DGAP-News: DF Deutsche Forfait AG: DF Deutsche Forfait AG increases consolidated profit by 21%

DF Deutsche Forfait AG / Quarter Results/Capital Reorganisation

26.11.2008 

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- Preliminary figures for the third quarter and profit forecast for 2008
confirmed
- Free-float increased to 53.4%

Cologne, 26 November 2008 – DF Deutsche Forfait AG (Prime Standard, ISIN:
DE0005488795) has sustained its forecasted growth track, despite difficult
market conditions, as disclosed in the nine-months figures for 2008. By the
end of September the company has increased its consolidated profit by 21%
to EUR 4.5 million compared to the same period in the prior year and in
doing so achieved 76% of its annual forecast of EUR 6.0 million. The
forfaiting volume amounting to EUR 730.9 million and the forfaiting margin
totalling 1.6% were both at the level of the prior year period. Gross
results including financial results improved by EUR 0.4 million to EUR 11.9
million. The Management Board confirms the annual forecast for consolidated
profit amounting to EUR 6 million.

Jochen Franke, CFO: 'Thanks to our excellent global network, great
flexibility and lean cost structure we have achieved success in a
noticeable negative market environment. Although we anticipate a fall in
forfaiting volumes in the next few months, we also predict rising margins
at the same time, compensating this development.'

Due to positive profitability compared to other financial stocks, DF
management is assuming that the recent increase in free-float will lead to
a tangible improvement in the liquidity of DF shares. As a result of the
distribution by Forfait Investment GmbH announced on 27 October 2008,
free-float grew substantially to 53.4%. A total of 6.6% of the shares
distributed by Forfait Investment GmbH as property dividends went to the
Munich based company Dr. Bauer & Co. Vermögensmanagement GmbH. The block
ownership consists of the following shareholdings: M.M.Warburg & CO KGaA
(20.9%), the Management Board (15.5%) and Forfait Investment GmbH (10.2%).
Within the free-float 9.3% of the shares are held by the Supervisory Board
and an additional 0.4% by the Management Board.

The nine-months report 2008 is available for download on
www.dfag.de.

DF Deutsche Forfait AG
Christoph Charpentier
Kattenbug 18 - 24 
50667 Cologne
T +49 221 97376-37 
F +49 221 97376-60 
E investor.relations@dfag.de
http://www.dfag.de


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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
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