B+S Banksysteme AG — Earnings Release 2004

Jul 29, 2004

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Ad-hoc | 29 July 2004 14:31

DataDesign AG ends 2nd quarter 2004 with positive results

Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– DataDesign AG ends 2nd quarter 2004 with positive results Munic, 29. July 2004 DataDesign AG, a solutions-focused company in the E-banking sector, was able to end the 2nd quarter 2004 and the 1st half of 2004 with an operational result of -36 TEuro (2nd quarter 2003 -578 TEuro) and -9 TEuro (1st half 2003 -788 TEuro) respectively. With a slightly increased turnover of 932 TEuro (2nd quarter 2003 920 TEuro), the EBITDA improved in the 1st quarter 2004 and in the 1st half of 2004 to 47 TEuro (2nd quarter 2003 -385 TEuro) and 124 TEuro (1st half of 2004 -397 TEuro) respectively. The EBIT was raised to 21 TEuro (2nd quarter 2003 -449 TEuro) and in the 1st half of 2004 to 70 TEuro (1st half of 2003 -519 TEuro). At the end of the 1st half of 2004, the net worth stood at 375 TEuro (same period previous year 178 TEuro). The average employee figure was reduced to 33 (2nd quarter 2003 53). The undiluted result per share for the 2nd quarter 2004 and the first half of 2004 stood at 0,02 Euro (2nd quarter 2003 -0,06) and 0,06 Euro (1st half 2003 – 0,07 Euro) respectively. (Figures mentioned above constitute uncertified data). The Management Board end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 29.07.2004 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 126215; ISIN: DE0001262152; Index: Listed: DE0001262152: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard), Freiverkehr in Stuttgart; DE0001262145: Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen und München 291431 Jul 04