DGAP-Adhoc: EM.Sport Media AG acquires further shares in Highlight Communications AG from Bernhard Burgener – In return, Bernhard Burgener receives, amongst others, a share package in EM.Sport Media AG of around 2.95 percent


EM.Sport Media AG / Strategic Company Decision

21.07.2008 

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EM.Sport Media AG acquires further shares in Highlight Communications AG
from Bernhard Burgener – In return, Bernhard Burgener receives, amongst
others, a share package in EM.Sport Media AG of around 2.95 percent

Ismaning, July 21, 2008 – EM.Sport Media AG today acquired a further
2,818,847 shares in Highlight Communications AG of Pratteln, Switzerland.
The shares were sold by Mr. Bernhard Burgener, President of the Board of
Directors of Highlight Communications, current Deputy Chairman of the
Supervisory Board of EM.Sport Media AG and, with effect from September 1,
2008, CEO of EM.Sport Media AG. This move increases the stake held by
EM.Sport Media AG in the Swiss media company by around 6 percent from 37.6
percent to a total of 43.6 percent.

For the shares in question, EM.Sport Media AG is paying the seller a sum of
16,455,808 Euro in cash. In addition, Mr. Bernhard Burgener is receiving
2,298,770 shares in EM.Sport Media AG from the company’s treasury stock.
This transaction means that he will hold a stake of around 2.95 percent of
EM.Sport Media AG authorized share capital.

In the near future, EM.Sport Media AG also intends to acquire further
shares from other Board Members and the management team of the Highlight
Communications AG, respectively. It is envisaged that its shareholding in
Highlight Communications AG will thus increase to around 47 percent.


Contact:
Kontakt PR:
EM.Sport Media AG, Sabine Lais, Tel.: +49 (0) 89 - 99 500 461, Fax: +49 (0)
89 - 99 500 466, E-Mail: sabine.lais@emsportmedia.ag
Frank Elsner Kommunikation für Unternehmen GmbH, Tel.: +49 (0) 5404 - 91 92
0, Fax: +49 (0) 5404 - 91 92 29

Kontakt IR: 
EM.Sport Media AG, Jens Stahmann, Tel.: +49 (0)89 - 99 500 436, Fax: +49
(0)89 - 99 500 433, E-Mail: ir@emsportmedia.ag

EM.Sport Media AG, Münchener Straße 101g, 85737 Ismaning, Tel.: +49 (0)89 -
99 500 0, Fax: +49 (0)89 - 99 500 111


DGAP 21.07.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       EM.Sport Media AG
              Münchener Str. 101g
              85373 Ismaning
              Deutschland
Phone:        089 / 99500 - 436
Fax:          089 / 99500 - 433
E-mail:       ir@emsportmedia.ag
Internet:     http://www.emsportmedia.ag
ISIN:         DE0009147207, DE000A0GQKR4
WKN:          914720, A0GQKR
Indices:      SDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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