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ATOSS Software AG Interim / Quarterly Report 2003

May 14, 2003

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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Andreas F. J. Obereder Vorstandsvorsitzender

Christiane Glöckler Vorstand

Dr. Burkhard Scherf Vorstand

Economic environment:

ATOSS:

Contact:

Economic situation and branch environment remains negative Goals once again achieved in fi rst quarter

Sales and operating result improved Outlook remains positive General meeting of shareholders adopts high outpayment, among other resolutions

ATOSS Software AG Am Mossfeld 3 D-81829 München Fon +49. 89. 4 27 71-0 Fax +49. 89. 4 27 71-100

[email protected] www.atoss.com

Dear shareholders, dear ladies and gentlemen,

The interest in our software solutions and services remains on a high level. Nothing underscores the signifi cance of our offerings for corporate clients more impressively than the fact that sales and operating result in the fi rst quarter of 2003 have improved over the same quarter last year, in spite of the persisting negative economic environment. Most recently we were able to report the gratifying developments of the fourth quarter of 2002 and the overall satisfactory course of the elapsed business year.

According to our corporate philosophy of "profi tability as foundation of solid growth" we are striving to achieve our goals in the further course of the 2003 business year and continue to increase sales and performance. We would like to invite you to participate in the future development of ATOSS.

Result and sales in the fi rst over the same period last year

quarter of 2003 further improved

With a view to the general environment we can be very satisfi ed with our achievements. In the fi rst quarter of 2003 company sales and performance are once again entirely in line with our expectations. The strategy continues to prove its worth of consistently positioning ATOSS Software AG as a solution provider in all areas of intelligent personnel deployment, from the provision of the required software packages to their tailored implementation and the constant fi ne tuning according client business processes. This was also confi rmed by the lively interest showed at this year's CeBIT. It was evident that in the current economic environment clients are harboring high expectations on the

short term amortization of their investments and perceive these expectations as being well met by the solutions provided by ATOSS Software AG.

Posting Group sales of € 5.8 million (previous year: € 5.4 million) and an operating result (EBIT) of € 0.3 million (previous year: € 0.1 million) in the fi rst quarter of 2003 we once again succeeded in setting our performance off from the general market trend. We have once again generated a signifi cant operating cash fl ow and have very comfortable capital resources at our disposal. Our equity ratio stands at 85 % by comparison with 87 % at the end of the past business year, positive cash fl ow amounts to € 1.6 million (previous year: €1.,1 million), while liquidity has climbed to € 35.4 million (previous year: € 32.3 million).

Outlook on the second quarter and the current business year remain positive

In view of the current level of uncertainty it is currently extremly diffi cult to venture any well-founded forecasts. There are neither signs of reviving markets nor of any stimulation of investment activities.

Nevertheless we continue to hold a positive outlook for our company's performance. We still expect the upcoming reporting periods to entail better results than in the comparable periods last year. In the ongoing business year we will continue to increase sales and result. This positive outlook is underscored by a good intake of orders, especially in the software area. This is expected to lead to once again improved sales and result in the second quarter over the fi rst quarter of 2003. This refl ects the fact that our central

message is being well received by clients, also in diffi cult times. Our solutions help companies deploy their most precious resource – their personnel – in a more effi cient manner.

Our shareholders are participating in our success

Against the background of the company's regained earnings strength and a very solid fi nancial situation, we proposed an outpayment of € 1.50 per share to our shareholders at the general meeting of shareholders the convened on April 30, 2003. This proposal and all others were very well received. We taken utmost efforts to have the respective entry put down on the commercial register so as to be able to make the outpayment as soon as possible As soon as the capital measures have been registered and offi cially announced, we will inform you of the exact date of

the outpayment as well as of the date relevant for an entitlement hereto. At this point we would like to express our gratitude in view of the confi dence in expressed by the general meeting of our shareholders.

