DGAP-News: Aragon subsidiary biw Bank für Investments und Wertpapiere AG reports excellent year-end key performance indicators


ARAGON AG / Miscellaneous

22.01.2008 

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++ Aragon subsidiary biw Bank für Investments und Wertpapiere AG reports
   excellent year-end key performance indicators

++ Average number of executed trades at 37% of the market leader in the
   last quarter 2007

The very enjoyable development of the Aragon subsidiary biw Bank für
Investments und Wertpapiere AG (biw), headquartered in Willich, Germany,
which had been reported in September 2007, continues.

After only two years of operation the bank records respectable 45,111
customers at a customer growth rate of more than 30% per quarter since
foundation; the account deposits have increased compared to the previous
year by 83.5% from EUR 80.7 million up to EUR 177.5 million. Even stronger
developed has the custody volume: At EUR 893 million by end of December
2007 a plus of 133.7% compared to the previous year.

With in average 292,000 trades per month in Quarter IV 2007, biw for the
first time performed already more than 37% of the transaction volume of the
market leading competitor.

This development is primarily based on the Germany-wide unique business
model of biw: 'White Label Banking'. Hereby biw basically  is not marketing
its services with its own brand but rather enables different partners, such
as e*trade und flatex, to operate in their own 'look and feel' in order to
acquire customers for biw’s services.

Furthermore biw acts as clearing bank for the very profitable brokerage
business of the Aragon subsidiary Jung, DMS & Cie. AG. Through its strategy
biw has not only access to business customers via its trading and clearing
platform, but also to end customers. Thus, without major acquisition costs
biw is able to operate very cost efficient.

Due to its successful business model and the corresponding very positive
development, biw has advanced to a stable and profitable pillar of the
Aragon Group: At 30. September 2007 it contributed with more than EUR 27
million revenues (33% of the Group’s revenue) 24% or more than EUR 1.3
million to the result (EBIT) of Aragon AG (total EBIT EUR 5.4 million).
After less than 24 months of operating activities of biw, this more than
exceeded the expectations set in the bank at the time of its foundation.

Also for 2008 Aragon’s management is optimistic regarding biw’s further
development despite, or precisely because, difficult capital markets, since
revenues and earnings are above all depending on the number  of trades,
which in turn are often higher in uncertain times with highly volatile
markets.

++ About Aragon AG

Aragon is a broad diversified financial distribution company, with the
divisions: Retail Sales, Institutional Sales and Banking & Banking
Services. Aragon is active on the marketplace with multiple independent
subsidiaries. The company’s aim is to integrate various distribution models
under one roof, without disturbing the individual identity of each sales
company. The result is a wide diversification across various asset classes
and distribution types, which generates a high stability in corporate
earnings. Further information about the company and its subsidiaries can be
viewed on the website: www.aragon-ag.com.


Contact:
Aragon Aktiengesellschaft
Achim Pfeffer
Head of Investor Relations

Tel.: +49(0)611 890 575-574
Fax:  +49(0)611 890 575-99
E-Mail: achim.pfeffer@aragon-ag.de


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