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DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft:

DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Quarter Results

16-Feb-2017 / 09:02 CET/CEST
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Results for the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017
(unaudited)

SALES: EUR 737.1m
EBITDA: EUR 73.3m
EBIT:  EUR 47.0m

sales further increased - despite strong negative currency effect
stable margins
flexible business model responds quickly to new market conditions

Vienna, February 16, 2017. DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft today announces its
results for the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 (1
April 2016 to 31 December 2016) in accordance with IFRS as adopted in the
European Union.


Group                 Q1-Q3 2016/17   Q1-Q3 2015/161         Change  Change
                            in mEUR          in mEUR        in mEUR    in %
Sales                         737.1            710.5           26.6    3.7%
EBITDA                         73.3             70.2            3.2    4.5%
Amortisation /                -26.3            -24.8           -1.5   -5.9%
depreciation and
impairments
EBIT                           47.0             45.3            1.7    3.7%
Profit before taxes            42.3             42.3            0.0    0.0%
Net result                     21.1             24.2           -3.1  -12.8%

EBITDA margin                  9.9%             9.9%
EBIT margin                    6.4%             6.4%


1 . First three quarters 2015/16 adjusted In the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017, DO & CO reports sales of EUR 737.1m (PY: EUR 710.5m) which represents an increase of EUR 26.6m or 3.7% compared to the same period in the previous year. EBITDA increased from EUR 70.2m to EUR 73.3m by EUR 3.2m. EBITDA margin amounts to 9.9% (PY: 9.9%). The consolidated EBIT of the DO & CO Group for the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 amounts to EUR 47.0m which represents an increase of EUR 1.7m compared to the same period in the previous year (EUR 45.3m). EBIT margin amounts to 6.4% in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 (PY: 6.4%). The net result of the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 amounts to EUR 21.1m (PY: EUR 24.2m). Earnings per share of the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 amount to EUR 2.16 (PY: EUR 2.48). Airline Catering

Airline Catering      Q1-Q3 2016/17   Q1-Q3 2015/161         Change  Change
                            in mEUR          in mEUR        in mEUR    in %
Sales                         476.6            482.2           -5.6   -1.2%
EBITDA                         53.5             54.9           -1.4   -2.6%
Amortisation /                -19.7            -16.3           -3.4  -20.8%
depreciation and
impairments
EBIT                           33.8             38.6           -4.8  -12.5%

EBITDA margin                 11.2%            11.4%
EBIT margin                    7.1%             8.0%


1 . First three quarters 2015/16 adjusted Sales of the Airline Catering division amount to EUR 476.6m in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 (PY: EUR 482.2m). EBITDA amounts to EUR 53.5m (PY: EUR 54.9m). EBITDA margin amounts to 11.2% (PY: 11.4%). The division's EBIT amounts to EUR 33.8m (PY: EUR 38.6m) resulting in an EBIT margin of 7.1% (PY: 8.0%). International Event Catering

International          Q1-Q3 2016/17   Q1-Q3 2015/16         Change  Change
Event Catering               in mEUR         in mEUR        in mEUR    in %
Sales                          130.1           100.1           30.0   30.0%
EBITDA                          12.0             9.0            3.0   33.1%
Amortisation /                  -3.9            -3.7           -0.3   -8.0%
depreciation
EBIT                             8.0             5.3            2.7   50.3%

EBITDA margin                   9.2%            9.0%
EBIT margin                     6.2%            5.3%


Sales of the International Event Catering division amount to EUR 130.1m in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 (PY: EUR 100.1m). EBITDA increased in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 from EUR 9.0m to EUR 12.0m compared to the same period in the previous year. EBITDA margin amounts to 9.2% (PY: 9.0%). EBIT amounts to EUR 8.0m (PY: EUR 5.3m), EBIT margin amounts to 6.2% (PY: 5.3%). Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel

Restaurants,          Q1-Q3 2016/17   Q1-Q3 2015/16         Change  Change
Lounges                     in mEUR         in mEUR        in mEUR    in %
& Hotel
Sales                         130.4           128.3            2.2    1.7%
EBITDA                          7.9             6.3            1.6   25.9%
Amortisation /                 -2.7            -4.9            2.2   45.1%
depreciation and
impairments
EBIT                            5.2             1.4            3.8  276.4%

EBITDA margin                  6.0%            4.9%
EBIT margin                    4.0%            1.1%


Sales of the Restaurants, Lounges & Hotel division amount to EUR 130.4m in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 (PY: EUR 128.3m). EBITDA amounts to EUR 7.9m (PY: EUR 6.3m). EBITDA margin amounts to 6.0% (PY: 4.9%). EBIT amounts to EUR 5.2m in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017 (PY: EUR 1.4m). EBIT margin amounts to 4.0% (PY: 1.1%).

Key Figures                             Q1-Q3 2016/17        Q1-Q3 2015/161

Sales                       mEUR                737.1                 710.5
EBITDA                      mEUR                 73.3                  70.2
EBITDA margin               %                    9.9%                  9.9%
EBIT                        mEUR                 47.0                  45.3
EBIT margin                 %                    6.4%                  6.4%
Net result                  mEUR                 21.1                  24.2

Employees                                       9,888                 9,775

Equity2                     mEUR                259.0                 256.1
Equity ratio2               %                   42.6%                 41.5%
Net debt (net financial     mEUR                 18.1                  97.4
liabilities)
Net gearing                 %                    7.0%                 38.0%
Working capital             mEUR                 21.2                  -1.1

Cash flow from operating    mEUR                 21.4                  67.5
activities
Cash flow from investing    mEUR                -45.5                 -49.6
activities
Free cash flow              mEUR                -24.2                  17.8

EBITDA per share            EUR                  7.52                  7.20
EBIT per share              EUR                  4.83                  4.65
Earnings per share          EUR                  2.16                  2.48
High3                       EUR                107.60                100.00
Low3                        EUR                 53.03                 64.03
Price at the end of the     EUR                 62.42                100.00
period3
Number of shares at the     TPie                9,744                 9,744
end of the period
Market capitalization at    mEUR                608.2                 974.4
the end of the period


1 . First three quarters 2015/16 adjusted 2 . Calculation method changed compared to the previous year 3 . Closing price Stock After the share price had gained more than 50% on the Vienna Stock Exchange and 75% on the Istanbul Stock Exchange in the business year 2015/2016, DO & CO's shares were subject to a decline in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017. At the Vienna Stock Exchange, the DO & CO share price decreased by 41.1% in the first three quarters of the business year 2016/2017, closing at EUR 62.42 on 30 December 2016. At the Istanbul Stock Exchange, the DO & CO share price decreased by 31.0%, closing at TRY 233.20 on 30 December 2016. During the reporting period, the ATX rose from 2,270.38 points on 31 March 2016 to 2,618.43 points on 30 December 2016, equivalent to an increase of 15.3%. The Turkish BIST 100 index decreased by 6.2%, closing at 78.138,66 points on 30 December 2016. According to the stock act 87 the interim report is available for the public at the company's headquarter, A-1110 Vienna, Dampfmühlgasse 5, as well as on the website: http://www.doco.com/Portals/8/berichte/jahres-und-quartalsberichte/en/ q3_2016.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16-Feb-2017 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft Stephansplatz 12 1010 Wien Austria Phone: +43 (1) 535 0644 1010 Fax: +43 (1) 74000-1089 E-mail: investor.relations@doco.com Internet: www.doco.com ISIN: AT0000818802 WKN: 81880 Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) End of Announcement DGAP News Service