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companies/change of name

A change in the name of the general partner
in Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA was entered into the German 
Commercial Register on 13 January 2009. ELGE 
Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH is now trading as Leonardo 
Venture Verwaltungs GmbH. The company´s registered office has also 
been relocated from Heidelberg to Mannheim. ELGE 
Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH has been a shelf company. After 
the change of name to Leonardo Venture Verwaltungs GmbH the sole 
shareholder is Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA.

The general partner, ELGE Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH 
assumed the role of personally liable partner with effect from 1 
January 2009 and therefore also became responsible for the legal and 
organisational representation of Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA. 
Over the medium term, there are plans to convert Leonardo Venture 
GmbH & Co. KGaA to a public limited company.

About Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA

Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA is a holding company focusing on 
companies in the fields of health and life quality in Germany and 
other German-speaking countries. As an early-phase investor Leonardo 
Venture not only makes available capital but also extensive know-how 
to its investments for their business development.

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Further inquiry note:

Sandra Schwarz
Telefon: +49 (0)621 438 430 27
E-Mail: schwarz@leonardoventure.de

Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0005878763
WKN: 587876
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard