audited and certified figures for fiscal 2006 will be presented during the annual report press conference on March 30, 2007 in Frankfurt. DGAP 26.02.2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: United Internet AG Elgendorfer Straße 57 56410 Montabaur Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)260 296-1631 Fax: +49 (0)260 296-1013 E-mail: Investor-Relations@United-Internet.de WWW: www.United-Internet.de ISIN: DE0005089031 WKN: 508903 Indices: TecDAX Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------