DGAP-News: Plaut Aktiengesellschaft:General Meeting confirms successful repositioning

Plaut Aktiengesellschaft / AGM/EGM

29.05.2008 

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Plaut: 2007 brings operational turnaround
Vienna, May 28, 2008 – Plaut Aktiengesellschaft, which is listed on the
General Standard segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange (PUT2; ISIN:
AT0000A02Z18; securities identification number: A0LCDP), has been backed in
its repositioning of the Plaut consulting group, a measure instigated in
20006 and accomplished in 2007, by this year’s General Meeting. The
strategy of focusing on core business in German-speaking regions and
expansion to Eastern and Southeastern Europe has led to the turnaround that
was aimed for. Compared with General Meetings of past years, the interest
was far higher this time, with around 61% of the voting capital in
attendance. The Management Board and Supervisory Board were granted
discharge and all the other resolutions were likewise adopted unanimously
by the shareholders who were present.

Chief Executive Officer Johann Grafl explained the past fiscal year 2007 in
his Management Board report and demonstrated the company’s successful
turnaround with reference to key performance indicators: the Plaut group
increased its sales in fiscal 2007 from 19.6 million Euro the previous year
to 24.1 million Euro (or by 22.8%). The financial turnaround is above all
clear from the cash flow (2007: + 0.6 million Euro; 2006: – 3.2 million
Euro) and the EBIT (2007: + 1.550 million Euro compared with – 3.164
million Euro in 2006). Johann Grafl also stressed a particular indicator of
the company’s success: sales per employee rose from 139,007 Euro to 163,694
Euro.

This positive trend will continue in fiscal 2008: a solid foundation for
this was laid in the 1st quarter, with sales of 6.4 million Euro , 5% up on
the comparable period in 2007, and an EBIT of around 0.3 million Euro
(corresponding to an EBIT margin of 5%). Order books for 13,000 working
days (capacity utilization for around seven months) confirm this trend.

With his explanations on the strategic measures in fiscal 2007, in
particular strengthening of activities in the DACH region (Germany, Austria
and Switzerland) and expansion into the strongly growing countries of
Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Johann Grafl made it clear that the merger
with the acctus Group had bolstered professional and regional expertise at
Plaut.


The presentation of its future business development impressed with its
concrete operational and strategic gearing to a policy of profitable
growth:> Clear focus on the core competencies of finance, controlling & business
intelligence and SAP consulting & solution implementation> Building and expansion of expertise in the insurance sector. In
particular, the establishment of B&a Insurance Consulting in Ostrava
together with Business Insurance Application Consulting GmbH (an IT
subsidiary of the Vienna Insurance Group) will play a key role in this.> Acquisition of consulting firms that fit the company (small,
owner-managed companies with above-average profit margins)> Rollout of consulting resources at the existing companies Europe-wide and
gradual expansion into new markets in Eastern Europe


About Plaut 
The Plaut Consultancy was founded by Hans-Georg Plaut in 1946 in Hanover.
On the basis of his methods for marginal costing and contribution margin
accounting, as well as of controlling and substantiated cost management,
the consulting group Plaut has been setting standards for modern corporate
management for now 60 years. Today Plaut is focussed on the management
consulting for business planning and controlling and offers its customers a
comprehensive portfolio of Business Consulting and SAP Consulting and
IT-Services. Plaut is operating in Germany and Switzerland and via acctus
Consulting in Austria as well in the CEE countries Romania,. the Czech
Republic and Poland. On the strength of  more than 1,000 successfully
completed SAP projects  Plaut is recognised for over 20 years as one of the
most experienced SAP partners. Plaut Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna, has been
listed in the General Standard segment of the german Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (PUT2; SCN A0LCDP; ISIN AT0000A02Z18).      >  www.plaut.com




Pressekontakt:
[PM-0806, 3.157 Cws ]
Plaut Aktiengesellschaft    
Manager Communications,IR & Marketing
Heinz-Peter Schneider   
Engelsberggasse 4
A-1030 Wien 
Phone: +49 (89) 96 280 -126
Fax:   +49 (89) 96 280 -339  
heinz.schneider@plaut.de  
www.plaut.com>  www.plaut.de  



DGAP 29.05.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       Plaut Aktiengesellschaft
              Engelsberggasse 4
              A-1030 Wien
              Österreich
Phone:        +43 1 2300012
Fax:          +43 1 2289569
E-mail:       ir@plaut.com
Internet:     www.plaut.com
ISIN:         AT0000A02Z18
WKN:          A0LCDP
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard);
              Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
              Stuttgart
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