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euro adhoc: Telekom Austria AG
Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
Results for the Financial Year 2004

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16.03.2005
- Group revenues increase by 2.2% to EUR 4,056.3 million 
- Group operating income rises by 22.4 % to EUR 452.7 million
- Consolidated net income increases by 69.4 % to EUR 227.3 million
- Consolidated net debt declines by EUR 663.4 million
to EUR 1,973.9 million compared to the end of December 2003
- Increasing revenues and operational turnaround in the wireline
business segment
- Subscriber numbers, revenues and earnings continue to grow in all
companies of the wireless segment
in EUR millions         4Q       4Q      %      FY      FY       %
                        04       03 change    2004    2003  change
Revenues           1,025.1  1,018.5   0.6% 4,056.3 3,969.8    2.2%
Revenues excl. third 
party value added  1,025.1  1,018.5   0.6% 4,056.3 3,923.9    3.4%
services revenues*                                                
Operating income      40.9     14.2 188.0%   452.7   369.8   22.4%
Net income            25.0    -15.6     -    227.3   134.2   69.4%
Adjusted EBITDA**    318.0    307.1   3.5% 1,568.8 1,509.8    3.9%
Earnings per share    0.05    -0.03     -     0.46    0.27   70.5%
(in EUR)
Capital expenditures 241.6    258.6  -6.6%   548.2   599.7   -8.6%
in EUR millions       Dec. 31, 2004  Dec. 31, 2003        % change
Net debt                    1,973.9        2,637.3          -25.2%
Based on these results the management board of Telekom Austria will
recommend to the annual general assembly the payment of a dividend of
EUR 0.24 per share, compared EUR 0.13 last year.
For the financial year 2005 Telekom Austria Group expects at least a
flat development of revenues and adjusted EBITDA, with growth in the
wireless segment compensating for the decline in the wireline
segment. Operating income is expected to grow further due to the
continued decline in depreciation and amortization. Given the lower
tax burden as a result of the tax reform and a decline in interest
expense, net income is expected to rise by approximately 25%. The
pay-out ratio should be raised to 65% of net profit.
* For comparative purposes FY 2003 has been adjusted to reflect the
accounting change for third party value added services in 4Q 03.
** Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income excluding interest,
taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairment charges, dividend
income, equity in earnings of affiliates, other non-operating
income/expense, minority interests and the cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles. This equals operating income before
depreciation, amortization and impairment charges.
The full quarterly report and further information is available on our
website under www.telekom.at/ir
end of announcement                    euro adhoc 16.03.2005 06:28:00 

Further inquiry note:

Martin Bredl
Telekom Austria Public Relations
Phone: +43 (0) 59059 1 11001
mailto:martin.bredl@telekom.at

Hans Fruhmann
Investor Relations Telekom Austria
Tel.: +43 (0) 59059 1-20917
mailto:hans.fruhmann@telekom.at

Branche: Telecommunications Equipment
ISIN: AT0000720008
WKN: 720008
Index: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official dealing
New York / official dealing

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