bet-at-home.com AG

group company figures for 2015 (01.01.2015 until 31.12.2015)

Announcement according to stock regulations

Dusseldorf (pta010/01.03.2016/10:00) - - Earnings before taxes increased by 20.0%, reaching 32.9 million euros (FY 2014: 27.5 million euros) - Increase of 13.6% in the gross gaming revenues to 121.6 million euros (FY 2014: 107.0 million euros) - Liquid assets and securities at the level of 50.1 million euros

Dusseldorf, 01 March 2016. In terms of gross gaming revenues and earnings before taxes, the market-listed online sports betting and gaming provider managed to surpass the strong dynamics displayed in the previous quarters in the fourth quarter of 2015. With regard to the year 2015 as a whole, the company generated new peak values.

In spite of a new tax burden, the development of revenue was significantly above the level that it was at during the same period in the previous year: When it comes to the fiscal year 2015, the further increase in gross gaming revenues and the additional improvement in efficiency on the expense-side led to a significant surge in earnings for bet-at-home.com AG, in spite of the new tax burdens that came into effect on 01.01.2015. Consequently, in fiscal year 2015, the EBITDA increased to the level of 31.7 million euros, which means that it was 5.0 million euros higher than the comparative value from the previous year (FY 2014: 26.7 million euros).

On account of the positive developments, the EBIT increased by 5.0 million euros, to the level of 30.8 million euros (FY 2014: 25.8 million euros).

Due to the investment of the large portfolio of liquid assets and the granting of short-term loans to the majority shareholders of bet-at-home.com AG on the basis of the arm's length principle, the group's financial income for fiscal year 2015 was increased to the level of 2.2 million euros (FY 2014: 1.7 million euros). Accordingly, for fiscal year 2015, the earnings before taxes (EBT) amounted to the sum of 32.9 million euros, which was about 5.5 million euros higher than the comparative value from the previous year (FY 2014: 27.5 million euros). The largest contribution to the operating income was made in the fourth quarter of 2015. Between October and December 2015, earnings before taxes amounted to the sum of 9.9 million euros (Q1 2015: 9.8 million euros, Q2 2015: 6.7 million euros, Q3 2015: 6.5 million euros).