Ad-hoc | 8 May 2006 08:06

Positive revenue and expanded business volume in the first half of

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Ad-hoc announcement pursuant to § 15 WpHG – Bertrandt AG The Bertrandt Group could further continue the positive revenue trend of the first quarter 2005/2006. Beside the effects of the cost reduction program an increased extent of utilisation within the operational units could contribute to the expanded business volume. The Bertrandt Group obtained sales profits of 113,720 thousand Euros (previous year 110,066 thousand Euros) and an EBIT of thousand Euros 6,089 (previous year thousand Euros 2,073) in the first half of 2005/2006. Thou. Euros 1st Half of 1st Half of Change in % 05/06 04/05 Sales 113,720 110,066 + 3.3 % EBIT 6,089 2,073 + 193.7% Relating to the entire year the Executive Committee is confident of positive revenue and an expanded business volume. The consistent realignment of the company based on a pronounced market and customer orientation also offers further good chances for successful growth. Ehningen, May 8, 2006 Bertrandt AG Board of Management Investor Relations Marcus Loistl phone: 0049 7034/656-4082 (c)DGAP 08.05.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: Bertrandt AG Birkensee 1 71139 Ehningen Deutschland phone: +49 (0)7034 656-4082 fax: +49 (0)7034 656-4099 email: investor.relations@de.bertrandt.com WWW: www.bertrandt.com ISIN: DE0005232805 WKN: 523280 indexes: stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————