SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner AG / Key word(s): Offer 03.12.2015 19:02 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SNP | Ad hoc disclosure as per section 15 (1) WpHG SNP plans company acquisition in Asia Singapore/Heidelberg, 3rd December 2015 - The SNP Group (ISIN DE0007203705) is seeking to acquire a majority interest of initially 51% in Astrums Consulting (S) Pte. Ltd., headquartered in Singapore, including the majority-owned subsidiary Astrums Consulting Sdn. Bhd., headquartered in Malaysia (also referred to hereinafter as "Astrums"). The investment is to be increased further over the coming years. Astrums is a fast-growing consulting and service company in the field of products and services for various ERP systems. Its core competencies include implementation projects on an SAP basis including process analyses, conception and implementation, and maintenance and support. Astrums currently employs around 100 highly qualified IT and software specialists with an average of 4 years of SAP experience in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Astrums has posted continuous, above-average growth in recent years. In the 2014 financial year, total revenue of approximately EUR 4 million and an EBIT margin of 18% were generated. The company has been active on the fast-growing South-East Asian market for around 15 years and has an attractive customer base and an established partner network. The targeted investment will give the SNP Group access to the South-East Asian market and qualified and highly motivated employees. The accelerated internationalisation strategy will put the SNP Group in a position to implement projects in Asia directly in the future. The SNP Group will use available liquidity for the acquisition; neither additional equity nor debt capital is required. The acquisition is still subject to the conclusion of a final purchase agreement. The parties aim to conclude the agreement in the coming weeks. About SNP Digital transformation and the ability to respond quickly to changes in the business environment are today crucial factors in competitions across all sectors. SNP AG helps companies to consolidate their IT landscapes and to adapt to new general conditions quickly and economically. SNP sees itself as a catalyst and accelerator of digital transformation. In SNP Transformation Backbone(R), SNP provides the world's first standard software for the automated analysis and standardised implementation of changes in IT systems. It is based on the experience that SNP has gathered from more than 4,000 projects worldwide with its software-based services for Business Landscape Transformation. SNP AG employs around 380 people in Europe and the United States, around 250 of whom in Germany. The company, which is headquartered in Heidelberg, generated revenue of EUR around 31 million in 2014. Its customers are global corporations operating in industry, the finance sector, service sectors as well as the commercial and health sectors. SNP AG was founded in 1994 and has been listed since 2000. It was admitted to the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0007203705) in August 2014. You can find more information at: www.snp-ag.com Investor relations contact: Marcel Wiskow Tel.: +49 6221 6425-637 Fax: +49 6221 6425-470 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.snp-ag.com/de/Investor-Relations/ 03.12.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner AG Dossenheimer Landstraße 100 69121 Heidelberg Germany Phone: +49 6221 6425 637 Fax: +49 6221 6425 470 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.snp-ag.com ISIN: DE0007203705 WKN: 720370 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------