bmp AG / Final Results 20.04.2009 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- bmp AG: bmp ends business year 2008 with profit drop Berlin, 20 April 2009 Today the Private Equity Asset Manager bmp AG (ISIN DE0003304200) presents its figures for the business year 2008. Due to significantly reduced exit activities in the direct investment business, turnover dropped around 60% below the previous year's level of 11.1 mil. EUR, resulting in a group turnover of 4.0 mil. EUR for 2008. This was due above all to weaknesses on the part of capital markets and a drop in trade sale activities. In spite of reduced turnover volume, bmp closed the business year 2008 with slightly positive consolidated profits for 2008 of 0.2 mil. EUR (previous year: 3.6 mil. EUR) and thus remained on the profit side for the sixth year in a row. On the basis of 17.5 mil. shares outstanding, this represents earnings per share of 0.01 EUR (previous year: 0.21 EUR/share). Net profits were depressed in 2008 primarily by the depreciation of investments. Liquidity decreased from 7.7 mil. EUR at the end of 2007 to 3.4 mil. EUR on 31.12.2008. The holding of marketable securities increased from 4.2 mil. EUR at the end of 2007 to 5.3 mil. EUR on 31.12.2008. Assets under Management (AUM) increased by 11% to 87.1 mil. EUR in the business year 2008 and where thus somewhat above the level of 78.4 mil. EUR at the end of the same period last year. bmp today has a healthy, vigorously growing and for the most part completely financed portfolio of holdings with good potential for future gains in value. Due to the current weakness of conditions in the financial environment and the instability of capital markets, there is difficulty in judging whether we will be able to exploit these potentials to the full in 2009. This makes a profit estimate infeasible at the present moment. The accounts review meeting of the supervisory board will take place on 24 April 2009 - the year-end report will become available on 30 April 2009 at www.bmp.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: For further information: Corinna Riewe Investor Relations criewe@bmp.com Phone: +49-30-20 30 5 567 Fax: +49-30-20 30 5 555 bmp AG, Schlüterstraße 38, D-10629 Berlin http://www.bmp.com International securities identification number (ISIN): DE0003304200 This ad hoc report represents neither an offer nor a request for an offer for the purchase of securities to be submitted - especially not in the USA and not in countries or jurisdictions in which an offer, a request for an offer for the purchase of securities to be submitted or the sale of securities would not be permitted under the prevailing Securities Law without prior registration or listing. This ad hoc report represents neither an offer for the sale of shares made out to the bearer nor a request for an offer for the purchase of shares to be submitted. It is for information purposes only. DGAP 20.04.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: bmp AG Schlüterstraße 38 10629 Berlin Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)30 20 305-0 Fax: +49 (0)30 20 305-532 E-mail: ir@bmp.com Internet: www.bmp.com ISIN: DE0003304200 WKN: 330420 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf; Foreign Exchange(s) Warschau End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: bmp AG: bmp ends business year 2008 with profit drop
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