Ad-hoc | 7 May 2003 07:30

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antwerpes publishes its figures for the 1st quarter Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– antwerpes publishes its figures for the 1st quarter Sales: 3.6 million EUR EBITDA: 0.25 million EUR EBIT: 0.09 million EUR Profit per share: 0.02 EUR Funds to hand: 30.5 million EUR Liquid assets per share: 5.17 EUR Cologne, 7 May 2003 – antwerpes ag, Cologne (ISIN DE0005471007 // WKN 547100) achieved sales totalling 3.6 million EUR in the 1st quarter of the 2003 financial year, compared with 3.2 million EUR in the same period in the previous year. This corresponds to an increase in sales totalling 13%. Profit before taxes, interest and depreciation charges (EBITDA) amounts to 0.25 million EUR (previous year’s quarter: 0.23 million EUR), profit before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounts to 0.09 million EUR (0.05 million EUR). The result from ordinary business activities amounts to 0.27 million EUR (0.34 million EUR). Profit per share totals 2 cent (3 cent). Following the hefty increase of 1.4 million EUR in funds to hand in the 4th quarter of 2002, funds to hand have, due to seasonal influences, dropped by 0.3 million EUR in the 1st quarter and now amount to 30.5 million EUR or 5.17 euro per share. The “Communication” division (antwerpes & partner ag) increased sales by 6.8 per cent from 2.2 million EUR to 2.3 million EUR, sales for the “DocCheck, Commerce & Logistic and Others” division increased by 26.8 per cent from 1.0 million EUR to 1.3 million EUR. Contact: antwerpes ag Tanja Mumme Corporate Communications Vogelsanger Str. 66 D-50823 Cologne fon.: +49-221-92053-139 fax: +49-221-92053-133 eMail: ir@antwerpes.de end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 07.05.2003 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad-hoc-announcement: Overview of the company indicators for the 1st quarter of 2003 / 1st quarter of 2002 in tabular form: Indicator / 1st quarter of 2003 in kEUR / 1st quarter of 2002 in kEUR / Change Sales / 3,635 / 3,208 / 13.3% Gross earnings / 2,253 / 2,188 / 3.0% EBITDA / 253 / 225 / 12.4% EBIT / 92 / 47 / 95.7% Result from ordinary business activities / 271 / 344 / -21.2% Result/share / 0.02 / 0.03 / -33.3% Funds to hand / 30,530 / 28,845 / 5.8% ——————————————————————————– WKN: 547100; ISIN: DE0005471007; Index: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 070730 Mai 03