Ad-hoc | 16 August 2005 19:10

Amadeus Fire AG: Tax college to acquire majority participation

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Mergers & Acquisitions Amadeus Fire AG: Tax college to acquire majority participation Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Cologne, Frankfurt/Main, August 16, 2005. The tax college Dr. Endriss, a subsidiary of the stock listed AMADEUS FIRE AG, will take over 80 per cent of the ‘Akademie fuer Internationale Rechnungslegung Prof. Dr. Leibfried GmbH, Stuttgart’ as of September 1, 2005. The renowned academy for international accounting is managed by Prof. Dr. Leibfried and offers exclusively international accounting seminars (IAS/IFRS and US-GAAP) to specialists and executive staff from industry, trade, banks, tax advisors and chartered accountants. With this transaction the service portfolio of the tax college is extended which currently comprises nationwide courses for controller, tax advisors, accountants and tax experts. The merger of the two companies will form one of the strongest and biggest player for training and education in international accounting in Germany. International accounting and additional training requirements will become more important. AMADEUS FIRE will participate in this development and strengthen its training and education division. For this reason the core competence of AMADEUS FIRE in finance and accounting will be increased further. AMADEUS FIRE AG Thomas Weider, Investor Relations Tel: +49 (69) 96 876-180 Investor-Relations@AMADEUS-FIRE.de Amadeus Fire AG Darmstädter Landstr. 116 60598 Frankfurt Deutschland ISIN: DE0005093108 WKN: 509310 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, München und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 16.08.2005 161910 Aug 05