Deutsche Börse with interim results for third quarter 2003

The interim report shows sales revenues at 362.9 million euros, a 2 percent increase to previous year’s quarter (Q3/2002: 355.7 million euros). Within the first nine months of the current year, Deutsche Börse increased sales by 39 percent compared with the same period of 2002 (Q1 to Q3/2002: 765.9 million euros). Net interest income from banking business declined to 22.3 million euros in the third quarter (Q3/2002: 32.6 mn euros). Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased 24 percent compared to previous year's third-quarter figure, rising to 109.1 million euros (Q3/2002: 87.9 million euros). The segment reporting shows Clearstream with sales of 138.3 million euros (Q3 2002: 135.2 million euros). Due to the low interest-rate level and a reimbursement of clearing and settlement fees that had been collected in excess from the Xetra segment, EBIT declined from the previous year's figure to 24.6 million (Q3/2002: 38.4 million euros). During the third quarter of 2003, Eurex recorded another increase in sales, with 103.8 million euros after 97.3 million euros for Q3 last year. The EBIT was at 51.7 million euros after 56.2 million euros for the third quarter last year. In the Xetra segment, sales increased 11 percent to 59.6 million (Q3/2002: 53.5 million euros), with the EBIT increasing from 1.4 million euros in Q3/2002 to 27.2 million euros in Q3/2003. The Information Services segment maintained sales revenue at a level of 29.0 million euros (Q3/2002: 28.6 million euros). Due to the lower costs, the EBIT increased 57 percent to 8.8 million euros. In Information Technology, external sales declined to 32.2 million euros (Q3/2002: 41.1 million euros), with an EBIT of 6.5 million euros (Q3/2002: -2.3 million euros) including a 10.0 mn euros writedown on the goodwill from the acquisition of entory.

For the business year 2004, Deutsche Börse plans for material investments in the development of  services and in the expansion of its distribution network and expects earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of more than 440 million euros for the full year.