1&1 AG — Earnings Release 2006

May 15, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 15 May 2006 19:56

Drillisch AG: Further profit increase in Q1; EBITDA + 9.0 percent, net profit + 12.7 percent

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Drillisch AG: Further Profit Increase in Q1, EBITDA +9 percent, Net Profit + 12.7 percent Maintal, 15. May 2006 – The mobile-communications service provider Drillisch (ISIN DE 0005545503) posted a result which is continuing the good development of the previous year. With a sustained profit development the group is continung its strategy successfully. Net profit increased by 12.7 percent in Q1 to more than €3,3 million. The Drillisch Group’s EBITDA reached €6,1 million (+9%). The EBITDA-margin already reached 9.1 percent in what is traditionally the weakest quarter of the industry, compared to the 7.1% reached in Q1 2005. The operating margin was 0.5 percent above the margin of FY 2005. Therewith Drillisch comes closer to its target of a double digit operating margin set for 2007. With 1,65 million subscribers (Q1-2005: 1,63 million) the group reached sales of €67,1 million (Q1-2005 €78,6 million). As expected Q1 sales decreased on a quarterly comparison. The strategy of the Drillisch Group is to generate sales which contributes to profit. Therefore our gross-profit-margin reached 20.7 percent (+1.4 percent). Our target, we always aim for, is to raise profitability. For FY 2006 the board forecasts an EBITDA of more than €30 million (2005: €27,8 million) and 1,8 million (2005: 1,7 million) subcscribers. The management aims to continue its shareholder friendly dividend policy. The Drillisch Group at a glance at the end of Q1 2006 In million Euro Q1 2006 Q1 2005 Net profit 3,3 3,0 EBIT 5,2 4,7 EBITDA 6,1 5,6 Sales 67,1 78,6 Earning per share (in €) 0.10€ 0.09€ EBITDA-Margin (in%) 9.1% 7.1% Subscribers (in million) 1,65 1,63 Employees 313 361 Maintal, 15. May 2006 Drillisch AG Der Vorstand Drillisch AG Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5 63477 Maintal Germany (c)DGAP 15.05.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Drillisch AG Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5 63477 Maintal Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)6181 412 200 Fax: +49 (0)6181 412 184 email: presse@drillisch.de WWW: www.drillisch.de ISIN: DE0005545503 WKN: 554550 indices: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————