Ad hoc: Utimaco Reports Preliminary Results of the First Quarter 2008/2009

Ad Hoc Report in Accordance with § 15 WpHG (German securities trade act)

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Utimaco Reports Preliminary Results of the First Quarter 2008/2009

Oberursel, 29th October 2008 – According to current calculations, Utimaco Safeware has achieved revenues of € 12.2 million in the first quarter (July to September) of fiscal year 2008/2009 (July 2008 to June 2009). This represents an increase of 11.4% compared to the same period in the previous year (previous year € 11.0 million).

According to preliminary estimates the company expects a negative EBITDA in the first quarter 2008/2009 of minus € 0.4 million compared to a positive EBITDA of € 1.5 million in the first quarter of the previous year. The EBITDA include extraordinary costs of € 0.2 million within the scope of the voluntary public offer of Sophos.

Due to the uncertainty of the future economic development in the target markets Europe, USA and Japan, which increasingly also affects investments in IT, the company does currently not assume to repeat previous year´s EBITDA of € 10.9 million in the actual fiscal year.

The final results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008/2009 will be published on 18th November 2008.

Utimaco Safeware AG, with headquarters in Oberursel, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is listed in the Prime Standard in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0007572406).

Company information:
Utimaco Safeware AG
Hohemarkstr. 22
61440 Oberursel
www.utimaco.com
Jutta Stolp, CIRO
Investor
Relations
Tel.: +49 (61 71) 88 - 11 17
jutta.stolp@utimaco.de

Utimaco Safeware AG – The Data Security Company.
Celebrating 25 years in business, Utimaco is a leading global provider of data security solutions, enabling mid- to large-size organizations to safeguard their data assets against intentional or accidental data loss, and to comply with privacy laws. Utimaco’s complete range of data security solutions provide full 360 degree data protection for data at rest, data in motion and data in use. Utimaco offers its customers comprehensive on-site support via a world-wide network of certified partners and subsidiaries. Utimaco Safeware AG, with headquarters in Oberursel, near Frankfurt, Germany, is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0007572406). For more information please visit www.utimaco.com.