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Nexus AG

Earnings Release Nov 10, 2008

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Quarterly Report 30 September 2008

Letter to Our Stockholders

Dear Stockholders,

We were able to increase sales again in the third quarter 2008 and are within the framework of our planning with respect to results. This good development is also to be considered very satisfactory against the background of the extraordinarily good quarter last year. In addition, we have been able to improve our position further in the radiology market with the acquisition of MEDOS AG in the current quarter.

During the first nine months of the current year, the activities of NEXUS AG have concentrated very strongly on standardizing product environments and integrating acquired companies. Following the intensive phase of product development and market penetration of the last years, the currently most essential tasks of our company are to finalize our product generations and pay a great deal of attention to the topics of integration and standardization. We want to initiate the next phase of our company's development with that, which will be oriented more strongly to consolidation and optimizing revenue.

In this way, we want to ensure in the long term that we can also continue our successful and profitable company development in the coming years.

The focal point is going to be on standardizing the technological basis of our products

even more and reducing the share of customized developments thanks to consistent standardization. We want to create the basis for future expansion and further internationalization with that. This is a goal that we can only achieve if we reduce expenditures for project introduction and internationalization further. We are challenged to structure the excellent product base, which we have created over the past years, even more clearly and to market it convincingly. This is a challenge that we are glad to face and that will provide us with substantial potential for success in the future.

Highlights Q3 - 2008 Business development

    • Increase in Cash Flow
    • Again increase in sales
    • Additional new contracts in third quarter
    • Orientation of the organization to service structures
    • Strengthening of our position in radiology

Against the background of this

perspective, we are very happy that we can again show sales growth and good results in the third quarter.

We also achieved a number of successes in the area of new orders, which will keep us busy and generate sales over the coming months.

As a result, we have created an excellent basis during the first three quarters to achieve our ambitious goals of the current year. We have again been able to strengthen the position of our company substantially with our acquisitions and market successes and can look to the remaining quarter 2008 with optimism.

We were able to continue the uninterrupted increase of sales of the last quarters in the third quarter. In the first nine months, sales increased by approx. 12% to approx. 24.0 million € following 21.4 million € in 2007.

In the third quarter, we achieved an increase of approximately 6% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and recorded 8.6 million € following 8.1 million € in Q3-2007.

The Healthcare Software segment was again strong and was able to increase by about 11% to approx. 20.4 million € (Q3-2007: 18.5 million €).

The Group result developed in differing degrees during the first nine months. The EBTDA rose to approx. 4.6 million € following 4.5 million € in the first 3 quarters of the previous year (+4%). The result before taxes of KEUR 1,190 decreased (-20%) following KEUR 1,493, while an improvement after taxes of approx. 10% to KEUR 1,168 was achieved (Q3/2007: KEUR 1,065).

In spite of the good starting position this year, we are aware that we are facing considerable challenges until the end of the year. The integration of MEDOS AG, many projects that are still going into the productive phase this year, and - last but not least - the difficult market environment present a considerable challenge, which we have to face. But we are working on these tasks with a very skilled and highly motivated staff and will use the remaining time to meet the demands put on us.

Sincerely,

.

Dr. Ingo Behrendt CEO - NEXUS AG

Innovations: NEXUS / PORTAL

Current developments in the German health care system are characterized by increasingly close cooperation between service suppliers. With the help of new treatment cooperation measures such as disease management programs, the establishment of medical care centers and the conclusion of integrated care contracts, an attempt is being undertaken to counter increasing cost pressures. Intersectoral communication is becoming increasingly important in this.

Cooperation in these treatment forms requires increasingly detailed synchronization and interaction between the service suppliers with the consequence of increasingly intensive exchanges of information. The new product NEXUS / PORTAL, does justice to this need for support in obtaining information. It provides initial access to the digital patient information of hospitals. The special feature of the Portal solution is that it can be integrated into the existing Internet solutions of hospitals. NEXUS took analyses and survey results of portal software users into consideration in product development; the objectives of the user groups were primary.

