EANS-Adhoc: / AdLINK Group posts sales of EUR 222.5 million and an EBITDA of EUR 14.0 million in 2008 - Earnings are burdened by write-downs on participations of EUR 17.1 million.

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24.03.2009

Montabaur, March 24, 2009. In its fiscal year 2008, AdLINK Internet
Media AG (the AdLINK Group) generated consolidated sales of EUR 222.5
million, compared with EUR 229.2 million in the previous year. After
adjustment for currency effects, sales were with EUR 229.9 million at
the prior-year level.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
(EBITDA) reached EUR 14.0 million in fiscal year 2008 (prior year:
EUR 26.5 million without non-recurring earnings of EUR 16.8 million
from the initial recognition of the Goldbach shares). Before taxes
and write-downs, the AdLINK Group posted a profit of EUR 8.1 million
(prior-year: EUR 21.1 million). Currency losses burdened this result
by EUR 2.6 million more than in 2007.

EBT in 2008 was burdened by the following negative special items:
write-downs of EUR 7.9 million due to the fall in the share price of
our investment in Goldbach Media AG and goodwill amortization of EUR
9.2 million.

Including the negative special items, pre-tax earnings amounted to
EUR -9.0 million (prior year EUR 28.5 million). Earnings per share
(EPS) fell from EUR 0.72 in 2007 to EUR -0.53 in 2008.

In fiscal year 2008, the AdLINK Group reduced its net borrowing from
EUR 41.7 million in the previous year to EUR 32.9 million.

On the basis of current market conditions, the AdLINK Group´s
Management Board expects sales revenues to reach approximately EUR
200 million. EBT is expected to reach the prior-year level (EBT 2008
without special items: EUR 8.1 million).

Annual comparison in EUR million; Jan.-Dec. 2007; Jan.-Dec. 2008
Sales; 229.2; 222.5
EBITDA (without special items); 26.5; 14.0
EBITDA; 43.3; 14.0
EBT (without special items); 21.1; 8.1
EBT; 28.5; -9.0
EPS in EUR; 0.72; -0.53

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Marcus Schaps

AdLINK Internet Media AG

Elgendorfer Straße 57

56410 Montabaur

Tel.: +49 (0) 2602 96-1319

Fax: +49 (0) 2602 96-1013

presse@adlinkgroup.net

Branche: Online
ISIN: DE0005490155
WKN: 549015
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