Ad-hoc | 16 July 2003 22:22

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Intershop Management Board Member Werner Fuhrmann Resigns Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Intershop Management Board Member Werner Fuhrmann Resigns Jena, Germany, July 16, 2003 Intershop Communications AG (Prime Standard: ISH1; Nasdaq: ISHP) today announced that, for personal reasons, Werner Fuhrmann has asked the Supervisory Board to be immediately released of his duties as a Member of the Management Board and as President Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The Companys Supervisory Board regrets, but accepts Mr. Fuhrmanns decision. Since joining Intershop in July 2002, Mr. Fuhrmann served as a Member of the Management Board and President EMEA, in which role he was responsible for sales in the region of Europe, Middle East, and Africa. For the time being, Mr. Fuhrmanns position will not be filled. Intershops sales management will report directly to Dr. Juergen Schoettler, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Fuhrmann will advise Intershop on a number of important projects and will thus stay in touch with the Company. end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 16.07.2003 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad-hoc-announcement: Investor Relations: Klaus F. Gruendel T: +49-3641-50-1307 F: +49-3641-50-1002 k.gruendel@intershop.com www.intershop.de Press: Dana Schmidt T: +49-3641-50-1000 F: +49-3641-50-1002 d.schmidt@intershop.com www.intershop.de About Intershop Intershop Communications (Nasdaq: ISHP; Prime Standard: ISH1) is the market leader in Unified Commerce Management, which can create strategic differentiation for companies by integrating online commerce processes across the extended enterprise. Intershop Enfinity, based on the best practices of Unified Commerce Management, enables companies to manage multiple business units from a single commerce platform, optimize their business relationships, improve business efficiencies and cut costs to increase profit margins. By streamlining business processes, companies can achieve a higher return on investment at a lower total cost of ownership, increasing the lifetime value of customers and partners. Intershop has more than 300 enterprise customers worldwide in a broad range of industries, including multichannel retail and high technology. Customers including Hewlett-Packard, Bosch, BMW, TRW, Bertelsmann, Otto and Homebase have selected Intershop’s Enfinity as the cornerstone of their global online commerce strategies. More information about Intershop can be found on the Web at http://www.intershop.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial and operational performance of Intershop. Actual events or performance may differ materially from those contained or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could lead to such difference could include, among other things: Intershop’s limited operating history, the unpredictability of future revenues and expenses and potential fluctuations in revenues and operating results, significant dependence on large single customer deals, consumer trends, the level of competition, seasonality, risks related to electronic security, possible governmental regulation, and general economic conditions. Additional information regarding factors that potentially could affect Intershop’s business, financial condition and operating results is included in Intershop’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Form 20-F dated June 6, 2003. ——————————————————————————– WKN: 747292; ISIN: DE0007472920; Index: NEMAX 50 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 162222 Jul 03