Corporate | 7 November 2006 09:46

Pironet NDH with accelerated growth

Corporate news transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Cologne, Germany, November 7, 2006: Pironet NDH has accelerated its rate of growth and continued the disproportionate profit momentum. The increase in customer interest with the expansion of the product range and the further improvements in utilisation in the field of ICT-outsourcing are reflected in the figures to an ever greater extent. Compared to the growth rate still at 7.5% in the middle of the year, the 3rd quarter produced a plus in double figures. Turnover climbed by 11.5% to 11.2 million EUR, reaching the highest quarterly result in the company’s history. Earnings rose sharply. EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) soared by 34% to 0.63 million EUR (previous year: 0.47 million EUR), the EBIT margin advanced by one percentage point to 5.6%. With the financial results remaining unchanged (0.2 million EUR) pre-tax profits rose by 23.9% to 0.83 million EUR. The cumulated figures for the first nine months of the current financial year show record figures for turnover and profit. Revenues increased by 8.6% from 29.1 million EUR to 31.6 million EUR. EBIT improved by 26.5% to 1.7 million EUR. As a result of financial results slipping to 0.4 million EUR (0.54 million EUR), pre-tax profits could not keep pace. They rose by 11.1% to 2.1 million EUR. The Board of Directors is very confident of meeting the targets set for the final quarter of the current financial period of 42 million EUR turnover with a disproportionately large growth in profits. The Board of Directors About Pironet NDH Founded in 1995, Pironet NDH offers innovative solutions for the creation, synchronization and distribution of digital content of any kind, as well as for the optimization of internal and external business processes. The company’s main areas of expertise include consulting and creative services, software products and the operation of business-critical infrastructures and applications. The technology firm listed on the stock exchange with headquarters in Cologne employs more than 300 people in several offices in Europe. Clients include both medium-sized companies and international corporate groups. Further information: Pironet NDH AG Investor Relations Theodor Heuss Str. 92 – 100 51149 Cologne, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)2203/935 30 3951 Fax: +49 (0)2203/935 30 3959 ir@pironet-ndh.com www.pironet-ndh.com/ir (c)DGAP 07.11.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Pironet NDH AG Theodor – Heuss Strasse 92 – 100 51149 Köln Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)220 393530 – 39 Fax: +49 (0)220 393530 – 39 E-mail: ir@pironet-ndh.com WWW: www.pironet-ndh.com ISIN: DE0006916406 WKN: 691640 Indices: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ——————————————————————-