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Ströer SE & Co. KGaA is continuing on the sustainable and profitable growth course of the past fiscal years. Revenue in the first three quarters of 2019 was up 7%, from EUR 1,113m to EUR 1,187m. Organic revenue growth stood at 7.3%. (Adjusted) EBITDA also increased by 7% in the first nine months, up from EUR 364m to EUR 389m. Adjusted profit for the first nine months also developed positively, rising some 6% from EUR 119m to EUR 126m.

The Ströer Content Group is expanding its management team with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marc Schmitz and Chief Content Officer (CCO) Arne Henkes and appoints Sven Scheffler as Chief Operating Officer (COO) as of November 1. In digital publishing, the company publishes premium content via all digital channels and, with offerings such as t-online.de and special-interest portals, offers one of the widest networks in Germany. In the newly created management position, the 48-year-old Scheffler is responsible for the introduction and implementation of new digital products for the entire Ströer Content Group.

Ströer is pushing ahead with the digitalisation of its advertising spaces in public spaces and is now equipping Wetzlar with digital city information systems. From September 2019, five new digital advertising spaces will be available to the city and local and regional advertisers for the first time: The approximately 9 square meter screens are located at four central traffic junctions (Gloelknoten, Friedrich-Ebert-Platz towards and out of town, Frankfurter Straße, corner Hasenpfad) in the city. The facilities are the first of their kind in Hesse.

Lajos Lange is reinforcing t-online.de as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Ströer Digital Publishing with immediate effect. In the newly created management po-sition, the 38-year-old strengthens the management team and in this function is responsi-ble for the implementation of the new technical vision for t-online.de.

Ströer SE & Co KGaA is continuing on the sustainable growth course of the past fiscal years and is presenting record profit once again in its quarterly statement Q2/2019. H1 revenue climbed by 8% like on like, up from EUR 726m to EUR 787m. Organic revenue growth stood at 7.3%. (Adjusted) EBITDA increased by 8% in H1, up from EUR 237m to EUR 256m. Adjusted profit for the period also developed positively, up 7% from EUR 79m to EUR 84m.

The shareholder meeting of Ströer SE & Co. KGaA in Cologne on June 19, 2019 passed all the resolutions proposed by the supervisory board and board of management with the required majorities. About 49 million shares of no par value in capital stock were represented at the shareholder meeting of SE & Co. KGaA, which is about 87% of capital stock.

Ströer SE & Co KGaA is continuing on the sustainable growth course of the past fiscal years and is presenting record profit once again in its quarterly statement Q1/2019.

Against the background of the “Out-of-Home plus“ strategy (OOH plus), Ströer is continuing to focus on its core business and today sold its stake the Nordic company Conexus, which it had acquired in 2015. After selling Foodist and the mobile performance company business, Conexus is now the third successful sale of investments no longer belonging to its core business in this year. The three companies generated total annual revenue of approximately EUR 50 m and operational EBITDA of around EUR 5 m.

Dr. Christian Baier, 39, will take up the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Ströer Group as of 1 August 2019, joining the board of management alongside the Co-CEOs Udo Müller and Christian Schmalzl.

Ströer is confirming the preliminary results announced in February for fiscal year 2018: Annual revenue has grown by 23% from EUR 1.3b to EUR 1.6b with organic revenue growth of around 8%. Operational EBITDA increased by a very substantial 14%, up from EUR 475m to EUR 543m. Adjusted profit for the period developed very well once again, climbing 15% from EUR 173m to EUR 200m. The leverage ratio remained stable at 1.4.

Against the background of the new “Out-of-Home plus” strategy (OOH plus) and the positive business performance for the 25th consecutive quarter, which is expected to continue in the future, the board of management and the supervisory board of the Ströer Group at today’s meeting resolved to restructure the Group’s current dividend policy.

With its provisional figures for fiscal year 2018, Ströer SE & Co. KGaA is presenting record results, underscoring the success of its “OOH plus” strategy – the combination of the core OOH business and the supporting Digital OOH & Content and Direct Media segments. Consolidated revenue mushroomed 23% from EUR 1.3b to EUR 1.6b. Organic growth was just under 8%.

Neo Advertising GmbH, one of the leading providers of digital signage in public areas and at the POS and a subsidiary of the Ströer Group, has developed an innovative solution package for the modern POS in cooperation with Visplay GmbH, a sister company of the Vitra Group and manufacturer of certified shopfitting systems: Consisting of Neo's digital ePoster and Visplay's electrified "Invisible" product carrier system, the solution enables the uncomplicated integration of moving advertising messages into any store concept. At Viscom 2019, Neo received a display Superstar Award for this solution.

Optimise-it, the live chat expert from Hamburg, and the ARAG Group are jointly expanding digital customer service for Germany's largest family-owned insurance company. In the future, ARAG will focus on a combination of live chat, messenger and high value customer support. Customers will thus have an additional opportunity to contact ARAG quickly and easily in the event of a claim or need for advice.