Key developments:
Q3 2017
Revenue increased 23% to € 25.8 million (Q3 2016: € 21.0 million), organic revenue growth trend continued.
EBITDA came in at € 2.5 million, an increase of 19% compared to € 2.1 million in Q3 2016.
Focus on integration and consolidation of acquisitions continued; integration HTS ongoing.
9M 2017
In the first nine months of 2017 revenue was up 21% to € 76.5 million (9M 2016: € 63.1 million), organic revenue growth 8%.
EBITDA amounted to € 7.8 million (9M 2016: € 6.3 million), an increase of € 1.5 million.
Outlook.
For the full year 2017 EBITDA expected between € 11.5 million and € 12.5 million.

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Jos Blejie, CEO of ICT Group N.V.: 'In the third quarter we continued our disciplined approach towards integration and consolidation. The integration process of HTS, which we acquired last June, is ongoing and we completed the integration of Nozhup. All ICT subsidiaries contributed to the growth realized in the past nine months. In particular ICT Nearshoring and BMA performed well in the third quarter. BMA benefited from its delayed launch of a new generation fetal heart monitors. With the continued favorable economic conditions, we expect to pass the € 100 million revenue milestone this year and expect to realize an EBITDA between € 11.5 million and € 12.5 million.'

Financial developments
In the third quarter of 2017 revenue increased 23% to € 25.8 million compared to € 21.0 million in Q3 2017. Organically, excluding HTS (acquired in June 2017) and 2 months Nozhup (consolidated as of September 2016), revenue growth was in line with the previous quarters. For the first nine months of the year revenue amounted to € 76.5 million. All subsidiaries contributed to the 21% increase compared to last year. Organic revenue growth year to date is 8%.

Overall productivity levels within ICT Netherlands were in line with last year. Strypes Bulgaria showed a significant increase in revenue compared to Q3 last year. BMA performed above expectations, Improve and Raster performed in line with last year. All ICT subsidiaries recorded positive results. EBITDA came in at € 2.5 million in the third quarter, compared with € 2.1 million in the same period of 2016. Year to date EBITDA was up 24% to € 7.8 million (9M 2016: € 6.3 million), resulting in an EBITDA margin of 10.2% (9M 2016: 10.0%). The positive trend in ICT's markets continued in the third quarter.

Strategic themes
ICT focuses on the themes Smarter Industries, Smarter Cities and Smarter Health. Within these themes ICT delivers the highest added value to its customers. Due to the acquisitions of Nozhup and HTS, growth in the themes Smarter Industries and especially Smarter Cities was higher than in the Smarter Health theme.

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Divestment of minority share in Strypes Nederland B.V.
In October Strypes Bulgaria (ICT Nearshoring) agreed to divest its minority stake (25%) in Strypes Nederland B.V. to the existing shareholders. As a consequence, transfer of the shares will take place early November. As part of this agreement Strypes Bulgaria and Strypes Nederland B.V. will continue their collaboration.

Outlook
ICT will continue to further leverage the strategic platform it has successfully built over the past years, aimed at organic growth combined with acquisitions. ICT's acquisition strategy is focused on achieving a more balanced position between the three main themes. Our solutions, enabling a digital transformation for our customers, will be deployed in all industries and further internationalized.

Overall ICT has benefited from favorable economic circumstances. The markets in which ICT operates are expected to continue this favorable trend in the fourth quarter of the year. The strong fourth quarter of last year was the first quarter in which the activities of Nozhup were fully consolidated.

Based on the above, ICT expects EBITDA between € 11.5 million and € 12.5 million for the full year 2017.

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