Deutsche Börse AG

Earnings Release • Aug 2, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 2 August 2006 20:02

Deutsche Börse AG: Deutsche Börse Q2/2006 results and increase of Capital Management Program

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— In the second quarter of 2006 Deutsche Börse delivered its most successful quarter ever. Sales revenue was up by 21 percent on the same period in 2005, rising to €491.1 million (Q2/2005: €405.5 million); a further €37.8 million was recorded in net interest income from banking business. Total costs for the second quarter were €259.1 million, a further decrease of 3 percent compared to the first quarter of this year and a year-on-year change of minus 7 percent (Q2/2005: €279.2). EBITA totaled €291.4 million – an increase of 67 percent (Q2/2005: €174.4 million). Based on an average of 100.0 million outstanding shares (Q2/2005: 107.7 million shares), earnings per share jumped 82 percent in the second quarter to €1.86 (Q2/2005: €1.02). Based on the strong business performance since May 2005, when Deutsche Börse published its Capital Management Policy, the Company today raised the targeted distribution to shareholders by some €200 million to €1.7 billion until end May 2007. With this program, Deutsche Börse distributes funds not required for the Group’s operating business to shareholders in the form of dividends and share buy backs, subject to specific investment needs and capitalization requirements. Contact: Walter Allwicher/Alexandra Güntzer Tel.: +49-69-21 11 15 00 (c)DGAP 02.08.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Deutsche Börse AG Neue Börsenstraße 1 60487 Frankfurt am Main Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)69 211 – 0 Fax: +49 (0)69 211 – 1 20 0 E-mail: info@deutsche-boerse.com WWW: www.deutsche-boerse.com ISIN: DE0005810055 WKN: 581005 Indices: DAX Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————