AMADEUS FIRE AG

Earnings Release • Mar 29, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 29 March 2006 08:29

Amadeus Fire AG: Final figures for 2005

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Frankfurt/Main, March 29, 2006. Amadeus FiRe AG confirms the preliminary figures for the fiscal year ended at December 31, 2005. Group sales amount to EUR 52,0 million, an increase of 18,9 per cent. All divisions showed sales increases and contributed to the positive development. Gross profit margin decreased by 130 basis points to 39,2 per cent after 40,5 per cent in prior year. The sales and administrative expenses rose by 7,9 per cent. The operative group result (EBITA) amounted to EUR 3,5 Mio. (comparable prior year: EUR 1,9 Mio.). Due to increased sales in all business areas the prior year’s result was exceeded by 82 per cent. EBITA margin was 6,7 per cent (prior year: 4,4 per cent). The fiscal year 2005 closed with a consolidated net profit after minority interests of EUR 2,0 million, an increase to the comparable prior year of 160 per cent. At the annual general meeting on May 9, 2006, Management and Supervisory Board will propose to distribute a dividend of Euro 0,29 per share. The annual report 2005 can be downloaded or ordered on the Amadeus FiRe-website (www.Amadeus-FiRe.com). Amadeus FiRe AG Thomas Weider Investor Relations Tel: +49 (69) 96 876-180 Investor-Relations@Amadeus-FiRe.de (c)DGAP 29.03.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: Amadeus Fire AG Darmstädter Landstr. 116 60598 Frankfurt Deutschland phone: +49 (0)69 96876 – 180 fax: +49 (0)69 96876 – 182 email: investor-relations@amadeus-fire.de WWW: www.amadeus-fire.de ISIN: DE0005093108 WKN: 509310 indexes: stockmarkets: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ———————————————————————-