Deutsche Börse AG closed Q3/2005 with record sales revenues and earnings. At EUR417.8 million, sales revenues were up by about 20 percent compared to Q3/2004 (EUR347.1 million). Deutsche Börse earned additional EUR28.6 million in net interest income from banking business (Q3/2004: EUR15.9 million). EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes and goodwill amortization) totaled EUR179.9 million in Q3 - a year-on-year increase of 42 percent (Q3/2004: EUR127.0 million). Earnings per share climbed to EUR1.05 for an average of 105.4 million shares (Q3/2004: EUR0.60 for 111.8 million shares).
