euro adhoc: Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA / Justice/Processes / Leonardo Venture has unchanged legal capacity following resolution by Registration Court

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23.12.2008

Legal and executive body representation at Leonardo Venture GmbH &
Co. KGaA to be performed by ELGE Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
until further notice.

In the ad hoc announcement from October 2, 2008 the Supervisory Board
of Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA and Leonardo Venture Capital GmbH
(general partner) announced the termination of the shareholder status
of Leonardo Venture Capital GmbH as the general partner of the
company as of December 31, 2008.

At the same time, the Supervisory Board and the general partner
reached an agreement that the capacity to act at Leonardo Venture
GmbH & Co. KGaA be established by the granting of a power of attorney
to ELGE Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH domiciled in Heidelberg,
whose managing director is Mr. Steffen Paul. In addition Mr. Steffen
Paul was granted general power of attorney at Leonardo Venture GmbH &
Co. KGaA and is able to perform all the obligations of a managing
director.

On December 19, 2008 at the request of the Supervisory Board of
Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA, Mannheim Registration Court passed
a resolution on the appointment of ELGE
Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH as the emergency executive body
with effect on January 01, 2009. By date of today the company
received a confirmation of the resolution of the Registration Court.
With this resolution both the legal and executive body representation
of Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA by ELGE
Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH is now guaranteed. Through its
status as the emergency executive body the latter now replaces the
previous general partner of the KGaA for the time being.

Thus the future capacity to act is guaranteed in full at Leonardo
Venture. Unaffected by this is the planning of the Supervisory Board,
of the general partner now appointed as an emergency executive body,
and of the appointed agents to transform Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co.
KGaA into a stock corporation.

About Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co.
KGaA is a holding company focusing on companies in the fields of
health and life quality in Germany and other German-speaking
countries. As an early-phase investor Leonardo Venture not only makes
available capital but also extensive know-how to its investments for
their business development.

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Further inquiry note:

Sandra Schwarz

Telefon: +49 (0)621 438 430 27

E-Mail: schwarz@leonardoventure.de

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0005878763
WKN: 587876
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard