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AURELIUS publishes annual report - good provisional consolidated figures for 2013 confirmed

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AURELIUS publishes annual report - good provisional consolidated
figures for 2013 confirmed

25.03.2014 / 08:00

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AURELIUS publishes annual report - good provisional consolidated figures
for 2013 confirmed

- Total consolidated revenues rise to EUR 1,525.2 million (up 11%) thanks
mainly to acquisitions
- Operating EBITDA totals EUR 106.2 million
- Dividend of EUR 1.05 per share (basic dividend up to EUR 0.70
plus special dividend of EUR 0.35)
- Positive outlook: effects on results and cash from company disposals in
double-digit million euro range in Q1 2014

Munich, March 25, 2014 - The AURELIUS Group (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8) has today
published its annual report for the 2013 fiscal year. Fiscal 2013 went very
well for the AURELIUS Group. Total consolidated revenues, including the
subsidiaries sold and hence deconsolidated during the reporting period,
rose by 11 percent to EUR 1,525.2 million. The annualized consolidated
revenues amounted to EUR 1,602.2 million.

During fiscal 2013, AURELIUS added highly promising, new companies to the
corporate group: Studienkreis, a provider of extra tuition for children,
was acquired in January 2013; fidelis HR (formerly known as TDS HR Services
& Solutions GmbH), a software and outsourcing service provider for HR
departments, was added in May 2013; and provider brightONE (former
activities of the Finland-based Tieto Group in Germany, the Netherlands,
India and Poland), an IT service provider, was purchased in July 2013. In
addition, several of the portfolio companies were reinforced by add-on
acquisitions: the LD Didactic subsidiary acquired the product portfolio of
ELWE(R) Technik, an established premium vendor of education systems and
devices; fidelis HR bought HCM Gilde, a consultancy specializing in the
field of HR services; the IT subsidiary Getronics purchased the sales
activities of the Japan-based NEC Group covering unified communications in
the UK, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland; and the compressor manufacturer
SECOP completed the biggest add-on deal in the history of AURELIUS with the
acquisition of the major assets of ACC Austria (now known as Secop
Austria). In July, AURELIUS also acquired the rights to the Sealine motor
yacht brand, with products now being manufactured by the AURELIUS
subsidiary HanseYachts under license.

Strong operating performance by portfolio companies

AURELIUS achieved further success in the development of its portfolio
companies. The consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation