EquityStory AG / Alliance 17.12.2007 Release of a Corporate-announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EquityStory AG and OMX AB sign agreement on distribution partnership Announcement on cooperation in order to utilise both partners distribution channels in the Central Europes German language area as well as in the Nordic and Baltic region. Munich 17/12/2007 EquityStory AG (ISIN: DE0005494165) and OMX have agreed to cooperate in the field of distribution of corporate news with immediate effect. Clients will now benefit from the optimal use of both partners distribution networks in Central Europes German language area as well as in Scandinavia and the Baltic states. OMX started its news distribution service simultaneously with the implementation of the EU-Transparency Guideline in the Nordic and Baltic region. The service has been developed for OMX-listed companies to comply with regulatory requirements. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania belong to the multi-country OMX Nordic Exchange. The distribution of the corporate announcements will be carried out via OMX distribution network and reach numerous news agencies, vendors, banks, financial service providers, financial portals as well as the entire media focussing on financial topics in the Nordic and Baltic region. Peter Belling, Senior Vice President, Information Services, OMX: 'We are proud that Equity Story has evaluated the news distributors in the Nordic region and has found that OMX is the one with the strongest network. With this agreement OMX will provide strong added value to customers of Equity Story including corporate news from listed companies on OMX Nordic Exchange. At the same time the agreement will create more content to our customers on the receiver site; the media, banks and vendors which are using our NewsClient and our feeds.' Achim Weick, CEO of EquityStory AG stated: 'We are delighted for our customers as the partnership with OMX on the news distribution service guarantees the most optimal distribution of their corporate announcements throughout Scandinavia and the Baltic states. We are continuously improving our international distribution network and we are confident to announce further cooperations in the near future.' Further notice: You can also istantly receive free company notifications of EquityStory AG on your mobile device. We will inform you via text messages and offer you to download the news to your mobile phone. Register in the investor relations section at www.equitystory.de. About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. The OMX Nordic Exchange comprises over 800 companies including its alternative market First North. OMX provides technology to over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in over 50 countries. The Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity, but describes the common offering from OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please visit www.omxgroup.com. About the EquityStory group of companies: The 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 ARIVA.DE AG (25 %) and financial.de AG (100 %) EquityStory AG has entered the growth markets of online advertising and b2c investor relations. The sphere of reporting requirements is bundled in the subsidiary Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ad-hoc-Publizität mbH (DGAP). The DGAP is an institution for the fulfilment of regulatory publicity for listed companies, and has been the market leader since the formation in 1996. The services encompass ad-hoc notifications, ERS, directors dealings, WpÜG [Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act], the new notification obligations in accordance with the Transparency Directive Implementing Law as well as the dispatch of corporate news and press reports. The corporate group employs financial analysts, communications experts and software engineers, and thus has the three core competencies for online investor relations. The EquityStory concern currently has a staff of 43 and will realise a turnover in the amount of 8 million Euros in 2007. 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 17.12.2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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