- Revenue growth of 4% to €34.4 million (previous year: €33.0 million) - EBIT up 15.8% to €2.2 million (previous year: €1.9 million) - Revenue and earnings forecasts confirmed in line with positive trend

Cologne, May 8, 2012 - Sedo Holding AG (ISIN DE0005490155) has today published its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2012. Generating 4.2% revenue growth, the company has maintained momentum from the fourth quarter of 2011, and made a good start to its new fiscal year. Total Group revenue grew to €34.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared with €33.0 million in the previous year. The growth drivers in this context remained the expansion of business with major customers and advancing internationalization in the Affiliate Marketing segment. Segment revenue was up from €22.5 million in the previous year to €25.9 million. The number of partner programs increased by 15.5%, and the number of connected websites by 1.7%. Revenue in the Domain Marketing segment fell to €8.5 million (previous year: €10.4 million). Here, the weaker business trend in the domain parking area continued, as in the previous quarters of the 2011 financial year. The number of domains tradable on the platform rose by 5.1% to €16.5 million as of March 31, 2012, compared with €15.7 million as of December 31, 2011. Around 3.9 million domains in the performance-based domain parking area are also available for marketing purposes, compared with 4.4 million at the year-end.

Overall, the Group generated €2.4 million of result of operating activities before depreciation, amortization and write-downs on domains (EBITDA) in the first three months of 2012, compared with €2.2 million in the previous year. This represents 9.1% growth, and reflects the expansion in the affiliate business, and a lower cost base during the period under review.

Earnings before taxes (EBT) were up by 15.8% to €2.2 million, compared with €1.9 million in the previous year. After deducting €0.9 million of taxes on income (previous year: €1.0 million), the Group generated consolidated net income of €1.3 million (previous year: €1.0 million). Earnings per share amounted to €0.04, compared with €0.03 in the previous year.

Dr. Dorothea von Wichert-Nick, Management Board member responsible for affilinet marketing and sales, takes a positive view of the start to 2012: "We have successfully continued on our path with around 15% growth in Affiliate Marketing in the first three months of this year. We are particularly proud that, along with Thomas Cook, we now count a further tourism sector heavyweight among our advertisers with FTI."

"Within the Domain Marketing segment, domain parking is down, as expected. Thanks to our market-leading position in domain trading, particularly with our unique "one-stop-shop" product offerings - in other words, our combination of domain trading and parking - we regard ourselves as well-equipped for the future", Tobias Flaitz, Management Board member responsible for Sedo marketing and sales, went on to add.

In line with the positive trend, the Management Board confirmed its financial year 2012 revenue and earnings forecast, and anticipates revenue growth of around 10%, and EBT (before one-offs) to be up by around 15%.

Key IFRS consolidated figures

Jan.-Mar. 2012

Jan.-Mar. 2011

Change

in EUR million

Sales revenues

34.4

33.0

4.2%

EBITDA*

2.4

2.2

9.1%

EBT

2.2

1.9

15.8%

Consolidated net income

1.3

1.0

30.0%

EPS in EUR

0.04

0.03

33.3%

*EBITDA - result of operating activities before depreciation, amortization and write-downs on domains.

On May 9, 2012, Sedo Holding AG will publish its Q1 2012 report for downloading from its website at www.sedoholding.com.



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