DGAP-News: Sixt SE / Key word(s): Quarter Results Sixt SE: Sixt stays on growth track during Q1 2015 18.05.2015 / 07:32 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sixt stays on growth track during Q1 2015 - Consolidated operating revenue up by 14.6% - Earnings before taxes (EBT) improve to EUR 28.1 million, adjusted by expansion-driven additional expenditures to EUR 32.0 million - Vehicle Rental: Good domestic demand and ongoing expansion abroad - Leasing: Number of contracts keeps growing, Q1 EBT doubled - Managing Board confirms expectations for the whole of 2015 Pullach, 18 May 2015 - Sixt SE, Germany's largest car rental company and one of Europe's leading mobility service providers, continued its revenue and earnings growth in the first quarter of 2015. Both Business Units, Vehicle Rental and Leasing, contributed towards an increase in consolidated operating revenue of 14.6% to EUR 404.2 million. Group earnings before taxes (EBT) improved by 5.5% to EUR 28.1 million, despite considerable expenditure for the strategic expansion measures abroad. Adjusted by the additional expenses for foreign expansion in the Vehicle Rental Unit, EBT improved by 20.3% to EUR 32.0 million. On the basis of the good first quarter the Managing Board confirms its outlook for the whole of 2015. Erich Sixt, Chairman of the Managing Board of Sixt SE: "Sixt made a good start into 2015 and is recording solid growth in Germany and ongoing dynamic growth abroad. Our Group's financial strength allows us to invest very consciously in foreign expansion, for example with the extension of our station network in the USA or in other major Western European markets. The successful IPO of our subsidiary, Sixt Leasing AG, in early May gives both our Business Units additional financial leeway for further growth." Group performance in the first three months of 2015 - Consolidated operating revenue (excluding revenue from the sale of used leasing vehicles) for the period January to March 2015 climbed 14.6% to EUR 404.2 million (Q1 2014: EUR 352.6 million). The key driving factor here was the growth of rental revenues generated abroad, which climbed 38.5% to EUR 122.1 million. Foreign growth was positively affected by currency effects. - Rental revenues for the first quarter were up by a total of 18.4% to EUR 272.5 million compared with EUR 230.1 million in the same period last year. - Leasing revenue increased 2.9% to EUR 103.6 million (Q1 2014: EUR 100.7 million). This uptake reflects the continually growing number of contracts. - Total consolidated revenue (including revenue from the sale of used leasing vehicles) increased 21.4% to EUR 464.4 million (Q1 2014: EUR 382.6 million). - Consolidated earnings before taxes (EBT), the Group's principal earnings parameter, improved 5.5% to EUR 28.1 million (Q1 2014: EUR 26.6 million). This figure includes expenditure for strategic growth initiatives in Vehicle Rental. This was higher than during the corresponding quarter last year, and was specifically related to the further extension of the rental station network in the USA, a large-scale advertising and marketing campaign and new stations in France as well as new foreign locations of DriveNow, the premium carsharing joint venture operated with BMW, in London and Vienna. Adjusted by these additional expenses EBT improved by 20.3% to EUR 32.0 million. Significant increase in investment During the first quarter of 2015 Sixt substantially increased its investment in its fleets. Over the first three months some 51,600 vehicles were added to the rental and leasing fleet (Q1 2014: 41,700 vehicles) with a total value of EUR 1.43 billion (Q1 2014: EUR 1.00 billion). This growth in the number of vehicles and the investment volume reflects the increased demand registered by both Business Units as well as the consistent focus on premium products in the choice of vehicles Sixt offers. Continued rock-solid equity basis At the end of the first quarter of 2015 the Sixt Group recorded equity of EUR 778.4 million, some EUR 36.8 million more than at the end of December 2014 (EUR 741.6 million). At 24.5% the equity ratio as of 31 March 2015 remained significantly above the targeted minimum value of 20% (31 December 2014: 26.3%). Successful IPO of Sixt Leasing AG In the second quarter of 2015 Sixt SE successfully listed its subsidiary Sixt Leasing AG on the stock exchange. On 7 May 2015 the share of the vendor-neutral service provider of fleet leasing, fleet management and online retail solutions was traded for the first time on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Subject to the full exercise of the greenshoe option granted by the issuing banks, Sixt SE will have reduced its shareholding in Sixt Leasing AG as part of the IPO from 100% to around 40%. Nonetheless, the shareholding will remain fully consolidated within the Sixt Group for the time being. Outlook for the whole of 2015 Following the good start into 2015, the Managing Board is generally optimistic as regards the further business performance for the current year. Consequently the Managing Board expects both Business Units to register growing demand, but also expects fleet costs and operating expenses to rise, especially for the intensification of the various strategic growth initiatives abroad. Against this background Sixt maintains its projections for fiscal 2015 and expects to see a slight increase in consolidated operating revenue as against the previous year. The main growth impulse is likely to come once again from foreign operations. The expectation for consolidated earnings before taxes (EBT) is to see a stable to slightly increased performance. Developments in the operating business units Vehicle Rental Sixt is represented with its own subsidiaries in Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, and the USA (Sixt Corporate countries). This means that the Company covers the largest part of the European rental market and is also active on the world's biggest vehicle rental market, the USA. In the other European countries and in other global regions, the Sixt brand is represented by a close-knit network of franchisees. As of the end of the first quarter of 2015 Sixt had 2,201 rental offices worldwide, which were divided up in roughly equal halves between company offices and franchisees. The average number of vehicles in Germany and other countries (excluding franchisees) for the first three months was 82,100. This is 11.7% more than the average number for the same quarter of 2014 (73,500). This increase reflects the dynamic growth of the vehicle rental business. The Vehicle Rental Business Unit reported rental revenue of EUR 272.5 million for the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 18.4% (Q1 2014: EUR 230.1 million). Growth in Germany was a solid 5.9%, bringing revenue up to EUR 150.4 million. Outside of Germany rental revenues climbed by 38.5%, also aided by the effects from foreign currencies, to EUR 122.1 million. All in all, the Vehicle Rental Business Units recorded an increase in revenues of 19.3% to EUR 300.6 million (Q1 2014: EUR 251.9 million). EBT was EUR 21.7 million, which was a marginal 4.9% lower than the previous year's figure at EUR 22.8 million. This figure includes expenses of EUR 3.9 million for strategic expansion activities abroad. Adjusted by these the EBT increased by 12.3% to EUR 25.6 million. Leasing Sixt Leasing AG is one of Germany's leading vendor-neutral full-service leasing providers with subsidiary companies in France, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. Sixt Leasing is active in the three business fields Fleet Leasing, Fleet Management and Online Retail. As per reporting date, 31 March 2015, the Leasing Business Unit's total number of leases in and outside Germany (excluding franchisees) was 98,400. This is a gain of 23.6% against last year's reporting date (79,600). This growth is attributable to the two business fields Fleet Management (31 March 2015: 31,100; as per same reporting date of last year: 16,900) and Online Retail (31 March 2015: 17,500; as per same reporting date of last year: 12,400). In the Fleet Leasing business field the number of contracts decreased slightly (31 March 2015: 49,800; as per same reporting date of last year: 50,300). Leasing revenues for the first quarter of 2015 were up 2.9% to EUR 103.6 million (Q1 2014: EUR 100.7 million). Revenue from the sale of used leasing vehicles, which can fluctuate due to reporting day effects, came to EUR 59.2 million in the first quarter of 2015 after EUR 28.7 million in the same quarter last year. The reason for this strong growth is primarily the increasing expansion of the contract portfolio over the last few years, which at the end of the leasing contract's term spells out as correspondingly more vehicle returns with a certain time lag in the financial year. Sixt is therefore also expecting to see strong revenue incoming from the sale of vehicles in the future periods. Total revenue for the Leasing Business Unit for the first three months of 2015 came to EUR 162.8 million, a gain of 25.9% on the same quarter last year (EUR 129.4 million). The Business Unit's EBT almost doubled to EUR 7.3 million (Q1 2014: EUR 3.6 million). This was due to the growth in business volume as well as margin improvements to the contract portfolio. For further information Frank Elsner Sixt Central Press Office T +49 (0)89/ 99 24 96 - 30 F +49 (0)89/ 99 24 96 - 32 E-Mail: [email protected] Note The interim report of Sixt SE as per 31 March 2015 can now be downloaded at http://se.sixt.de/interimreport2015Q1. The Sixt Group at a glance (All figures in accordance with IFRS) Consolidated revenue development

