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Company Information

23.10.2008

Vienna, Frankfurt, 23 October, 2008. The transactions communicated in
ad hoc notifications dated 14 July, 2008, 31 July, 2008 and 5 August,
2008 will not be implemented. As notified, C-QUADRAT Investment AG
(ISIN AT0000613005) wanted to acquire a 100% stake in Techno
Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs AG and indirectly, to acquire the
participation in M&A PrivatBank AG. Furthermore, RPR Privatstiftung
targeted the acquisition of an approximately 16% holding in C-QUADRAT
Investment AG. In view of the difficult market situation, all parties
have agreed not to make the planned transactions and not to implement
them at the current moment in time.

C-QUADRAT- the fund company - is an independent asset manager
operating across Europe. Founded in 1991, the company has had is own
asset management company with a bank licence since 2003 and has been
listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since
November 2006 and in the Prime Standard of the Vienna Stock Exchange
since May 2008. The C-QUADRAT team has made a name for itself across
Europe with its asset management, analysis and investment fund
management activities and by devising structured products. Innovative
investment strategies for institutional investors round off the
product offering. Many banks, insurance companies and financial
service providers operating internationally rely on the expertise of
C-QUADRAT.

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Further inquiry note:

Andreas Wimmer

Member of the Board

C-QUADRAT Investment AG

Stubenring 2

A-1010 Wien

Tel.: +43 1 515 66 316

Fax: +43 1 515 66 359

Mail: a.wimmer@investmentfonds.at

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: AT0000613005
WKN:
Index: Prime.market
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / official market
Wiener Börse AG / official market