Integration into a referral portal provides essential advantages both to referring doctors and treating hospitals and consequently patients. An Internet-based solution,

which has a link to a Hospital Information System, guarantees the referring doctor simplification of his/her work without time-consuming software installation. At the same time, it guarantees to all involved in the treatment process that they can really access the most up-to-date patient data. Hospital staff can provide treatment using their customary HIS without a change of media and have the required preliminary information, which the referring doctor supplied to them. The upper chart shows the welcome page of NEXUS / PORTAL out of a referring doctors perspective.

The referring doctors, i.e., especially general practitioners, can retrieve doctors' letters, OP reports and findings quickly and treat their patients well-informed after their hospital stays.

The advantages for the patients, hospitals and referring doctors are obvious:

    • The admitting hospital has all preliminary information regarding the case and can minimize conducting the same examinations twice.
    • The treatment process can be set and optimized at an early stage.
    • A seamless transition to those providing post-discharge treatment is ensured.
    • The webpages of the hospital become an information portal for doctors and patients.
    • Referring doctors can develop stronger relations with the hospital.
    • Faster access to patient information (protected area).
    • Coordinating scheduling for outpatient clinics, OP and follow-up appointments becomes easier.
    • Case history information from the outpatient clinic or other preliminary examinations is available online.

NEXUS is providing another building block on the way to a digital hospital with this product.

NEXUS in the environment of Financial and Health markets

The value of NEXUS stocks weren't able to abstract to the downside trend of the market. After a sidewards tendency price fell from apporx. 2.70 € to 2.40 € from June tille the end of July. At the beginning of August the performance rebounded slightly to 2.50 €, until it fell again at end of August. Worldwide beginning financial crisis at October hasn't treated price of shares well, so the price fell below 2 €-limit on the beginning of November. Even relatively better performance as TecDax is cold comfort.

Finance- and Event schedule 2008 (status quo: November `08)

FINANCE SCHEDULE
German equity forum, Frankfurt (D) November 11th
Annual Report 2008 March 30th, 2009
EVENT AND TRADE FAIR SCHEDULE
MEDICA, Düsseldorf (D) 14 - 17 November
8. KTQ-Forum, Berlin (D) November 24th
DGPPN, Berlin (D) 26 - 29 November

Decisions for NEXUS-solutions 2008

    • Ortenau Klinikum, Achern
    • Erzgebirgsklinikum, Annaberg
    • Kreiskliniken, Altötting-Burghausen
    • Klinikum, Aschaffenburg
    • Klinik Niedersachsen, Bad Nenndorf
    • Lungenklinik, Ballenstedt
    • Krankenhaus Maria Hilf, Bergheim
    • Deutsches Herzzentrum Pathologie, Berlin
    • Park-Klinik Weißensee, Berlin
    • Johanniter-Krankenhaus, Bonn
    • Uniklinikum, Essen
    • Krankenhaus Maria Hilf, Gangelt
    • Clemenshospital, Geldern
    • Institut für Pathologie, Geldern
    • Radiologische Praxis am Wollhaus, Heilbronn
    • Pathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Kaufbeuren
    • Oberallgäu-Klinikum, Kempten
    • Radiologisches Institut, Koblenz
    • Psychiatrisches Fachkrankenhaus, Kropp
    • Vinzentius-Krankenhaus, Landau
    • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck
    • Städtische Kliniken, Mönchengladbach
    • Klinikum, Passau
    • St. Josefs-Krankenhaus, Potsdam
    • Klinikum am Steinenberg, Reutlingen
    • Marienkrankenhaus, Schwerte
    • St. Vincentius Krankenhaus, Speyer
    • Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus Pathologie, Stuttgart
    • Caritas Trägergesellschaft, Trier
    • Fachklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Zülpich
    • Hospital Citadelle, Liege (BE)
    • Unispital, Bern (CH)
    • Clinica Santa Chiara, Locarno (CH)
    • Hirslanden Klinik, Zurich (CH)

Sales Increase in the 3rd Quarter

In first three quarters of 2008, sales of NEXUS Group increased by 12.1 % from KEUR 21,389 to KEUR 23,987.

