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Ad hoc announcement processed and transmitted by DGAP. The issuer has the sole responsibility of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– EBOOKERS.COM DOUBLES FIRST QUARTER GROSS SALES – Gross Sales of USD 61.8m Q1 2001 (Q1 2000: USD 30.9m) – – Gross sales Q1 2001, 42% higher than Q4 2000 – London, England – 30 April 2001 – ebookers.com (LSE: EBR, Nasdaq: EBKR, Neuer Markt; eb6), a leading pan-European online travel company, today announces record financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2001-Financial highlights Q1 2001 – Gross sales of USD 61.8m (GBP 42.3m) for the quarter, 42% higher than Q4 2000 (GBP 43.6m, GBP 30.1m), and double that of Q1 2000 (USD 30.9m. GBP 19.2m) – Consolidated sales of USD 48.7m (GBP 33.3m) for the quarter, 35% higher than Q4 2000 (USD 36.0m, GBP 24.9m) and 96% higher than Q1 2000 (USD 24.9m, GBP 15.5m) – Gross profit of USD 6.3m (GBP 4.3m), 53% higher than Q4 2000 (USD 4.2m, GBP 2.9m) and 110% greater than Q1 2000 (USD 3.0m, GBP 1.9m) – Gross margin of 13% (Q1 2000 12.2%) – Loss per ADS 48 cents (excluding stock compensation costs and London listing / fund raising costs written off) – Cash balance at 31st March 2001, USD 43.8m (31st December 2000, GBP 50.0m) – Industry-leading average gross transaction size of USD 786 (GBP 540). Business highlights – ebookers.com remains on target to become cash flow positive by Q4 2001 or Q1 2002 – Acquisition of MrJet, a leading Nordic online travel company makes ebookers.com the leader in the region – ebookers.com successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange, 23rd April 2001 – Pan-European supplier consolidation continues with group wide contracts in place with Alamo and Amadeus. – Site traffic demonstrated continued strong growth increasing to 10.1m in Q1 2001. Site visits grew by 165% compared to Q1 2000 (3.8m) and 33% compared to Q4 2000 (7.6m). -ends- For further Information: ebookers.com Oliver Strong, Investor Relations Executive +44 (0)20 7489 2239 oliver.strong@ebookers.com +44 (0)7771934153 Kirchhoff Consult (Germany) +4917522111088615 Frank Schwarz frank.schwarz@kirchhorf.de Elise Vanier +496974748617 elise.vanier@kirchhoff.de end of ad hoc announcement, (c) DGAP 30.04.2001 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 928715; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart; London 301306 Apr 01