EANS-News: Delticom AG publishes 2009 annual report

- Revenues EUR 311.3 million (+20.2%)

- EBIT EUR 29.4 million (+78.8%), EBIT margin 9.4%

- Net income EUR 20.2 million or EUR 1.71 Euro per share (+72.4%)

- Proposed dividend: EUR 1.70 per share (+70%)

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Annual Reports

Subtitle: - Revenues EUR 311.3 million (+20.2%)
- EBIT EUR 29.4 million (+78.8%), EBIT margin 9.4%
- Net income EUR 20.2 million or EUR 1.71 Euro per share (+72.4%)
- Proposed dividend: EUR 1.70 per share (+70%)

Hannover (euro adhoc) - Hanover, 23 March 2010 - Delticom AG (German
Securities Code (WKN) 514680, ISIN DE0005146807, stock market symbol
DEX), Europe´s leading Internet tyre retailer, has published its
consolidated annual report for the fiscal year 2009. Compared with
the prior-year period, Delticom lifted its revenues by 20.2% to EUR
311.3 million (2008: EUR 259.0 million). EBIT increased in the
reporting period by 78.8% to EUR 29.4 million (2008: EUR 16.4
million). In relation to revenues, this corresponds to an EBIT margin
of 9.4% - clearly exceeding the forecast of 7%. Consolidated net
income for 2009 was EUR 20.2 million or EUR 1.71 per share, up 72.4%
from previous year's EUR 0.99.

CEO Rainer Binder: "The course of business in the financial year 2009
was a very successful one for Delticom, even more so if viewed in the
context of the bruised economy. One significant contributing factor
to our results was the unusually favourable, snowy winter weather in
the closing quarter." In Germany new car registrations resulting from
the scrappage scheme created further selling opportunities for winter
tyres.

As in the previous years, the E-Commerce division is the main growth
driver of the company. Revenues in this core segment rose 24.8% to
EUR 296.5 million (2008: EUR 237.6 million). The ADAC Tyre Monitor
2010 reveals that drivers are definitely inclined towards buying
their tyres online. During 2009, 6.7% of the ADAC members purchased
their tyres over the Internet (compared to 4.9% in 2008). In the 18
to 39 age cohort, the number rose to 15.4% (2008: 8.9%). There is
reason to believe that these figures will accelerate in years to
come: 15.8% of those polled in this study stated that they wanted to
make future tyre purchases online. In the cohort of the younger, more
Internet-savvy buyers this number jumped to a remarkable 29.6%.

Frank Schuhardt, CFO: "In difficult economic times, consumers are
trading down and increasingly search for lower-priced alternatives,
especially on the Internet. Consequently, our E-Commerce division
will continue to make a strong contribution to both top- and bottom
line over the coming months. We anticipate an increase in revenues of
up to 10% and an EBIT margin of 8%. This is an ambitious goal, but
one which can be achieved if our business develops in a positive
way."

Management and Supervisory Board will allow the shareholders to
partake of the firm's success, as has been the case in past years.
Subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2010,
Delticom AG will pay out a dividend of EUR 1.70, thus 70% more than
in the previous year.

The full Annual Report of 2009 can be downloaded from the website
www.delti.com within the "Investor Relations" area.

Company Profile: Delticom, Europe's leading online tyre retailer, was
founded in Hanover in 1999. With 105 online shops in 35 countries,
the company offers its private and business customers an unequalled
assortment of excellently priced car tyres, motorcycle tyres, truck
tyres, bus tyres, special tyres, rims, complete wheels (pre-mounted
tyres on rims), selected replacement car parts and accessories, motor
oil and batteries. The independent website reifentest.com contains
impartial information about tyre tests and helps the customers choose
from more than 100 tyre brands and more than 25,000 tyre models.
Delticom delivers either directly to the customer's home address, or
to one of more than 25,000 service partners - affiliated garages
which take delivery of tyres and then install these on the customer's
vehicle. Delticom's Wholesale division also sells tyres to
wholesalers domestically and abroad.

On the Internet at: www.delti.com Selected online shops:
www.reifendirekt.de, www.123pneus.fr, www.mytyres.co.uk,
www.reifendirekt.ch

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Further inquiry note:

Delticom AG Investor Relations

Melanie Gereke

Brühlstraße 11

30169 Hannover

Tel.: +49 (0)511-936 34-8903

Fax: +49 (0)89-208081147

e-mail: melanie.gereke@delti.com

Branche: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005146807
WKN: 514680
Index: SDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade