EANS-Adhoc: IVU Traffic Technologies AG / Figures for the first three months of financial year 2009 / Clear year-on-year improvement / Predictions for 2009 remain good

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20.05.2009

IVU Traffic Technologies AG is continuing to grow. After a positive annual
result for 2008, it now presents good figures for the first quarter of 2009:
Revenue was EUR 7.3 million (compared with EUR 5.1 million in the same period in
2008, an increase of 42.2 %), and the gross profit is EUR 6.1 million (plus 44.5
%). EBIT is +EUR 1.2 million and the con-solidated profit is + EUR 1.1 million.

Expenditure has also increased slightly. This is due in part to higher personnel
costs for the new coworkers who are needed now and in future for further product
development and for larger projects. There have also been increased costs
related to projects and acquisitions, for example for trips to South America and
the Gulf States, as well as for the extensive advertising for the IVU.suite and
its products, which has been very well received by the specialists in the
sector.

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are slightly above EUR 0, which is a
clear improve-ment over the same period in the previous year. A result of about
zero for the first quarter is normal for IVU, because the business is usually
seasonal, and is strongest in the fourth quarter. Against this background, 2009
has been one of the strongest first quarters in the past five years.

Despite the continuing economic crisis, we expect a positive annual result for
the financial year 2009. The good first quarter and order book levels which are
30% higher in comparison with the previous year offer a solid foundation for
this. We continue to expect annual revenue of more than EUR 35 million and a
gross profit of about EUR 27 million.

A further stabilising factor is that by mid-2009 the long-term bank loans will
have been com-pletely repaid.

The full report can be accessed from about 5.00 p.m. CEST at www.ivu.de.

Further inquiry note:
Renate Bader
Leiterin Unternehmenskommunikation
Telefon: +49(0)30 859 06 800
E-Mail: [email protected]

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emitter:      IVU Traffic Technologies AG
              Bundesallee 88
              D-12161 Berlin
phone:        +49(0)30-85906-0
FAX:          +49(0)30-85906-111
mail:         [email protected]
WWW:          http://www.ivu.de
sector:       Computing & Information Technology
ISIN:         DE0007448508
indexes:      CDAX, Prime All Share, Technologie All Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, free trade: Berlin,
              Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München 
language:     English

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