EANS-News: Belgian Railways opts for ticket vending machines from Hoeft & Wessel

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Government Contracts

Hannover/ Germany, 19/04/2012. (euro adhoc) - The National Railway
Company of Belgium has opted for stationary ticket vending machines
from Hoeft & Wessel. The ticketing systems specialist will deliver
TVMs of its almex.station series to Belgian Railways (SNCB - Société
Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges).

The scope of delivery comprises the effective back-office system
almex.office, the ticketing application within the TVMs, full
integration in the SNCB system world as well as the integration of
the future Belgian MOBIB e-Ticketing system with contactless smart
cards.

The ticket vending machines will replace aged existing machines of
SNCB. Specific focus has been applied to using the latest
state-of-the-art modules and technologies in order to ensure an
optimised customer experience of the SNCB passengers.

In winning the new contract, Hoeft & Wessel continues the success
story of the stationary TVM almex.station. Europe-wide, more than
10,000 of the series are currently in operation.

Media section: http://www.presseportal.de/pm/12945/hoeft_wessel_ag/

The Company Hoeft & Wessel is the leading IT and
engineering technology Group for parking, ticketing and mobile
solutions in Great Britain and Germany. Established in 1978 by the
two entrepreneurs who gave the company its name, the enterprise has
developed into a group of companies with sales revenues of approx.
EUR 90 million and a workforce of 500 employees. Its main locations
are Hannover, Germany, and Swindon, west of London.

Further inquiry note:
Arnd Fritzemeier
Tel.: +49-511-6102-300
E-Mail: PR@hoeft-wessel.com

end of announcement euro adhoc
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

company: Höft & Wessel AG
Rotenburger Str. 20
D-30659 Hannover
phone: +49-511-6102-0
FAX: +49-511-6102-411
mail: ir@hoeft-wessel.com
WWW: http://www.hoeft-wessel.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: DE0006011000
indexes: Prime All Share, Technology All Share
stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English