Sincerely yours,

Andreas F. J. Obereder (Chairman of the Board)

Christiane Glöckler (Member of the Board)

Dr. Burkhard Scherf (Member of the Board)

G R O U P O V E R V I E W : Q u a r t e r l y c o m p a r i s o n a s o f M a r c h 3 1 , 2 0 0 3 i n T € ( a c c o r d i n g t o U S - G A A P )

2003 2002 Change
from 01.01. Percentage from 01.01. Percentage 2003
to 31.03. to 31.03. over 2002
Sales 5,788 5,439 6%
Software 3,076 53% 3,155 58% -3%
thereof software licenses 1,296 22% 1,451 27% -11%
thereof software maintenance 1,780 31% 1,704 31% 4%
Consulting 1,747 30% 1,370 25% 28%
thereof IT services 1,221 21% 951 17% 28%
thereof consulting 526 9% 419 8% 26%
Hardware 746 13% 615 11% 21%
Miscellaneous 219 4% 299 5% -27%
EBITDA 568 10% 408 8% 39%
EBIT 293 5% 126 2% >100%
EBT 338 6% 262 5% 29%
Net Income 164 3% 165 3% -1%
Cash Flow 1,622 28% 1,053 19% 54%
Liquidity (*) 35,408 32,331 10%
EPS (in €) 0.04 0.04 0%
EPS diluted (in €) 0.04 0.04 0%
Staff (**) 169 165 2%

G R O U P O V E R V I E W : Q u a r t e r l y c o m p a r i s o n i n T € ( a c c o r d i n g t o U S - G A A P )

2003 2002 2001
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
Sales 5,788 6,529 5,859 5,418 5,439 5,661 5,061 4,839
Software 3,076 3,392 3,008 2,735 3,155 3,194 2,516 2,754
thereof software licenses 1,296 1,677 1,319 1,050 1,451 1,769 1,085 1,178
thereof software maintenance 1,780 1,715 1,689 1,685 1,704 1,425 1,431 1,576
Consulting 1,747 2,055 1,871 1,890 1,370 1,543 1,394 1,292
thereof IT services 1,221 1,415 1,202 1,148 951 1,125 1,015 1,137
thereof consulting 526 640 670 742 419 418 379 155
Hardware 746 766 676 522 615 714 882 547
Miscellaneous 219 317 305 272 299 210 270 245
EBITDA 568 1,222 741 395 408 476 161 - 936
EBIT 293 601 453 111 126 165 -153 -1,248
EBT 338 512 776 568 262 549 -87 -728
Net Income 164 273 474 344 165 362 -61 -540
Cash Flow 1,622 537 2,181 362 1,053 1,623 1,296 1,880
Liquidity (*) 35,408 33,735 33,415 31,792 32,331 31,690 30,321 29,367
EPS (in €) 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.09 0.04 0.09 -0.02 -0.13
EPS diluted (in €) 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.08 0.04 0.09 - 0.01 - 0.13
Staff (**) 169 171 173 165 165 167 170 177

(*) Liquid assets and marketable securities (**) At end of quarter

Situation report Positive sales development and

higher operating results, further enhancement of cash fl ow and liquidity

Recording increased sales of overall 6 % to € 5.8 million, the individual divisions have continued their positive development. In the software licenses area, however, it must be considered that there were no large volume orders impacting sales, while the same period last year entailed a major individual order placed by SWISS International Airlines AG.

Especially towards the end of the fi rst quarter and at the beginning of the current quarter ATOSS recorded a good level of incoming orders in the software licenses area and is therefore looking to the future with optimism.

In the software segment sales dipped slightly by 3 % to € 3.1 million. Sales of software licenses were down by 11 % to around € 1.3 million, whereas software maintenance revenue moved ahead by 4 % to just under € 1.8 million.

The consulting division continued its positive development. In this area sales were up by 28 %, with IT services gaining by 28 % to more than € 1.2 million, and consulting adding 26 % to € 0.5 million. The hardware area reported an unexpected marked gain by 21 % to more than € 0.7 million.

