Deutsche Lufthansa AG — Earnings Release 2008

Apr 24, 2008

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Ad-hoc | 24 April 2008 17:01

Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Lufthansa increases its operating result for the first quarter 2008 to EUR 188m and confirms outlook

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Lufthansa increases its operating result for the first quarter 2008 to EUR
188m and confirms outlook

In the first quarter 2008 Lufthansa Group generated revenue of EUR 5.6bn
(previous year: EUR 4.7bn) and increased its operating result by EUR 152m
to EUR 188m. It reflects the positive development of earnings performance
in all business segments and includes a contribution to operating result of
EUR 52m from SWISS, which has been fully consolidated since 1 July 2007. In
the first quarter 2008 Lufthansa reported net profit for the period of EUR
57m. The figure of EUR 554m for the previous year was influenced by a book
gain of EUR 499m on the sale the Thomas Cook stake.
For the full year the Executive Board remains confident that the Lufthansa
Group’s 2008 operating result will follow up on the operating result from
the previous year, and is looking to improve it further. This continues to
appear possible despite the fact that the worldwide economic conditions
have worsened perceptibly. Precondition is, however, that the market
environment does not weaken further and higher fuel prices can be
compensated as in previous years.

Lufthansa will publish further information and the complete interim report
on 25 April 2008. The data will be made available on the internet from
08:00 CEST at www.lufthansa-financials.com.

Frank Hülsmann
Head of Investor Relations

Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Investor Relations
Lufthansa Aviation Center
D-60546 Frankfurt/Main
Tel.: +49 (0)69 / 696-28000
Fax.: +49 (0)69 / 696-90990
E-Mail: investor.relations@dlh.de
Web: www.lufthansa-financials.com

24.04.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6
50679 Köln
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)69 696 28002
Fax: +49 (0)69 696 90990
E-mail: investor.relations@dlh.de
Internet: www.lufthansa-financials.de
ISIN: DE0008232125, DE0008232125
WKN: 823212
Indices: DAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart;
Terminbörse EUREX

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