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Drillisch AG: Large profit increase in business year 2006 – EBITDA rose by 15.2 percent to 32 million EUR; profit per share is 0.54 EUR (plus 20 percent)

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Drillisch AG: large profit increase in business year 2006 – EBITDA rose by
15.2 percent to 32 million EUR; profit per share is 0.54 EUR (plus 20
percent) - Guidance for 2007

Maintal, Germany, 22 March 2007 – In 2006, the wireless services provider
Drillisch AG (ISIN DE 0005545503) achieved the best business year in the
company’s history for the third time in a row. In this highly competitive
market environment, the company group’s EBITDA (earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) rose by 15.2 percent to 32.0 million
EUR. The return on turnover (EBITDA margin) went up by 2.7 percent to 11.3
percent. That means, Drillisch already exceeded the target for returns for
the business year 2007 in 2006. The EBIT (earnings before interest and
taxes) went up by 20.0 percent to 28.8 million, and the after-tax profit
(annual surplus) climbed by 19.1 percent to 17.2 million EUR. That breaks
down to a profit of 0.54 EUR per share (previous year: 0.45 EUR).

With 1.763 million wireless services customers (previous year: 1.701
million), the Drillisch company group achieved a turnover of 282.2 million
EUR (previous year: 323.2 million EUR). All three fields – prepaid,
postpaid, and wireless services discount – contributed to that result. The
strongest growth was achieved in the discount business.

After the investment in the quoted competitor mobilcom AG, Büdelsdorf, (now
freenet) in the business year 2006, Drillisch took over the service
provider Telco Services GmbH, Idstein, in early 2007. Thus, Drillisch is
consistently continuing its consolidation strategy on the market of
wireless services providers.

In addition to the external growth, Drillisch wants to participate in the
growth of the wireless services market by offering new products and seeking
innovative distribution channels. The company’s expansion strategy is
particularly focussed on the discount market. As a pioneer in this growing
segment, Drillisch wants to expand the good market position of the core
brand simply and its cooperation with large store chains. Drillisch is also
utilising cross-selling potentials and has been marketing DSL products by
Arcor since February 2007.

In million EUR 2005 2006
Turnover 323.2 282.2
EBITDA 27.8 32.0
EBITDA margin (in %) 8.6 11.3
EBIT 24.0 28.8
EBIT margin (in %) 7.4 10.2
Annual surplus 14.4 17.2
Net return on turnover (in %) 4.5 6.1
Profit per share (in EUR) 0.45 0.54
Wireless services customers (millions) 1.701 1.763
Employees 332 306

Outlook on 2007

On the basis of today’s plans, the management board of Drillisch AG expects
an increase in turnover to roughly 390 million EUR with roughly 2.2 million
wireless services customers in the current business year 2007. The EBITDA
shall rise to 37 million EUR.

In million EUR 2007
Turnover ~390
EBITDA ~37
Wireless services customers (millions) ~2.200

For more information, please contact:

Drillisch AG, Investor Relations

Oliver Keil

Telephone: +49 (0) 6181/ 412-200, Fax: -183

E-mail: ir@drillisch.de; Internet: www.drillisch.de

DGAP 22.03.2007

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
E-mail: ir@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

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