SinnerSchrader AG / Key word(s): Final Results/Dividend 23.11.2015 17:41 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The SinnerSchrader Group closes the 2014/2015 financial year (1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015) with revenue in the amount of 47.7 million euros, an EBITA of 2.1 million euros and net revenue of 1.5 million euros. These audited Consolidated Financial Statements thus confirm the provisional figures published on 15 October 2015. In this context, the financial statements contain non-recurring charges against the operating results from the decision taken in June to withdraw from NEXT AUDIENCE business and the depreciation of the NEXT AUDIENCE Platform in the total amount of 0.7 million euros. The figures for revenue, EBITA and net income for the previous year were 48.6 million euros, 3.1 million euros and 1.8 million euros, respectively. A weak first half of the financial year due to the low economic climate in autumn 2014 and the failed market breakthrough of the NEXT AUDIENCE Platform caused SinnerSchrader to fall short of the figures of the previous year and its own forecast. At the end of June, after the marketing of the NEXT AUDIENCE Platform had not met expectations in the first nine months of the year of the report, SinnerSchrader decided to withdraw from the NEXT AUDIENCE business segment. The key operating figures of the SinnerSchrader Group would have amounted to revenue of 45.2 million euros and an EBITA of a good 4.2 million euros in the 2014/2015 financial year without the contributions made by this business. The key figures for the second half year show the improvement in the performance of the Group from the first to the second half of the financial year: revenue was at 24.7 million euros and the EBITA at 2.0 million euros; without the NEXT AUDIENCE contributions, the figures amount to 23.6 million euros and 3.5 million euros, respectively. The operating return thus reached a pleasing 14.8 per cent for the Group without NEXT AUDIENCE. This good result was not least due to the successful implementation of the scheduled measures to enhance internal efficiency and reduce the rate of freelancers in the 2014/2015 financial year. Borne by the positive trend in the second half year and a good business climate for the economy as a whole and for the specific sector, SinnerSchrader got the 2015/2016 financial year off to a confident start. SinnerSchrader expects the volume of revenue to exceed 50 million euros in the current financial year. Without contributions from NEXT AUDIENCE, the growth is expected to be 11 per cent. Since only comparatively low losses will still be incurred in current NEXT AUDIENCE business, SinnerSchrader expects the earnings dynamics to be considerably stronger in the 2015/2016 financial year. The EBITA is expected to be in a forecast range of 5 million euros, and net income is to amount to around 3 million euros, or 0.26 euros per share. Against the background of the positive expectations for the 2015/2016 financial year, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board decided to propose the payment of a dividend of 0.12 euros per share to the Annual General Meeting on 21 January 2016 in their meeting held today to endorse the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Annual Report of SinnerSchrader AG. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board approved the proposal by the Management Board to increase the volume framework of the current Stock Option Plan by another 0.5 million euros. Tomorrow, on 24 November 2015, the Consolidated Financial Statements will be available to download at http://sinnerschrader.ag/en/reports. The complete Annual Report will also be published here on 15 December 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: About SinnerSchrader SinnerSchrader is one of Europe's leading digital agencies. With a focus on e-commerce, strategy and communication, SinnerSchrader offers the full range of digital agency services: conception, design, development and operation of digital platforms, mobile apps, service design, campaigns, media, analytics and audience management. SinnerSchrader stands for technological excellence. More than 500 employees - around 200 of whom are developers - realise marketing solutions for brands such as Allianz, Beck's, comdirect bank, Hapag-Lloyd, Telefónica, TUI, Unilever und Unitymedia. SinnerSchrader was founded in 1996, went public in 1999 and has offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, Prague and Hanover. http://sinnerschrader.com 23.11.2015 The DGAP 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: SinnerSchrader AG Völckersstraße 38 22765 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 39 88 55-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 39 88 55-55 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.sinnerschrader.com ISIN: DE0005141907 WKN: 514190 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------