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Ad-hoc | 22 February 2005 19:52

Brainpower N.V.: Thomson Financial to integrate BPW Suite into Thomson One

Ad hoc announcement §15 WpHG Brainpower N.V.: Thomson Financial to integrate BPW Suite into Thomson One Brainpower N.V.: Thomson Financial to integrate BPW Suite into Thomson One Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— THOMSON FINANCIAL TO INTEGRATE BRAINPOWER SUITE INTO THOMSON ONE IN GERMAN SPEAKING REGION Brainpower N.V. (Deutsche Boerse-Prime Standard: BPW) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation (TSX: TOC, NYSE: TOC), whereby the Brainpower Suite will be integrated into Thomson One to provide the asset management community in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a comprehensive integrated market data, research and data management solution. Under the terms of the two year agreement, Thomson Financial will begin marketing a combined offering that leverages the world-class information content and highly configurable desktop environment of Thomson ONE with Brainpower’s expertise in providing leading data management, technology and analytic products. Brainpower N.V. Herengracht 469 NL-1017 BS Amsterdam Niederlande ISIN: NL0000238228 WKN: 553169 Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 22.02.2005 Issuer’s information/explanatory remarks concerning this ad hoc announcement: About Brainpower Brainpower provides analytic applications, technology, and data management solutions to the global investment management community. Brainpower’s distinctive approach to addressing the portfolio manager’s workflow delivers middle-office functionality and analytic power, and back-office reporting capabilities to the front office – on the fly. Customers include leading players in the fields of asset management, private banking and online financial services. Brainpower is currently represented in major financial centers including Amsterdam, London, Lugano, Milan, Madrid, and Zurich. For further information see: http://www.brainpowerweb.com or contact: Andrew Cohen Director, Business Development Tel: ++41 91 985 7070 Email: acohen@brainpower.ch About Thomson Financial Thomson Financial is a US$1.73 billion provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results. Thomson Financial is part of The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com), a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to more than 20 million business and professional customers in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment. End of message (c)DGAP 221952 Feb 05