Navigator Equity Solutions N.V. / Miscellaneous/Strategic Company Decision 17.12.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maastricht, December 17, 2008 Navigator Equity Solutions N.V. announces that the Management Board with approval of the Supervisory Boards intends to change the corporate form of the company to a European Public Limited Company (Societas Europaea, SE). The planned conversion of the corporate form shall reflect the broadened strategic positioning as a financial services company with an international clientele and is subject to a respective resolution of a General Meeting of shareholders of the company. Being free to choose between a dualistic leadership structure, characterised by a Management Board with operating responsibilities and a monitoring Supervisory Board, and a monistic management structure based on the Anglo-Saxon model, the company will keep its dualistic system of separated Management and Supervisory Boards also in the future. The conversion of the companys legal form does not lead to any personnel changes in the company. Additional information about the planned change of the legal form will be published in due time. For further information about Navigator Equity Solutions N.V. please refer to the companys website www.navigator-equity.com. For further questions please contact our Investor Relations team directly. Navigator Equity Solutions N.V. Investor Relations t.: +49 89-244118-413 f.: +49 89-244118-499 info@navigator-equity.com Navigator Equity Solutions N.V. is a publicly listed financial services company offering a broad range of capital market related services for small and medium-sized companies. The company's business activities comprise private equity, investment advisory, consulting as well as investment banking. Its subsidiary ACON Actienbank AG has an excellent market position as an independent investment bank in the small and midcap segment. DGAP 17.12.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Navigator Equity Solutions N.V. Europalaan 24 6199 AB Maastricht Niederlande Phone: +31 (0)40 213 59 30 Fax: +31 (0)40 213 56 04 E-mail: info@navigator-equity.com Internet: www.navigator-equity.com ISIN: NL0000419398 WKN: A0B8U5 Listed: Regulierter Markt in München; Freiverkehr in Berlin; Open Market in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Navigator Equity Solutions N.V. resolves upon change of corporate form to a European Public Limited Company
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