Hugo Boss reduces public exhibition for multimedia loss in the 2Q and increases.

The vat loss reduced in the second quarter to 7,4 (Vj-loss: 8,5) And was appropriate for million EUR thereby easily over expectations of the market watchers, who had predicted one vat loss of 7,2 millions EUR in the consent only.

For the whole year 2007 the enterprise expects an increase of the currency-settled conversion from 10% to 12% in the comparison to the previous year. For the result before taxes it prognosticated an improvement from 12% to 15%.

For the range Boss Womenswear proceeds Hugo Boss with a currency-settled increase from 25%. The conversion of the company retail trade is to add supported from approximately 70 re-openings currency around 25%.

In the financial year 2008 the company wants to reach new maximum marks with conversion and result.