Company achieves EBIT margin of 11 percent and pushes ahead with internationalization

aleo solar announces half-year figures for 2006

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OLDENBURG/PRENZLAU, 29 August 2006. aleo solar AG (ISIN DE000A0JM634)
today announced that it increased sales in the first six months of
the current financial year by 17 percent to EUR 55.7 million compared
to the previous year (EUR 47.6 million). Earnings before interest and
taxes (EBIT) were EUR 6.1 million (previous year: EUR 7.9 million).
Despite rising purchase prices for solar cells, aleo managed to
achieve an EBIT margin of 11 percent, which is above average compared
to the market overall. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization (EBITDA) in the reporting period were EUR 7.1
million (previous year: EUR 8.6 million). As of 30 June 2006, the
solar module specialist had 239 employees (previous year: 190
employees). aleo produced solar modules with a total rated power of
22.9 megawatts in the first half of the year. This is an increase of
56.7 percent compared to the first six months of 2005. The recognized
quality of aleo products is reflected in the fact that one out of
four solar modules were manufactured as OEM products.

"As expected, the market in Germany is evolving into a buyer's
market," said Jakobus Smit, member of the management board of the
solar module specialist. "aleo is a strong brand that will benefit us
here in the future." Foreign business has developed positively, as
planned. "We've begun to set up a manufacturing and sales company in
Spain," said Smit. "We also established an international sales team
to promote expansion in new markets." This has already been a
success: Shortly after the launch, aleo's export rate rose to 5.1% in
the first six months, compared to 0.5% in the same period last year.
By the end of the year, the export rate should be at least twice as
high. The company is registering high demand, particularly in Spain.
Sales activities are about to begin in Italy. Besides these two
countries, Greece and France have now also passed laws concerning the
feeding of electricity into the grid which are attractive to
customers and which will stimulate the market for photovoltaic
systems. Smit said, "We're just getting started on the international
markets. We see enormous potential for aleo here."

"Silicon remains in short supply around the world," said Heiner
Willers, also a member of the management board of aleo. "We work
closely together with solar cell manufacturers and have covered our
solar cell requirements through medium- and long-term supply
contracts." In April 2006, the company also acquired a 19% interest
in Johanna Solar Technology GmbH. In Brandenburg, Johanna Solar is
currently building one of the world's largest, most state-of-the- art
plants for the mass production of next-generation, silicon-free
thin-film modules. "In our estimation, this is currently the most
powerful thin-film technology," Smit said. The technology is based on
copper, indium, gallium, sulfide and selenium (CIGSSe). It is a
high-performance technology that makes manufacturers independent of
silicon, which is a rare raw material.

The focus of the first half of 2006 was on preparing for the IPO of
aleo solar AG. The stock was admitted to the Prime Standard of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 14 July 2006. The company received gross
proceeds of EUR 38.5 million from the IPO. The fresh capital will be
invested in the expansion of the company in growth markets in
southern Europe and in cutting-edge technologies.

Despite declining solar module prices, aleo will once again record an
EBIT margin that is above average compared to the market overall. The
company plans to boost sales for the full 2006 financial year by 25
to 35 percent compared to the previous year (EUR 106.9 million).

The Company: aleo solar AG (previously S.M.D.) maintains distribution
offices in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony) and manufacturing facilities in
Prenzlau (Brandenburg). Founded in September 2001, the company
manufactures solar modules based on silicon cells. Around 230
employees currently work at both locations. The solar module
manufacturing facility in Prenzlau has an annual capacity of 90
megawatts, which makes it one of the largest facilities of its kind.
In 2005, aleo solar AG achieved sales of EUR 106.9 million. aleo
solar AG (ISIN: DE000A0JM634) has been listed on the Prime Standard
segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since July 2006. By acquiring
shares in the Brandenburg-based technology company Johanna Solar
Technology GmbH, aleo solar AG has attained access to the promising
future of thin-film technology.

Kontakt: Investor Relations | aleo solar AG | Franz Nieper |Osterstr.
15| 26122 Oldenburg T 0441 219 88 35 | F 0441 219 88 69| E
nieper@aleo-solar.de

HOSCHKE & CONSORTEN| Grit Muschelknautz | Deichstraße 29| 20459
Hamburg T +49 (0)40 36 90 50 - 31 | F +49 (0)40 36 90 50 -10| E
g.muschelknautz@hoschke.de

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Further inquiry note:
Yvonne Meyer
Investor Relations, Legal & Compliance
Telefon: +49(0)441-21988-58
E-Mail: Meyer@aleo-solar.de

Branche: Alternative energy
ISIN: DE000A0JM634
WKN: A0JM63
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