Eckert & Ziegler Plans Capital Increase

(Ad hoc press release)

Berlin, 27.04.00. The supervisory board of the Eckert & Ziegler AG, Berlin, listed on the Neuer Markt, Frankfurt, has agreed to the proposition of the board to increase the capital by 300.000 no par stocks for the acquisition of one ore several companies active in the business of the Eckert & Ziegler AG. With this capital increase the specialist of low-radioactive components for industrial and medical applications (remedies for cancer and cardiac diseases) plans to enlarge his international strategic position and ensure the strong revenue growth, which has reached more than 400 % in the last fiscal year. Moreover, the liquidity of the share shall be improved. The corresponding agreement of the shareholder meeting for the capital increase already exists.

The Board of Directors