10.11.2005 – 19:58

TA Triumph-Adler AG

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quarterly or semiannual financial statement / TA Triumph-Adler AG: Growth trend in core business continues in the third quarter

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10.11.2005

Revenue is 8% above Q3 2004 - slow German economy hampers development
- extraordinary expenses affect group performance in 2005

Nuremberg, November 10, 2005 - In the first three quarters of fiscal
2005, TA Triumph-Adler AG posted EUR 248.2 million in sales revenue
for the Group. This figure is 8 % above the level for to the first
the third quarter of 2004, when the Group reported EUR 229.0 million
on a comparable basis.This growth partly resulted from the
acquisition of Sankopie at the beginning of the year; organic growth
amounted to 2%, in spite of the challenging market environment.

Sales in the traditionally weak third quarter amounted to EUR 79.3
million, 10 % above the level of Q1-Q3 2004.The Company grew faster
than the overall market, though slower than expected. Direct sales to
end customers were hampered by the continuing reluctance of Germany’s
SMEs to invest in office and other equipment. On the other hand,
distribution to specialists grew well, mainly due to exports.

The fourth quarter being traditionally strong, this sales growth is
expected to continue despite the sluggish development of Germany’s
overall economy.

In the first three quarters of 2005, the comparable operative result
(EBIT before extraordinary expenses) amounted to EUR 9.3 million,
significantly improved versus the EUR 6.3 million of Q1-Q3 2004. The
extraordinary expenses for the first three quarters of the fiscal
year amounted to EUR 5.6, EUR 3.4 million of which resulted from the
unscheduled write-off of a silent participation; the Company reported
on this event in detail in its half year report.

Before this extraordinary result the group performance for the first
three quarters amounted to EUR 0.9 million, compared to EUR -3.9
million in the previous year. The consolidated net loss for the first
three quarters of fiscal 2005 thus amounts to EUR 4.7 million after
extraordinary expenses. In Q1-Q3 2004, the Group posted a net loss of
EUR 7.9 million. For fiscal 2005, the Company now expects to return
into operational profitability before the unplanned depreciation.

As of September 30, 2005, total assets were down to EUR 414 million
from EUR 431 on December 31, 2004, especially due to the sale of
companies outside the core business. In the first two quarters of
2005, the cash flow amounted to EUR 10.6 million, compared to EUR
10.0 million in the same period of last year.

For fiscal 2006, the Company expects sales to continue to grow and
its market position to improve further in light of the envisioned
sustainable increase in market share. Besides enhanced sales
campaigns the measures to streamline in-house organization and
improve efficiency as have been initiated already are expected to
improve profitability continuously and sustainably in the next year.

Bearer shares ISIN: DE0007495004, admitted to official trading (Prime
Standard) on the Frankfurt stock exchange and on all German regional
exchanges

Contact: TA Triumph-Adler AG, Karola Uttendorfer, Phone: +49
(0)911/68 98-303, Fax: +49 (0)911/6898-200, Mailing address: TA
Triumph-Adler AG, Suedwestpark 23, D -90449 Nuremberg, Germany, 
presse@triumph-adler.de, www.triumph-adler.de

end of announcement                               euro adhoc 10.11.2005 19:20:53

Further inquiry note:

Uschie Wühr
Investor Relations
Telefon: +49(0)89 51084-914
E-Mail: uschie.wuehr@triumph-adler.de

Branche: Semiconductors & active components
ISIN: DE0007495004
WKN: 749500
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