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In a weak market environment, comdirect bank AG achieved a group
after-tax profit of 2.4m euros in the first quarter, compared with
-1.8 million euros in the same quarter of 2002. Its profit from
ordinary activities rose from 0.3 million to 4.7 million euros, thus
reaching after only three months the level for 2002 as a whole.
Thanks to tight cost management, comdirect was able to counter a
16.7% market-induced decline in overall earnings with a
disproportionate strong reduction of 28.1% in its administrative
expenses in a quarter-on-quarter comparison. Net commission income
fell by 27.4% to 15.9 million euros. Net interest income before
provisions sank from 16.7 million to 15.4 million euros.
While strict cost management is being systematically maintained,
comdirect's transformation into a one-to-one bank for the modern
investor is progressing according to plan. Once again in the first
quarter, the bank invested on a selective basis to expand its product
range and develop its special area of competence in financial
advisory.
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end of announcement        euro adhoc 13.05.2003

Further inquiry note:

Silke Härtl Head of Investor Relations comdirect bank AG Pascalkehre 15 D-25451 Quickborn
Phone +49(0)4106-704-1966 Fax +49(0)4106-704-1969 E-mail Silke.Haertl@comdirect.de

Branche: Banking
ISIN: DE0005428007
WKN: 542800
Index: Prime Standard, SDAX
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / regulated dealing
Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover / free trade
Berliner Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Bayerische Börse / free trade
Hamburger Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Bremer Wertpapierbörse (BWB) / free trade
Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse / free trade