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

TRIPLAN publishes 2002 figures

Bad Soden, 31.03.2003
2002 sales (according to IAS) for TRIPLAN AG, an industrial services provider, rose by 12.8% to 35.2 m EUR (2001: 31.2 m EUR). At 10.1 m EUR, sales in the fourth quarter 2002 were above the company’s expectations. EBITDA was minus 0.905 m. EUR (2001: - 0.575 m EUR) and EBIT was reduced to minus 3.1 m EUR (2001: - 0.527 m EUR). The fall in income is mainly due to a margin reduction because of the deteriorating overall market and extraordinary charges from personnel restructuring. Depreciation in 2002 also rose by around 1.1 m EUR, which was mainly due to depreciation of internally produced and capitalised assets.

It is impossible to make a forecast for the current year because of the current global economic climate and the incalculable effects of the Iraq war.

For further information, please contact:

TRIPLAN AG
Auf der Krautweide 32
65812 Bad Soden

Phone: +49 6196 / 60 92 - 0
Fax: +49 6196 / 60 92 - 203
e-mail: info@triplan.com