Corporate | 18 May 2005 09:07

bmp AG: Newtron AG completes capital increase of EUR 1.2 million

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Berlin, 18 May 2005 The bmp investment Newtron AG, Dresden, has successfully completed its planned capital increase of EUR 1.2 million. Together with co-investor holtzbrinck networx, bmp participated in the capital increase with EUR 400,000 and now holds 36% of shares in the company. The remaining shares were acquired by existing shareholders, employees and the Management of Newtron AG. With this inflow of funds, the company can pursue its current growth course even more aggressively in future and further strengthen its leading position as a provider of eSourcing solutions for small and medium-sized companies. Newtron is already the market leader in hosted procurement solutions in Germany: more than 120 companies and 10 industrial partners already use the solutions offered in ASP mode in which more than 34,000 suppliers are already classified with a nomenclature of over 55,000 product groups. The company, which was founded in 1998 and of which bmp has been a shareholder since 1999, serves both the European and the international market and employs just under 50 staff. A trade sale or IPO is expected to take place in the next 2-3 years. Contact: Corinna Riewe criewe@bmp.com Alt-Moabit 59-61 10555 Berlin Germany Phone: +49-30-20 30 50 Fax: +49-30-20 30 55 55 http://www.bmp.com German securities identification number (WKN): 330420 International securities identification number (ISIN): DE0003304200 This press release represents neither an offer nor a request for an offer for the purchase of shares to be submitted – especially not in the USA and not in countries or jurisdictions in which an offer, a request for an offer for the purchase of shares to be submitted or the sale of shares would not be permitted under the prevailing Securities Law without prior registration or listing. This press release represents neither an offer for the sale of shares made out to the bearer nor a request for an offer for the purchase of shares to be submitted. It is for information purposes only. End of announcement (c)DGAP 18.05.2005 —————————————————————————— WKN: 330420; ISIN: DE0003304200; Index: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München und Stuttgart; Warschau 180907 Mai 05