EANS-Adhoc: adesso AG assumes majority share in industry specialist evu.it GmbH with 85 employees / adesso enters industry specific SAP consulting and the energy and water utilities customer segment

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20.04.2010

adesso AG is entering the SAP consulting business with its initial
acquisition of a 60 % share in evu.it GmbH. Dortmund-based evu.it has
many years of experience in providing SAP solutions for energy and
water utilities and is therefore well-suited to adesso´s strategy.
The company generated over EUR 8 million in sales revenues with its
85 specialists and expects pre-tax returns of between 5 % and 7 % for
2010.

The seller is an IT service provider owned by local authorities that
specialises in public utilities and local government administration.
The company has to dispose of evu.it due to legal restrictions in its
business model. The transaction entails a incremental acquisition by
adesso that will initially total 60 % and increase to 80 % after
three years using a combined call and put option. A symbolic purchase
price of EUR 3 was agreed for the initial 60 %. Credit lines and a
loan amounting to a total of EUR 1.7 million are also being assumed
by adesso. The purchase price for the remaining 20 % is dependent on
the company´s profit development over the next three years, but
should not exceed EUR 900 thousand. The longstanding CEO of evu.it
will purchase the remaining 20 % share.

adesso´s Supervisory Board approved the transaction on 20. April
2010. Signing the purchase agreement and notary certification are yet
to be completed.

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evu.it’s favourable position with energy providers such as RWE, E.ON,
EnBW as well as various major public utilities and water management
companies is of interest to adesso. The utility industry is very
promising for specialised IT service providers as the market is
subject to regulatory provisions, including the legally prescribed
separation of network operation and distribution and the introduction
of intelligent consumption meters (so-called smart metering) as well
as load and time dependent cost structures. The industry is therefore
required to constantly adjust its IT systems to cope with new demands
resulting from these regulations. At the same time, profound
knowledge of these systems is a very scarce commodity and presents a
major hurdle to competitors looking to enter the market.

The expansion of adesso’s portfolio with SAP technologies also opens
new prospects for existing segments and business relationships. A
high percentage of adesso’s customers use SAP solutions that
communicate with the customer-specific software systems developed by
adesso through various interfaces. The expertise regarding these
interfaces is being increased thanks to this acquisition – further
enhancing adesso’s competitive position in the process.

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Further inquiry note:

Christoph Junge

Member of the Board

Tel.: +49 231 930-9330

E-Mail: ir@adesso.de

Branche: Computing & Information Technology
ISIN: DE000A0Z23Q5
WKN: A0Z23Q
Index: CDAX
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Hamburg / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
München / free trade
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