First Sensor AG

Earnings Release • Aug 29, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 29 August 2006 08:23

Silicon Sensor International AG: Half year result once more improved

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Half year result once more improved August 29, 2006 The Silicon Sensor group continued to grow dynamically during the 2nd quarter of the 2006 business year. Compared with the same period in 2005, sales more than doubled and reached € 15.62 mn in the first half of the year (6/30 2005: € 6.59 mn). In the 2nd quarter, sales rose by some 152 % over the year before, while quarterly surplus increased by 141 %. EBIT operative results rose by € 1.427 mn, from € 1.131 mn (6/30 2005) to € 2.558 mn (6/30 2006), a growth rate of 126 %. The result after interest and tax improved by 93 % over the previous year, from € 789,000 (6/30 2005) to € 1.525 mn. Due to the greater number of shares after a capital increase in 2005, earnings per share over the reporting period were € 0.44, an improvement of € 0.10 over the previous year (6/30 2005: € 0.34). This welcome trend has continued into the present quarter. A particularly positive development is seen in the order backlog which, for the group as a whole, grew by 137 %, to € 19.0 mn (6/30: 2006) over last year (6/30 2005: € 8.0 mn). Compared with the 1st quarter of 2006 alone, orders on hand increased by more than 46 %. Workforce size rose from 101 on June 30, 2005 to 230 at present. The complete annual report will be published on August 29, 2006. For more information see our website at: http://www.silicon-sensor.com or call +49-(0)30 – 20 94 57 10 Silicon Sensor International AG Board of Directors (c)DGAP 29.08.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Silicon Sensor International AG Charlottenstraße 57 10117 Berlin Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)30 2094-5710 Fax: +49 (0)30 2094-5719 E-mail: ir@silicon-sensor.de WWW: www.silicon-sensor.com ISIN: DE0007201907 WKN: 720190 Indices: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————