++ Net profit of EUR ++ 2.9 million in Q3 ++ First dividend payments by bank in Equatorial Guinea in its history ++ Investment in BancABC main contributor to quarterly profits

• ADC publishes stable results for the quarter and Q3 Report
• Net profit of EUR 2.9 million in Q3
• First dividend payments by bank in Equatorial Guinea in its history

Investment in BancABC main contributor to quarterly profits
Frankfurt am Main, 18 November 2011

ADC African Development Corporation (ADC), ISIN DE000A1E8NW9, a fast growing financial services group focusing on the frontier markets in sub-Saharan Africa, has published its interim report for the third quarter of 2011.
In Q3 2011, ADC recorded a net profit of EUR 2,915k (Q3 2010: EUR 3,044k). Third quarter consolidated revenues and investment income came in at EUR 945k, an increase of more than three-fold compared to the previous year's third quarter (Q3 2010: EUR 285k). The increase in revenue was driven by dividends paid from two of ADC's portfolio companies during the quarter. Our portfolio company in Equatorial Guinea, BANGE has paid a dividend amounting to EUR 306k for the financial year 2010. This is the first dividend payment by this bank in its history. Our portfolio company in Botswana, BancABC, paid its second dividend this financial year of EUR 193k after ADC had already received a dividend of EUR 262k in the previous quarter for BancABC's 2010 financial year.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the third quarter amounted to EUR 3,000k. The main driver in this quarter was the revaluation of ADC's stock market listed portfolio company BancABC. The 20.1% stake acquired in March of this year, increased in value as of the end of the first quarter from EUR 9,973k to EUR 18,458k at the end of the third quarter 2011, leading to an IRR of above 200%. As of 30 September 2011, ADC has shares in associated companies on the balance sheet valued at EUR 41,885k. Besides that, ADC has cash and cash equivalents of EUR 27,062k at the end of the quarter, of which EUR 14,696k have been separated for a possible closing of a transaction in West Africa.
Olaf Meier, Managing Director of ADC, commented: 'Our portfolio companies are developing overall very positively due to rapid growth in the market. With dividend income of about EUR800k since the beginning of the year, we are generating increasing stable cash flows. Furthermore, we are experiencing increased attention from strategic investors. These strategic partners increasingly value our local network as an asset which is expanding far beyond the financial services sector in Africa. This explains the very pleasing increase in stock price in the third quarter.'
The Q3 2011 report is available to investors and other interested parties via the following link on the ADC website:
www.african-development.com/en/investor-relations/investo...

We look forward to seeing you on the occasion of the German Equity Capital Forum in Frankfurt on Monday, 21 November 2011 at 16:30 CET, where we will be giving a company presentation and answering interested investors' questions.

About ADC

ADC African Development Corporation, ISIN DE000A1E8NW9 (ticker symbol: AZC.GR), was established in September 2007 and quickly positioned itself as one of the leading investors for banks and insurance companies in the above-average growth markets of sub-Saharan Africa. The company's success is primarily due to its local management team, which follows international best practice principles to further develop banks and implements conventional international processes to increase their profitability. As the second international emerging market investor in the world, ADC was integrated into the insurance solution offered by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ('MIGA'), a member of the World Bank Group, primarily due to its strong operational approach and adherence to the highest ethical standards. This insurance offers protection against a variety of political risks, in particular the risk of radical political change.

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