Baader Bank AG — M&A Activity 2008

Feb 14, 2008

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Ad-hoc | 14 February 2008 18:12

Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG: Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG acquires Deutsche Börsenmakler GmbH

Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG / Acquisition

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Unterschleissheim (Germany), 14 February 2008

Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG, Unterschleissheim, has acquired Deutsche

Börsenmakler GmbH (DBM), Frankfurt with retrospective effect from 1 January

2008. As at 31 December 2007, DBM’s equity amounted to around EUR 9.2

million and net profit for the period 2007 is around EUR 5.4 million. The

parties agreed to maintain confidentiality about the purchase price.

The Board of Directors

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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:

DBM is the leading order book specialist in the trading of mutual funds. Its

market share on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is around 60% in this area,

30% on the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange and 100% on the Berlin Stock Exchange.

Furthermore, DBM is the order book specialist for securitised derivatives

and shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and order book specialist for

bonds on the Düsseldorf Stock Exchange. Another of DBM’s divisions is

agency business for shares with national and international banks. DBM is

also the leading provider of financial portals for bonds and mutual funds.

Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG

Contact: Thomas Spengler

Head of Corporate Communications

Weihenstephaner Strasse 4

85716 Unterschleissheim

Tel. +49 (0) 89 5150-1030

Fax +49 (0) 89 5150-2424

Thomas.Spengler@Baaderbank.de

www.Baaderbank.de

14.02.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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Language: English

Issuer: Baader Wertpapierhandelsbank AG

          Weihenstephaner Str. 4

          85716 Unterschleissheim

          Deutschland

Phone: +49 (0)89/ 5150-0

Fax: +49 (0)89/ 5150-1111

E-mail: Info@Baaderbank.de

Internet: www.Baaderbank.de

ISIN: DE0005088108

WKN: 508810

Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard),

          Stuttgart, München; Freiverkehr in Hamburg, Düsseldorf

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