m4e AG / Preliminary Results 29.01.2008 Release of a Corporate-announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- m4e AG clearly exceeds its own expectations with a tripling of its turnover Gruenwald/Munich, 29 January 2008 Based on the provisional figures for the 2007 financial year, the brand management and media specialist m4e AG, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE000A0MSEQ3), expects on a proforma basis group turnover of around 13 million Euro, taking into consideration Tex-Ass GmbH which was taken-over in 2007. This corresponds to a tripling compared with the previous years turnover of about 4.3 million Euro. The Executive Board expects, also on a proforma basis ('As if review'), a result pre-tax and interest (EBIT) and before one-off costs in connection with the IPO and take-over of Tex-Ass GmbH of around 2.5 million Euro. That represents an increase of about 58 percent compared with the 2006 results (1.6 million Euro). Both the turnover and the result have thus far exceeded the companys expectations. m4e AG is continuing to intensively work on the implementation of its expansion strategy. The company will issue a preview of its forecast for 2008 at the beginning of February. On the basis of the order situation and the results in 2007, the Executive Board expects considerable growth in both turnover and profit. Gruenwald, 29.01.2008 m4e AG Executive Board About m4e AG: m4e AG is a brand management- and media company that is specialized on the development and utilization of high-value brands and intellectual property rights (IP-rights). According to its company credo 'made for entertainment', m4e deals with the development as well as the build-up and extension of brand capable sports-, entertainment-, and personality rights. m4e acts as an interface between licensors and licensees and, via its participation in the LUCKY PUNCH production company, develops its own entertainment and IP rights. m4es business areas are TV-production, licensing, home entertainment, merchandising, publishing, interactive & new media as well as the production of textiles and accessories through the subsidiary company Tex-Ass GmbH. m4e is operating as exclusive and worldwide licensing- & merchandising agent for the German Football Association (DFB) / the German Football National Team. m4e also markets IIHF (100 years IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation), NHL, Alliance Atlantis (Dragon Booster, Lunar Jim), Rainbow S.p.a. (Monster Allergy, Winx Club), Batrax Entertainment / Nerd Corps (Storm Hawks), Big Bocca (Huntik), etc. m4e AG Investor Relations Susan Hoffmeister Alpenveilchenstr. 4 82031 Gruenwald T +49-89-210195-0 F +49-89-210195-99 Email ir@m4e.de DGAP 29.01.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: m4e AG Alpenveilchenweg 4 82031 Grünwald Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89 210 195 0 Fax: +49 (0)89 210 195 99 E-mail: Info@m4e.de Internet: www.m4e.de ISIN: DE000A0MSEQ3 WKN: A0MSEQ Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: m4e AG clearly exceeds its own expectations with a tripling of its turnover
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