Press Release
- Inclusion of the new shares in the existing quotation expected to take place on November 5, 2007
Berlin, October 30, 2007 – Beta Systems Software AG (BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) has
today successfully concluded the execution of its capital increase upon entering it into the
Commercial Register. Through this transaction, the company has raised its share capital by EUR
5,758,529.40 by issuing 4,429,638 new no par ordinary shares made out to bearer against cash
contribution. The share capital of the company now comes to EUR 17,275,588.20 and is divided into
13,288,914 shares with a pro rata amount of the share capital of EUR 1,30 per share.
In an offer not open to the public, Beta Systems Software AG placed all 4,429,638 new shares
from the capital increase resolved by the General Meeting of the Shareholders held on May 23, 2007,
by way of subscription right in a ratio of two old shares to one new share at a price of EUR 2.05
per share. The gross proceeds from the capital increase amount to around EUR 9.1 million. On
November 2, 2007, the new shares are scheduled for delivery to the shareholders of Beta Systems
Software AG who subscribed to shares as part of the offer not open to the public, by exercising
their legal subscription rights, or who were allocated shares through having made more than one
request for subscription.
The new shares entitle the bearer to share in the profit as from January 1, 2007; they are
expected to be admitted to the regulated market (before November 1: “geregelter Markt”) and to a
sub-segment of the regulated market (before November 1: “geregelter Markt”) of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (Prime Standard), which entails additional obligations arising from such admission, on
November 1, 2007. The securities prospectus for admission to the stock exchange has been
scheduled for release on the homepage of the company on October 31, 2007, under
www.betasystems.de, and in the form of printed material
provided by Beta Systems Software Aktiengesellschaft, Alt-Moabit 90d, D-10559 Berlin, fax: +49
(0)30 726118-881, and BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft, Bockenheimer Landstraße 10, D-60323
Frankfurt, fax: +49 (0)69 718-2127, for the purpose of distribution to the public free of charge,
and through notification in the Börsen-Zeitung. Inclusion of the new shares in the existing
quotation is expected to take place on November 5, 2007.
More information on the capital increase is also available for downloading on the homepage
under
www.betasystems.com.
End of the press release
Beta Systems Software AG Berlin (Prime Standard: BSS, ISIN DE0005224406) develops high-profile software products and solutions for the secure and efficient processing of large data volumes. The core businesses of Beta Systems are document processing as well as IT user management data processing in computer centers and compliance solutions. In addition, the Beta 4Agility suite offers large companies new integration products to enhance their agility in IT and business processes The products serve to simplify the automation of data and document processing and enhance the security and performance of IT.
Beta Systems was founded in 1983, has been a listed company since 1997, and has a workforce of more than 600 employees. The company’s principal place of business is Berlin. Beta Systems has Centers of Competence in Augsburg, Cologne and Calgary, as well as 17 subsidiaries worldwide and cooperations with numerous partner companies. With more than 3,000 running installations, it has a customer base of more than 1,300 major companies from the sectors of financial services and IT service providers and industry at large in Germany, Europe and the USA.
More information on the company and its products can be found under www.betasystems.de.
Disclaimer
This information does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Beta Systems Software AG does not intend to register the securities described herein under the Securities Act, and will not publicly offer or sell such securities in the United States.
Contact information
Company contact:
Beta Systems Software AG
Stefanie Frey
Tel.: +49 (0)30 726 118-171
Fax: +49 (0)30 726 118-881
E-Mail:
stefanie.frey@betasystems.com
Agency contact:
HBI PR&MarCom GmbH
Alexandra Osmani, Alexandra Janetzko
Tel.: +49 (0)89 99 38 87-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 930 24 45
E-Mail:
alexandra_osmani@hbi.de;
Alexandra_Janetzko@hbi.de
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