DGAP-News: publity AG / Key word(s): Final Results/Forecast publity's revenues and earnings soar in 2016 according to preliminary figures 26.01.2017 / 08:30 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Revenues up to around EUR 44 million compared to EUR 23 million in the previous year (unaudited figures) - EBIT up to around EUR 35,4 million compared to EUR 20 million in 2015 - Net income nearly doubles to around EUR 24 million - Dividend forecast confirmed once again at EUR 2.80 per share Leipzig, 26 January 2017 - publity AG (Entry Standard, ISIN DE0006972508), an investor and asset manager for German office properties, has significantly surpassed its previous record-breaking figures from 2015 in fiscal year 2016 as expected (unaudited figures). Revenues (HGB accounting) were up to EUR 44 million after EUR 23 million in the previous year. EBIT soared to approx. EUR 35,4 million, up from EUR 20 million in 2015, and net income was almost twice as high as in the previous year at EUR 24 million. As a result of this positive growth, the dividend target for 2016 has been confirmed once again with a forecast payment of EUR 2.80 per share. The strong growth in 2016 is mostly based on the successful expansion of the real estate assets under management as part of joint ventures with institutional investors. As a result, as recently reported, it has been possible to almost double the assets under management (AuM) to EUR 3 billion. This means that in particular recurring income from asset management agreements has increased significantly for publity. publity also receives a finder's fee when properties are purchased, and participates in profits when the joint venture properties are sold. In addition, the company receives income from the sale of non-performing loans in an NPL portfolio with a nominal volume now totalling EUR 2.4 billion. publity is forecasting revenues and earnings to increase still further in the current fiscal year 2017. Substantial profits for 2017 have already been secured, simply as a result of certifications and property sales that have already taken place at the start of January 2017. In addition, higher income is expected, for example from the continued dynamic growth being enjoyed by the assets under management, with a planned increase of approx. EUR 2 billion in 2017 to a total of around EUR 5 billion, and also from existing asset management agreements, additional property sales, and the exploitation of the NPL portfolio. The audited annual financial statements for fiscal year 2016 will be published on 28 April 2017 and then made available online on publity AG's Web site www.publity.de. Financial press and Investor Relations: edicto GmbH Axel Mühlhaus, Peggy Kropmanns Phone: +49 69 905505-52 E-mail: [email protected] About publity publity AG is an asset manager specialising in office properties in Germany. The company covers a broad value chain, from purchases through to the development and sale of the properties, and also has a track record of several hundred successful transactions. publity is characterised by its strong network in the real estate sector as well as banks' Work Out departments, and has excellent access to funding. The company has excellent access to investment funds and executes its transactions quickly using a highly efficient process with tried and trusted partners. In some cases, publity acts as a co-investor in joint venture transactions to a limited extent. publity AG's shares (ISIN DE0006972508) are traded on Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Entry Standard. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26.01.2017 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. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 539183 26.01.2017