Catalis SE / Strategic Company Decision 02.04.2008 Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eindhoven, April 02, 2008 Catalis SE a worldwide leading outsourcing services provider focusing on high-end technical services relating to the creation of digital content for the film, games and telecom industry, announces the termination of its plans to acquire GameInstinct, a US-based provider of quality assurance testing services for the video game industry. While Catalis commitment to the US game testing market remains unchanged, the decision was taken in the framework of a make or buy situation. After carefully evaluating its strategic options, Catalis now decided to penetrate the US games testing market directly through its own Testronic subsidiary. Testronic USA, based in Los Angeles, is already a major force in the US market for quality assurance services in the digital video market and well-established as a leading provider of games testing services in Europe. In the meantime Testronic Labs has launched a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) performance test solution. The company has acquired exclusive rights to sell and provide services for the VENUS Blue MMOG tool in North America, Europe and Japan. VENUS Blue is the only performance testing tool capable of emulating a large number of MMOG players, enabling developers and publishers to fast-track testing processes for even the most complex MMOG games. For further information on Catalis N.V. and its subsidiaries please refer to the websites www.catalisgroup.com, www.kuju.com and www.testroniclabs.com. For further questions please contact our Investor Relations team directly: Investor Relations Catalis SE Investor Relations Team t: +49 89 24 41 18 - 413 f: +49 89 24 41 18 - 499 info@catalisgroup.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: About Catalis SE: Catalis is a worldwide leading outsourcing services provider focusing on high-end technical services relating to the creation of digital content for the film, video games and telecom industry as well as content in fields like e-learning and software. Catalis SE currently offers the following services: testing services, development services and production services. Catalis SE operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries Testronic Laboratories and Kuju plc, which in total control twelve different locations throughout the USA, Great Britain, Poland, and Belgium. DGAP 02.04.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Catalis SE Aalsterweg 181a 5644 RA Eindhoven Niederlande Phone: +31 (0)40 2135930 Fax: +31 (0)40 2135604 E-mail: info@catalisgroup.com Internet: www.catalisgroup.com ISIN: NL0000233625, DE000A0GGBZ7 WKN: 927093 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Catalis SE decides to terminate negotiations with GameInstinct
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