EVS Reports 28% Revenue Growth and Record Profi...

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  * Strong 1Q08 revenue of EUR 25.4 million, +27.8% vs. 1Q07 (+32.7%
    at constant exchange rate)
  * Europe up 109.8%, Asia & Pacific down 15.7%, America down 15.1%
    (-2.9% at constant exchange rate) over 1Q08
  * 1Q08 EBIT of EUR 17.1 million, +32.0% vs. 1Q07
  * Record 1Q08 EPS (basic) of EUR 0.86, up +37.1% or +38.9%
    excluding XDC
  * Strong spring order book as of April 30 of EUR 34.4 million,
    +104%
  * Studio represents 47.2% of that order book (with longer leadtime)
  * Order book contains EUR 6.5 million rentals for Euro2008 (Q2) and
    Olympics (Q3)
  * 2008 guidance: growth compared to 2007, driven by the big sport
    events
  * Gross total dividend of EUR 2.28 per share to be proposed at the
    General Meeting.



Liège (Belgium), May 15, 2008, EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. (Euronext
Brussels: EVS.BR)  (Pinksheets: EVBEF),  the leader  in  Professional
Digital  Video  applications  for  Live,  Near-Live  and  Studio   TV
Production, reports  today its  results for  the first  quarter  2008
("1Q08").

Key Highlights

Pierre L'Hoest,  CEO  of  EVS  said: "We  are  very  happy  with  the
development of our business in the first few months of the year.  Not
only our sales  for the  first quarter  were robust,  but the  spring
order book of EUR 34.4 million is the evidence of the dynamism of EVS
on its two  key markets, the  outside broadcast vans  and the  studio
productions. While most  of the  people are  focused on  the two  big
sporting events of  this summer,  it is  key to  understand that  our
underlying key growth drivers such as the tapeless transition and the
shift towards HDTV will continue to sustain our sales, while the  big
events  mainly  represent  triggers  for  our  clients.  The   latest
developments showcased by EVS during the recent NAB show in Las Vegas
were highly appreciated by the professionals of the industry, with  a
particular focus on  the native HD  interoperability between EVS  and
the two post-production leaders Avid and Apple. We are convinced that
these developments will continue to create new opportunities for EVS,
especially in the studio production segment."

Commenting on the results, Jacques  Galloy, CFO said: "While  growing
sales, we gear up the  company for the future.  On one side, we  have
hired 40  new  employees over  the  last 12  months,  increasing  our
headcount by 24%,  mainly in  R&D, international  operations and  new
products management. On the other  side, we expand and structure  our
organization, focusing on customer  service and support. Despite  the
weakness of the  US dollar,  we have  booked a  record quarterly  net
profit of EUR 11.7 million, up 36.5% compared to 1Q07. We are pleased
to reward our  shareholders by  proposing a total  gross dividend  of
EUR 2.28 next May, including the  gross interim dividend of  EUR 0.80
paid out last November".

The full press is available on www.evs-global.com

For more information, please contact:

Jacques GALLOY, Director & CFO
Geoffroy d'OULTREMONT, Investor Relations & Corporate  Communications
Manager
EVS Broadcast  Equipment S.A.,  Liege Science  Park, 16  rue du  Bois
Saint-Jean, B-4102 Ougrée (Liège), Belgium
Tel: [phone].  E-mail: [e-mail]; www.evs-global.com