WHAT S UP CTS THE SHARE FOOTBALL WC 06. No. 1 Sept A CTS EVENTIM AG SERVICE FOR INVESTORS AND THE PRESS

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1 No. 1 Sept A CTS EVENTIM AG SERVICE FOR INVESTORS AND THE PRESS CTS THE SHARE FOOTBALL WC 06 Dresdner Bank sees great potential for CTS shares Market leadership in the ticketing industry makes CTS Eventim an interesting proposition. The opportunity to market the 2006 World Cup tickets, as well as collaboration with Clear Channel, the US ticketing company, lend great potential to the stock, noted Dresdner Bank in a recent study (source: ddp.vwd agency news dated ). This view is supported by comparing the share price trend with the SDAX Performance Index, which the CTS shares significantly outperformed. The upward medium-term trend of the CTS share price has been intact since 2002, so the share remains an interesting proposition for new investors at its current price of just under 14 euros. CTS organising sale of roughly three million tickets CTS has been granted the concession for all ticketing of the 2006 World Football Championships in Germany. In August this year, a contract to this effect was signed in Frankfurt by CTS Eventim and the World Cup Organising Committee of the German Football Association (DFB). From 1 February Bayerische Landesbank upgrades rating on CTS shares to Overweight from Neutral. The company has presented impressive half-yearly figures, especially as far as profit margins are concerned, and has shown that fewer high-revenue concerts do not necessarily result in lower earnings (...). We expect the company to outperform other media companies included in our coverage, and therefore upgrade the share to Overweight from Neutral. Nord LB maintains Buy rating for CTS shares Given that the half-yearly figures indicated no fundamental change in their assessment of the company, and that the price of shares has tended sideways since the last recommendation, the analysts at Nord LB continue to rate the CTS Eventim share as a Buy. Performaxx investors newsletter: Eventim share shows considerable potential The experts issuing the Performaxx investors newsletter believe that, despite the powerful rise in share price, the chart for the ticketing firm continues to show considerable potential. A break of the main resistance ceiling at 16 euros at most would generate a buy signal where speculative investors could pick up some CTS Eventim shares. Over a timeframe of several months, the shares would have technical potential extending as far as the current all-time high of euros onwards, an initial tranche of around three million tickets will be on sale at the website for matches in the 12 World Cup stadiums at prices ranging from 35 to 100 euros for the preliminary round. For CTS, winning the concession to sell World Cup tickets will generate around 30 million euros in revenue, and in the view of Klaus-Peter Schulenberg, Chairman of the Board, this prestigious World Cup project will give an enormous boost to our image at international level.

2 2 TECHNOLOGY State-of-the-art solution for World Cup ticketing Radio Frequency Identification Chips enable rapid, secure checks at entrance gates Tickets for the 2006 World Football Championships will carry Radio Frequency Identification Chips, RFID chips for short. Also known as Smartlabels, Radiochips or Radiolabels, the advantage of this technology is that the tiny chips do not require a power supply or battery of their own. They are activated by an external radio signal of a very specific frequency. A scanner can read the data from several hundred RFID chips within just one second. Depending on chip configuration, they can be read at up to several metres from the chip s antenna. Ticket can thus be checked much faster and more straightforwardly. RFID tickets mean that, during the 2006 World Football Championships, CTS Eventim will be using the latest and most advanced technology currently available in this field. The chips are highly tamper-proof, because they store a unique serial number that is difficult to modify. In the event of loss or theft, the ticket can be blocked. Registering the name of the person buying the ticket also enhances security, and helps to keep potential hooligans out of stadiums. Another advantage of RFID chips is that they can support several functions simultaneously. A single ticket can store information on payment, access control, a public transport ticket and other information, all independently of each other. Exact choice of seats now possible online as well CTS Eventim integrates seat selection system on Internet ticketing portals CTS Eventim recently laun- seat booking system, which ched an additional services for automatically allocates the customers ordering tickets via best available seats for the the Internet. chosen price category, though is unable to take individual At the two Internet ticketing preferences into consider- portals, and ation. visitors can In contrast, the seat selection book the exact seat they wish. system provides a detailed The seat selection system overview of all available seats specially developed for this at the respective venue. purpose is already integrated Customers can select and into the two portals and will CTS Eventim sells tickets each this service for such an exten- book the seats they prefer. apply successively to all year. This means that CTS sive portfolio of events. The Colour coding allows custo- 70,000 or so concerts, plays Eventim is the first ticketing seat selection system will mers to see the price category and sports events for which provider worldwide to offer supersede the prevailing best of seats at all times.

