3U HOLDING AG: 3U HOLDING AG announces preliminary Group figures for the first quarter 2016

Marburg (pta013/19.04.2016/07:45 UTC+2) According to preliminary findings, 3U HOLDING AG (ISIN DE0005167902) has started the business year 2016 on a positive note.

With sales of around EUR 11.33 million, an EBITDA of EUR 1.20 million and earnings of EUR 0.10 million in the first quarter 2016 the positive trend from the fourth quarter 2015 continued. Especially the comparison with the same quarter last year shows the increased profitability of the 3U Group:

	Preliminary consolidated financial ratios Q1 2016	Consolidated financial ratios Q1 2015
Sales (in EUR m)	11.33	11.56
EBITDA (in EUR m)	1.20	0.95
Earnings (in EUR m)	0.10	-0.36

3U HOLDING AG will not make use of the now permissible option to restrict itself to mere quarterly releases in the first and third quarter of the current year, but will continue to publish extensive quarterly reports.

The publication of the Quarterly Report I 2016 will take place on May 13, 2016.

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