DF Deutsche Forfait AG / Preliminary Results 04.03.2008 Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Profit forecast exceeded Forfaiting margin improved Dividend payout of 50 % of group profits to be proposed Cologne, 4 March 2008 Based on provisional figures, DF Deutsche Forfait AG (ISIN: DE0005488795) achieved a considerable increase in net profits in the financial year 2007, thus exceeding its own forecast. Group profits totalled around EUR 5.3 million compared with EUR 4.7 million in the financial year 2006. The company forecast for 2007 was EUR 4.8 million. Based on the average number of shares in the financial year, earnings per share were EUR 0.87. Gross results including financial results reflecting the surplus of income from forfaiting operations and taking account of the related interest income and expenditure, rose by EUR 0.9 million to EUR 15.1 million. Adjusted by extraordinary income in the financial year 2006, the increase was around EUR 1.6 million. The increase resulted above all from the greater share of high-margin forfaiting operations compared with the same period of the previous year. Despite a slight decline of 3.8% in the forfaiting volume to EUR 902.2 million, the forfaiting margin including financial results thus improved to 1.7 % compared with 1.5 % in the financial year 2006. After adjustment, the previous years margin was 1.4 %. The Management and Supervisory Board intend to propose a dividend on the basis of a distribution quota of 50 % of Group profits to the Shareholders Meeting. On the basis of the provisional figures, this equates to a dividend of around EUR 0.39 per share. The complete consolidated annual financial statements and the annual report 2007, together with a forecast for the current financial year 2008, will be published by the company on 16 April 2008. DF Deutsche Forfait AG Media & Investor Relations Kattenbug 18 - 24 50667 Cologne T +49 221 97376-37 F +49 221 97376-60 E-mail: investor.relations@dfag.de http://www.dfag.de DGAP 04.03.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: DF Deutsche Forfait AG Kattenbug 18-24 50667 Köln Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)221 - 973 76 0 Fax: +49 (0)221 - 973 76 76 E-mail: dfag@dfag.de Internet: www.dfag.de ISIN: DE0005488795 WKN: 548879 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: DF Deutsche Forfait AG: DF Deutsche Forfait AG announces provisional figures for 2007
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