United Internet AG

Earnings Release • Aug 11, 2005

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Ad-hoc | 11 August 2005 21:07

United Internet posts record sales and earnings

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Periodenergebnisse United Internet posts record sales and earnings Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Ad hoc announcement acc. to § 15 WpHG United Internet posts record sales and earnings Customer growth in DSL business reaches record levels Montabaur, August 11, 2005. The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of United Internet AG today announced the final figures for the first half-year 2005. Compared with the same period last year, consolidated sales revenues of United Internet AG grew by 40.5 % to EUR 335.4 million (prior-year: EUR 238.8 million). Earnings per share (EPS) were up 35.3 % to EUR 0.46 (prior-year: EUR 0.34), while earnings before taxes (EBT) of the United Internet Group grew by 23.2 % from EUR 37.1 million (prior-year figure) to EUR 45.7 million. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew by 0.7 % from EUR 55.2 million (prior-year figure) to EUR 55.6 million. Net cash flows from operating activities amounted to EUR 39.5 million (prior-year: EUR 40.4 million). On June 30, 2005 the company had 3.94 million fee-based customer contracts (June 30, 2004: 3.15 million). The number of DSL customer contracts has grown from 825,000 (June 30, 2004) to 1.34 million. In the second quarter of 2005 alone, there were 190,000 new DSL customers. Marcus Schaps Press spokesman United Internet AG United Internet AG Elgendorferstrasse 57 56410 Montabaur Germany Phone: +49 2602/96-1076 Mobile: +49 173/5112703 Fax: +49 2602/96-1013 E-mail: mschaps@united-internet.com Internet: http://www.united-internet.com United Internet AG Elgendorfer Straße 57 56410 Montabaur Deutschland ISIN: DE0005089031 (TecDAX) WKN: 508903 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 11.08.2005 112107 Aug 05