Already in the past years it was notable that the fi rst quarter of the year is usually not particularly strong in sales, while in the further course of the year the two last quarters in particular entail a considerable increase. Viewed in this context, our sales to date are entirely in line with our expectations, both by comparison with the previous year, as well as by comparison with the respective, previous quarters.

With regard to the individual result fi gures it must be kept in mind that fi rst quarter costs are always at an above average level due to our participation in the CeBit trade fair. In addition, the formation of deferred taxes according to

US-GAAP and the liquidation of our share position, refl ecting a decidedly conservative stance at 3 % of total liquidity, represent a non-recurring burden.

In the fi rst quarter EBITDA (earnings before taxes, interest and depreciation) was boosted by 39 % to T € 568 over the same period last year. EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) rose disproportionately from T € 126 to T € 293, while EBT (earnings before tax) improved by 29 % to T € 338. Net income (period output) remained unchanged at T € 164 after T € 165 last year, as did earnings per share at € 0.04 (previous year: € 0,04). In line with our expectations EBIT sales margin at 5 % had ameliorated considerably over the same period last year (2 %).

Totaling € 35.4 million, liquidity has reached a new peak level, and refl ects, in particular, the positive development of operating cash fl ow that has been boosted by 54 % to more than € 1.6 million.

Sales in the software area stabilized on a high level

The slight sales decline of 3 % to around € 3.1 million in the software division is the result of a 4 % increase in revenues in software maintenance and an 11 % decline in software licenses sales. All in all, the share of total sales accounted for by the software area – against the backdrop of further marked growth in the other company areas – dropped from 58 % last year to 53 %. Software maintenance share of total sales remained on par with last year at 31 %, while the share that software licenses contributed to total sales declined from 27 % to 22 %.

By comparison with the previous year it must be noted that we did not book any sales enhancing major orders in software licenses in the fi rst quarter of 2003, while the same period in 2002 entailed a large volume order placed by SWISS International Airlines AG. In a considerably depreciated economic environment, ATOSS has succeeded in garnering a multitude of smaller orders from existing clients as well as new clients. Therefore we expect the Software Division's performance in the second quarter of the ongoing business year to improve over the quarter just elapsed.

In the software maintenance area steady growth has continued in the fi rst quarter of 2003. With sales coming in at just under € 1.8 million, we achieved the highest quarterly sales volume since the founding of our company. This constant positive development is rooted in contracts fulfi lled over a number of years, thereby delivering sustained contributions to performance.

Consulting revenue takes a major leap over last year

The consulting area has continued its positive development. By comparison with the fi rst quarter of 2002, sales have leapt by 28 %, while the consulting share of total sales increased from 25 % to 30 %. Sales growth is driven by stronger revenue from IT services (28 % increase) as well as by consulting activities (gain of 26 %). The continuation of strong growth in consulting documents that ATOSS – now as before – is capable of fi elding its comprehensive solution competence to gain orders, also independent of the software sales in the previous quarters. The existing, very broad range of services and capabilities generates consulting sales with existing clients, while the activities addressing new clients frequently result in leads and openings for

consulting assignments. In the IT services area the emphasis is frequently on the fi ne tuning of existing systems, whereas consulting activities highlight the optimization potentials of intelligent personnel deployment, and especially in dealings with new customers. Meeting the demands and requirements of our clients here also gives us the opportunity to increase the demand for our software solutions.

O v e r v i e w : Q u a r t e r l y c o m p a r i s o n o f I T s e r v i c e s a n d c o n s u l t i n g i n T € ( a c c o r d i n g t o U S - G A A P )
2003 2002 2001
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
Sales 5,788 6,529 5,859 5,418 5,439 5,661 5,061 4,839
Consulting 1,747 2,055 1,871 1,890 1,370 1,543 1,394 1,292
thereof IT services 1,221 1,415 1,202 1,148 951 1,125 1,015 1,137
thereof consulting 526 640 670 742 419 418 379 155

In spite of low investment propensity hardware sales increased markedly

In spite of the well known corporate reserve in committing investments, sales of € 0.7 million mark an increase of 21 % over the past

year. This moves the share of the hardware division of Group sales up from 11 % to % 13 %. Yet, we

anticipate this upswing to level out during the remainder of the business year.

