Blue Dart Revenue up at 240.64 Crores

Mumbai, April 22, 2008: Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia’s No.1 integrated air express, courier and logistics company, today declared its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 at its Board Meeting held in Mumbai.

Income from operations for the 1st quarter 2008 was Rs. 239.70 Crores, an increase of 31.95% over the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The company posted Rs———–. 45.66 Crore profit before tax for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, as compared to Rs. 23.43 Crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.

Speaking on the occasion, Anil Khanna, Managing Director, Blue Dart Express Ltd said “Blue Dart in its 25th year of operations stands committed to its role of a trade facilitator. We have over the years built our differentiation on the fundamentals of service excellence and customer centricity. We serve a loyal customer base and our results are a confirmation of our customer’s trust in us and of our commitment to serve their business.”

He further added “With the reinforcement of our ground express product ‘Dart Surfaceline’ last year, we have now expanded our reach to over 20,843 locations across the country. Today, we are the only service provider with a distinctive capability to offer the entire gamut of express distribution solutions.”

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About Blue Dart:

Blue Dart, South Asia’s premier courier, and integrated express package Distribution Company, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 20,800 locations in India.

As part of the DHL Group (DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding & DHL Exel Supply Chain), Blue Dart accesses the largest and most comprehensive express and logistics network worldwide, covering over 220 countries and offers an entire spectrum of distribution services including air express, freight forwarding supply chain solutions & customs clearance.

Blue Dart was selected as a Business Superbrand from over 1,699 brands. It also received the Readers Digest’s Most Trusted Brand Gold Award and is listed in the Dun & Bradstreet top 500 companies in India. The Blue Dart team drives marketplace leadership through its motivated people force, dedicated air capacity, cutting-edge technology, innovation, and value-added services to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers. For further information, please visit our website at www.bluedart.com