Ad hoc announcement DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG / Keyword(s): Preliminary Results DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG: Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Preliminary unaudited results for the first six months of the financial year 2010/2011 SALES: EUR 222.7 million EBITDA: EUR 23.9 million EBIT: EUR 15.2 million Vienna, October 25, 2010. DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG ('DO & CO') today announced its preliminary results for the first six months of the financial year 2010/2011 (1 April 2010 to 30 September 2010) in accordance with IFRS. Group HY 1 2010/11 HY 1 2009/10 Change in Change in Mio EUR in Mio EUR Mio EUR in % Sales 222.7 184.5 38.2 20.7% EBITDA 23.9 19.1 4.7 24.7% Depreciation/ -8.6 -8.4 0.3 3.3% amortization EBIT 15.2 10.8 4.5 41.4% EBITDA margin 10.7% 10.4% EBIT margin 6.8% 5.8% In the first six months of 2010/2011, DO & CO reports total sales of EUR 222.7 million, which represents an increase of EUR 38.2 million or 20.7 % compared with the first six months of the previous year (PY: EUR 184.5 million). The consolidated EBIT of the DO & CO Group for the first six months of 2010/2011 amounts to EUR 15.2 million which represents an increase of EUR 4.5 million compared to the previous year (PY: EUR 10.8 million). EBITDA increased from EUR 19.1 million by EUR 4.7 million to EUR 23.9 million. EBIT margin rose from 5.8 % to 6.8 % and EBITDA margin rose from 10.4 % to 10.7 %. Airline Catering Airline HY 1 2010/11 HY 1 2009/10 Change in Change Catering in Mio EUR in Mio EUR Mio EUR in % Sales 170.6 134.1 36.5 27.2% EBITDA 19.1 14.8 4.3 29.4% Depreciation/ -7.3 -7.0 0.3 4.2% amortization EBIT 11.9 7.8 4.1 51.8% EBITDA margin 11.2% 11.1% EBIT margin 7.0% 5.8% Sales of the Airline Catering division amount to EUR 170.6 million (PY: EUR 134.1 million). EBITDA increased by EUR 4.3 million from EUR 14.8 million for the first six months of 2009/2010 to EUR 19.1 million for the first six months of 2010/2011. EBITDA margin amounts to 11.2 % (PY: 11.1 %). EBIT increased from EUR 7.8 million to EUR 11.9 million for an EBIT margin of 7.0 % (PY: 5.8 %). International Event Catering International HY 1 2010/11 HY 1 2009/10 Change in Change Event Catering in Mio EUR in Mio EUR Mio EUR in % Sales 22.6 20.9 1.7 8.2% EBITDA 2.4 2.1 0.3 14.8% Depreciation/ -0.5 -0.4 0.1 36.6% amortization EBIT 1.9 1.7 0.2 10.1% EBITDA margin 10.8% 10.2% EBIT margin 8.5% 8.4% Sales of the International Event Catering division amount to EUR 22.6 million (PY: EUR 20.9 million). EBITDA increased from EUR 2.1 million to EUR 2.4 million in the first six months of 2010/2011. EBIT amounts to EUR 1.9 million (PY: EUR 1.7 million). EBITDA margin amounts to 10.8 % (PY: 10.2 %), EBIT margin amounts to 8.5 % (PY: 8.4 %). Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel Restaurants, HY 1 2010/11 HY 1 2009/10 Change in Change Lounges & Hotel in Mio EUR in Mio EUR Mio EUR in % Sales 29.6 29.5 0.0 0.1% EBITDA 2.3 2.2 0.1 3.3% Depreciation/ -0.9 -1.0 -0.2 -15.0% amortization EBIT 1.4 1.2 0.2 18.8% EBITDA margin 7.8% 7.5% EBIT margin 4.8% 4.1% Sales of the Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel division amount to EUR 29.6 million (PY: EUR 29.5 million). EBITDA amounts to EUR 2.3 million (PY: EUR 2.2 million) in the first six months of the business year 2010/2011. EBITDA margin amounts to 7.8 % (PY: 7.5 %). EBIT increased from EUR 1.2 million to EUR 1.4 million in the first six months of the business year 2010/2011. EBIT margin amounts to 4.8 % (PY: 4.1 %). 25.10.2010 DGAP’s Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG Stephansplatz 12 1010 Wien Österreich Phone: +43 1 74000-0 Fax: +43 1 74000-1029 E-mail: organization@doco.com Internet: www.doco.com ISIN: AT0000818802 WKN: 81880 Listed: Freiverkehr in München, Berlin, Stuttgart; Foreign Exchange(s) Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------