Ahlers AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results 11.03.2014 17:30 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad-hoc announcement pursuant to § 15 WpHG Ahlers AG, Herford ISIN DE0005009708 and ISIN DE0005009732 At EUR 72.9 million, sales revenues in Q1 2013/14 are up by 9.1 percent on prior year period. First-quarter EBIT before special effects also increases by a strong 28 percent due to the higher revenues. Ahlers has started the year with strong revenue and earnings growth. Thanks to good stock business and own Retail sales, higher pre-order sales and earlier delivery of the spring/summer 2014 season, sales revenues in the first quarter of 2013/14 increased by 9.1 percent to a total of EUR 72.9 million (previous year: EUR 66.8 million). Preliminary EBIT before special effects also picked up sharply from EUR 5.8 million to EUR 7.4 million (+27.6 percent). There were positive special effects in the first quarter of the previous year, which did not recur this year. Accordingly, the preliminary result after tax, at EUR 4.9 million, is just slightly above previous year's EUR 4.6 million (+6.5 percent). Based on first-quarter sales revenues, pre-sales for the spring/summer season and the first order intake trends for the autumn/winter season, the Management Board projects revenue growth of +3 to +5 percent (2012/13 revenues: EUR 246.7 million) and consolidated net income of about EUR 7 million (2012/13: EUR 5.6 million). The final figures for the first quarter of 2013/14 will be published on April 10, 2014. Herford, March 11, 2014 The Management Board Ahlers AG Elverdisser Str. 313 D-32052 Herford 11.03.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Ahlers AG Elverdisser StraÃe 313 32052 Herford Germany Phone: +49 (0)5221 979-0 Fax: +49 (0)5221 70058 E-mail: ahlers-ag@ahlers-ag.com Internet: www.ahlers-ag.com ISIN: DE0005009708, DE0005009732 WKN: 500970, 500973 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------