Bechtle AG — Earnings Release 2005

May 13, 2005

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Corporate | 13 May 2005 09:11

Bechtle AG:First quarter of 2005 goes as forecast (Part 2/2)

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Bechtle AG:First quarter of 2005 goes as forecast (Part 2/2) An overview of Bechtle AG from January to March 2005/2004 in thousands of Euros Q1/2005 Q1/2004 Q1/2004 Change in % IFRS IFRS IFRS / before IFRS / before special item special item Revenues 254,748 248,379 248,379 2.6 system house 171,838 160,909 160,909 6.8 eCommerce 82,911 87,470 87,470 -5.2 EBITDA 10,552 18,303 10,906 -3.2 EBIT 8,103 15,353 7,956 1.8 system house 2,387 10,271 2,874 -16.9 eCommerce 5,716 5,082 5,082 12.5 EBT 8,095 15,308 7,911 2.3 EBT margin (%) 3.2 6.2 3.2 / Net income for the peri 5,086 12,170 4,773 6.6 EPS (in Euro) 0.2399 0.5906 0.2316 3.6 Shareholders equity ratio (%) 63.0 56.0* 56.4* / Number of employees 3,266 3,178* 3,178* 2,8 * as of 31.12.2004 The interim report for the first quarter of 2005 is available online in German and English at http://www.bechtle.com/investorrelations/finanzen/finanzberichte A replay of the press conference will be available from approx. 12:30 pm until 18th May. To hear the recording on the telephone, please dial +49 (0) 30 726 167 224 and enter the PIN number 660089. End of announcement (c)DGAP 13.05.2005 —————————————————————————— WKN: 515870; ISIN: DE0005158703; Index: TecDAX Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 130911 Mai 05