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Jun 16, 2006

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Corporate | 16 June 2006 14:25

bmp AG:Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG plans Stock Exchange Flotation

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— bmp AG: Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG plans Stock Exchange Flotation – Successful Private Placement provides the Basis for Further Growth Berlin, 16.06.2006 bmp AG (ISIN DE3304200) are pleased to announce that its portfolio company Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG is planning a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange still in June. The firm is aiming for a listing on the Open Market with simultaneous admission to the Entry Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In the run-up to the listing, Heliocentris today successfully completed a private placement of 400.000 shares with selected investors and thus received an injection of funds of 1.8 million Euros gross. The basic capital of the firm has thus risen to 1.2 million Euros. The private placement was over-subscribed 2.5 fold. Within the framework of this transaction, bmp AG also increased the number of Heliocentris shares considerably and now holds 30.00 per cent of the basic capital. Heliocentris is the world market leader for fuel cells in the field of teaching-aids. To date, the firm has sold over 30.000 fuel cells world-wide and – as one of few such providers – is thus in possession of extensive experience in the sale of large quantities. In the financial year 2005, Heliocentris generated a profitable turnover in a significant single-digit million euro realm. Further dynamic growth is planned for the coming year and the firm will use the funds acquired for amongst other things, the strengthening of their marketing operations and the expansion of their fuel cell product range in the industrial sector. For further information: Corinna Riewe criewe@bmp.com Schlüterstraße 38 10629 Berlin Phone: +49-30-20 30 50 Fax: +49-30-20 30 55 55 http://www.bmp.com This issue of Corporate News represents neither an offering nor a request for the tendering of bids for the purchase of securities – particularly not in the US and not in any countries or jurisdictions in which offers, requests for the tendering of bids for purchases or for sales would not be permitted without previous registration or approval in accordance with the stipulations of the respectively applicable securities regulations. This issue of Corporate News represents neither an offer for the sale of individual proprietary shares nor a request for the submission of an offer for the purchase of individual shares; it is intended solely for information purposes. (c)DGAP 16.06.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: bmp AG Schlüterstraße 38 10629 Berlin Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)30 20 305-0 Fax: +49 (0)30 20 305-532 email: ir@bmp.com WWW: www.bmp.com ISIN: DE0003304200 WKN: 330420 indices: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf; Foreign Exchange(s) Warschau End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————