Ad hoc announcement Final Results/Half Year Results EVN AG: Preliminary information about EVN's annual results for the 2008/09 financial year Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advance notification pursuant to Section 82 (7) Austrian Stock Exchange Act Preliminary information about EVN's annual results for the 2008/09 financial year (October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009) The following information represents the preliminary annual results for the 2008/09 financial year, also including the other parts of the consolidated annual financial statements, which must first be formally approved by the Supervisory Board at its meeting scheduled for December 9, 2009. Condensed consolidated income statement Change EURm 2008/09 2007/08 Nominal in % Energy revenue 2,459.3 2,182.3 277.0 12.7 Environmental Services revenue 236.1 184.6 51.5 27.9 Strategic Investments and Other Business revenue 31.6 30.1 1.5 5.0 Total revenue 2,727.0 2,397.0 330.0 13.8 Other operating income 61.7 50.9 10.8 21.3 Change in work in progress and own work capitalised 21.6 11.8 9.8 83.4 Electricity purchases and primary energy expenses -1,653.2 -1,375.8 -277.3 -20.2 Other materials and services -297.5 -281.7 -15.8 -5.6 Personnel expenses -319.4 -304.4 -15.0 -4.9 Other operating expenses -166.8 -135.3 -31.4 -23.2 EBITDA 373.4 362.3 11.1 3.1 Depreciation and amortisation -198.2 -195.7 -2.5 -1.3 Results from operating activities (EBIT) 175.2 166.6 8.6 5.2 Financial results 50.8 68.9 -18.0 -26.2 Profit before income tax 226.0 235.5 -9.4 -4.0 Income tax -28.0 -5.6 -22.4 - Net profit for the period 198.0 229.8 -31.8 -13.9 Thereof minority interest 20.1 42.9 -22.8 -53.2 EVN AG shareholders (Group net profit) 177.9 186.9 -9.0 -4.8 Earnings per share in EUR 1.09 1.14 -0.05 -4.8 Details on the performance of the EVN Group will be presented on December 10, 2009. (c)DGAP 03.12.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: EVN AG EVN Platz 2344 Maria Enzersdorf Österreich Phone: +43-2236-200-12294 Fax: +43-2236-200-82294 E-mail: info@evn.at Internet: www.evn.at ISIN: AT0000741053 WKN: 074105 Indices: ATX Listed: Foreign Exchange(s) Wien End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------