SMARTRAC N.V. presents preliminary 3rd quarter results

- EUR 13.4 million sales in 3rd quarter 2006 increase by 86 percent compared
with Q3 2005
- EBITDA of EUR 3.4 million around 88 percent over 3rd quarter 2005
- SMARTRAC N.V. anticipates ongoing growth in sales and profit and continued to
expand its production capacities

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DE Amsterdam (euro adhoc) - Amsterdam, 13 November 2006 - SMARTRAC
N.V. continued along its growth path in the 3rd quarter of 2006 and
further strengthened its earnings. SMARTRAC, the world’s leading RFID
manufacturer and supplier of components for passports (ePassport) and
contactless credit cards (ePayment) increased its total sales in 3rd
quarter 2006 to EUR 13.4 million up from EUR 7.2 million in 2005. For
the nine months ended September 2006 this corresponds to sales of EUR
35.9 million, an increase of 133 percent over the previous year (EUR
15.4 million). The Group’s 3rd quarter EBITDA doubled from EUR 1.8
million in 2005 to EUR 3.4 million. For the nine months ended
September 2006 the EBITDA is EUR 8.1 million, an increase of 145
percent over the previous year (EUR 3.3 million).

"Main growth driver in the 3rd quarter was the high security
business, comprising the ePassports and ePayment segments", said
Manfred Rietzler, CEO of SMARTRAC N.V. "In order to satisfy the
increasing demand, particularly in the ePassport business, we are
doubling our efforts to open our fourth production plant in Thailand
as early as January 2007."

SMARTRAC has posted a net profit every year since its foundation. For
full-year 2006, the company anticipates sales of at least EUR 50
million with an EBITDA substantially above EUR 10 million.

About SMARTRAC N.V. SMARTRAC is a leading supplier of inlays for
contactless ePassports and contactless credit cards (ePayment). The
company, which was founded in 2000, is incorporated under Dutch law
and has its head office in Amsterdam. SMARTRAC has its main
production and R&D centre in Bangkok (Thailand), as well as sales
offices in Stuttgart and Singapore. Through an agreement with Xytec
Solutions (Kulim, Malaysia), in which SMARTRAC holds a 30 percent
stake, the company has exclusive access to proprietary manufacturing
equipment. In two product segments - Standard and High Security -
SMARTRAC manufactures components for RFID applications in public
transport, access control and logistics, as well as in the
high-security applications of ePassports and ePayment.

end of announcement euro adhoc 13.11.2006 09:52:51
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Further inquiry note:
Max Hohenberg
Media Relations SMARTRAC N.V.
Tel: +49 711 6569 2616
Email: max.hohenberg@smartrac-group.com

Branche: Technology
ISIN: NL0000186633
WKN: A0JEHN
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / official dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin-Bremen / free trade
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Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
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