EANS-Interim Report: adesso AG / Zwischenmitteilung

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Intermediate report of the management pursuant to section 37x of the WpHG
transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this
announcement.
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Restrained start to 2012 for adesso AG with high investments

* Sales increase by 2% to EUR 27.4 million * Significant increase in
investments as planned * EBITDA in Q1 of 2012 slightly below Q4 of
2011 at EUR 1.3 million, significantly below the prior year value of
EUR 2.8 million * Earnings per share EUR 0.12 after three months
(prior year: EUR 0.31) * Guidance is maintained and increased by the
value of the majority investment in ARITHNEA GmbH

While the sales of adesso AG continued to increase in the first three
months of 2012, higher investments in own solutions and structures
for further growth combined with lower capacity utilisation resulted
in reduced earnings compared to the prior year as well as the
preceding quarter.

In a market environment that remains positive overall, adesso
increased its sales to a new quarterly high of EUR 27.4 million with
a growth rate of 2%, which fell short of expectations for the first
quarter and did not match the increase in the number of employees.
Sales increased in all core sectors with the exception of the new
target market, the energy and water supply and distribution sector.
Volatile capital market developments did not lead to a decrease in
the banking and insurance business. License sales in the content
solutions segments with the product FirstSpirit matched the
favourable values of the prior year. Positive business developments
in Austria confirm the sustained return to profitability and the
earnings budget for 2012. Sales and earnings once again increased
significantly in Switzerland after record values were already
generated last year.

The number of employees increased by 4% to 879 with purely organic
growth in the first quarter of 2012. Compared to the prior year, the
number of employees increased by 18% and therefore far outstripped
the growth in sales.

The adesso Group made higher investments in further growth and its
own solutions in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the prior
year, as previously announced. Development of the dynamic.suite
modules for the energy sector is proceeding rapidly; the impact on
earnings increased to EUR 480 thousand with company-produced and
capitalised assets of EUR 192 thousand. Investments in the
development of a mobile solutions product decreased earnings by a
further EUR 82 thousand. Furthermore, adesso has developed and
expanded the organisation structure with additional managers at
several sites and a number of sectors in Germany, with the objective
of accelerating growth over subsequent years. Hiring additional
billable employees is planned for the coming quarters. In addition to
the planned investments, the lower average capacity utilisation in
the first quarter also had a perceptible negative impact on earnings.
This reduction in capacity utilisation was the result of accelerated
hiring as well as a reduction of activity in the energy and water
supply and distribution sector, with a decrease in earnings of more
than EUR 0.5 million compared to the prior year.

Operating earnings (EBITDA) decreased by a total of 53% to EUR 1.3
million compared to the first quarter of 2011, the best quarter of
the adesso Group to date (prior year: EUR 2.8 million). EBITDA fell
slightly by EUR 0.1 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2011.
The EBITDA margin was 4.8% (prior year: 10.3 %).

With depreciation and amortisation of EUR 552 thousand (prior year:
EUR 499 thousand) and financial earnings of EUR 26 thousand (prior
year: EUR -47 thousand), this led to pre-tax earnings (EBT) of EUR
0.8 million compared to EUR 2.2 million in the prior year and EUR 0.9
million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Consolidated earnings for the
shareholders of adesso AG totalled EUR 0.7 million for the first
three months of 2012 compared to EUR 1.7 million in the prior year.
Earnings per share fell by 60% to EUR 0.12 (prior year: EUR 0.31).

adesso holds liquid assets of EUR 19.5 million as of the reporting
date on 31 March 2012 (prior year: EUR 14.7 million), which is EUR
3.0 million less compared to 31 December 2011. The net liquidity is
EUR 15.2 million (prior year: EUR 8.4 million). Cash flows related to
the acquisition of ARITHNEA GmbH occurred after the reporting date.
The equity ratio remains at 49%. adesso therefore has a solid balance
sheet structure with a favourable financial position.

Notwithstanding the slow start to the year, the original targets for
2012 are being maintained. The takeover of 51% of the shares in
ARITHNEA GmbH is included in the consolidated accounts beginning with
the second quarter of 2012. This acquisition results in the following
changes to the guidance for 2012: sales revenues of EUR 118 to 120
million (previously: EUR 110 to 112 million); EBITDA EUR 8.3 to 8.6
million (previously: EUR 7.2 to 7.5 million) and pre-tax earnings
unchanged at EUR 5.0 million. Due to short-term depreciation and
amortisation from the acquisition of the company and the minority
interests in the earnings of ARITHNEA, a positive effect of the
acquisition on earnings per share is not expected until 2013.

The adesso Group is stepping up investments in products and further
growth in 2012 compared to the prior years. This will benefit adesso
in the form of additional market share and rising profits in coming
years.

These and additional indicators for Q1 2012 are available in table
form under Investor Relations on the adesso website:
www.adesso-group.de/en/investorrelations/

The Executive Board

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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