The Healthcare Service segment did substantially better with KEUR 3,563 (previous year: KEUR 2,939) than in the previous year (+21%). Sales in the area of Healthcare Software segment increased from KEUR 18,450 to KEUR 20,425 (+11%). Sales of the MEDOS AG are consolidated for the first time for the months August and September in the figures.

The foreign share of sales was 35.8% on the cutoff date. Domestic sales improved by 23.8% from KEUR 12,445 to KEUR 15,408. The still very high share of sales in international business is mainly due to projects in the USA, Arab countries and Switzerland

Sales by
regions
01/01/ -
09/30/07
01/01/ -
09/30/08
∆ in
%
07/01/ -
09/30/07
07/01/ -
09/30/08
∆ in
%
KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR
Germany 12,445 15,409 23.8 4,731 5,612 18.6
Switzerland 6,205 5,777 -6.9 1,915 1,495 -21.9
Austria 730 569 -22.1 223 176 -21.1
Italy 127 85 -33.1 39 28 -28.2
Rest of world / USA 1,882 2,148 14.1 1,242 1,315 5.9
Total 21,389 23,988 12.1 8,150 8,626 5.8
Sales by
divisions
01/01/ -
09/30/07
01/01/ -
09/30/08
∆ in
%
07/01/ -
09/30/07
07/01/ -
09/30/08
∆ in
%
KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR
Healthcare Software 18,450 20,425 10.7 7,379 7,313 -0.9
Healthcare Service 2,939 3,563 21.2 771 1,313 70.3
Total 21,389 23,988 12.1 8,150 8,626 5.8
Highlights Q3 - 2008
Group sales and Result
+ 12.1 % sales increase from KEUR 21,389 (Q3-2007) to
KEUR 23,988 during the first three quarters 2008
+ 21.2 % sales increase from KEUR 2,939 (Q3-2007) to
KEUR 3,563 in the Healthcare Service area
    • 10% increase in result before taxes from KEUR 1,065 (Q3-2007) to KEUR 1,168
    • Cash reserves still high by 9.8 million €

Results in the First three Quarters 2008

The development of results varied in the first three quarters. During this time period, the Group result improved by approx. 10% to KEUR 1,168 following KEUR 1,065. The EBTDA rose to 4,630 (+3%) following 4,480 (Q3-2007).

The result before taxes could not reach the very good level of the previous year. After the first three quarters 2008, it was KEUR 1,190 following KEUR 1,492 (-20%) during the same period of the previous year.

Results were also varied within the segments. The "Healthcare Service" segment with KEUR 728 (previous year: KEUR 103) contributed decisively to the positive development of results, while the "Healthcare Software" segment with KEUR 440 (previous year: EUR 936) was lower than in the previous year.

The cash flow from current business transactions was influenced essentially by the write-offs as well as changes in accounts receivable and payable

.

Compared to the previous year, the operative cash flow increased by KEUR 378 from KEUR 1,936 to KEUR 2,314 (+19.5%).

The cash flow from investment activities reflects payouts in intangible assets, fixed assets and financial assets, which will serve for future cash flows. NEXUS realized a cash flow from investment activities of KEUR -9,778 during the current year following KEUR -2,313 (Q3/2007). The purchase of MEDOS AG represents the most important investment here, which was financed in part by the sale of securities. Nexus Group continues to have substantial cash reserves of KEUR 9,806.

Number of employees developed like follows: see chart below.

