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27.02.2008

Preliminary figures: AdLINK Group posts record sales in fiscal 2007 /// 50%
growth in earnings compared to prior year

Montabaur, February 27, 2008. The Management Board of AdLINK Internet Media AG
(AdLINK Group), one of Europe's leading independent networks for digital
marketing solutions, today announced its preliminary and unaudited consolidated
figures for fiscal year 2007. According to these preliminary results, the Group
once again achieved record levels of sales and earnings in the past year.

Consolidated sales grew by 29.1% in 2007 to EUR 229.2 million, compared with
EUR 177.5 million in 2006. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization (EBITDA) climbed 93.3%, from EUR 22.5 million in the previous year
to EUR 43.5 million. Preliminary earnings before taxes (EBT) were raised by
52.4% to EUR 28.5 million (prior year: EUR 18.7 million). This growth includes
non-recurring, special items from the second quarter of 2007 which were
positive on balance. These items include one-off income of EUR 16.8 million
from the contribution of the operating businesses of AdLINK Switzerland and
AdLINK Austria to Goldbach Media AG, as well as write-downs from the
restructuring of AdLINK Media and Affiliate segment operations in France and
the UK totaling EUR 9.4 million. According to preliminary calculations,
earnings per share (EPS) improved from EUR 0.47 to EUR 0.72 per share.

|Annual comparison in EUR|2006 |2007 |Growth |
|million | | | |
|Sales |177.5 |229.2 |+ 29.1% |
|EBITDA |22.5 |43.5 |+ 93.3% |
|EBT |18.7 |28.5 |+ 52.4% |
|Pro forma EBT* |17.4 |20.9 |+ 20.1% |
|Undiluted EPS in EUR |0.47 |0.72 |+ 53.2% |

*EBT without special items and at-equity results of AdLINK Switzerland /
Austria

The final audited and certified figures for fiscal year 2007 will be presented
at the annual report press conference on April 4, 2008 in Frankfurt.

Further inquiry note:
Contact partner:
Marcus Schaps
Phone: +49 2602/96-1319
Fax: +49 2602/96-1013
E-mail: [email protected]

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emitter: AdLINK Internet Media AG
Elgendorfer Straße 57
D-56410 Montabaur
phone: +49 (0) 260296 96-2000
FAX: +49 (0) 2602 96-1013
mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://www.adlinkgroup.net
sector: Online
ISIN: DE0005490155
indexes: TecDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Börse Frankfurt, free trade:
Börse Berlin, Börse Hamburg, Börse Stuttgart, Börse Düsseldorf,
Börse München
language: English

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