EANS-News: LHS Aktiengesellschaft / LHS delivers strong Q3 2009 with another record result

LHS goes from strength to strength and reports 21 percent
year-on-year revenue growth

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Frankfurt am Main (euro adhoc) - LHS, part of the Ericsson Group
(NASDAQ:ERIC), and a leading provider of convergent customer care and
billing systems across the wireless, wireline, and IP telecom markets
worldwide, today announced the results for the third quarter 2009
(period ended: September 30, 2009). The results were prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
They include the following key figures for the quarter:

• In Q3 2009, the company achieved a record turnover of EUR 33.2
million. This is 21.0 percent growth over the same period of last
year. The cumulated revenue for the first nine months of 2009 was EUR
90.1 million, the equivalent of 13.4 percent increase over the same
nine month period in 2008.

• In the quarter under review, the adjusted EBITDA was EUR 9.2
million, which is 31.0 percent higher quarter on quarter. During the
first nine-month period of 2009, LHS achieved an adjusted EBITDA of
EUR 20.3 million, which is an increase of 18.2 percent over the same
period in 2008.

• Earnings per share (undiluted and diluted) were EUR 0.41 for Q3
2009. In the same period of the previous year, the earnings per share
were EUR 0.32 (undiluted and diluted).

• Earnings per share for the first nine months of 2009 (undiluted and
diluted) were EUR 0.79, compared to EUR 0.76 (undiluted and diluted)
within the same period of the previous year.

• Cash flow in the first nine months of 2009 was EUR 2.1 million
compared to EUR 2.4 million in the same period of the previous year.

• LHS Aktiengesellschaft was able to significantly increase its net
profit in the period under review to EUR 6.0 million compared to EUR
4.6 million in the same period in 2008, which is an increase of 30.5
percent. The net profit in the first nine months of 2009 increased
slightly from EUR 11.1 million to EUR 11.5 million.

Highlights of the third quarter

• LHS achieved these exceptional results due to a large increase in
service revenues as well as continuing growth in maintenance
revenues. This once again highlights the trusted relationships that
LHS enjoys with its customers, many of whom have been BSCS customers
for many years.

• In Q3 LHS invited key customers to participate in Customer
Conventions in its Divisions around the world. These conventions
strengthen the close working relationship that LHS has with its
customers by keeping them abreast of and including them in latest
company developments. This year, the first convention for the
Americas Division took place in Brazil in September. Further
conventions were held in Germany in mid October for Europe, followed
by the Tunis event for MEA-APAC at the end of October.

• Today approximately 117 million postpaid and 210 million prepaid
mobile communications customers are billed with BSCS solutions.

• In the first nine months of 2009 the company created 73 new
positions, 31 of which were created in the third quarter. At the end
of Q3 2009, LHS had a total of 842 direct employees globally. At the
end of 2008 this number was 769.

"LHS has once again posted record results constituting over 20
percent growth in the quarter with continuous high profitability. I
would like to thank our customers and partners for their continued
trust in our products and services delivery, especially in those
difficult times of continuing negative economic climate and global
financial crisis. We remain optimistic that we will achieve slight
growth for the whole year thereby further increasing our market
share," said Wolfgang Kroh, CEO of LHS Aktiengesellschaft.

"Our customers are no longer solely interested in purchasing
technology from LHS, they increasingly expect LHS to play a
significant role in servicing them, alongside our system integration
partners. We offer our existing customers excellent service which is
reflected in our success this year to date. In addition, our
cooperation with Ericsson and other partners provides us with access
to new customers and markets," concluded Kroh.

The complete quarterly report is available as of today on our
website: http://www.lhsgroup.com/ir-en

About LHS LHS, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ:ERIC), is a leading
independent software vendor (ISV) of billing and customer care
systems in the telecom industry. The company's award-winning
solutions are used by the world's leading network and virtual
operators, to generate and manage consistent revenue streams. LHS
Business Support Systems offer full convergence on various levels,
supporting the complete range of business models both across the mix
of fixed and mobile services, as well as prepaid and postpaid
services. LHS builds innovative systems that enable our customers to
introduce new services fast, helping drive revenues up, while keeping
operational costs to a minimum. LHS´ headquarters are located in
Frankfurt, Germany, with main offices in Brazil, France, Malaysia,
and the UAE. LHS Aktiengesellschaft as the Group´s Holding company is
a public company listed on the Frankfurter Stock Exchange (LHS400).
For more information, please visit www.lhsgroup.com

About Ericsson Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology
and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G
and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with
over 1 billion subscribers and has a leading position in managed
services. The company's portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed
network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and
multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media
industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide
consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in an
all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and
sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than
75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2
billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm,
Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New
York.

www.ericsson.com
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