Deutsche Börse AG

Earnings Release • Feb 21, 2007

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Ad-hoc | 21 February 2007 20:37

Deutsche Börse annual result 2006, dividend proposal, Capital Management Program and capital increase using share premium

Deutsche Börse AG / Preliminary Results

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Deutsche Börse AG concluded financial year 2006 with the best result in its
history. According to the preliminary figures sales revenue climbed by 14
percent to €1,854.2 million in 2006 (2005: €1,631.5 million). The company
earned a further €150.7 million in net interest income from banking
business (2005: €112.7 million). The above-average increase in EBITA
(Earnings before interest, tax and goodwill impairment) of 45 percent to
€1,029.1 million (2005: €710.9 million) is due to the strong sales growth
in all market areas and effective cost management. The net income for 2006
reached €668.7 million, as against €427.4 million in the previous year.
Basic earnings per share, calculated on the basis of a weighted average
number of 99.4 million shares outstanding, increased considerably by 68
percent to €6.73 (2005: €4.00).
The Executive Board of Deutsche Börse is proposing to increase the dividend
from €2.10 to €3.40 per share. Due to the excellent business performance in
2006, Deutsche Börse plans to buy back further shares totaling an amount of
€125 million before the Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2007. Furthermore,
the company wants to cancel 2 million shares from the shares held in
treasury by the end of the first quarter of 2007. This measure will reduce
the number of outstanding shares in the company to 100 million, as against
111.8 million prior to the launch of the program in 2005.

Subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board and the Annual General
Meeting, Deutsche Börse wants to implement a capital increase using share
premium and provide shareholders with an additional new share, known as a
bonus share, for each of their existing shares as part of this measure.
This step is designed to further boost trading liquidity in Deutsche
Börse’s shares.

Contact:
Walter Allwicher
Tel.: +49-69-21 11 15 00

DGAP 21.02.2007

Language: English
Issuer: Deutsche Börse AG
Neue Börsenstraße 1
60487 Frankfurt am Main Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)69 211 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)69 211 - 1 20 0
E-mail: info@deutsche-boerse.com
WWW: www.deutsche-boerse.com
ISIN: DE0005810055
WKN: 581005
Indices: DAX
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in
Berlin-Bremen, Hannover, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX

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