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May 18, 2006

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Corporate | 18 May 2006 10:00

bmp AG:Increase in the share capital of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— bmp AG: Increase in the share capital of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG Berlin, 18.05.2006 100% of the company shares of the fuel cell manufacturer Heliocentris GmbH was brought into Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG yesterday as part of a capital increase campaign. A cash capital increase took place at the same time among the shareholders by means of which the share capital of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG has now been increased to the sum of 800,000 EUR. In addition to the founder and Managing Director of long standing, Dr. Henrik Colell, who now takes up the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors, Dr. András Gosztonyi has been appointed Financial Director of the company. Following registration of this capital measure, bmp will hold 37.7% of the share capital of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG. Additional capital shall be taken up in the middle term for the fuel cell company, which was able to increase its turnover by more than 60% in 2005. An Initial Public Offering is conceivable once this is effected. About Heliocentris: With headquarters in Berlin-Adlershof, Heliocentris develops and distributes fuel cells for utilisation as instructional aid systems. Included among these are products for school training and technical education. In addition, Heliocentris offers gift items and engineering services. With more than 25,000 fuel cell systems already sold, Heliocentris is one of the few companies world-wide that has experience in the mass distribution of fuel cells. As a special supplier of model installations for training and further education, Heliocentris is market leader with the largest selection of products in this sector. The products are sold through distribution partners in all important world markets and are noted for their particularly high quality. bmp has held stock in the company since December 1999. About bmp AG: As an internationally active company in the Private Equity Industry, bmp invests its own funds directly into equity investment while at the same time acting as a Funds Manager for others. bmp provides its trade investments not only with capital but also with the advantages of ten years of comprehensive business development know-how. With the experience it has gained from more than 80 trade investments of its own, seven Initial Public Offerings and more than 20 trade sales from its portfolio, bmp is numbered among the most competent venture capital companies in Germany and Poland. For further information: bmp AG Corinna Riewe Investor Relations Schlüterstraße 38 10629 Berlin Tel: 030-20 30 5-567 Fax: 030-20 30 55 32 E-mail: criewe@bmp.com Internet: 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 18.05.2006 ————————————————————————— 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 —————————————————————————