Hawesko

Hamburg, 14 April 2005. The wine-trading group Hawesko Holding AG (HAW GR, HAWG.DE, DE0006042708) announced today that the supervisory board of the company ratified the FY 2004 accounts of the Hawesko Group and the parent company, and established the parent-company accounts at its meeting yesterday. The figures which have already been published have thus been confirmed now by the supervisory board. At the same time, the supervisory board endorsed the dividend proposal of the management board: € 1.25 per share.
The management board will present details of the results of fiscal year 2004 as well as on the outlook for the current fiscal year 2005 at the annual press conference of Hawesko Holding AG on 27 April 2005.
Hawesko Holding AG is the leading supplier of premium wines and champagnes in Germany. In fiscal year 2004 the Group achieved sales of € 286 million through their three sales channels - specialist wine retail (Jacques' Wein-Depot), wholesale (Wein Wolf and CWD Champagner und Wein Distributionsgesellschaft) and mail order (in particular Hanseatisches Wein- und Sekt-Kontor). The Group employs 580 people. The shares of Hawesko Holding AG are listed on the Hanseatic Stock Exchange in Hamburg as well as in the SDAX and GEX segments of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.