Interim report 6 months 2004

August 12, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT
Stock Exchange Release 13 - Interim 2004
12th August 2004

Columbus IT Partner A/S - Banemarksvej 50C - DK- 2605 Brøndby
T: (+45) 7020 5000 - F: (+45) 7025 0701
CVR No.: 13228345


Considerable improvement in operating results

• Columbus IT Partner's revenues in Q1-2/2004 totaled DKK 293m (DKK 265m in
2003). 
• Earnings (EBITDA) in the period were up on Q1-2 2003 by DKK 10.3m at DKK 7.5m
(DKK -2.8m in 2003).
• Pre-tax results were DKK -8.1m compared to DKK -24.1m in 2003.
• At the end of Q2, Columbus IT Partner had a headcount of 817, 48 fewer than
31st December 2003.
• On 30th June 2004, Columbus IT Partner held a directed rights issue in which
a total of 1,070,401 shares in Columbus IT Partner were issued, corresponding
to a 2.9% increase in share capital, which increased equity by about DKK 7.5m. 
• In Q2/2004, Columbus IT Partner won a series of orders for horizontal
solutions, including a CRM solution for Danish weekly Søndagsavisen and a
hosting contract for SIKA. 
• The Company is maintaining its forecasts for 2004 for revenues of DKK 625m
and EBITDA of DKK 30m. Pre-tax results are expected to show a slight deficit,
however. 

Niels Heering                 Carsten Dilling
Chairman of the Board         Chief Executive Officer
Columbus IT Partner A/S       Columbus IT Partner A/S

For further details please contact:
Carsten Dilling, CEO or Jan U. T. Bitterhoff, Business Development Executive, 
T: (+45) 7020 5000.