Number of employees at NEXUS Group each to 09/30/

NEXUS Group informationen and Outlook

Directors Holdings

The Director's Holdings of the supervisory board and the executive board were as follows on September 30, 2008 in comparison to the previous year:

Outlook

NEXUS remains on a growth course and reaps stable revenues. While we were not able to maintain the result before taxes at the level of the previous year in the third quarter, we achieved increases in the EBTDA and in the result after taxes. The overall development of our company remains solid, and we will continue to implement our strategy of expanding our business in this entrepreneurial phase. We are proud of these developments, which have taken place in an extremely competitive and complex environment.

A lot of things speak in favor of us being able to use our good market position and outstanding technology for continuation of our series of successes. Considerable challenges are facing us in the coming periods, which we have to face. We have begun to consolidate

Directors Holdings Numbers of stocks
owned
Numbers of options
Supervisory Board
Dr. jur. Hans-Joachim König 81,099 0
Prev. year: 81,099 Previous year: 0
Prof. Dr. Alexander Pocsay 0 0
Previous year: 0 Previous year: 0
Ronny Dransfeld 0 0
Previous year: 0 Previous year: 0
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Krystek 0 0
Previous year: 0 Previous year: 0
Dipl.-Betriebsw. (FH)
Wolfgang Dörflinger
0 0
Previous year: 0 Previous year: 0
Dr. Dietmar Kubis 0 0
Previous year: 0 Previous year: 0
Executive Board
Dr. Ingo Behrendt (MBA) 82,000 325,000
Prev. year: 82,000 Prev. year: 325,000
Dipl.-Betriebsw. (FH) 116,147 15,000
Stefan Burkart Prev. year: 116,147 Previous year: 15,000

our structures consistently following our acquisitions and are in the process of finalizing current product generations and putting product marketing in the forefront of our activities.

We are creating the basis for future expansion and economic success with these measures. We are confident that we can also achieve our annual targets in 2008 and operate successfully with a highly competitive product portfolio in this interesting market in 2009. In the remaining weeks of 2008, it will be a question of achieving the planned sales and providing our customers with good products and services, which represent the basis for future business.

NEXUS is in an excellent position and can face these challenges with confidence. A good market position, good technology and a motivated staff: our development till now makes us confident that we will have success with these prerequisites.

ACOUNTING AND VALUATION METHODS

DThis interim report from the NEXUS Group of 30 September 2008 has been prepared in keeping with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as they are applied in the EU. The interpretation of the International Financial Reporting Interpretation Committee (IFRIC) has been taken into account.

The regulations of IAS 34 have been observed in the interim report of 30 September 2008. This refers to a summarized report, which does not contain all information of an IFRS Group Financial Statement, and consequently this report should be read in connection with the Appendix of the Group Financial Statement 2007. The same accounting and valuation methods were used in the Group Financial Statement for the business year 2007.

The report has not been audited.

The Group Financial Statement 2007 and the interim report of 30 September 2008 can be seen on the homepage in the Internet at: www.nexus-ag.de.

Facts and Figures Group P+L Account as of 09/30/2008 and 09/30/2007 (IFRS)

