EANS-Adhoc: Goldbach Group AG / Provisional net turnover figures for the year 2011 (with document)

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18.01.2012

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Provisional net turnover figures for the year 2011:
Goldbach Group: Significant turnover increase in a challenging market
environment

CHF 446 million in turnover - 36% turnover increase - high demand for
TV advertising, weakening in the online business - international
business generates 13% of turnover

Kusnacht, January 18th, 2012. Goldbach Group, the leader in the
German-speaking region, in Southeastern and Eastern Europe, as well
as in Russia, in the marketing of private electronic, mobile and
interactive media and online marketing, has recorded a provisional
net turnover of CHF 446 million (prior year CHF 327 million) for the
2011 business year. This corresponds to a 36% growth in turnover,
which was achieved purely organically.

Net turnover in the business line Goldbach Media increased
significantly by 62%. In Switzerland, significant new mandates
impacted turnover in 2011 in the business line for the marketing of
advertising time on private radio and television. However, the
existing portfolio also grew significantly by around 20%. Turnover
decreased by 15% in the business line Goldbach Audience, in which the
sale of online advertising in Switzerland, Austria and the
Southeastern and Eastern European regions are grouped. More than a
third of the drop in turnover is attributable to exchange rate
effects. Net turnover for the business line Goldbach Interactive
increased by 5%. Conceptual, design and technological services for
interactive communication and marketing solutions for the Internet
and mobile end devices are provided by the Goldbach Group's youngest
business line, primarily in Switzerland. Since mid-2011, Goldbach
Interactive is also active in Austria with its extended value
creation chain in the online sector; it expanded into Poland in the
third quarter.

The business line Goldbach Media contributed 76% of the total net
turnover, while 15% was generated by Goldbach Audience and 9% by
Goldbach Interactive respectively. Due to the strong growth of TV in
Switzerland and the negative currency effects, the turnover share of
the international business was 13% (prior year 21%).

The definite turnover and EBIT figures will be published on March,
6th 2012.

"In an economically challenging market environment, the advertising
industry increases its use of classic television and radio
advertising for brand positioning," stated Klaus Kappeler, CEO of the
Goldbach Group. "Target group-focused online marketing and individual
performance marketing should again profit from higher budgets in a
rising economic cycle when it comes to the competition for market
share."

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Further inquiry note:
Germaine Mueller
Tel. +41 44 914 91 00
germaine.mueller@goldbachgroup.com

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issuer: Goldbach Group AG
Seestrasse 39
CH-8700 Küsnacht
phone: +41 44 914 91 00
FAX: +41 44 914 93 60
mail: info@goldbachgroup.ch
WWW: www.goldbachgroup.ch
sector: Media
ISIN: CH0004870942
indexes: SPI, SPIEX
stockmarkets: Main Standard: SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English