DGAP-Adhoc: Drillisch AG: H1 Sales +2.3% to €173.8 m, EBITDA (adjusted) +19.4% to €20.3 m

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Drillisch AG / Preliminary Results/Forecast

06.08.2008 

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Maintal, 06. August 2008
The mobile-communications service provider Drillisch (ISIN DE 0005545503)
is continuating its positive development in the first six months of 2008.
With 2.3 million subscribers (H1-2007: 2.1 m) sales increased by 2.3% to
€173.8 million. EBITDA (adjusted) reached €20.3 million (+19.4%). The
EBITDA-Margin (adjusted) of the Group reached 11.7% in H1-2008, which is
equivalent to our long-term profitability corridor.

As plans stand now, the board is expecting a positive development in FY
2008 with an already published guidance of EBITDA of €40 million and 2.35
million subscribers.

The Drillisch Group at a glance (unaudited figures)<pre>

In million Euro              30.30.06.200806.2008    30.30.06.200706.2007
Sales                        173.8                   169.9
EBITDA                       20.0                    17.0
EBITDA-Margin in %           11.5%                   10.0%
EBITDA (adjusted)            20.3                    17.0
EBITDA-Margin (adj.) in %    11.7%                   10.0%
Subscribers (in million)     2.281                   2.076</pre>

Ratio Prepaid to Postpaid subscribers is 64 % to 36% in the group.

The complete report is available on 14. August 2008

htthttp://www.drillisch.de/index.php?page=reports&group=investor-e:reports

Maintal, 06. August 2008

Drillisch AG

Executive Board



Contact:
Oliver Keil
Head of Investor Relations
Mail: ir@drillisch.de


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Language:     English
Issuer:       Drillisch AG
              Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5
              63477 Maintal
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)6181 412 200
Fax:          +49 (0)6181 412 183
E-mail:       ir@drillisch.de
Internet:     www.drillisch.de
ISIN:         DE0005545503
WKN:          554550
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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