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Jul 3, 2000

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Ad-hoc | 3 July 2000 16:24

Ad hoc-Service: bmp AG 74th investment

Ad-hoc Mitteilung übermittelt durch die DGAP. Für den Inhalt der Mitteilung ist allein der Emittent verantwortlich. —————————————————————————— AD-HOC REPORT pursuant to §15 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) Berlin, 3 July 2000 bmp AG takes stake in Hamburg Internet Service Provider eprofessional GmbH Berlin, 3 July 2000 (bmp) – Venture capital company bmp AG has taken a 27% capital increase stake in eprofessional GmbH, Hamburg, as was announced Monday in Berlin. eprofessional are developers of the promotion platform eVisibility, which enables online retailers to automatically make their products visible in the Internet wherever potential clients search for related offers. Companies that use eVisibility can reduce Internet canvassing costs by up to 80%. In a recent pilot project, several large online shops registered over 40.000 new visitors within a period of four weeks. The company was established in England in 1998. Its clients include Otto Versand, Gruner + Jahr, Shopping 24, Baur Versand and Libri, to name but a few. eprofessional is bmp’s 74th investment project and already the third in the online media and entertainment business undertaken by its Hamburg office since it opened this January. bmp AG began its venture capital operations in Germany, other European countries and the USA in 1997. Since its establishment, the company has invested around EUR 92 million in venture start-ups. Contact: Alexander Faust Investor Relations Manager Charlottenstr. 16 D – 10117 Berlin Phone: +49-30-20 30 50 Fax: +49-30-20 30 55 55 Email: afaust@bmp.com http://www.bmp.com German Stock Id (WKN): 523 540 Outstanding shares: 12.2 million individual shares Indices: SDAX/SMAX/CDAX Ende der Mitteilung