Ad-hoc | 7 March 2005 21:05

DCI Database for Commerce and Industry AG: Again substantial loss reduction

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG DCI AG publishes 2004 business figures DCI Database for Commerce and Industry AG: Again substantial loss reduction Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Starnberg, 7 March 2005. DCI AG announces today its result for the 2004 financial year. The Group’s consolidated net result amounted to a loss of EUR 351,000. However, this was significantly reduced by 85% against previous year (EUR 2,386,000). Consolidated sales of EUR 3,010,000 were down 14,5% year-on-year (2003: EUR 3,520,000). Sales at DCI AG alone declined by 9,8% year-on-year to EUR 3,010,000 (2003: EUR 3,336,000), as a result of the poor condition of business environment in the reporting year. The consolidated operating result was minus EUR 1,110,000. (2003: minus EUR 3,094,000). As of 31 December 2003, DCI has cash of EUR 2,255,000, of this free available EUR 2,148,000. (2003: 3,146,000). Cash outflow was EUR 891,000 (DCI AG: EUR 812,000). As of 31 December 2004, DCI has consolidated equity capital of EUR 2,183,000 (2003: EUR 2,537,000). Accounts were consolidated under the terms of IAS, previous year’s figures having been adjusted accordingly. All figures rounded to thousand EUR flat. The complete annual report will be available on our website (www.dci.de) by the end of March 2005. DCI Database for Commerce and Industry AG Enzianstrasse 2 82319 Starnberg Deutschland ISIN: DE0005295307 WKN: 529 530 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 07.03.2005 072105 Mär 05