DGAP-Ad hoc: Gigaset AG

DGAP-Adhoc: Gigaset AG expects a positive income from ordinary activities for 2016 after successful first two quarters

Gigaset AG / Key word(s): Half Year Results

11.08.2016 08:03

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Ad hoc Message WKN: 515600 / WKN A14KQ7 Munich, August 11th 2015

Gigaset AG expects a positive income from ordinary activities for 2016 after successful first two quarters

Gigaset AG is back in the black, reporting a positive income from ordinary activities (income before taxes) EUR0.6 million after a loss of EUR9.3 million in the previous year. EBIT* improved by EUR16.7 million to EUR1.4 million.

Accordingly the Executive Board of Gigaset AG raises the outlook for the full year 2016. The company now expects: - a positive income from ordinary activities (income before taxes) for 2016

- an EBITDA of around EUR20 million and

- a positive free cash flow from business operations, which will be slightly negative solely due to tax payments from past years.

* EBIT i.e. "result from core business after scheduled depreciation" within the half-year income statement

Gigaset AG, Munich, is an internationally operating company in the area of communications technology. The company is Europe's market leader in DECT telephones. The premium supplier is likewise the leader worldwide with around 1,250 employees and sales activities in around 70 countries. Under the name Gigaset pro, the company continues to develop and market innovative business telephony solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. The company also operates in the smart home arena. Cloud-based security solutions are developed and marketed under Gigaset elements.

Gigaset AG is listed in the Prime Standard of Deutsche Börse and is therefore subject to the highest transparency requirements. Its shares are traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol GGS (ISIN: DE0005156004).

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Gigaset AG Seidlstraße 23 80335 München Germany Phone: +89444456866 Fax: +89444456930 E-mail: info@gigaset.com Internet: www.gigaset.com ISIN: DE0005156004 WKN: 515600 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------