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Bechtle exceeds previous earnings forecast (E)

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Bechtle exceeds previous earnings forecast
Gaildorf, 16.02.2004. According to preliminary figures, IT system
house Bechtle will exceed its previous earnings forecast. Bechtle now
expects to report pretax earnings (EBT) of approximately 27 million
Euro (US-GAAP) for the previous fiscal year (2003).
The company's earnings therefore are ahead of the previous forecast,
which had already been revised upward on one occasion. In November
2003, Bechtle had projected an EBT of between 24 and 26 million Euro.
In comparison with the previous year (2002/03), the preliminary
figures show an increase in earnings of more than 40 percent.
The company will be reporting sales in 2003 of approximately 790
million Euro, which will be at the lower end of the projected range
of between 790 and 810 million Euro. With a staff more than 3,100,
Bechtle expects to generate sales of over one billion Euro throughout
Europe for the current fiscal year 2004. Following its two most
recent acquisitions, Comsyt (Zurich) and ARP Datacon (Canton of Zug),
Bechtle has a strong and stable market position in Switzerland and
plans to generate one fifth of this year's sales in Switzerland.
Bechtle will be presenting its final figures together with its Annual
Report at the balance sheet press conference in Stuttgart on 29th
March. Contact: Rudi Schmidt,  ir@bechtle.com, +49 (0)79 71/95 02 29,
www.bechtle.com
end of announcement        euro adhoc 16.02.2004

Further inquiry note:

Rudi Schmidt
Director Corporate Communications
+49(0)7971 9502-29
rudi.schmidt@bechtle.com

Branche: Software
ISIN: DE0005158703
WKN: 515870
Index: CDAX, Prime All Share, Prime Standard, Technologie All Share
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