ARAGON AG / Miscellaneous 20.02.2008 Release of a Corporate-announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ++ Aragon subsidiary Jung, DMS & Cie. for the first time achieves sales exceeding 1 billion Euro ++ Impressive proof of successful growth strategy ++ Further focus on diversificationther focus on diversification By the end of 2007, total volume of financial products of all asset classes sold by Aragons 100% subsidiary Jung, DMS & Cie. AG exceeds for the first time 1 billion. With 1.031 billion Euro in 2007 Jung, DMS & Cie. achieves a plus of 25% compared to the previous year 2006 (825 million Euro). The best sales result in the history of Jung, DMS & Cie. impressively documents the success of the growth strategy of Aragons largest subsidiary. Product sales in the core asset class Investment funds in 2007 could be increased by 14.4% to a new record level of 686 million Euro (previous year 599 million Euro). Furthermore the investments into the diversification of the product portfolio show increasingly pleasant results. The younger business units achieved record levels and took root as reliable pillars of the business: The business with life insurances rose by 71.5% up to 184 million Euro (previous year 107.5 million Euro); Closed end funds arrived at a new high with a volume of about 81 million Euro of placed equity (previous year 74 million Euro). The sale of certificates (structured investments), which is the most innovative financial investment product that is available for advisors via Jung, DMS & Cies liability umbrella, came in at 32.8 million Euro. The asset classes health insurance and financing contributed with a volume of 47.4 million Euro to the total result. Jung, DMS & Cie. in 2007 was able to build up its market presence in the independent financial advisor market to number one, measured by the amount of agents. 'Besides the strong organic growth the consequently pursued growth strategy through acquisitions became noticeable with the acquisition of the GAMAX Broker Pools both in Germany and Austria, by what some 2,500 agents found a new home with us.' states Aragon CEO Dr. Sebastian Grabmaier. 'The number of advisors now amounts up to more than 12,500. One billion placed investments is an impressive reassurance of our buy-and-build strategy that Aragon pursues with all of its subsidiaries.' 'We are very happy with the development of Jung, DMS & Cie.s key performance indicators' adds CFO Ralph Konrad. 'Our firm conviction is that we can repeat our successful strategy of the broker pool business in the multi level marketing (pyramid sales) business model: with the recently acquired Compexx Group we plan to accomplish a stable and continuingly rising line of growth and success for our investors over all asset classes and distribution channels. In the long run those companies will survive crisis-ridden times, which have positioned their business model well in advance on sustainability. With Aragon this is provably given in all segments of its business.' ++ 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 companys 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 DGAP 20.02.2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Aragon subsidiary Jung, DMS & Cie. for the first time achieves sales exceeding 1 billion Euro
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