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• Strong growth in revenue by 35.4% to € 1.415 billion• Own earnings forecast exceeded – net consolidated profit € 88.2 million • Group’s hospitals treat nearly one million patientsBad Neustadt a. d. Saale, 13 February 2006 ----- The preliminary trendfigures for financial year 2005 published today by RHÖN-KLINIKUM Group,Germany’s first listed hospital group with headquarters in the Rhön,confirm the expected strong growth in revenue. The consolidated resultspresented show that RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG slightly exceeded its own forecast.Helped by the first-time consolidation of the hospitals newly acquired in2005 (Dachau, Indersdorf, Erlenbach, Miltenberg, München-Pasing,München-Perlach, Gifhorn, Wittingen, Salzgitter-Lebenstedt,Salzgitter-Bad), revenues grew by 35.4% to € 1.415 billion (previous year:€ 1.045 billion). EBITDA* rose 12.1% to reach € 202.8 million (previousyear: € 180.9 million). The operating cash flow stood at € 150.6 million,9.7% above the previous year’s level (€ 137.3 million). EBIT** posted a13.4% gain to reach € 140.4 million (previous year: € 123.8 million).2005 net consolidated profit – before minorities – rose 10.0% to € 88.2million (previous year: € 80.2 million), slightly exceeding theManagement’s own expectations. The earnings-per-share (EpS) figure was €1.61 (previous year: € 1.47 = adjusted).During the year ended 31 December 2005, the Group's hospitals treated atotal of 949,376 patients (previous year: 598,485), of which 410,585(previous year: 287,143) in the acute inpatient, 529,860 (previous year:304,214) in the outpatient and 8,931 (previous year: 7,128) in the rehaband other areas.As at 31 December 2005, the 41 consolidated hospitals owned byRHÖN-KLINIKUM AG had over 12,217 beds/places (previous year: 9,211). Takinginto account the new acquisitions to be consolidated for the first time in2006 (Heinz Kalk-Krankenhaus in Bad Kissingen, Frankenwaldklinik inKronach, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg), RHÖN-KLINIKUM Groupcurrently counts 45 hospitals with 14,620 beds/places as at February 2006. “We will continue to pursue profitable growth and not revenue growth at anyprice”, said Wolfgang Pföhler, chairman of the Board of Management ofRHÖN-KLINIKUM AG. “This is the only way we can be sure to achieve ourcorporate goal of providing trend-setting, high-quality and yet affordablehealthcare to patients.The first teleportal clinics having come on stream in 2005 together withthe takeover of the university hospitals Universitätsklinikum Gießen undMarburg make us confident that we will be able to offer solutions for alllevels of care and for all market segments (= generalised healthcaredelivery)”, Pföhler added.The successful integration of the university hospitals in Gießen andMarburg will be a key task in 2006 and the following years. The groundworkhas been laid for this with the swift closing of the transaction inFebruary 2006 and the takeover of the management at the same time. “We are aware of the dimension of this long-term task”, explained WolfgangPföhler “which we will assume taking a systematic approach”.For financial year 2006 the Group’s Management – without taking account ofadditional acquisitions – is forecasting revenues of nearly € 1.9 billionand net consolidated profit of € 93 million.______________Note to the editor: We kindly ask you to include the following IR events inyour event calendar:Wednesday, 26 April 2006 – 10.00 a.m. Results press conferenceMARITIM Hotel, Theodor-Heuss-Allee 3,D-60327 Frankfurt/MainWednesday, 19 July 2006 – 10.00 a.m.Annual General MeetingCongress Center Messe FrankfurtLudwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, D-60327 Frankfurt/Main***********************For Sallwey & Partner RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG Telemannstr. 18Schlossplatz 1 60323 Frankfurt/MainD-97616 Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale Contact: Brigitte Sallwey Tel.: +49 (0)69-97203628____________ * Earnings before depreciation/amortisation, interest and income tax** Earnings before interest and income tax = operating result DGAP 13.02.2006 
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