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Preliminary consolidated earnings for 2004 (IAS)
Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG / Final Results



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Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG: Preliminary consolidated earnings for 2004 (IAS) Resuming of dividend payment Unterschleissheim, February 10, 2005

In fiscal year 2004 Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG increased profit from ordinary activities about 79 % to EUR 4.0 million (previous year: EUR 2.3 million). This corresponds to earnings per share of EUR 0.18 (previous year: EUR 0.10). A dividend payout of EUR 0.10 per share will be proposed to the annual general meeting on June 29, 2005.

Shareholders’ equity amounted to EUR 112.2 million (previous year: EUR 107.9 million) at the end of the year. At the balance sheet date, the Group had 218 employees (previous year: 165 employees); the number of order books managed rose from 26,841 to 42.686. The capital markets services division advised 11 transactions with a total volume of EUR 57 million in 2004.

The Executive Board

Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG, Germany’s leading securities trading house, will continue to concentrate on expanding its core competency of securities trading and capital market services and will also continue to play an active role in the consolidation process within the sector.

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language: English
emitter: Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG
Weihenstephaner Str. 4
85716 Unterschleissheim Deutschland
phone: +49 (0)89/ 5150-0
fax: +49 (0)89/ 5150-2424
email: Nico.Baader@Baaderbank.de
WWW: www.Baaderbank.de
ISIN: DE0005088108
WKN: 508810
indexes: SDAX
stockmarkets: Berlin-Bremen, Frankfurt, München, StuttgartFreiverkehr in
Hannover, Hamburg, Düsseldorf

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