Corporate | 11 February 2005 15:50

bmp acquires 12.5% of TFG Capital AG

Corporate-news announcement sent by DGAP. The sender is solely responsible for the contents of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Press release bmp acquires 12.5% of TFG Capital AG. Oliver Borrmann and Ralph Günther are appointed to the Management Board of TFG Berlin, 11. February 2005 bmp AG (Prime Standard, BTBA, ISIN DE0003304200), a leading German venture capital company, is acquiring 12.5% of the shares of the listed TFG Capital AG Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft. This forms the basis for intensive co- operation between the two companies. The medium-term objective is to create a stronger link between the two companies. Alongside the acquisition of the share package from TFG-founder F. Michael Stallmann, the Managing Directors of bmp, Oliver Borrmann and Ralph Günther, are being appointed to the Management Board of TFG with immediate effect. They will realise the agreed reorientation of TFG to its original core business of venture capital. It is in this connection that F. Michael Stallmann is to resign from the Management Board at his own request and on the best of terms with both companies. Gerd Schmitz-Morkramer, member of the Supervisory Board of bmp, is to be appointed to the Supervisory Board of TFG. Given that positive development is expected in the European venture capital market this year, bmp intends to utilise the growth potential on offer together with TFG. Success factors include the combined expertise of the two companies in the investment business and the extended financial scope that will make bmp and TFG a strong unit in the German venture capital market. In future, Managing Directors Oliver Borrmann and Ralph Günther will be responsible for more than 50 holdings that promise high earning potential for the next few years. The cash positions of the two companies are to be used primarily to further expand the investment portfolio. “With this move we can actively utilise the consolidation process in the sector and significantly expand our market position,” said Oliver Borrmann, Managing Director of bmp and TFG. “The expected synergy effects open up new prospects for both companies and their shareholders,” added Ralph Günther, Managing Director of bmp and TFG. About bmp AG: As one of Germany’s leading venture capital companies, bmp directly invests own funds in holdings and, at the same time, acts as a fund manager for institutional investors. With experience gained from more than 80 own holdings, seven stock market flotations as well as more than 20 trade sales from the portfolio, bmp is one of the most proficient venture capital companies in Germany and Poland. For further information Corinna Riewe Investor Relations bmp AG Alt-Moabit 59-61 10555 Berlin Tel: 030-20 30 5-567 Fax: 030-20 30 535- 567 email: criewe@bmp.com Internet: http://www.bmp.com Axel Mühlhaus Dr. Sönke Knop Edicto GmbH Tel.: 06084-948591 Fax: 06084-948592 EMail: sknop@edicto.de end of message, (c)DGAP 11.02.2005 —————————————————————————— WKN: 330420; ISIN: DE0003304200; Index: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München und Stuttgart; Warschau 111550 Feb 05