EUR million                             Q1 2015      Q1 2014      Change %
Consolidated operating revenue            404.2        352.6         +14.6
Vehicle Rental Business Unit              300.6        251.9         +19.3
Thereof rental revenue                    272.5        230.1         +18.4
Thereof other revenues
from rental business                       28.1         21.8         +29.4
Leasing Business Unit                     103.6        100.7          +2.9
Leasing sales revenue                      59.2         28.7       >+100.0
Other revenue                               1.0          1.3         -24.0
Consolidated revenue                      464.4        382.6         +21.4

Consolidated earnings development

EUR million                          Q1 2015        Q1 2014        Change %
Fleet expenses and
cost of lease assets                   183.0          146.1           +25.3
Personnel expenses                      61.3           45.0           +36.4
Depreciation and amortisation           93.0           72.0           +29.2
Net other operating
income/expenses                        -89.1          -82.8            +7.6
Net finance costs                       -9.9          -10.1            -2.1
Earnings before taxes                   28.1           26.6            +5.5
Income tax expense                       7.2            7.8            -7.8
Consolidated profit                     20.9           18.8           +11.0
Earnings per share - basic
(EUR)1                                  0.43           0.39               -

Other key figures for the Sixt Group

                                31 Mar. 2015   31 Dec. 2014      Change %
Total assets (EUR million)           3,172.8        2,818.1         +12.6
Rental vehicles (EUR million)        1,494.0        1,261.7         +18.4
Lease assets (EUR million)             920.9          902.4          +2.1
Equity (EUR million)                   778.4          741.6          +5.0
Equity ratio (%)                        24.5           26.3   -1.8 points
                                     Q1 2015        Q1 2014      Change %
Investments (EUR billion)2              1.43           1.00         +42.1

1 Based on 48.1 million shares in the first three months of 2015 and 48.1 million shares in the first three months of 2014 2 Value of vehicles added to the rental and leasing fleets --------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.05.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 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: Sixt SE Zugspitzstraße 1 82049 Pullach Germany Phone: +49 (0)89 74444-5104 Fax: +49 (0)89 74444-85104 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://se.sixt.de ISIN: DE0007231326, DE0007231334 Sixt Vorzüge, DE000A1K0656 Sixt Namensaktien, DE000A1E8V89 Sixt-Anleihe 2010/2016, DE000A1PGPF8 Sixt-Anleihe 2012/2018, DE000A11QGR9 Sixt-Anleihe 2014/2020 WKN: 723132 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt, Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 358259 18.05.2015