Cons
olidated
Profit and L
oss
Acc
ount
07/01/ -
09/30/07
07/01/ -
09/30/08
01/01/ -
09/30/07
01/01/ -
09/30/08
KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR
1, Revenue 8,150 8,626 21,389 23,988
2. Increase / decrease in finished goods and work in progress 61 115 101 79
3. Other capitalized company work 1,069 873 2,941 2,724
4. Other operating income -27 422 565 1,012
5. Cost of materials 1,752 1,920 4,631 4,716
a) Cost of raw materials and supplies 1,450 1,475 3,961 3,471
b) Cost for purchased services 302 445 670 1,245
6. Personnel expenses 4,337 4,924 12,360 14,242
a) Wages and salaries 3,692 4,187 10,549 12,280
b) Social costs 645 737 1,811 1,962
7. Depreciation and amortization of fixed intangible and
tangible assets
1,053 1,220 3,060 3,508
8. Other operating expenses 1,340 1,636 3,949 4,548
a) Cost of operation 358 455 1,097 1,301
b) Cost of distribution 384 485 1,157 1,291
c) Cost of administration 539 533 1,529 1,587
d) Other expenses 59 163 166 369
9. Other taxes 3 2 8 7
10. Expenses from associated companies - - - -
11. Other interest and similar income 120 67 509 434
12. Revenue from associated companies 3 0 3 1
13. Profit resulting from sale of other stocks - - - -
14. Depreciation of financial assets and losses resulting
from the sale of assets
- - - -
15. Interest payable and other similar charges 3 -39 7 27
Profit
before
tax
888 441 1,493 1,190
16. Income taxes -377 24 -428 -22
Annual
net
profit
511 465 1,065 1,168
Are attributable to:
Minority interest -2 7 -80 -81
Stockholders of parent company 509 458 985 1,088
Weighted average of issued shares (in thousands) 13,805 13,805 13,786 13,805
EResult
per
share
in EUR (diluted
and
undiluted
)
0.04 0.03 0.07 0.08

Facts and Figures Balance sheet as of 12/31/2007 and 09/30/2008 (IFRS)

Balance she
Et as of
09/30/2008 (IFRS)
asse
ts
12/31/2007 09/30/2008
KEUR KEUR
Long
-term
capital
I, Intangible assets
1, Concessions, industrial property rights, and rights and assets
as well as licenses for such rights and assets
216 340
2. Goodwill 10,586 11,881
3. Development costs 8,888 10,182
4. Customer Base / Technology 3,341 3,571
II. Property, plant and equipment
1. Tenant installations 25 53
2. Other equipment, factory and office equipment 984 1,250
III. Financial assets
1. Investments in associates 48 50
2. Other tangible assets 95 40
3. Long-term securities 0 61
IV. Deferred taxes 3,899 3,971
Total
long
-term
capital
28,082 31,399
Short
-term
capital
I. Inventories
1. Raw materials and supplies 74 75
2. Work in progress 121 858
3. Finished goods 121 289
4. Down payment made
II. Receivables and other assets
1. Trade receivables 10,099 10,920
2. Receivables from associated companies 53 6
3. Other assets 544 0
4. Tax refund claims 432 391
5. Other assets 2,557 3,897
III. Securities 9,681 5,959
IV. Cash and cash equivalents 2,390 3,847
Total
Short
-term
capital
26,072 26,242
Total
Assets
54,154 57,641

Facts and Figures Balance sheet as of 12/31/2007 and 09/30/2008 (IFRS)

