Ad-hoc Announcement of TRIPLAN AG pursuant to §15 Securities Trading Act

2005 annual accounts
Total output grows by 8.6%; break-even reached
Management board change as scheduled

Bad Soden, 31.03.2006
TRIPLAN AG (ISIN: DE 0007499303) reports interim figures for the 2005 annual accounts.
In 2005 (01.01.05-31.12.2005) TRIPLAN AG increased total output (sales revenue incl. change in book value, other operating income and other capitalised items) by 8.6 percent from TEUR 24,309 to TEUR 26,403 compared to the same period the previous year. TRIPLAN AG achieved break-even at the operational level. In 2004 EBIT grew by TEUR 1,787 from TEUR -1,746 to TEUR 41.

The results for the period rose in 2005 by 1,517 TEUR, from -1,782 in the same period last year to -265 TEUR.

In addition to the positive sales and results the cash position also increased significantly. In total on the reporting date TRIPLAN AG had cash of TEUR 1,463 compared to TEUR 913 as at 31.12.04. The equity ratio was 46.4 percent. Results per share were -0.04 (undiluted).
For the current year total output of EUR 36 m and an EBIT of EUR 1.4 was expected.
TRIPLAN AG also reported that the management board spokesman and founder of TRIPLAN AG, Reinhard Meier, stepped down from the management board on 31 March 2006 as planned. As already reported, with effect from 1 April 2006 Walter Nehrbaß joined the TRIPLAN AG management board. Mr Nehrbaß is a longstanding employee of TRIPLAN AG and has previously been successful as a branch manager in Karlsruhe as well as a petrochemicals competence centre manager for TRIPLAN AG.

The supervisory board would like to thank Reinhard Meier in the name of the company for his considerable contribution to implementing company goals.

The Board of Directors

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TRIPLAN AG
Auf der Krautweide 32
65812 Bad Soden

Phone: +49 6196 / 60 92 - 0
Fax: +49 6196 / 60 92 - 203
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