Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Half Year Results/Preliminary Results 20.02.2015 10:00 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA announces preliminary results for the first half of the fiscal year 2014/2015 (July 1st until December 31st, 2014): Group revenues increased by 10.1% in the first half-year. According to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) the Borussia Dortmund Group profit in the first half-year 2014/2015 amounted EUR 3,7 m. (previous first half-year EUR 8.2 m.). The decline in earnings is mainly due to the full repayment of all credit liabilities of the Group and the related costs incurred for compensation for early discharge and the redemption of credit hedging transactions totaling approx. EUR 4.3 m. Earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted EUR 30.7 m. (previous first half-year EUR 26.7 m). Group Earnings before taxes and interest (EBIT) were EUR 10.1 m. (previous first half-year EUR 11.6 m.). Group revenues increased by EUR 13.7 m. or 10.1 % compared to the previous first half year to an amount of EUR 150.3 m. (previous first half-year EUR 136.6 m.). Personnel expenses changed to EUR 56.6 m. (previous first half-year EUR 52.2 m.). Depreciation and amortization resulted in EUR 20.6 m. (previous first half-year EUR 15.1 m.). Other operating expenses amounted EUR 53.9 m. (previous first half-year EUR 48.0 m.) in the report period. The financial result amounted EUR -6.5 m. (previous first half-year EUR -1.9 m.), the tax result amounted EUR 0.1 m. (previous first half-year EUR -1.4 m.). Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA recorded in the first half of the fiscal year 2014/2015 earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in an amount of EUR 2.5 m. (previous first half-year EUR 6.4 m.). Earnings before taxes (EBT) amounted EUR 2.1 m. (previous first half-year EUR 9.4. m.) and the semi-annual result amounted EUR 1.7 m. (previous first half-year EUR 7.9 m.) in the report period. The complete semi-annual financial report H1 2014/2015 can be downloaded as pdf.-file under www.aktie.bvb.de (rubric publications) from February 27th, 2015 on. Dortmund, February 20th, 2015 Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Borussia Dortmund Geschäftsführungs-GmbH 20.02.2015 The DGAP 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: Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Rheinlanddamm 207 - 209 44137 Dortmund Germany Phone: 0231/ 90 20 - 2746 Fax: 0231/ 90 20 - 852746 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.bvb.de/aktie // www.aktie.bvb.de ISIN: DE0005493092 WKN: 549309 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------