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bmp AG: bmp Eco Investors participates in Heliocentris capital increase

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bmp AG: bmp Eco Investors participates in Heliocentris capital increase

Berlin, December 12th, 2007

bmp Eco Investors GmbH & Co KGaA, a 100% subsidiary of bmp AG (ISIN
DE0003304200) participated in a capital increase of the listed Heliocentris
Fuel Cells AG (DE000A0HMWH7) with 337,500 shares and therewith holds
exactly 15% in the company. For bmp Eco Investors this is the first
investment in the renewable energy area.
Through complete placement of the 750,000 shares for 5.80 EUR/share
Heliocentris receives gross proceeds amounting to 4.35 mio EUR that shall
accelerate the future growth of the company.

Due to the very high demand for Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG shares, bmp AG
replaced a total of 400,000 shares within the framework of the capital
increase to institutional investors and now is holding approx. 70,000
shares in Heliocentris. By the replacement, bmp AG comes considerably
closer to its target of completely disposing of the still directly held
participations in innovative high-growth companies until the end of 2009.

About bmp Eco Investors GmbH & Co. KGaA:
bmp Eco Investors GmbH & Co. KGaA, founded in October 2007, invests in
young high-growth companies from the renewable energy and clean technology
areas. The company is financed and managed by bmp.

About bmp AG:
As an internationally operating private equity asset manager bmp (ISIN
DE0003304200) advises third parties and own investment companies in the
direct investment field with regard to investments in innovative
high-growth companies primarily from Germany and Poland. Additionally, bmp
supports third parties in the fund investment area by investing in world
wide private equity funds.
By foundation of bmp Eco Investors GmbH & Co. KGaA, bmp continued realising
consequently its restructuring into a private equity asset manager
generating return by charges.

For further information:

Corinna Riewe
Investor Relations

criewe@bmp.com
Tel.: 030-20 30 5 567
Fax: 030-20 30 5 532

bmp AG, Schlüterstraße 38, 10629 Berlin

http://www.bmp.com
ISIN: DE0003304200

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Language: English
Issuer: bmp AG
Schlüterstraße 38
10629 Berlin
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)30 20 305-0
Fax: +49 (0)30 20 305-532
E-mail: ir@bmp.com
Internet: www.bmp.com
ISIN: DE0003304200
WKN: 330420
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf; Foreign
Exchange(s) Warschau

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