EUWAX AG — Earnings Release 2005

Feb 21, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 21 February 2006 12:13

EUWAX AG increases full year net profit fourth time in a row to 16.7 mln. €

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Stuttgart, 21.02.2006 EUWAX AG increases full year net profit fourth time in a row to 16.7 mln. € (+5 %) Earnings per share at 3.28 € (+5 %) Enabled by a strong second half of the year, EUWAX AG again increased its net profit 2005 (single annual statements based on german accounting principles). Income from ordinary activities advanced compared to 2004 by 6 % to 28.0 mln. €. Net profit climbed by 5 % to 16.7 mln. €. The corresponding earnings (DVFA/SG) per share came in at 3.28 €. This number outpaced the previous forecast of 2.87 € per share by 14 %. The number of trades (+11 %, measured in contract notes) and the turnover (+32 %) laid the basis for the positive development und showed solid upturn in the second half of the year. Earnings accelerated by 3 % to 52.9 mln. €. Expenditures were nearly flat by 24.9 mln. € (+1 %). The return on equity after tax of 25 % exceeded the internal benchmark of 20 % by far. Key figures (single annual statements based on german accounting principles): EUWAX AG Q4 Change Full Full Change 2005 year year 2004 2005 Earnings per EUR 0.85 42% 3.13 3.28 5% share (DVFA/SG) Earnings TEUR 14,354 38% 51,123 52,902 3% Expenditures TEUR 6,786 12% 24,776 24,924 1% Income from TEUR 7,568 74% 26,346 27,978 6% ordinary activities Tax TEUR 3,244 141% 10,426 11,313 9% Net profit TEUR 4,324 44% 15,920 16,664 5% Cash Flow TEUR 4,305 43% 16,263 16,616 2% Equity TEUR 72,177 14% 63,118 72,177 14% Return on Equity % 25 26% 27 25 -8% after tax All figures are provisional Thomas Krotz (CFO) Fon.: (0711) 222989-360 eMail: investor.relations@euwax-ag.de EUWAX Aktiengesellschaft Börsenstr. 4 70174 Stuttgart Germany (c)DGAP 21.02.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: EUWAX AG Börsenstr. 4 70174 Stuttgart Deutschland phone: +49 (0)711 222 989 200 fax: +49 (0)711 222 989 222 email: post@euwax-ag.de WWW: www.euwax.com ISIN: DE0005660104 WKN: 566010 indexes: stockmarkets: Amtlicher Markt in München, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————