CeWe Color Holding AG / Share Buyback 05.08.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oldenburg, 05 August 2008 CeWe Color Holding AG (Prime Standard, ISIN DE 000540 3901) has closed its share repurchase in accordance with § 71 Paragraph 1 No. 2 of the AktG (German Stock Corporation Act) for the purpose of issuing employee shares. On the basis of a Board of Management resolution approved on 12 June 2008, CeWe Color Holding AG repurchased a total of 3,925 own company shares at an average price of 23.86 euros per share. The shares are solely intended for the issue of employee shares. The share repurchase was conducted in accordance with the safe harbour regulations pertaining to § 20a Paragraph 3 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) read in conjunction with (EG) Directive No. 2273/2003 of the Commission dated 22 December 2003 and it was executed by BHF-BANK AG, Frankfurt am Main. About CeWe Color: Photo service company CeWe Color, with 15 highly-technical production operations and a staff of around 2,800 employees in 24 European countries, is both market and technological leader. The company supplied around 2.8 billion photos, more than one million CEWE PHOTO BOOKS and photo gift articles to more than 50,000 retail partners in 2007. In 2007 turnover amounted to EUR 413.5 million. CeWe Color is 'first mover' in the launch of new digital technologies, for example ordering digital photos in the Internet or with the help of order terminals (DigiFoto Makers) in retail stores. Sales of personalised CEWE PHOTO BOOKS are developing extremely well. In 1961, CeWe Color was founded by Senator h.c. Heinz Neumüller. The company went public under the leadership of Hubert Rothärmel. CeWe Color Holding AG is listed on the Prime Standard. Should you have any queries, please contact: CeWe Color Holding AG, Hella Hahm, Tel.: 0441 / 404 - 400 (Secretary 234) or 0171 / 34 50 530, Fax: 0441 / 404 421, eMail:hella.hahm@cewecolor.de, Internet:www.cewecolor.com DGAP 05.08.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: CeWe Color Holding AG Meerweg 30-32 26133 Oldenburg Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)441 40 4-1 Fax: +49 (0)441 40 4-42 1 E-mail: info@cewecolor.de Internet: www.cewecolor.de ISIN: DE0005403901 WKN: 540390 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Hannover, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: CeWe Color Holding AG closes its share repurchase for the purpose of issuing employee shares
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