O v e r v i e w : Q u a r t e r l y c o m p a r i s o n o f h a r d w a r e i n T € ( a c c o r d i n g t o U S - G A A P )
2003 2002 2001
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
Sales 5,788 6,529 5,859 5,418 5,439 5,661 5,061 4,839
Hardware 746 766 676 522 615 714 882 547

Overview : Quarterly comparison sof tware licenses and sof tware maintenance in T€ (according to US- G A AP)

2003 2002 2001
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
Sales 5,788 6,529 5,859 5,418 5,439 5,661 5,061 4,839
Software 3,076 3,392 3,008 2,735 3,155 3,194 2,516 2,754
thereof software licenses 1,296 1,677 1,319 1,050 1,451 1,769 1,085 1,178
thereof software maintenance 1,780 1,715 1,689 1,685 1,704 1,425 1,431 1,576

Development of performance

The positive sales development especially in the IT services and consulting areas, the stabilization of sales in the software area and rigorous cost management have resulted in ATOSS returning steady positive performance since the fourth quarter of 2001. In the fi rst quarter of 2003 EBIT came in at T € 293 marking a signifi cant increase over the same period last year (T € 126 ). EBT moved up from T € 262 to T € 338.

On the cost side it is notable that the fi rst quarter of the business year contains the costs of our participation in the CeBIT trade fair. In addition the performance of the fi rst quarter is burdened by two non-recurring items. The one is due to the losses incurred by the complete sale of our position of share funds position. In the fourth

quarter we had already altered the investment horizon for our very modest investment in shares, and based on this decision had already made a valuation adjustment in our 2002 annual statements. Following an the formation of additional reserves this position was liquidated in the fi rst quarter of 2003.

The non-recurring burden arose only and profi t and loss statement according to US-GAAP, while the balance sheet had always been valuated at reporting date.

Due to deferred taxes, to be formed without impact on cash according to US-GAAP, the earnings per share remained on the same level as last year at € 0.04 per share.

By way of reducing loss carryovers formed and activated in the previous years, as well as the realization of losses from security sales the active deferred taxes were reduced. This resulted in tax expenditure of TEUR 174, this fi gure consisting mainly of deferred taxes and payable taxes.

Assets and fi nancial situation: Considerable cash fl ow improvement, liquidity stands at € 35.4 million, 85 % equity ratio.

Liquid assets and marketable securities were up € 33.7 million as of December 31, 2002, to € 35.4 million as of March 31, 2003. The equity ratio amounts to 85 % (previous year 86 %). Cash fl ow from business activity rose to € 1.6 million (previous year: € 1.1 million), while cash fl ow from investment activity amounted to € -2.1 million (previous year: € -1.4 million). Cash fl ow from fi nancing

activity improved from € – 0.3 31, 2003.

million to € 0.1 million as of March

In the fi rst quarter of 2003 we also kept the prices of our products on an even level.

ATOSS shares outperforming the market

In the fi rst quarter the ATOSS share moved ahead from EUR 7.50 at the beginning of the year to EUR 9.90 as of March 31, 2003. In March a peak price of EUR 10.98 was reached. The marked increase

of the ATOSS share of 32 % as of March 31, 2003 was contrasted by losses of all major indexes. The Prime Software Performance Index dropped by 4 %, while the Tec DAX and Nemax 50 lost 8 % respectively.

The positive development of the ATOSS share price has resulted in our company attracting at least tentative ratings from the capital market. By comparison, last year investors were mainly oriented to the high cash reserves last stated at 9 € per share.

