Catalis SE / Change of Personnel/Capital Increase 12.01.2009 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eindhoven, January 12, 2009 - Catalis SE, worldwide provider of outsourcing services for the digital media industry, is pleased to announce that it has, with todays effect, appointed Jeremy Lewis as an executive Member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Lewis will focus on operations, strategy and corporate development including the execution of the group restructuring program which was announced last week. Mr. Nordhoff, previously the sole executive director, will focus on finance, M&A and investor relations. Prior to joining Catalis, Mr. Lewis was a partner in Canis Capital Management, a secondary direct investment company. Before joining Canis Capital, he was the Vice Chairman and CEO of Terraplay Systems AB, a Swedish mobile software company spun out of Ericsson AB. He led Terraplay through the development of its award-winning product to launch and deployment in numerous mobile network operators world-wide. Previously he held a variety of senior board positions in the software industry particularly at Eidos plc, a leading international computer games company. Eidos develops and publishes entertainment software for the PC, PlayStation, X-Box, Nintendo Wii and handheld markets with such well known titles as Tomb Raider, Commandos, Deus Ex and Championship Manager. Dr. Jens Bodenkamp, Chairman of Catalis said 'We are very pleased to have been able to recruit Jeremy to our team. His considerable experience and understanding of the digital media space will be invaluable as we continue to develop the group'. Mr. Lewis said 'In my view, the global entertainment and media industry is the most dynamic, vibrant and stimulating in the world. I am delighted to be joining the team at Catalis, a vital player operating at the heart of this industry, at this most exciting of times and I look forward to driving the business to new heights in the future'. Catalis also announces that, in order to strengthen its capital base ahead of uncertain times and to fund the planned restructuring, it will increase its existing capital of EUR 2,689,077.50, consisting of 26,890,775 shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.10 each by up to EUR 896,359.20 or up to 8,963,592 shares. Shares will be issued with preemptive rights for existing shareholders allowing existing shareholders to subscribe for one new share in Catalis for each three existing shares in Catalis held. No preemptive rights trading will take place. The issue price per share will be EUR 0.15 reflecting funds raised of up to approx. EUR 1.3 million. Any shares which are not subscribed for by existing shareholders will be offered to institutional investors as part of a private placement. Further details regarding the capital increase will be announced in due course. In addition to the capital increase, a payout of maximum 2.4 million shares to the Kuju Management, in line with the Kuju acquisition, will take place in the first quarter of 2009. For further information on Catalis SE and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Testronic Laboratories and Kuju Entertainment, please refer to www.catalisgroup.com, www.kuju.com and www.testroniclabs.com. For further questions please contact our Investor Relations team directly: Investor Relations Catalis SE Investor Relations Team t: +49 89 24 41 18 - 413 f: +49 89 24 41 18 - 499 info@catalisgroup.com _______________________________________________________________________ About Catalis SE: Catalis is a worldwide leading outsourcing services provider focusing on high-end technical services relating to the creation of digital content for the film, video games and telecom industry as well as content in fields like e-learning and software. Catalis SE currently offers the following services: testing services, development services and production services. Catalis SE operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries Testronic Laboratories and Kuju plc, which in total control 14 different locations throughout the USA, Great Britain, Poland, and Belgium. DGAP 12.01.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Catalis SE Geldropseweg 26-28 5611 SJ Eindhoven Niederlande Phone: +31 (0)40 2135930 Fax: +31 (0)40 2135604 E-mail: info@catalisgroup.com Internet: www.catalisgroup.com ISIN: NL0000233625, DE000A0GGBZ7 WKN: 927093 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Catalis SE expands Board of Directors and announces capital increase
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