Press Releases 2005

Press Releases in December inexisting.

Heidelberg, 23rd November 2005

Dynamic profit growth at MLP

• Group profit before tax and disposal result (EBT) climbs by 61 per cent to EUR 82.6 million after nine months
• Additional pre-tax contribution resulting from the sale of the insurance subsidiaries totals EUR 140.5 million
• Total revenues fall by 5 per cent to EUR 348.3 million without insurance subsidiaries
• Q3: Brokerage business exceeds last year's high level
• EBT forecast for the year increased to EUR 110 million

Heidelberg, 11th November 2005

MLP launches share buyback programme

• The financial services company defines how funds from the sale of the insurance subsidiaries will be applied
• Share buyback amounts to up to ten per cent of share capital
• Termination of existing factoring agreements amounting to some EUR 115 million
• Extra dividend totalling 30 cents (EUR) per share
• Chief Executive Officer Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg comments: "The overall package will optimise capital structure and provide clear scope for specific investments and acquisitions".

Press Releases in October inexisting.

Heidelberg, 26th September 2005

MLP completes sale of both insurance subsidiaries

• Concentration on core business as an independent broker

Heidelberg, 24th August 2005

Significant pre-tax profit increase at MLP

• Profit before tax and disposal result (EBT) increased by 55 per cent to EUR 47.2 million
• Group net profit of EUR 18.0 million affected by deferred taxes and cost to sell
• Total revenues fall by 9 per cent to EUR 220.8 million without insurance subsidiaries
• New business in Q2 on last year's level
• Market shares of 38 per cent in basic pension

Press Releases in July inexisting.

Heidelberg, 28th June 2005

MLP increases client focus and tightens up management board

• The MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG management board is to be reduced from six to four members
• Sales in Germany to be extended from two to four regions
• Chief Executive Officer Schroeder-Wildberg: "This marks a determined move following the sale of the insurance subsidiaries."

Heidelberg, 21st June 2004

"The foundations have been laid for long-term, high quality and steady growth"

• MLP Annual General Meeting in the Mannheim Rosengarten
• Chief Executive Officer Schroeder-Wildberg: "MLP should be Europe's most profitable financial services company in 2007"

Heidelberg, 21st June 2005

MLP shareholders approve share buyback program

• The MLP executive and supervisory board have been ratified by the AGM in Mannheim with more than 99 per cent
• Dividend increase of 47 per cent
• Ernst&Young reappointed as auditor for the annual financial statements

Heidelberg, 17th June 2005

MLP successfully divests its insurance subsidiaries

• The British insurer Clerical Medical takes over MLP Lebensversicherung AG
• MLP Versicherung AG to be sold to the Gothaer Group
• Total consideration of around EUR 325 million
• CEO Uwe Schroeder-Wildberg: "MLP will become much stronger by focussing on core business areas."

Heidelberg, 25th May 2005

MLP's Q1 2005 earnings exceed those of last year

• Net profit climbs by 4 per cent to EUR 9.3 million
• Total revenues fall by 16 per cent to EUR 109.2 million (excluding insurance subsidiaries)
• Revenues from brokerage business decline by 20 per cent to EUR 89.6 million
• New Basis Pension ("Rürup") becomes an important element of the MLP product portfolio
• The scheduled sale of subsidiaries results in changes to financial disclosure in line with IFRS stipulations

Heidelberg, 20th April 2005

MLP completed the year 2004 with high qualitative growth

• Total revenues climb by 31 per cent to EUR 703.3 million
• Pre-tax profit (EBT) up 27 per cent to EUR 87.7 million
• Net profit up 31 per cent to EUR 51.4 million
• New efficiency and profitability records

Heidelberg, 14th March 2005

Preliminary results: MLP reports record figures for 2004

• Total revenues climb by 31 per cent to EUR 703.3 million
• Pre-tax profits (EBT) up 27 per cent to EUR 87.7 million
• Annual net profit up 31 per cent to EUR 51.4 million
• Dividends set to increase by 47 per cent to EUR 22 cent per share
• EBT forecast for 2005: EUR 100 million

Heidelberg, 17th February 2005

Professional medical associations commission MLP with their company pension consultation

• MLP CEO Schroeder-Wildberg: "This mandate is a great show of confidence in the newly formed 'occupational pension schemes' business division".
• "MLP will be making a major contribution to the ongoing success of our occupational pension spectrum," says Peter Sauermann, representative of the medical professionals’ association
• Green light for other joint projects between MLP and the German medical professionals' association.

Press Releases in January inexisting.