nextevolution AG releases nine-months-report 2008

Hamburg / Mainz, November 11, 2008: nextevolution AG (ISIN DE000A0JC0A / Prime Standard) closed the first nine months of the business year 2008 scheduled. The company increased its revenues from EUR 14,132 k by EUR 7,117 k up to EUR 21,249 k in comparison to the previous year period. EBITDA improved in the period from January to September 2008 by EUR 463 k and climbed from EUR -930 k up to EUR -467 k. The net profit after minority interests amounts to EUR -1,251 k after EUR -1,880 k in the period of the previous year. This corresponds to an earning per share of -1.16 Euro (previous year: -1.88 Euro).

After a positive EBITDA in the second quarter in the amount of EUR 27 k, the company closed the third quarter (July to September 2008) with a positive EBITDA of EUR 499 k (previous year: EUR -107 k). This corresponds to an EBITDA-margin of 6.2 percent. The net profit after minority interests amount in the period of June 1, to September 30, 2008 of EUR 206 k after EUR -633 k in the comparable period of the previous year. This corresponds to an earning per share of 0.19 Euro after -0.63 Euro in the period June 1, to September 30, 2007. This course equals the general expected business development under consideration of the seasonality of the business model.

The operational level of the third quarter continued scheduled. Besides the across-the-segment involvement in new IT-projects of existing customers and in follow-up-projects, the company also acquired a multiplicity of new IT-projects of renowned customers like Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutsches Sportfernsehen (DSF) or RTL 2.

Besides the segments Content Management Solutions and Portal based Business Solutions the segment Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions developed over schedule. In this segment, nextevolution generated revenues in the amount of 1.5 million Euro as of September 30, 2008.

The massive disruption of the capital markets especially in October begins to affect the general economic situation. At this point of time, a plain picture from the impacts of the financial crises to our business activities can not be made, though the economic insecurity makes an outlook more difficult. In the course of the fourth quarter, we expect a deeper awareness about possible economic consequences. At present, there are no indicators, who influence our prognoses significantly. So we expect a further on the forecasted business development. The solid customer base, composed of medium-sized and large companies as well as institutions from the public sector, lets us look confident in the future. Due to the seasonality of our business model, nextevolution generates the highest revenues in the fourth quarter. In this connection, the revenues from licences have a big part on the revenues and result. If the planned revenues, due to investment stops or -shifts, stay away, the revenues and results would be affected with approximately one million euro.