3 3 MUSIC-DOWNLOADS Download music from the Internet, the fast, simple and legal way Schritte ( Getting started ). Registration is free and non-binding. To listen to the music, all you need is the free My-Playlist media player that you can download from the website. The tracks on offer are grouped under Rock, Pop, Dance, Black and Jazz, with new features such as live concert clips being added later. What does it cost per song or album download? At present eventim-music.de sells the songs from 0.99 euros per track, or 9.99 euros for a complete album. What methods are payment are there? At the website, music-lovers will find a broad assortment of music tracks that they can download perfectly legally. The genres on offer range from pop and rock to black music and dance. Those interested can download the required software very easily to their computers and sample the songs at no charge. How that works is explained below. Customers can pay via T-Pay or Firstgate, as well as by credit card. How will the range of music at eventim-music.de grow? More than 250,000 songs are currently available, increasing to 700,000 in the near future. The range will also be steadily increased with live clips and other individual features. What technical equipment is needed to download music tracks? A fast Internet connection such as ISDN or DSL should be installed, otherwise downloading will take too long. A normal PC or Mac is sufficient to play the music. The software for playing the songs is provided free on the eventim-music.de website. How can I download music? Is it legal to sell music on the Internet? Software products (computer programs), music or spoken language on recorded media are generally protected by copyright. For private purposes, it is permissible to copy not only copyprotected music and language CDs. Whereas peer-to-peer file sharing of music files is illegal, downloading tracks from providers like is legal. The songs may even be burned onto CD three to five times for private use. First-time users who sign up for the service will find all the information they need at under Erste

4 4 IN CONCERT An autumn packed with superstars Tickets to many megagigs available only from CTS Eventim TICKET CHARTS TOP 10 KW This week s event hits Anastacia: a warm welcome for the Risen One (on tour in Germany: ) With the kind of singing voice normally associated with black gospel singers from the southern states, Anastacia is attracting attention from many quarters. Anastacia, the pop diva born in Chicago in 1973 is touring the country to accompany the release of her third album, Anastacia. Anastacia s name originates from ancient Greece and roughly translated means the Risen One. That could be her maxim of life in record time, Anastacia has overcome her cancer affliction and is now top fit for some powerful performances. Lionel Richie: three decades of power soul (on tour in Germany: ) Fresh as ever, hit factory Lionel Richie is presenting his new album Just for you. He s sold 100 million albums to date and can call five Grammies, an Oscar and a Golden Globe his own. With a combination of black soul and pop, he was the one Afro- American who made funk music popular throughout the world during the 70s. From 1978 to 1986 he scored a number one chart hit year for year something never done before. Patricia Kaas: Chansonette and pop diva (on tour in Germany: ) Another highlight this autumn is the German tour by Patricia Kaas, supported by CTS Eventim. Born in 1966 in Lorraine, she s a multitalented artist mentioned in the same breath with chanson greats like Edith Piaf or Celine Dion. With her smokey voice and a skilfully crafted mix of acoustic pop, French beat music and soul, "La Kaas can effortlessly fill the concert halls. 1 R.E.M Last week 01 Handball 2 Germany - Sweden 3 Gentleman Bravo 4 Supershow 5 The Dome Lotto King 6 Karl Last week 03 Football Germany - 7 Cameroon Last week 02 Bryan 8 Adams Last week 06 9 Stiller Last week 09 Sportfreunde Real Escula Anda- 10 luza Arte Ecuestre PUBLISHER S NOTES Published by: CTS EVENTIM AG, Contrescarpe 46, D Bremen Internet: IR-Contact: Wilma Coetzee Tel.: Fax: ir@eventim.de Production: Engel & Zimmermann AG Agentur für Wirtschaftskommunikation info@engel-zimmermann.de Internet:

