Drillisch AG: large profit increase in business year 2006 - EBITDA rose by 15.2 percent to 32 million EUR; profit per share is 0.54 EUR (plus 20 percent)

Maintal, Germany, 22 March 2007 - In 2006, the wireless services provider Drillisch AG (ISIN DE
0005545503) achieved the best business year in the company's history for the third time in a row. In this highly competitive market environment, the company group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) rose by 15.2 percent to 32.0 million EUR. The return on turnover (EBITDA margin) went up by 2.7 percent to 11.3 percent. That means, Drillisch already exceeded the target for returns for the business year 2007 in 2006. The EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) went up by 20.0 percent to 28.8 million, and the after-tax profit (annual
surplus) climbed by 19.1 percent to 17.2 million EUR. That breaks down to a profit of 0.54 EUR per share (previous year: 0.45 EUR).
With 1.763 million wireless services customers (previous year: 1.701 million), the Drillisch company group achieved a turnover of 282.2 million EUR (previous year: 323.2 million EUR). All three fields
- prepaid, postpaid, and wireless services discount - contributed to that result. The strongest growth was achieved in the discount business.
After the investment in the quoted competitor mobilcom AG, Büdelsdorf, (now freenet) in the business year 2006, Drillisch took over the service provider Telco Services GmbH, Idstein, in early
2007. Thus, Drillisch is consistently continuing its consolidation strategy on the market of wireless services providers.
In addition to the external growth, Drillisch wants to participate in the growth of the wireless services market by offering new products and seeking innovative distribution channels. The company's expansion strategy is particularly focussed on the discount market. As a pioneer in this growing segment, Drillisch wants to expand the good market position of the core brand simply and its cooperation with large store chains. Drillisch is also utilising cross-selling potentials and has
been marketing DSL products by Arcor since February 2007.

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In million EUR

2005

2006

Turnover

323.2

282.2

EBITDA

27.8

32.0

EBITDA margin (in %)

8.6

11.3

EBIT

24.0

28.8

EBIT margin (in %)

7.4

10.2

Annual surplus

14.4

17.2

Net return on turnover (in %)

4.5

6.1

Profit per share (in EUR)

0.45

0.54

Wireless services customers

(millions)

1.701

1.763

Employees

332

306

Outlook on 2007

On the basis of today's plans, the management board of Drillisch AG expects an increase in turnover to roughly 390 million EUR with roughly 2.2 million wireless services customers in the current business year 2007. The EBITDA shall rise to 37 million EUR.

In million EUR

2007

Turnover

~390

EBITDA

~37

Wireless services customers

(millions)

~2.200

For more information, please contact: Drillisch AG, Investor Relations

Oliver Keil

Telephone: +49 (0) 6181/ 412-218, Fax: -183

E-mail: ir@drillisch.de; Internet: www.drillisch.de

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