Ad hoc news release pursuant to § 15 WpHG from 2006-08-22

The Bertrandt Group could further continue the positive revenue trend of the first half year of 2005/2006. As at 30 June 2006, the sales profits of the Bertrandt Group amount to 173,798 thousand Euros (previous year 162,970 thousand Euros) and the EBIT comes to 9,841 thousand Euros (previous year -815 thousand Euros). Thou. Euros   Q1-Q3 05/06   Q1-Q3 04/05   Change Sales   173,798   162,970   + 6.6 % EBIT   9,841   -815     Due to the consistent realignment of the company based on a pronounced market and customer orientation, the Executive Committee expects positive revenue and earnings for the current business year.