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Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– IT marketing company ComputerLinks doubles turnover in first half of year The IT marketing company ComputerLinks continued its growth in the first six months of 2001: turnover increased by 115%, the EBITDA by 120%, and DVFA/SG earnings (before goodwill amortisation) by 72%. ComputerLinks AG, listed on the Neuer Markt, increased its turnover in the first half of the year by 115% from 37.3 million Euro to 80 million Euro, equivalent to 0.29 Euro per employee compared with a per-head turnover of 0.25 Euro in the same period in the previous year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) climbed by 120% from 2.8 million Euro to 6.1 million Euro, earnings before tax (EBT) stood at 3.0 million Euro compared with 2.2 million Euro, an increase of 38% over last year’s level at the same time. Cash flow (in accordance with DVFA/SG) at 4.3 million Euro exceeded the equivalent sum last year by about 76%. Earnings per share before goodwill amortisation amounted to 0.63 Euro and 0.23 Euro after goodwill amortisation, on the basis of 5,847,250 shares. In the first half of the previous year earnings per share before goodwill amortisation were 0.44 Euro and 0.26 Euro after goodwill amortisation, on the basis of 4,893,269 shares. Contact: ComputerLinks AG, Investor Relations, Bettina Zollner Tel.: +49 89 93099-174, Fax: +49 89 93099-200 email: Investor-Relations@computerlinks.de http://www.computerlinks.de end of ad hoc announcement (c) DGAP 21.08.2001 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad hoc announcement: Quoting Stephan Link, Chairman of the Management Board of the IT marketing company, as he viewed prospects for the near term, “We are expecting business to pick up in the second half of the year, since, in some cases, customers were delaying their investments in IT projects in the first six months”. He was of the opinion, however, that the figures for the first half showed that the company was in a good position to weather stormy times in view of its diversification into several European countries and products that were relatively immune from economic fluctuations. Once the integration of the acquired companies is complete, the intention is to expand the Group’s presence selectively in European markets. ——————————————————————————– WKN: 544 880; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt in Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 210730 Aug 01