Sixt SE provided consolidated earnings guidance for the second quarter and first half ended June 2018. For the quarter, the company expects consolidated earnings before taxes (EBT) are expected to amount to around EUR 82 million against EUR 65.8 million a year ago. Consolidated operating revenue is expected to be around EUR 641 million against EUR 573.6 million a year ago. For the six months, the company expects the consolidated EBT is expected to amount to around EUR 326 million against EUR 102.6 million a year ago. Consolidated operating revenue is expected to be around EUR 1,184 million against EUR 1,066.8 million a year ago. Consolidated EBT includes a profit contribution of around EUR 196 million from the sale of Sixt SE's stake in the joint venture DriveNow to the BMW Group, which was closed in the first quarter 2018 already. Adjusted for this non-recurring effect in the first quarter 2018, consolidated EBT for the first half year of 2018 is expected to amount to around EUR 130 million and is thus also significantly higher than the result for the same period last year. This substantial increase of the consolidated EBT adjusted for the non-recurring effect is to a large extent based on an increased profit of the Vehicle Rental Business Unit in Germany and abroad. For the full fiscal year 2018, the Managing Board continues to expect a significant increase of consolidated operating revenue and a significant growth of consolidated EBT.