Ad-hoc | 16 May 2001 08:10

Ad hoc-Service: CTS Eventim AG english

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– CTS EVENTIM AG takes over ShowSoft GmbH Leading European provider of software for ticket management systems / Prestigious clients at home and abroad / 12 million tickets for cultural and sports events Munich 15 May 2001. CTS EVENTIM AG, the leading enterprise in the sale of tickets for concerts, theatrical and sporting events as well as promoter of live entertainment, is set to make a 100% take over of ShowSoft GmbH, Bremen. The acquisition will take place on 15 June, subject to Due Diligence, which is expected to be completed by then. ShowSoft GmbH, a subsidiary of messerknecht-meister informationssysteme GmbH (Bremen), is one of the leading European software providers for ticket management systems in the fields of culture and sport. The company develops and markets the most modern technological solution for in-house and internet ticketing which currently sells 12 million tickets annually. ShowSofts customers include the most prestigious German theatres, concert halls and opera houses, and amongst others the Philharmonische Orchester in Berlin, the Bayerische Staatstheater München and the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg work with the ShowSoft GmbH software. In addition, the company is represented with installations in the Netherlands and Austria, for example at the Bregenz Festival. Also in the sports sector CTS EVENTIM is expanding its market position through its new subsidiary: in the football national league the clubs Werder Bremen and 1.FC Köln, amongst others, are to be added as new partners. CTS EVENTIM and ShowSoft will develop a new interface which enables the ShowSoft customers to market their range of events via the CTS sales channels advance booking offices, call centres, ticketing machines and internet in Germany and Austria. With this take over CTS EVENTIM will secure further software know-how and will also acquire market leadership in in-house ticketing. With a volume of more than 22 million ticket sales per annum to date and more than 34 million in future the group is far and away the market leader in ticket sales. Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, the board chairman, expects a group turnover of approximately 289 million DM in the current financial year. Contact Klaus-Peter Schulenberg Dingolfinger Str. 6,D-81673 München,Germany Tel:(0049)421/3666200,Mail:kp.schulenberg@eventim.de end of ad hoc announcement (c) DGAP 16.05.2001 ——————————————————————————– WKN: 547030; Index: Listed: Neuer Markt Frankfurt; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart 160810 Mai 01