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Delticom AG: 2007 semi-annual report

Hannover (euro adhoc) -

- Revenues up 35.2% to € 102.0 million - 41.7% revenue growth in 
eCommerce segment (compared to H1 2006) - EBIT increased to € 5.4 
million (H1 2006: € 3.7 million) - EBIT margin up to 5.3 % (H1 2006: 
4.9 %) - More than 300 thousand new eCommerce customers, more than 
100 thousand repeat customers
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Delticom AG (German Securities Code (WKN)
514680, ISIN DE0005146807, stock market symbol DEX), Europe´s leading
Internet tyre retailer, today published its consolidated interim 
report for the first six months of 2007. The company recorded revenue
growth of around 35.2% in the first six months compared to the first 
six months of 2006, with the total rising to EUR 102.0 million (H1 
2006: EUR 75.4 million). EBIT increased from EUR 3.7 million in H1 
2006 to EUR 5.4 million. At the same time, net income for the period 
increased to EUR 3.7 million (compared to H1 2006: EUR 2.2 million).
Revenues in the key eCommerce segment were up 41.7 % in H1 2007 to 
EUR 94.1 million from EUR 66.4 million in H1 2006. The number of 
registered customers in the eCommerce segment, i.e. the customers who
have purchased at least once from Delticom in the past (including the
current fiscal year) increased from 974 thousand at the end of the 
second quarter of 2006 to 1,555 thousand one year later. Delticom 
acquired 306 thousand new eCommerce customers in H1 2007, with 112 
thousand registered customers making a repeat purchase from Delticom 
in the period under review.
Although Delticom continues to enjoy strong sales in Germany, the 
company´s growth is increasingly driven by its expansion abroad. The 
group recorded increases in sales in all 30 countries in all of its 
total of 79 online shops. In total, the eCommerce division registered
sales in Germany of EUR 41.3 million (+ 25.6% compared to H1 2006), 
EUR 48.2 million in other EU countries (+ 51.0% compared to H1 2006) 
and EUR 12.5 million in other countries (+ 17.7 % compared to H1 
2006).
"We are happy with the first six months", commented Frank Schuhardt, 
Delticom AG´s CFO, and added: "More and more Internet users hear 
about our online-shops and buy their tyres there. And more and more 
of our customers have already made multiple purchases with us. In the
second half of the year we will continue to raise the profile of the 
shops with efficient online advertising - not just in Europe, but 
also in the rest of the world."
It is not yet possible to draw reliable conclusions about sales and 
earnings growth for FY 2007 on the basis of the first six months 
because winter tyre sales in the fourth quarter depend at least to 
some extent on the weather. Delticom is adequately prepared for the 
winter tyre season, and the management is confident that it will be 
able to fulfill the sales and earnings expectations for the year as a
whole.
The full report for the first half of 2007 can be downloaded from 
www.delti.com (Investor Relations section).
Company profile:
Delticom AG has been a tyre wholesaler since 1999, and has sold tyres
online since 2000. The Delticom group sells its range of products to 
private and business customers in its eCommerce division via 79 
online stores in than 30 countries. The product range comprises the 
following product mix or parts thereof depending on the respective 
market: car tyres, motorcycle tyres, truck tyres, bus tyres, the 
associated rims, complete wheels (rims with tyres), select 
replacement car parts and accessories, engine oil and batteries. The 
products are supplied, depending on the customer's instructions, 
either directly to the customer, to a service partner, i.e., a 
workshop with which the Delticom group cooperates and which, in some 
cases, allow tyres to be delivered directly to their address to be 
mounted on the customer's vehicle, or to a different delivery 
address. In addition, the Delticom group's Wholesale division also 
sells tyres to wholesalers and large retailers in Germany and abroad.
On the Internet at: www.delti.com
Online tyre store in Germany: www.reifendirekt.de
end of announcement                               euro adhoc 22.08.2007 08:04:01

Further inquiry note:

Company
Delticom AG
Frank Schuhardt
CFO
Brühlstraße 11
30169 Hanover
Tel.: +49 (0)511-936 34-844
Fax: +49 (0)89-208081149
e-mail: frank.schuhardt@delti.com

IR Agency
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Henryk Deter
Unter den Eichen 7
65195 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 (0)611-205855-13
Fax: +49 (0)611-205855-66
e-mail: deter@cometis.de

Branche: Electronic Commerce
ISIN: DE0005146807
WKN: 514680
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / official dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin / free trade
Börse Stuttgart / free trade
Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
Börse München / free trade

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