All for One Group SE — M&A Activity 2009

Feb 23, 2009

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Ad-hoc | 23 February 2009 17:08

All for One Midmarket AG: CROSS Industries Exempted from the Duty of an Announcement of the Obtaining of Control

All for One Midmarket AG / Offer

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CROSS Industries Exempted from the Duty of an Announcement of the Obtaining
of Control

BaFin exempted CROSS Industries AG from the duty to announce the obtaining
of control and to file a mandatory bid to the shareholders of All for One
Midmarket AG

Filderstadt, 23 February 2009 - As CROSS Industries AG (Austria) announced
today, BaFin (German federal financial supervisory agency) in its official
notification dated 18 February 2009 has exempted CROSS Industries AG
(Austria), Pierer GmbH (Austria), Knünz GmbH (Austria), Mr. DI Stefan
Pierer (Austria) and Mr. Rudolf Knünz (Austria), with regard to the
acquisition of a controlling interest in All for One Midmarket AG,
Filderstadt (Stuttgart), on 1 October 2008, from the obligations according
to §35 para 1 (first sentence) WpÜG (Acquisition and Takeover Act), to
announce the obtaining of control over All for One Midmarket AG, and from
the obligations according to §35 para 2 (first sentence) WpÜG, to deliver
offer documents to BaFin for a mandatory takeover bid to the shareholders
of All for One Midmarket AG and to publish such offer documents.

Through stock purchases and a capital increase in September and October
2008, CROSS Industries AG has obtained a controlling interest in All for
One Midmarket AG's parent company, BEKO HOLDING AG. The application of
waiver was filed in connection with the acquisition of a controlling
interest in BEKO HOLDING AG and the subsequent acquisition of a controlling
interest in All for One Midmarket AG.

Further information is available on the website of CROSS Industries AG,
www.cross-ag.com under the chapter »Takeover Bid / BEKO HOLDING AG«.

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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:

About All for One Midmarket AG
All for One Midmarket AG which operates primarily in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland, is an industry focussed IT full-service provider for the
mid-size business market. Market observers rank All for One amongst the
leading players in the German-language SAP midmarket segment. The Group
features established brands including All for One, AC, Process Partner, KWP
and serves over 1,000 clients. Its portfolio comprises end-to-end solutions
along the whole of the IT value chain - from SAP industry solutions for the
midmarket to outsourcing services and application management. All for One
Midmarket AG pursues a clear growth strategy and achieved a Group turnover
of EUR 78.1 million in 2007.

All for One Midmarket AG is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0005110001, WKN 511 000) and is a
subsidiary of BEKO HOLDING AG, which owns approximately 57% of its stock.

www.all-for-one.com/english

Contact:
All for One Midmarket AG, Dirk Sonntag, Tel. 0049 (0)711 78807-260, eMail
dirk.sonntag@all-for-one.com

23.02.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: All for One Midmarket AG
Gottlieb-Manz-Straße 1
70794 Filderstadt-Bernhausen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)711 78 807-260
Fax: +49 (0)711 78 807-222
E-mail: dirk.sonntag@all-for-one.com
Internet: www.all-for-one.com
ISIN: DE0005110001
WKN: 511000
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf

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