DGAP-Adhoc: Provisional figures on fiscal 2007: Highlight Group with considerably improved net consolidated earnings / New CFO appointed

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Highlight Communications AG / Preliminary Results/Change of Personnel

02.04.2008 

Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
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In line with the provisional figures, Highlight Communications AG (WKN 920
299), included in the SDAX, with its Film and Sports and Event Marketing
divisions, concluded fiscal 2007 with another earnings upturn despite a
difficult market environment. The figures disclosed in this release take
into account the changes to accounting and valuation principles made by the
Highlight Group in the annual financial statements for 2007 as well as the
relevant adjustments to the figures for the previous year.

Net consolidated earnings (Highlight shareholders) increased by 18.6 % to
CHF 33.8 million (previous year: CHF 25.8 million). For fiscal 2007, this
represents earnings per share of CHF 0.68 or in EUR 0.41 (previous year:
CHF 0.55 or in EUR 0.35). The planning for fiscal 2007 was for net
consolidated earnings in a range of EUR 0.36 - 0.38.

Due to the change in accounting policies which impacted the subsidiary
Constantin Film and Highlight Communications AG, consolidated revenues of
CHF 481.7 million at the Highlight Group were slightly under the announced
guidance. There was a 7.6% decline in revenues in comparison to the
(adjusted) record value of the previous year (CHF 521.2 million) which was
significantly influenced by the cinema hit 'Perfume – The Story of a
Murderer'.

It is expected that the complete financial statements for 2007 will be
published on April 29, 2008 and will be available from this time for
downloading under www.highlight-communications.ch.

Furthermore the Board of Highlight today has appointed Peter von Bueren as
CFO Highlight. Since 1994 Peter von Bueren was in several management
positions within the Highlight Group. He was also the Deputy CFO of Antonio
Arrigoni who is the new CFO of EM.Sport Media AG.




For questions, please contact:
HIGHLIGHT COMMUNICATIONS AG
Investor Relations
4133 Pratteln BL / Switzerland
Phone 0041-61-816 96 91
e-mail ir@hlcom.ch


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Language:     English
Issuer:       Highlight Communications AG
              Netzibodenstrasse 23b
              4133 Pratteln
              Schweiz
Phone:        +41 61 816 96 96
Fax:          +41 61 816 67 67
E-mail:       info@hlcom.ch
Internet:     www.hlcom.ch
ISIN:         CH0006539198
WKN:          920299
Indices:      SDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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