Provisional consolidated accounts confirm positive expectations EnBW AG improved its earnings considerably during 2001 Gerhard Goll - 'Our excellent rating is r

Karlsruhe, Germany (PROTEXT/ots) - During 2001, EnBW EnergieBaden-Württemberg AG improved its Earnings Before Interest,Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) by more than 50%from 675 to around 1.020 million euro. 'Our excellent rating isreflected in our annual accounts', commented EnBW's ExecutiveChairman Gerhard Goll on the key data from the provisionalconsolidated accounts for 2001, which were published inKarlsruhe on Wednesday. The positive profit trend confirmedEnBW's expectations. The EnBW Group's annual earnings increased in accordance withthe provisional figures by around 50% from 179 to around 270million euro. Turnover rose during the previous year by around34% from 5.8 to 7.8 billion euro. EnBW will submit and explainthe final figures for the business year 2001 at its balance-sheetpress conference on 5 March 2002. ots Original Text Service: EnBWEnergie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG Internet:http://www.presseportal.de Contact: EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG Unternehmenskommunikation Durlacher Allee 9376131 Karlsruhe Tel.: +49 (07 21) 63-1 43 20 Fax: +49 (07 21)63-1 26 72 unternehmenskommunikation@enbw.com www.enbw.com

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