On the foundation of the positive business development, the resolutions adopted at the general meeting of shareholders on April 30, 2003 represent a key step towards enhancing the attractiveness of the ATOSS share. The capital measures following the resolutions adopted will create the foundation for the high outpayment of € 1.50 per share as well as the opportunity to buy back own shares. Moreover, by forming free reserves we are creating the possibility to credibly underpin the announced long-term dividend outpayment policy with a minimum dividend. According to our plans we are aiming to disburse 30 to 50 % of distributable profi t as dividend and pay a minimum dividend currently pegged at € 0.15 per share in less successful years.

O v e r v i e w : Q u a r t e r l y c o m p a r i s o n o f p e r f o r m a n c e f i g u r e s i n T € ( a c c o r d i n g t o U S - G A A P )

2003 2002 2001
Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
EBITDA 568 1.222 741 395 408 476 161 -936
EBIT 293 601 453 111 126 165 -153 -1,248
EBT 338 512 776 568 262 549 -87 -728
Net Income 164 273 474 344 165 362 -61 -540
Cash Flow 1,622 537 2,181 362 1,053 1,623 1,296 1,880
Liquidity (*) 35,408 33,735 33,415 31,792 32,331 31,690 30,321 29,367
EPS (in €) 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.09 0.04 0.09 -0.02 -0.13
EPS diluted (in €) 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.08 0.04 0.09 -0.01 -0.13

(*) Liquid assets and marketable securities

Apart from the possibility of participating in corporate success by way of our share price development, we are also offering shareholders a reliable yield. Especially from the standpoint of a technology company, we regard this aspect as especially important. The decisions of other companies moving in a similar direction show us that we are even playing a certain pioneering role in Germany with the upcoming outpayment and the defi nition of our dividend policy.

In the fi rst quarter of 2003 we transferred 200 shares as part of qur employee incentive plan (convertible bonds programm) to an employee exercising his conversion right. Therefore our holdings of own shares remains unchanged over December 31, 2003 at 233,560 shares with an average purchase price of € 8.09.

Media and analysts continue to show strong interest

In the period under review various stock market letters, magazines and newspapers reported positively on our company and stock and issued buy recommendations. In

studies conducted by analysts at Bayerische Landesbank and GBC German Business Concepts the ATOSS stock was rated as a buy. We are pleased to note this continued strong interest, as it documents the fact that we have taken the right measures. And we will continue to do whatever we can to sustain the interest particularly shown by major daily newspapers.

Existing high level of transparency further enhanced

Reliability and accountability is not only important with regard to the dividend outpayment policy. Reliability creates trust as the decisive foundation of long term investor engagement. And this in turn hinges on high transparency in presenting the company and its economic development.

ATOSS stands for high transparency. Since the year 2000 we have voluntarily submitted our semi-annual reports to our auditors for examination, well before the introduction of the Corporate Governance Codex, we are now going one step further with the presentation of

this quarterly report. As of the beginning of the current business year the reports issued as of March 31, June 30 and September 30 will also be presented to our auditors for examination. All fi gures will be reviewed. This will facilitate our work on the respective annual reports and increase transparency for our investors.

Outlook remains solidly positive

Without signs of stronger markets or at least a moderate revival of investment activity it is extremly diffi cult to venture forecasts for the branch environment. In spite of this we remain committed to our declared objective of further enhancing our performance in the next reporting periods by comparison with the same periods last year. Therefore, the ongoing business year will once again deliver further sales gains and a considerable improvement in our result. We expect sales and performance in the ongoing second quarter to show a considerable rise over the same quarter last year. Our positive outlook is underscored by the good order intake, especially in the software licenses area.

