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24.03.2006

Pace of growth increases; Even stronger improvement in earnings; Group
restructuring completed

Nuremberg, March 24, 2006 - TA Triumph-Adler AG today announced its preliminary
figures for financial year 2005. These show that TA Triumph-Adler AG generated
Group sales of EUR 336.7 million in financial year 2005, 12.7 % lower than the
previous year. With the previous year’s sales adjusted for holdings meanwhile
divested, 2005 sales were 4.5 % higher than the comparable previous year’s
figure (EUR 322.2 million). As a result, the growth achieved was above the
comparable previous year’s level, while the quality of earnings from operations
improved solidly.

TA Triumph-Adler generated a consolidated operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 17.9
million before extraordinary effects, interest and taxes of EUR 18.4 million
following EUR 10.7 million the year before.

Net interest income came to EUR -10.2 million (previous year: EUR -8.0 million).
Extraordinary expenses of EUR 9.9 million (previous year: EUR 14.9 million) were
incurred through restructuring the company and its operations in financial year
2005. The net loss comes to EUR 3.1 million (previous year: EUR 11.7 million),
and was thus substantially lower than the prior year.

Total consolidated assets came to EUR 422 million at December 31, 2005,
following EUR 431 million at December 31, 2004. The equity ratio was 11.4 %
(previous year: 12.1 %). Financial liabilities came to EUR 85.4 million
following EUR 76.7 million the year before.

The operating cash flow came to EUR 28.8 million following EUR 22.5 million the
year before.

A dividend will not be distributed for financial year 2005.

As a result of the positive earnings performance from operations in the core
business and the efficiency improvement measures underway in the Group, the
company is expecting to return to profit again in financial year 2006.

Contact:
TA Triumph-Adler AG
Suedwestpark 23
D - 90449 Nuremberg
Dr. Joachim Fleing
Phone: +49 / 179 / 796 34 72
Fax: +49 / 911 / 68 98 - 200
[email protected]
www.triumph-adler.com

Bearer shares ISIN: DE0007495004,
admitted to official trading (Prime Standard) on the Frankfurt stock exchange
and on all German regional exchanges

Further inquiry note:
Uschie Wühr
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)89 51084-914
E-Mail: [email protected]

end of announcement euro adhoc 24.03.2006 15:53:46
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emitter: TA Triumph-Adler AG
Südwestpark 23
D-90449 Nürnberg
phone: +49(0)911 68 98-0
FAX: +49(0)911 68 98-204
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.triumph-adler.de
ISIN: DE0007495004
indexes:
stockmarkets: official dealing/prime standard: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, free
trade: Börse Berlin-Bremen, Baden-Württembergische
Wertpapierbörse, Börse Düsseldorf, Bayerische Börse
sector: Semiconductors & active components
language: English

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