Reply Deutschland AG / Key word(s): Quarter Results/Change in Forecast 24.10.2012 17:31 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AD-HOC ANNOUNCEMENT ACCORDING TO § 15 WPHG Considerably improved 3rd quarter result Guidance for financial year 2012 reduced Gütersloh, October 24 2012 - Currently Reply Deutschland AG is still in the process of period-end closing. Based on the preliminary quarterly results and the updated forecasts of the various business units we give the following view on the quarter and further course of business in 2012. Quarterly results significantly improved. In the third quarter 2012, revenues of 14.8 m. euros were achieved, 15% more than in the third quarter 2011 and 5% more than in the second quarter 2012. The earnings before interest, tax and amortization (EBITDA) in the third quarter 2012 amounted to 1.1 m. euros, doubled compared to the second quarter 2012 and nearly on the level of the results of the third quarter 2011 again. .but trail below annual plan In the first six months of 2012 Reply Deutschland has approximately moved on the announced development path. In the third quarter the target revenues and earnings could not be achieved despite a positive trend and development during the year. Particularly the investments in 2 startup companies have not had the desired success yet. Guidance for 2012 reduced From today's perspective the planned business increase will proceed slightly slower than planned. Against this background the Executive Board is now expecting an annual turnover close to last year's level and the full-year EBITDA margin in the range of 6% to 6.5%. At the beginning of the year a single-digit increase in revenues and an EBITDA margin of more than 10% were expected. The complete report on the third quarter 2012 will be published on October 31st, 2012 as planned. In case of further questions please contact: Michael Lückenkötter Corporate Development Investor Relations Reply Deutschland AG Bartholomäusweg 26 33334 Gütersloh Tel.: +49 (5241) 5009-1017 E-Mail: m.lueckenkoetter@reply.de www.reply.de About Reply Deutschland AG Reply Deutschland is a leading IT service provider which provides consulting, integration and outsourcing services for efficient corporate management. For our innovative, flexible and reliable solutions of the highest quality, we use adaptive and agile IT platforms and extend them with customer-specific components. This makes it possible for our customers to differentiate themselves in the market and creates long-term competitive advantages. Our customers profit from our sound knowledge of the industry they are operating in and the partnership-like cooperation with us. Reply Deutschland is organized as a network of independent and highly-specialized companies. The inclusion in the network of the European-wide IT service provider Reply gives Reply Deutschland additional access to the knowledge of over 3,400 IT experts. In 2011, Reply had a turnover of over 440 million euros in the main offices in Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom. 24.10.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Reply Deutschland AG Bartholomäusweg 26 33334 Gütersloh Germany Phone: +49 (0)5241 5009-1017 Fax: +49 (0)5241 5009-1510 E-mail: m.lueckenkoetter@reply.de Internet: www.reply.de ISIN: DE0005501456 WKN: 550145 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Reply Deutschland AG: Considerably improved 3rd quarter result; Guidance for financial year 2012 reduced
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