Balance shee
t as of
09/30/2008 (IFRS)
Equity and
liabilities
12/31/2007 09/30/2008
KEUR KEUR
equit
Y
I. Subscribed capital 13,805 13,805
II. Capital reserve 39,372 39,460
III. Other reserves - -
IV. Equity capital difference from currency translation 10 52
V. Valuation reserve for financial instruments -383 -566
VI. Reserve for pensions -89 -48
VII. Loss carry-forward -10,666 -9,503
VIII. Annual net profit 1,163 1,088
IX. Treasury stock -26 -26
Equity
capital
attributable
to
stockholders
of
the
parent
company
43,186 44,262
Minority interest 320 307
Total
Equity
43,506 44,569
Long
-term
liabilities
I. Pension provisions 545 440
II. Other provisions 1,529 1,871
Total
long
-term
liabilities
2,074 2,311
Short
-term
liabilities
I. Other provisions 590 854
II. Bank loans 185 153
III. Received payments or orders 1,182 1,255
IV. Trade accounts payable 2,500 2,193
V. Liabilities with associated companies 22 -
VI. Other liabilities 4,095 6,306
Total
Short
-term
liabilities
8,574 10,761
Total
equity
and
liabilities
54,154 57,641
Cash
Flow
2007 2008
KEUR KEUR
1. Cash
Flow
from
operating
activities
Profit before tax 1,493 1,190
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and plant,
equipment and other fixed assets
3,060 3,508
Other expenses / income with no impact on cash -263 -61
Profit / loss from disposal of securities 52 13
Increase / decrease in inventories -139 -906
Increase / decrease in trade receivables and other assets that cannot be
allocated to investing or financing activities
-1,888 1,428
Changes in provision -221 -415
Increase / decrease in trade accounts payable and other liabilities that cannot be
allocated to investing or financing activities
-654 -2,830
Interest paid -7 -27
Interest payments received 494 371
Income taxes paid -168 -149
Income taxes received 177 192
1,936 2,314
2. Cash
Flow
from
INvestment
activities
Cash paid for investments in property, plant and equipment / intangible assets -3,647 -3,436
Acqusition of consolidated companies, net of purchased cash -2,810 -963
Cash receipts from disposal of securities 6,109 3,421
Cash paid for investments in scurities -1,965 0
-2,313 -978
3. Cash
Flow
from
financing
activities
Increase in share capital by edition of equity options 85 0
Allocation to capital reserve by edition of equity options 81 0
Amount paid for financial assets -750 0
Amount paid/receipt out for redeeming/clearing loans -43 -32
-627 -32
4. Cash
and
cash
equivalents
at
end
of
fiscal
year
Cash-relevant changes in cash and cash equivalents (sum of 1 + 2 + 3) -1,004 1,304
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal year 2,755 2,390
1,751 3,694
5. Composition
of
cash
and
cash
equivalents
Cash on hand 1,784 3,847
Bank liabilities due on demand -33 -153
1,751 3,694

Facts and Figures Development of Group Equity as of 09/30/2008 and 09/30/2007 (IFRS)

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ubscribed
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KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR KEUR
Consolidated
equity
as
of
12/31/2006
13,720 39,131 1 8 -94 -126 -11,370 704 0 41,974 286 42,260 6,860
Transfer of 2006 consolidated
loss to consolidated
loss carry-forward
704 -704 0 0
Total income entered directly in
equity capital
17 -280 -7 -270 -270
Profit before tax 09/30/2007 985 985 80 1,065
Transfer to other Provisions
Overal
result
of
the
period
0 0 0 17 -280 -7 704 985 0 715 80 795
Edition of equity options to
employees
85 81 166 166
Stock-based payment 126 126 126
Consolidated
equity
on
09/30/2007
13,805 39,338 1 25 -374 -133 -10,666 985 0 42,981 366 43,347 6,860
Consolidated
equity
on
12/31/2007
13,805 39,372 0 10 -383 -89 -10,666 1,163 -26 43,186 320 43,506 6,860
Profit before tax 2007 entered
directly in accumulated deficit
1,163 -1,163 0 0
Total income entered directly in
equity capital
42 -183 41 0 -100 -100
Profit before tax 09/30/2008 1,088 1,088 -13 1,075
Overal
result
of
the
period
0 0 0 42 -183 41 0 1,088 0 988 -13 975
Stock-based payment 88 88 88
Consolidated
equity
on
09/30/2008
13,805 39,460 0 52 -566 -48 -9,503 1,088 -26 44,262 307 44,569 6,860

Declaration according to § 37y No. 1 WpHG

To the best of our knowledge, and in accordance with the applicable reporting principles for interim financial reporting, the interim consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view ot the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group, and the interim management report of the group includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the group, together with a description ot the principal opportunities and risks associated with the expected development of the group for the remaining months of the financial year.

Villingen-Schwenningen, November 10th, 2008

NEXUS AG Executive Board

NEXUS AG, Auf der Steig 6, D-78052 Villingen-Schwenningen Telefon +49 (0)7721 8482 -0, Fax +49 (0)7721 8482-888 www.nexus-ag.de, [email protected]

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