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annual report

28.03.2007

New orientation of the enterprise after IMG closing

Revenue 2006: 461.3 million Euro (+30%)
EBIT 2006: 12.1 million Euro (+42%)
EBITDA 2006: 18.0 million Euro (+24%)
Annual profit 2006: 6.8 million Euro (+39%)

28 March 2007. The S&T Group closed the year 2006 with outstanding
results. Sales increased in 2006 by 30% to 461.3 million Euros, EBIT
also increased by 42% to 12.1 million Euros and the EBITDA grew by
24% to 18.0 million Euros. Net profit rose by 39% to 6.8 million
Euros. 2007 is already showing signs of profitable growth - naturally
against the backdrop of the integration with IMG The Information
Management Group, which will lead to a transformation of the
enterprise.

The S&T Group was exceeding successful in 2006 in further expanding
its position as leading IT service provider and consultant in Central
and Eastern Europe. The majority of the considerable profit and EBIT
growth can be traced to organic growth. In addition, the concern
further strengthened its sphere of activities with four targeted
acquisitions (BEELC in Poland, Grall in the Czech Republic, UNITIS in
Hungary and the SAP division of T-Systems in Turkey). At years’ end
2006, S&T engaged around 2,295 employees. "2006 was an extremely
successful year for us. This is also apparent in the development of
our stock price and our market capitalisation. Our stock price
increased 48% over the course of the year, the market capitalisation
to 139.9 million Euros. 2007 will be a big challenge: We already have
the approval of the Federal Trade Commission for the acquisition of
the IMG Group and expect to close the deal as planned in the first
week of April. The integration of IMG will lead to a new orientation
of the Business Solutions branch. The integration team is ready, the
projects are drafted, in order to start the essential transformation
immediately upon closing the deal", explains Christian Rosner, CEO
S&T AG.

Massive core business expansion/strong regions The organic growth of
the enterprise is due primarily to the strengthening of the three
core business areas: Business Solutions, Enterprise Systems and
Managed Services. S&T grew a decisive 42% in 2006, especially in the
area of consulting and solutions (Business Solutions). This business
segment will continue to thrive in 2007, as an intensive expansion
effort is planned for precisely this division in combination with
IMG. S&T also produced substantial growth with infrastructural
solutions in the Enterprise Systems segment, as well as with Managed
Services. With 218.8 million Euros, the largest contributor to the
profit of the company was the central region, including the countries
of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Poland,
Slovakia and Hungary.

Success in the target sectors The distribution of turnover in the S&T
target industries has, as compared to 2005, only marginally shifted.
The largest source of remained the manufacturing sector, which
brought in 37% of sales, followed by the telecommunications industry
with 21% and the financial services sector with 19%. Orders from the
public sector were responsible for 14% of S&T sales and 9% came from
projects for energy service provider companies.

IMG integration poised to start / concluded by end of 2007 In January
2007, S&T announced the acquisition of the Swiss SAP consulting
agency IMG The Information Management Group. The approval of the
trade commission has been granted and the closing is expected in the
first week of April. The three-phase (preparation - integration -
transformation) planned integration of the more than 600 employees of
the powerful international enterprise will lead to a new orientation
of the Business Solutions segment of S&T. The responsible integration
teams have already been nominated and are on the starting blocks,
ready to begin the implementation of the wide-reaching transformation
plans. The completion of the integration is planned for the end of
2007.

New positioning With IMG, S&T will assume a new market position. The
strategy and business process consulting will acquire enormous
importance and will be actively expanded, as well software
development. Simultaneously however, infrastructure services, as well
as the area of managed operations will also be further enhanced. The
sales and delivery teams in the individual countries will be more
closely integrated, and corporate resources and competencies
organised on an international level. "Together we have developed our
vision and our concrete goals for the coming years, and we want to
capitalise on the advantages of that mutual market presence as
quickly as possible" explains Rosner.

2007: The year of potential After the closing of the IMG acquisition
the S&T group of companies will operate in 23 countries - primarily
in the Germany-Austria-Switzerland region, as well as in Central and
Eastern Europe; employ 3,000 people, among them 1,200 consultants;
and care for large and mid-sized, national, as well as multinational
companies in projects spanning the complete range of the IT
value-added chain. Rosner states: "We have a strong starting position
this year; planning additional organic investments for general market
development in our region and the feedback from the capital markets
to our strategy is good. "

S&T 2006 Annual Report The S&T 2006 Annual Report is available for
download on the S&T website (www.snt-world.com) or can be requested
in printed format (see contact information below).

Issuer: S&T System Integration & Technology Distribution AG
Geiselbergstrasse 17-19
Austria-1110 Vienna
Telephone: +43 1 367 80 88 0
Fax: +43 1 367 80 88 1099
Email: snt@snt-world.com
WWW: http://www.snt-world.com
Exchange: Vienna stock exchange
ISIN: AT0000905351
Indices: ATX Prime, ViDX, WBI
XETRA Vienna: SNT

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Further inquiry note:
Gabriela Mair
Head of Corporate Communications
T: +43 (0)1 367 80 88 1024
Mobil: +43 664 60191 1024
Gabriela.Mair@snt-world.com
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