Annex

A s s e t s
March 31, 200
3
March 31, 200
2
(

)
(

)
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents 7,206,743 7,584,610
Short-term Investments /
Marketable Securities 28,201,572 26,149,942
Trade accounts recievable 4,666,407 4,452,587
Accounts receivable due
from related parties
Inventories 23,444 21,853
Deffered tax assets
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets 901,085 933,652
Others
Total current assets 40,999,252 39,142,644
Non current assets
Property, plant and equipment 735,462 798,544
Intangible assets 947,036 1,080,024
Investments
Notes receivebles / loans
Goodwill 22,214 22,214
Deferred Taxes 135,151 477,422
Other assets
Others
Total non current assets 1,839,862 2,378,204
Total Assets 42,839,114 41,520,848
3 March 31, 200
2
) (

)
March 31, 200
3
March 31, 200
(

)
(
Current liabilities
Current portion of capital lease obligation
Short term debt and current
portion of long-term debt 1,278 1,917
Trade accounts payable 486,321 542,969
Advance payments received
Accrued expenses 1,724,304 2,518,475
Deffered revenues 2,493,309 721,466
Income tax payable 177,921 270,823
Deffered taxes -
Other current liabilities 773,220 602,033
Others
Total current liabilities 5,656,353 4,657,684
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt, less current portion 311,315 313,767
Capital lease obligation,
less current portion
Deffered revenues
Deffered taxes
Pension accrual 296,467 276,067
Others
Total non-current liabilities 607,782 589,834
Shareholder's equity
Share Capital 4,025,667 4,025,667
Additional paid-in capital 31,730,185 31,722,582
Treasury Stock -1,889,330 -1,891,330
Unappropriated Surplus - 1,483,564
Retained Earnings / Accumulated Defi cit 2,757,773 1,109,912
Accumulated other
comprehensive income / loss -49,316 -177,064
Others
Total Shareholder's equity 36,574,979 36,273,330
Total liabilities and Shareholder's equity 42,839,114 41,520,848
Annex 15
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I n c o m e S t a t e m e n t
I/2003 I/2002
01.01.2003 01.01.2002
31.03.2003 31.03.2002
(

)
(

)
Revenues 5,788,189 5,439,063
Cost of revenues -2,118,620 -1,927,115
Gross profi t 3,669,569 3,511,948
Selling and Marketing expenses -1,493,977 -1,498,987
General and administrative expenses -881,516 -1,045,330
Research and development -995,073 -863,195
Other operation income and expenses -5,895 21,380
Depreciation on Goodwill 0 0
Others 0 0
Operation income / loss 293,108 125,816
Interest income and expenditure -302,573 139,675
Other income / expense 347,575 -3,498
Others 0 0
Result before income taxes 338,110 261,993
Income tax -173,812 -96,510
Extraordinary Income 0 0
Net income / loss 164,298 165,483
Net income per share (basic) 0.04 0.04
Net income per share (diluted) 0.04 0.04
Weighed average shares outstanding (basic) 3,792,007 3,970,960
Weighed average shares outstanding (diluted) 4,088,020 4,143,768
Quarterly Report Quarterly Report
(current year to date) (comparative period
previous year)
01.01.2003 01.01.2002
31.03.2003 31.03.2002
Cash fl ows from operating activities
Net profi t/loss 164,298 165,483
Adjustments for
Minority Interest 0 0
Depreciation and amortisation 275,114 282,293
Increase/decrease in provisions and accruals -866,673 -92,459
Losses/gains on the disposal of fi xed assets 3,094 30,972
Other 342,271 95,359
Change in net working capital 1,703,537 571,317
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,621.641 1,052,966
Cash fl ows from investing activities
Acquisition of subsidiaries,
net of cash acquired 0 0
Purchase of property, plant and equipment -82,138 -132,154
Proceeds form sale of equipment 0 21,222
Other -2,051,630 -1,280,396
Net cash used in investing activities -2,133,768 -1,391,328
Cash fl ows from fi nancing activities
Proceeds from issuance of share capital 137,351 -297,102
Proceeds from short or long-term borrowings -2,452 -3,560
Cash repayments of amounts borrowed -639 -639
Payment of capital lease liabilities 0 0
Other 0 0
Net cash provided by fi nancing activities 134,260 -301,302
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of period 7,584,610 8,772,743
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of period 7,206,743 8,133,080
Annex 17
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1. General information

The present quarter-end accounts have been prepared according to the provisions of the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) for Interim Financial Reporting, as well as in compliance with the DRS accounting rules (Deutsche Rechnungslegungs-Standard, DRS) no. 6 for interim reporting. Therefore the current document does not contain all information required for annual fi nancial statements. However, the same accounting, valuation and consolidation methods have been applied as in the annual fi nancial statement.

