27.04.2004 – 17:54

d+s europe AG

euro adhoc: d+s online AG
d+s online AG: Name change and capital increase to invest in growth strategy (E)

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HAMBURG, April 27, 2004. In order to achieve rapid implementation of
the company’s new growth strategy in the personnel and structural
areas, the Supervisory Board and Management Board of d+s online AG
(ISIN DE0005336804 and DE0008164427) will propose that shareholders
ratify an increase in share capital against contributions in cash at
the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 2004. The company’s growth
strategy is based on there central goals: to become a provider of
business process management (BPM) services, to market the company’s
advanced "Intraday Complete Control" (ICC) process control system,
and to internationalize its activities, in particular in connection
with the expansion of the EU to the east. It is planned to increase
share capital from EUR 7,704,797 to EUR 10,104,797 through the
issuance of up to 2,400,000 new no-par-value shares. The new
no-par-value shares will be offered to present shareholders at a
ratio of 10:3. Execution of the capital increase is planned for late
summer/fall 2004. At the same Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the
company also intends to change its name to D+S europe AG in order to
document its new strategy and the international orientation planned
for the future.

d+s online AG is listed in the Prime Standard and with 1,600
employees ranks among Germany’s largest outsourcing providers in the
areas of CRM, communication center and telemarketing. The company
operates communication centers at eight locations in Germany.
Management has announced an increase in EBIT of EUR 4 million to EUR
5 million over 2003 for the current year, which will mean that the
company will for the first time achieve positive per-share results
before amortization of goodwill.

end of announcement        euro adhoc 27.04.2004

Further inquiry note:

d+s online AG, Investor Relations, Henning Soltau, Tel.: +
49-40/4114-3542.

Branche: Media
ISIN: DE0005336804
WKN: 533680
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share, Prime Standard
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / regulated dealing
Niedersächsische Börse zu Hannover / free trade
Berliner Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Bayerische Börse / free trade
Hamburger Wertpapierbörse / free trade
Bremer Wertpapierbörse (BWB) / free trade
Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse / free trade