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Earnings Release • Aug 18, 2005

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Ad-hoc | 18 August 2005 08:34

Silicon Sensor Int. AG: Silicon Sensor raised earnings

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Business report for the first six months Silicon Sensor Int. AG: Silicon Sensor raised earnings Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Silicon Sensor raised earnings August 18, 2005 In the first half of the 2005 financial year, the Silicon Sensor group surpassed the excellent results of the previous year, even though capacity was tied down in making preparations for more long-term growth and some orders were put off until 2006 at the request of customers. Whereas sales dropped slightly by 10 % compared with the same period last year, from EUR 7.29 m (June 30, 2004) to EUR 6.59 m (June 30, 2005), profits rose by some 4 %. The result after interest and taxes was improved for the fourth consecutive year, from EUR 757,000 (June 30, 2004) to EUR 789,000, an increase of EUR 32,000. Earnings per share were EUR 0.34 and thus reached the excellent level achieved for the same period last year (June 30,. 2004: EUR 0.34). Orders on hand throughout the group for the next 12 months showed an increase again for the first time, with no allowance made for the order from the automotive industry. The end-of-period backlog rose by 5 % to EUR 8.01 m (June 30, 2005) compared with last year’s level (June 30, 2004: EUR 7.6 m). The workforce remained almost constant at 101 on June 30, 2005 compared with the same period last year (June 30, 2004: 102). The business report will be published August 25, 2005 For more information see our website: http://www.silicon-sensor.com or call +49-(0)30 – 63 99 23 – 99 Silicon Sensor International AG Board of Directors Silicon Sensor International AG Ostendstraße 1 12459 Berlin Deutschland ISIN: DE0007201907 WKN: 720190 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 18.08.2005 180834 Aug 05