Wirecard AG / Preliminary Results/Quarter Results 30.04.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Munich/Grasbrunn, April 30, 2008; according to preliminary figures available for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, Wirecard AG generated 40.6 million euros in sales revenues. This corresponds to an increase of 52.6 percent over the same quarter a year earlier (26.6 million euros). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), at 10.1 million euros, are up by 65.6 percent over the first quarter of 2007 (6.1 million euros). On a quarterly comparison, the EBIT margin also saw a substantial improvement from 23 to 25 percent. Being a full-service provider of electronic payment processing services, Wirecard AG is benefiting from the ongoing growth of the European eCommerce market and the trend toward companies increasingly wanting to consolidate their payment flows from various sales channels via one system. The Management Board has affirmed its forecast of increasing EBIT for 2008 as a whole by more than 45 percent. All results are preliminary. The full report for the first quarter of 2008 will be published on 20 May 2008. At the same time, the company wishes to announce that the Supervisory Board adopted a resolution yesterday to renew each of the Management Board service agreements of Mr. Rüdiger Trautmann and Mr. Burkhard Ley by two years. The service agreement with Rüdiger Trautmann, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, will therefore continue until October 31, 2010. The agreement with Chief Financial Officer Burkhard Ley has been until December 31, 2010. Inquiries: Investor Relations Iris Stöckl Tel.: +49 (0)89-4424-0424 E-mail: iris.stoeckl@wirecard.com http://www.wirecard.com ISIN DE0007472060 DGAP 30.04.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Wirecard AG Bretonischer Ring 4 85630 Grasbrunn b. München Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)89-4424 0400 Fax: +49 (0)89-4424 0500 E-mail: ir@wirecard.com Internet: www.wirecard.com ISIN: DE0007472060 WKN: 747206 Indices: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Wirecard AG: robust growth in first quarter
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