Ad-hoc | 11 November 2004 09:49

ORBIS AG increases capital

Ad-hoc-announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– ORBIS AG increases capital In order to implement the resolution of the Shareholders’ Meeting of August 16, 2000, the Management Board of ORBIS AG has resolved, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, on an increase in the amount of EUR 47,750 in the Company’s issued share capital of currently EUR 9,100,000 against cash contributions, excluding shareholders’ statutory pre-emptive rights. It was decided that this capital increase be carried out by issuing 47,750 new bearer common stock, each having a pro-rata amount of the share capital of EUR 1. In order to carry out this capital increase, the Company makes use of part of the existing authorized capital in the amount of EUR 4,550,000. The execution of the capital increase came into effect upon its registration with the Commercial Register at the Saarbrücken Municipal Court (Amtsgericht Saarbrücken) on November 3, 2004. The new stock will be issued to employees of ORBIS AG and its affiliated companies at an issue price of EUR 1 per each new stock. All of the new stock has already been subscribed and is entitled to a share in the profits from January 1, 2004. ORBIS AG intends to include the new stock in the Prime Standard segment of the regulated market at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange early next year. For further information, please contact: ORBIS AG, Dr. Stürmer, Head Investor Relations, Nell-Breuning-Allee 3-5, 66115 Saarbrücken, phone: +49-(0)681-9924-0, fax: +49-(0)681-9924-91, e-mail: sabine.stuermer@orbis.de end of ad-hoc-announcement (c)DGAP 11.11.2004 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 522877; ISIN: DE0005228779; Index: Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 110949 Nov 04