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30.01.2008

Expected 2009e EBIT contribution of over EUR 3 million

Hamburg, 30 January 2008. D+S europe AG (ISIN: DE0005336804), the
leading service provider for comprehensive e-commerce and customer
contact management, has acquired a total share of 85.2% in Adamicus
GmbH, a full service agency for online performance marketing, with
effect from 1 January 2008. Silence was agreed on the purchase price.
The fixed component amounts to a share number in the medium
five-figure range acquired by D+S europe AG from its cash flow via
the stock market in January 2008 exploiting the general weakness of
the capital market. For the remaining share of 14.8% D+S europe AG
obtained an option to takeover expiring in 2012.

Adamicus GmbH is a full service agency for online performance
marketing and is already operating for several of D+S europe AG´s
clients especially from the fast-growing fashion industry. With its
needs-based strategies Adamicus supports its clients´ Internet
transactions increasing the number of visits and sales volume of
their websites. Adamicus´ main focus is enhancing the performance of
Internet shops.

For D+S europe AG this takeover is of particular strategic
significance for further expanding its e-commerce business. Even
today D+S europe AG is one of the leading providers of online shops
and online sales. Thus several well-known suppliers, in particular
from the fashion industry, make use of D+S europe AG´s services,
whose product range will now be rounded off by the takeover of
Adamicus GmbH. In 2008 D+S europe AG will expand its e-commerce
capacities considerably and start running the online shops of new
clients. Already in 2009e D+S europe AG expects an EBIT contribution
of over EUR 3 million from its online marketing transactions.

About D+S europe: With its over 5,600 employees Europe-wide D+S
europe AG is the leading solutions provider for comprehensive
e-commerce and customer contact management. Regardless of the
communication channel, whether via landline, mobile, via Internet, TV
or in writing, D+s europe manages the contacts of internationally
leading enterprises with millions of private customers. For renowned
brand manufacturers D+S europe operates online shops and their
Europe-wide e-commerce business. D+S europe AG´s share is listed in
Prime Standard and in SDAX. For further information please refer to
www.dseurope.ag.

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Further inquiry note:

D+S europe AG, Kapstadtring 10, 22297 Hamburg

Director Corporate Communications & Marketing

Thiess Johannssen, Telefon: +49 (0) 40.4114-1400, Telefax: +49 (0) 40.4114-3399

t.johannssen@dseurope.ag

Branche: Advertising
ISIN: DE0005336804
WKN: 533680
Index: SDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Börse Berlin / free trade
Börse Hamburg / free trade
Börse Stuttgart / free trade
Börse Düsseldorf / free trade
Börse München / free trade


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