Press Release ............................................................................................................. Page 1 of 1 27 January 2005 ............................................................................................................. Drillisch AG: Number of Subscribers Increased to 1.626 Million in Fiscal Year 2004; EBITDA Guidance 2004 Surpassed to Some 23 Million Euros

Drillisch AG, which is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's regulated market (Prime Standard segment), determined at 1:35 PM (CET) on 26 January 2005, that the group had increased its number of subscribers to 1.626 million during the now-completed fiscal year 2004. This represents an improvement of 4.3 percent over its subscriber base of 1.559 million as at 31
December 2003.
Drillisch AG announced on 11 May 2004 that the company expected to finish the 2004 fiscal year with an EBITDA of approximately 22 million euros. Based on current figures for the 2004 annual financial statements, Drillisch AG has exceeded its published EBITDA guidance and expects to finish out fiscal year 2004 with an EBITDA of about 23 million euros.

About the Company:

Drillisch AG is a publicly traded corporation providing telecommunications services focused primarily on mobile communications. The Mobile Communications division is formed by its wholly owned subsidiaries ALPHATEL

Kommunikationstechnik GmbH and VICTORVOX AG. The Drillisch Group owns service-provider licenses for the T- Mobile, Vodafone D2 and E-Plus networks and, following the acquisition of VICTORVOX, serves a subscriber base of

some 1.626 million wireless customers. Drillisch AG also operates in the Software Services segment through its wholly owned subsidiary IQ-work Software AG.

............................................................................................................. Contact ............................................................................................................. Drillisch AG, Central Press Office

Paschalis Choulidis, Executive Board Spokesman
Iris Hauk M.A., Press & Investor Relations Manager
Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5
63477 Maintal, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)6181/412-200, Telefax: -184
E-Mail: presse@drillisch.de; Internet: www.drillisch.de
Corporate Headquarters: Wilhelm-Röntgen-Straße 1-5, D-63477 Maintal

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