First Sensor AG

Earnings Release • May 30, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 30 May 2006 07:45

Silicon Sensor International AG: Sales and EBIT more than doubled

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Sales and EBIT more than doubled May 30, 2006 As expected, the performance of the Silicon Sensor group during the 1st quarter of the 2006 business year set a new standard, with sales rising more than two times over the same period last year, to € 7.48 mn (3/31/2005: € 3.36 mn). EBITDA, too, more than doubled and increased by 111 %, from € 864,000 (3/31/2005) to € 1.82 mn (3/31/2006). The operating result EBIT grew by € 655,000, or 102 %, from € 644,000 (3/31/2005) to € 1.3 mn (3/31/2006). Compared with the same period last year, the result after interest and tax improved 61 %, from € 469,000 (3/31/2005) to € 753,000. Due to an increase in the number of shares, the income per share for the reporting period was € 0.22 Euro, an improvement of € 0.02 Euro compared with last year (3/31/2005: € 0.20). This gratifying trend has continued into the present quarter. Orders on hand have taken a particularly positive development and, for the group as a whole, rose by 80 % to € 13.03 mn (3/31/2006) as against last year (3/31/2005: € 7.26 mn). Here again, the trend continued into the 2nd quarter. The workforce increased from 99 on March 31, 2005 to 218. The emphasis during the current business year will be on preparing for further growth. To deal with an expected increase in turnover, work is to start on a new building where 6′ sensors will be made. At the same time, the production area in Dresden is to be extended. The new sensor factory is to come on stream at the end of 2007. The complete quarterly report will be published today. For more information see our website at: http://www.silicon-sensor.com or call +49-(0)30 – 20 94 57 10 Silicon Sensor International AG Board of Directors (c)DGAP 30.05.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Silicon Sensor International AG Charlottenstraße 57 10117 Berlin Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)30 2094-5710 Fax: +49 (0)30 2094-5719 email: ir@silicon-sensor.de WWW: www.silicon-sensor.com ISIN: DE0007201907 WKN: 720190 indices: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————