Ad hoc: secunet AG: Outstanding start for the year 2008

[Essen, 22 April 2008] secunet Security Networks AG (ISIN DE0007276503) has significantly improved both sales and profits before interest and tax (EBIT) in the first quarter of 2008 in comparison with the previous year and has thus made an excellent start to 2008. Sales in the period from January to March 2008 amounted to € 10.3m, which represents an increase in comparison with the previous year of 27%. The EBIT figure for the first quarter increased to € 0.4m, which represents over a four-fold increase in comparison with the same period last year. secunet will be publishing its complete quarterly report on the 8 May 2008.