DGAP-News: Softship AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results Softship AG on a Profitable Growth Course in the First Half of 2013 23.08.2013 / 09:08 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Softship AG on a Profitable Growth Course in the First Half of 2013 - Volume of sales increases by 13 percent to EUR 5.61 million - EBIT improved by approx. 7 percent to EUR 0.481 million - Net earnings rise from EUR 0.310 million to EUR 0.340 million - Forecast for 2013 confirmed for sales and operating profit Hamburg, August 23, 2013. Softship AG (ISIN: DE0005758304), a software provider for shipping and aviation with worldwide operations, can look back on the best first half-year in the company's history. Sales improved by 13 percent to EUR 5.61 million in the first six months of 2013 after EUR 4.98 million in the same period of the previous year. EBIT, i.e. earnings before interest and taxes, rose by approx. 7 percent to EUR 0.481 million after EUR 0.448 million in the same period of the previous year. The Group's net profit improved from EUR 0.310 million to EUR 0.340 million. Thus EUR 0.18 were earned per share, after EUR 0.17 in the same period of the previous year. The growth was mainly based on solid figures for business from new customers in the area of shipping as well as a stable capacity utilization in the area of services for both segments, shipping and aviation. Softship AG expects that the positive business development will continue and confirms the forecast for 2013. The volume of sales ought to increase to a range of around EUR 10.6 to 11 million, and a margin of more than 8 percent is again expected for the EBIT. The complete financial report is available for downloading at: www.softship.com/ir/ About Softship AG: Softship, founded in Hamburg in 1989, is a global leader as a provider of commercial software for liner shipping and aviation. Based on long-standing expertise in the software sector combined with comprehensive shipping know-how, Softship provides tailor-made solutions that are used across the world. More and more major international liner shipping companies are using Softship products, since our solutions perfectly meet both the tough global requirements and the innovation needs of the industry. In the aviation segment, the Softship Group offers application solutions and service packages for airlines. The shares of Softship AG are traded in the General Standard on the regulated market. You'll find more information on Softship AG at: www.softship.com. Contact: Softship AG Detlef Müller - CFO Notkestr. 9 22607 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49(0)40-89 06 8-0 Fax: +49(0)40-89 06 8-500 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet : http://www.softship.com Crossalliance communication GmbH Susan Hoffmeister Freihamerstr. 2 82166 Graefelfing/Munich www.crossalliance.de Phone: +49 (0) 89-898272-27 E-Mail: [email protected] End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.08.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Softship AG Notkestr. 9 22607 Hamburg Germany Phone: 040-8906-80 Fax: 040-8906-8500 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.softship.com ISIN: DE0005758304 WKN: 575830 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard), Hamburg; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 227184 23.08.2013