The managing board is convinced that all statements and fi gures refl ect the economic situation of the company according to the present actual status and conditions.

2. Currency

All fi gures have been stated in Euro.

3. Corporate scope of consolidation

In addition to the accounts of ATOSS Software AG, Munich, the consolidated fi nancial statement include those of

ATOSS CSD Software GmbH, Cham ATOSS Software Ges.mbH, Vienna ATOSS Software AG, Zurich ATOSS Software S.A.R.L., Paris

By way of full consolidation, the subsidiary companies are included in the consolidated fi nancial statement.

4. Equity development

The development in equity is shown in the statement of changes in equity capital amounts.

5. Company shares

During the fi rst quarter of 2003, the company transferred 200 of it´s own shares to an employee excercising his conversion rights under the convertible bonds programm. The company, therefore, holds 233,560 of it´s own stock as of March 31, 2003 compared to 233,760 held as of December 31, 2002.

Company held shares are stated as independent equity item.

6. Personnel costs

P e r s o n n e l e x p e n d i t u r e s
March 31, 2003 March 31, 2002
(T€) (T€)
Wages and salaries 2,529 2,731
Social security contributions and expenditure
on pension provisioning and support 466 392
Total 2,995 3,123

7. Segment information

The company differentiates between product-related activities (sale of software and hardware, as well as maintenance agreements) and services. These activities cover Germany as well as other European countries.

S a l e s , e a r n i n g s
March 31, 2003 March 31, 2002
(T€) (T€)
Products, Maintenance
Sales 3,744 3,786
EBIT -47 52
Write-offs 229 232
Services
Sales 2,044 1,653
EBIT 340 74
Write-offs 46 50
Domestic sales 4,906 4,297
Foreign sales 882 1,142
Total sales 5,788 5,439
March 31, 2002
(TE)
2,731
392
3,123
March 31, 2002
(TE)
3.786
52
232
1.653
74
50
4,297
1.142
5 439

The geographical allocation of sales refers to the location of the customer. The company does not divide its assets according to segments.

Sales break down according to the following sales types:

S a l e s t y p e s
March 31, 2003 March 31, 2002
(T€) (T€)
Software licenses 1,296 1,451
Maintenance 1,780 1,704
Software (total) 3,076 3,155
IT-Services 1,221 951
Consulting 526 419
Services (total) 1,747 1,370
Hardware 746 615
Miscellaneous 219 299
Total sales 5,788 5,439

8. Employees

As of March 31, 2003 the company employed 169 members of staff, by comparison with 165 employees the year before. 42 employees (45) are active in product development, 50 (45) in the areas of IT services and consulting and 44 (48) in sales and marketing.

9. Supervisory board

As of March 31, 2003 the supervisory board consisted of three members:

Peter Kirn, Chairman Bernhard Dorn, Deputy Rolf Baron Vielhauer von Hohenhau

10. Managing board

As of March 31, 2003 the ATOSS Software AG management board consists of three members:

Andreas F.J. Obereder: Chairman of the Board Dr. Burkhard Scherf: Member of the Board Christiane Glöckler: Member of the Board

The assignment of Ms. Glöckler terminates as per contract on June 30, 2003.

