EANS-Adhoc: adesso AG announces new sales and operating results records on the basis of preliminary figures for 2011 / proposal to increase the dividend by 20 %

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07.03.2012

* Sales climb by EUR 20.3 million to EUR 106.0 million
* Record EBITDA of EUR 8.7 million, up 56 % year on year
* Earnings per share up 74 % to EUR 0.72 (previous year: EUR 0.42)

On the basis of the preliminary and unaudited figures, adesso AG
exceeded the forecast for 2011 announced with the half-year figures
and also generated record sales and operating results. Another good
result for its company-produced products business as well as stable
IT services development enabled the company to close the fourth
quarter of 2011 with sales revenues of EUR 26.9 million, EBITDA of
EUR 1.5 million and earnings per share of EUR 0.17.

Overall, sales surpassed the EUR 100 million mark for the first time
in 2011. Sales revenues jumped by 24 % to EUR 106.0 million. More
than 20 growth percentage points were organic and generated by
developing new business models as well as by expanding existing
business activities. Headcount as of the end of the year increased by
16 % from 729 to 847.

Operating earnings (EBITDA) rose by 56 % to EUR 8.7 million in 2011,
with the operating margin increasing from 6.5 % to 8.2 %. The margin
improved despite substantially higher investments in company-produced
products by increasing capacity utilisation, higher license and
maintenance sales as well as price increases together with improved
cost structures.

Consolidated earnings rose by 58 % to EUR 3.9 million and earnings
per share from EUR 0.42 to EUR 0.72. A 20 % increase in the dividend
to EUR 0.18 per share will be proposed to the General Meeting subject
to consent by the Supervisory Board.

Additional disclosures

Investments in the development of the company-produced product family
dynamic.suite encumbered EBITDA for 2011 with EUR 0.9 million and
consolidated earnings with EUR 0.8 million or EUR 0.13 per share. The
partial write-down on goodwill of adesso´s business in Austria in the
second quarter of 2011 impacted consolidated earnings by EUR 1.4
million or EUR 0.25 per share.

Cash and cash equivalents as of the reporting date amounted to EUR
22.5 million (previous year: EUR 17.0 million). Regular repayments
have reduced liabilities to financial institutions from acquisition
loans by EUR 2.1 million.

In 2012, adesso plans to grow both organically and through
acquisitions. The macroeconomic and sector environment is expected to
remain positive, although growth will be slower than in 2011.

Further disclosures on the forecast and the Annual Financial
Statements will be published with the presentation of the
Consolidated Financial Statements and the Annual Report as of 30
March 2012.

The Executive Board

Further inquiry note:
Martin Möllmann
Manager Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 231 930-9330
E-Mail: ir@adesso.de

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issuer: adesso AG
Stockholmer Allee 24
D-44269 Dortmund
phone: +49 231 930-9330
FAX: +49 231 930-9331
mail: ir@adesso.de
WWW: http://www.adesso-group.de
sector: Computing & Information Technology
ISIN: DE000A0Z23Q5
indexes: CDAX
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart,
regulated dealing/general standard: Frankfurt
language: English