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• Interim figures for the financial year 2004 • Markedly improved result despite lower sales • Dividend of eight cent announced

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28.02.2005
Cologne, 28 February 2005 - According to the interim figures, the
antwerpes Group, Cologne (ISIN DE0005471007 // Symbol 547100)
achieved sales totalling 2.7 million euro and an EBIT totalling 0.2
million euro in the 4th quarter of 2004. Total sales in the financial
year 2004 amounted to 10.5 million euro and therefore fell 20 per
cent below the previous year's level of 13.2 million euro. The
investment behaviour of customers in the healthcare market, with whom
the antwerpes Group generates 75 per cent of its sales, was
influenced throughout the whole year by the effects of the Health
System Modernisation Law (GMG). As a result of the pharmaceutical
companies having to reduce their marketing budgets, the
Communications Division which includes the antwerpes Group's agency
business, had to record a hefty drop in sales of 29 per cent, taking
them down from 8.5 million euro to 6 million euro. The sales figure
for the DocCheck, Commerce and Logistics Division, covering the
business segments e-marketing, e-commerce, e-publishing and online
market research in the healthcare market, was 4.5 million euro which
means that this division was almost able to maintain the previous
year's level of sales (4.6 million euro). In the 4th quarter this
division generated, for the first time, more than 50 per cent of the
sales for the antwerpes Group. All the results indicators showed a
marked improvement when compared to the previous year. The EBIT
increased by 0.7 million euro, rising from -0.3 million euro in 2003
to +0.4 million euro in 2004. The result from ordinary business
activities increased by 133 per cent, rising from 0.5 million euro to
1.2 million euro. Profit per share increased from four cent to ten
cent. Due to the improved results situation, the Board of Directors
will propose to the annual general meeting that the profit
distribution to the shareholders, which was suspended for the
financial year 2003, should be resumed and that a dividend of  eigth
cent per share should be distributed for the financial year 2004. 
By the end of the 4th quarter, the total amount of liquid funds and
fixed-asset and current-asset securities increased by 1.2 million
euro, rising from 30.0 million euro to 31.2 million euro, when
compared to the 3rd quarter of 2004. For the purposes of the special
dividend, which was distributed on 7.2.2005, this total amount was
reduced by 14.8 million euro, as scheduled. The audited annual
financial statements for the antwerpes Group's financial year 2004
will be available at the end of March via the web site
www.antwerpes.de.
end of announcement                    euro adhoc 28.02.2005 12:14:20 

Further inquiry note:

Tanja Mumme
Tel.: +49 (0)221 92053 139
E-Mail: tanja.mumme@antwerpes.de

Branche: Advertising
ISIN: DE0005471007
WKN: 547100
Index: Prime Standard
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