11. Shares held by corporate offi cers

As of the respective cut-off date March 31, 2003, the following corporate offi cers held the following ATOSS shares:

S h a r e s h e l d b y c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s
31.03.2003 31.12.2002 30.09.2002 30.06.2002 31.03.2002
Andreas F.J. Obereder 1,967,905 1,967,905 1,967,905 1,967,905 1,967,905
Dr, Burkhard Scherf Scherf 78,108 78,108 78,108 78,108 78,308
Christiane Glöckler 0 0 0 0 0
Peter Kirn 11,260 11,260 11,260 11,260 11,260
Bernhard Dorn 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Rolf Baron Vielhauer von Hohenhau 0 0 0 0 0

As of the cut-off date of March 31, 2003 the following corporate offi cers held options on ATOSS shares by way of convertible bond subscriptions:

C o n v e r t i b l e b o n d s
31.03.2003 31.12.2002 30.09.2002 30.06.2002 31.03.2002
Andreas F.J. Obereder 15,864 15,864 15,864 15,864 864
Dr, Burkhard Scherf Scherf 15,864 15,864 15,864 15,864 864
Christiane Glöckler 16.667 65,000 65,000 65,000 50,000
Peter Kirn 12,000 12,000 12,000 0 0
Bernhard Dorn 12,000 12,000 12,000 0 0
Rolf Baron Vielhauer von Hohenhau 12,000 12,000 12,000 0 0

The following table provides information on outstanding convertible bonds held by corporate offi cers and employees:

E x e r c i s e p r i c e
Outstanding Contractual Possible exercising
options validity in years rights
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Corporate offi cers
30.00 1,728 1.9 1,152
8.56 16,667 3.2 0
8.21 30,000 4.0 0
8.09 36,000 4.3 0
Employees
30.00 2,039 1.9 1,359
28.70 1,000 2.2 333
9.11 82,750 2.7 27,583
11.06 2,000 2.8 667
5.51 6,500 3.5 0
8.21 59,500 4.0 0
8.17 7,000 4.0 0
245,184 31,094

12. Statements on securities subject to reporting requirements

In the fi rst three months of the 2003 business year corporate offi cers did not conduct any securities transactions subject to reporting requirements.

13. Convertible bonds

In the fi rst three months of the 2003 business year no new convertible bonds were issued. Some 68,383 convertible bonds were returned and 200 conversion rights have been executed. The exercised conversion rights have been setteled utilizing own shares previously acquired the company. As of March 31, 2002 a total of 245,184 convertible bonds were outstanding.

14. Earnings per share

Earnings per share are calculated by dividing the quarterly earnings by the weighted, average number of outstanding shares. From January 1, 2003 to March 31, 2003 an average of 3,898,608 shares were outstanding. Earnings per share for the period stands at € 0.04 and is at the level of the previous year.

In order to calculate the diluted earnings per share the average number of outstanding shares is added to the potential number that might be issued on the basis of the convertible bonds. From January 1, 2003 to March 31, 2003 an average of 296,013 convertible bonds were outstanding. The diluted earnings per share stands at € 0.04 and is at the previous year's level.

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certifi cates capital of company reserve reserve for the year equity not Equity
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Status as of 01.01.2002 4,025,667 4,025,667 -421,086 33,172,808 0 -146,523 -196,447 36,434,419
Quarter-end results 165,483 165,483
Purchase of company stock -320,505 -320,505
Additions to capital reserve 1,499 1,499
Changes in equity not impacting performance 21,904 21,904
Status of 31.03.2002 4,025,667 4,025,667 -741,591 33,174,307 0 18,960 -174,543 36,302,800
Status as of 01.01.2003 4,025,667 4,025,667 -1,891,330 31,722,582 0 2,593,475 -177,064 36,273,330
Quarter-end results 164,298 164,298
Purchase of company stock 2,000 2,000
Additions to capital reserve 7,603 7,603
Changes in equity not impacting performance 127,748 127,748
Status as of 31.03.2003 4,025,667 4,025,667 -1,889,330 31,730,185 0 2,757,773 -49,316 36,574,979

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