Ad-hoc | 18 February 2000 09:18

Ad hoc-Service: Hunzinger Information AG engl

Ad hoc-announcement edited and sent by DGAP. The sender is responsible for the contents of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Hunzinger Information AG shows superlative increase in fiscal 1999 result – Result grows by 82 percent to DM 6 million – Internet: action press, worldwide leading online picture data bank, consolidated as from January 2000 – Capital increase: banking syndicate set up – present shareholders BGAG and Beamtenbund, Gold-Zack and Moritz Hunzlnger will participate Frankfurt am Main, February 18, 2000 – Hunzinger Information AG (Frankfurt am Main), listed on the Neuer Markt, recorded a very satisfactory growth in fiscal 1999 according to the provisional figures. The total 1999 turnover amounted to DM 44.9 million (1998: DM 32.9 million), the total consolidated revenue increased by 43.4 percent to DM 45.6 million (1998: DM 31.8 million). Pre-eminently the division PR and Political Communication with Hunzinger PR GmbH (Frankfurt am Main) showed extremely positive development with a growth of 52 percent up to DM 37.7 million. The second division, Public Opinion, Market and Social Research with “infas” Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH (Bonn-Bad Godesberg) recorded DM 7.9 million total revenue compared with the previous year’s DM 7.0 million. The result from ordinary business activities increased by 82 percent (previous year: DM 3.3 million) to DM 6.0 million. The IAS earnings increased to DM 2.9 million, 71 percent over the previous year’s adjusted IAS earnings. On the basis of currently 4 million shares issued, this accounts for provisional DVFA earnings of DM 0.69 per share after DM 0.38 for the previous year. The new subsidiary, action press GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg), achieved a result of DM 1.3 million on ordinary business activities in 1999. In the current fiscal year, action press will be included in the consolidated figures of Hunzinger Information AG for the first time. With a turnover of around DM 12 million anticipated for 2000, action press is one of the largest digital picture data banks worldwide, with half a million photographs online and a total of 5 million pictures from current events, show and society, politics, economy and science. Capital increase: banking syndicate set up – present shareholders BGAG Beteiligungsgesellschaft der Gewerkschaften AG, DBB Deutscher Beamtenbund, Gold-Zack and Moritz Hunzinger will participate Hunzinger Information AG will shortly undertake a cash capital increase in a 10:1 ratio through the issue of 400,000 no-par-value bearer shares. The equity capital will be increased by euro 400,000 from euro 4,000,000 to euro 4,400,000. In the banking syndicate participate Gontard & MetallBank AG, Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA and Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA. The shares will be issued with entitlement to dividends of fiscal 1999 (as from January 1, 1999). The Executive Board will determine the shareholder-friendly subscription price in due time. The issue proceeds are to be used for further acquisitions currently under scrutiny. The old shareholders will fully participate In the capital increase. The Hunzinger Information AG shareholders include a joint venture between BGAG Beteiligungsgesellschaft der Gewerkschaften and the Deutscher Beamtenbund (DBB) as well as Gold-Zack AG, each holding 10 percent. Company founder Moritz Hunzinger holds 50 percent and 30 percent are diversified holdings. Hunzinger Information AG will present its complete year-end figures at the press conference on financial statements in Frankfurt am Main on April 19, 2000. Hunzinger Information AG Executive Board Members are Moritz Hunzinger (aged 41), Managing Director of Hunzinger PR GmbH and of action press GmbH & Co. KG (phone +49 (0)69 152003-20; fax +49 (0)69 152003-33; mobile phone +49 (0)171 6033320; email mh@hunzinger.de) and sociologist Menno Smid (aged 51), Managing Director of “infas” Institut für angewandte Sozialwissenschaft GmbH (phone +49 (0)228 3822-404; fax +49 (0)229 310071; mobile phone +49 (0)171 7419348; email: m.smid@infas.de). Senior Group Manager is Johannes Altinciogiu (34), Managing Director of Hunzinger PR GmbH (phone +49 (0)69 152003-25; fax +49 (0)69 152003-44; mobile phone +49 (0)171 6011682; email ja@hunzinger.de). Hunzinger Information AG 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Holzhausenstrasse 21 phone +49 (0)69 152003-0, fax +49 (0)69 152003-33 www.hunzinger.de, German securities code 609 710 (HUZG.F) email: info@hunzinger.de End of Message