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Company Information/Venture Capital

07.05.2008

Leonardo Venture GmbH & Co. KGaA has raised its share in the 
portfolio company, Culavis GmbH, by 10 percent to now 48 percent. 
Besides the purchase price for the shares, Leonardo Venture is also 
making a silent participation bound by various milestones available 
in an amount of EUR 417,500.

With funds committed of EUR 650,000, Leonardo Venture had secured the
original participation of 38 percent on 1 December 2006.

The liquidity flowing in will be used to develop a functioning 
prototype by the end of the year, which would make Culavis GmbH an 
extremely attractive acquisition target for a major medical systems 
manufacturer.

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Further inquiry note:

Peter Alex
Head of Investor Relations

Tel: +49 (0)621-8337 555

Alex@LeonardoVenture.de

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