PUMA AG announces its consolidated financial results for the 3rd Quarter and First Nine Months of 2005

Highlights Q3:

• Another record quarter in sales and earnings
• Branded sales rise more than 18% and consolidated sales more than 16%
• Gross profit margin above 52%
• Strong EBIT margin remains above 24%
• Net earnings increases by almost 12% and EPS reaches 5.70 € versus 5.14 €

Highlights First Nine Months:

• Global brand sales strongly up by over 16%
• Growth in consolidated sales accelerates to almost 14%
• Gross profit margin remains around 53%
• EBIT margin at 24%
• >EPS jumps from 13.42 € to 15.02 €

Outlook 2005:

• Future orders up by more than 10% marking the 39th consecutive quarter of order increase
• Management now expects double-digit sales growth and confirms the 5th consecutive year of record earnings for 2005