DGAP-Ad-hoc: CENIT AG / Key word(s): Offer CENIT AG intends to acquire the French software implementation specialist Keonys 21-Dec-2016 / 08:18 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuttgart, December 21, 2016 - CENIT AG, Stuttgart, (ISIN: DE0005407100) is conducting contract negotiations to acquire all shares in Keonys SAS, Paris, one of the leading European reference partners for software integration in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and 3D design based on Dassault Systèmes' software products. The acquisition would open up CENIT's market access to France and the Benelux countries. In 2016, Keonys is expected to generate sales of around 56 million euros; the company employs circa 160 members of staff. CENIT will finance the expected acquisition price of approximately EUR 6 million from existing liquid assets. Contact data: Investor Relations CENIT Aktiengesellschaft Tanja Marinovic Tel.: +49 (0)711 - 7825 - 3320 Fax: +49 (0)711 - 7825 - 44 4320 E-Mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21-Dec-2016 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: CENIT AG Industriestraße 52 - 54 70565 Stuttgart Germany Phone: +49 (0)711 78 25 - 30 Fax: +49 (0)711 78 25 - 4000 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.cenit.com ISIN: DE0005407100 WKN: 540710 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 532123 21-Dec-2016 CET/CEST