DGAP-News: aap: Good start to the year with 25% sales growth in Q1/2019; double-digit growth rates in all regions

Sales

All regions contributed with double-digit growth rates to the realised sales increase. aap was able to maintain the last financial year's momentum in Germany (+14%) and in international business (+28%) in the first quarter of 2019 as well and thereby recorded sustainable growth. In North America sales development was stabilised (+18%). This shows that the measures initiated in financial year 2018 are starting to have an effect.
 

Against the background of this development the Management Board now anticipates EBITDA of EUR -1.2 million to EUR -0.9 million (previous: EUR -1.8 million to EUR -1.2 million) for the first quarter of 2019.
 

The figures contained in this press release are preliminary as of 31 March 2019, which are subject to change until final publication. aap plans to publish the final figures for the first quarter of 2019 on 13 May 2019.
 

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aap Implantate AG (ISIN DE0005066609) - Prime Standard/Regulated Market - All German stock markets -

About aap Implantate AG
aap Implantate AG is a globally operating medical device company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company develops, manufactures and markets trauma products for orthopaedics. The IP protected portfolio includes besides the innovative anatomical plating system LOQTEQ(R) and trauma complementary biomaterials a wide range of cannulated screws as well as standard plates and screws. Furthermore, aap Implantate AG has an innovation pipeline with promising development projects as the antibacterial silver coating technology and magnesium based implants. These technologies address critical problems in surgery that haven't yet been resolved adequately. In German-speaking Europe aap Implantate AG directly sells its products to hospitals, buying syndicates and hospital groups while it uses a broad network of distributors in more than 25 countries at the international level. aap Implantate AG's stock is listed in the Prime Standard segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA: AAQ.DE). For more information, please visit www.aap.de, or download the Company's investor relations app from the Apple's App Store or Google Play.

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