EquityStory AG / Strategic Company Decision/Contract 30.03.2009 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EquityStory AG successfully enters the Russian market Gazprom Neft orders development of extensive investor relations website Munich - 30.03.2009 EquityStory AG (ISIN: DE0005494165) has laid the foundation for a future presence in Russia by establishing EquityStory RS. The 100 per cent affiliate based in Moscow has already commenced its operational activities, and is in the process of developing an investor relations website for Gazprom Neft. With this latest development the EquityStory group continues its course of geographic expansion. Achim Weick, EquityStory AG's CEO states: 'We have been preparing the market entry in Russian for over nine months. I am very happy that our efforts to win a company listed on Russian's leading index RTS as our first customer, have paid off. Gazprom Neft's new investor relations website will be the door-opener for future customer acquisitions in Russia.' The Russian market with its approximate 3,000 stock-listed companies represents huge potential for EquityStory AG. To match international standards Russian companies' capital requirements demand intensive investor relations efforts. EquityStory's online communication services meet such requirements most conveniently and will therefore enable Russian customers to interact with global investors on the same level as today's major global companies. EquityStory's approval by the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) as a Primary Information Provider (PIP) in June 2008 is considered as an important prerequisite for the expansion into Russia, as it ensures access to Europe's biggest capital market. Marcus Sultzer has been appointed EquityStory RS' General Director. Together with his Russian colleague Maksim Bourinov, they will both continue the development of this foreign affiliate, having worked together at EquityStory's head quarters in Munich. The business plan envisages a rapid break-even, as investments for the new location are limited. However, it will only be possible to give a detailed statement with regards to revenues and profits for 2009 in the second half of the year at the earliest. Further notifications: You can download EquityStory AG's company announcements on your mobile device. We inform you via SMS and offer you downloading news on your mobile phone. To get such information please register within the investor relations area on www.equitystory.de About the EquityStory group of companies: EquityStory AG is the market leader for online investor relations in the German-speaking region, and renders extensive business services in the areas comprising reporting requirements, finance portals, audio and video broadcasts of investor events, online financial reports as well as outsourced websites for over 1,250 listed enterprises at home and abroad. By acquiring capital stakes in financial.de AG (100%) and ARIVA.DE AG (25%) EquityStory AG has entered the growth markets of online advertising and b2c investor relations. The reporting operations are bundled in the subsidiary Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ad-hoc-Publizität mbH (DGAP), which is an institution for the fulfilment of regulatory publicity for listed companies, and has been market leader since its founding in 1996. In its most recent development DGAP has entered the new online corporate communications business market for non-listed companies. Contact: EquityStory AG Robert Wirth Tel +49(0)89 210298-34 Fax +49(0)89 210298-49 Email robert.wirth@equitystory.de Seitzstraße 23 80538 München www.equitystory.de DGAP 30.03.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: EquityStory AG Seitzstraße 23 80538 München Deutschland Phone: +49(0)89 210298-0 Fax: +49(0)89 210298-49 E-mail: info@equitystory.com Internet: www.equitystory.de ISIN: DE0005494165 WKN: 549416 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Entry Standard in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: EquityStory AG successfully enters the Russian market
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