adesso AG / Key word(s): Preliminary Results 26.02.2016 12:24 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- adesso AG announces increased FY 2015 operating earnings of a new record high of EUR 14.2 million - already raised guidance outperformed On the basis of preliminary figures, adesso reports sales of EUR 56.2 million and EBITDA of EUR 4.6 million (previous year: EUR 2.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2015. Total sales 2015 reached EUR 196.4 million, EBITDA amounts to EUR 14.2 million (previous year: EUR 9.8 million). The operating earnings key figure EBITDA set a new record high, is significantly up 45 % on the previous year and above the already at midyear increased guidance of EUR 11.0 to 12.0 million. EBITDA-margin is 7.2 % after 6.2 % in the previous year. Main drivers of the again strong fourth quarter were next to the good utilisation, high license sales from the adesso content management system FirstSpirit in December and a new customer for the life insurance system PSLife. Due to higher write-downs on short-term components of the purchase price allocation of Born Informatik AG especially on the acquired order backlog group result increased slower than EBITDA by 30 % to EUR 5.2 million. Earnings per share rose by 36 % to EUR 0.80. All figures are preliminary and subject to the results of the ongoing work of the financial auditor. The complete report based on final figures will be published on March 24th, 2016, and will be available via the Company's website at www.adesso-group.de. Contact: Martin Möllmann Manager Investor Relations Tel.: +49 231 7000-7000 E-Mail: [email protected] 26.02.2016 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: adesso AG Stockholmer Allee 20 44269 Dortmund Germany Phone: +49 231 7000-7000 Fax: +49 231 7000-1000 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.adesso-group.de ISIN: DE000A0Z23Q5 WKN: A0Z23Q Listed: Regulated Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (General Standard), Hamburg, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------