ARAGON AG / Final Results 15.04.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ++ Aragon confirms strong preliminary figures and publishes its Annual Report 2007 ++ Aragon presents new Corporate Design Following the publication of its preliminary figures at the end of March, financial services provider Aragon AG today presented its annual report for 2007. The figures published on 31 March this year have been comprehensively confirmed. With revenue growth of 88.5% to EUR 115.75m (previous year: EUR 61.42m) and a rise in EBITDA of 157.6% to EUR 10.73m (previous year: EUR 4.16m), the company in 2007 delivered another record result. At 370.7%, the increase in cash flow from operating activities was even more substantial and resulted in a figure of EUR 15.48m (previous year: EUR 3.29m). Retail Sales, the companys strongest segment, achieved a significant reduction of 2.2 percentage points in the total cost ratio, which was down from 19.2% in 2006 to 17% in the reporting year. The fact that this indicator rose by 0.1 percentage points at Group level, from 22.5% to 22.6%, is attributable to the scheduled integration of the securities procurement into biw Bank für Investments und Wertpapiere AG. This investment in the future of the Banking & Banking Services segment will further increase the banks profitability, since economies of scale arising from the rapidly expanding brokerage business can now be fully exploited throughout the bank. Dr. Sebastian Grabmaier, CEO of Aragon AG, was delighted about the results, commenting: 'All our business divisions reported excellent news in 2007.' He continued: 'The figures presented validate our strategy of integrating different sales models and confirm that we are on course for future growth and success.' Ralph Konrad, CFO of Aragon AG, added: 'General conditions in the financial services sector are currently undergoing fundamental changes. Anyone wishing to profit from this process of change needs to play an active part in shaping it. Aragon intends to pursue proactive acquisition-based growth alongside organic growth in the future.' In addition to presenting the strong figures today, Aragon launched its distinct new corporate design. In future, the company is active under the brand 'Aragon Financial Services'. The annual report is now available on the companys website at www.aragon-ag.com. ++ About Aragon AG Aragon is a broad diversified financial services 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 15.04.2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Aragon confirms strong preliminary figures and publishes its Annual Report 2007
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