5 5 EVENTS CALENDAR SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2004 Event Dates Venue Abba Mania Fürstenfeldbruck, Dresden, Innsbruck, Bregenz, Salzburg, Wiener Neustadt, Amstetten, Wels, Graz, Villach, Chemnitz, Regensburg, Würzburg, Pforzheim, Tuttlingen, Mannheim, Aschaffenburg, Baden-Baden, Koblenz, Wolfsburg, Berlin, Emden, Münster, Alsfeld, Heilbronn, Rostock, Zwickau, Mageburg, Halle, Hof, Augsburg, Ulm, Freiburg, Bern, Sursee, Kempten, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Mönchengladbach, Bielefeld, Gossau, Basle, Zürich, Cottbus, Riesa, Erfurt, Alsdorf, Hanover, Suhl, Passau, Nürnberg, Leipzig, Gera, Bamberg, Bremerhaven, Flensburg, Nordhausen, Lübeck, Delbrück, Stade, Hamburg, Bremen, Oberhausen, Balingen, Landhut-Essenbach Alter Bridge Berlin Anastacia Frankfurt, Basle, Stuttgart, Oberhausen, Hamburg, Hanover, Berlin, München, Wien, Cologne Andrea Berg Emotionen hautnah München, Würzburg, Leipzig, Nürnberg, Dresden, Erfurt Andreas Vollenweider & Friends Hamburg, Hanover, Frankfurt, Freiburg, München, Stuttgart, Berlin Ash Meltdown Tour Frankfurt, Essen, Kiel, Berlin, Hamburg, Halle, Nürnberg, München, Lindau, Stuttgart, Hildesheim, Emden, Osnabrück, Trier, Düsseldorf Auf der Mauer Frankfurt Avril Lavigne München, Düsseldorf Axel Hacke Bayreuth Bellydance Superstars München, Cologne Bruce Hornsby München, Offenbach, Hamburg Bryan Adams München, Nürnberg, Leipzig, Berlin, Brunswick Caveman Du sammeln. Ich jagen Würzburg Die Fantastischen Vier Würzburg, Cologne, Oberhausen, Hamburg Die Nacht der Kampfkünste Leipzig, Nürnberg, Berlin, Chemnitz, Dresden, Erfurt Dresden Dolls München Europe The Final Countdown Flensburg, Hamburg, Cologne, Nürnberg, Stuttgart, München Faithless Düsseldorf, München, Berlin, Offenbach Gerd Dudenhöffer Spielt Null und richtig! Dresden, Aschaffenburg Giora Feidmann Würzburg Gluecifer Automatic Thrill Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig, München, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Bochum Groove Armada Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne Hansi Hinterseer Leipzig, Chemnitz, Dresden Hoobastank München, Stuttgart, Cologne, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Bochum James Last Bayreuth, Leipzig, Rostock, Berlin, Hanover, Erfurt, Zwickau, Regensburg, Kempten, Stuttgart, Luxembourg, Cologne, Münster, Marburg, Brunswick, Frankfurt, Oberhausen, Brüssel, Baden-Baden, Freiburg, Basle, München, Graz, Salzburg, Cottbus, Chemnitz, Dresden, Magdeburg, Bielefeld, Arnheim, Emden, Kiel, Göttingen, Bremen, Hamburg Joja Wendt Brunswick, Berlin, Hamburg, Fürth, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Wiesbaden, Neubrandenburg, Erfurt, Buchholz, Halle, Lübeck, Gütersloh, Vechta, Heilbronn, Karlsruhe, Chemnitz, Magdeburg, Würzburg, Bayreuth, Berlin, Rostock, Bremen, Felnsburg, Kiel, Düsseldorf, Bühl, Mannheim, Oldenburg, Kulmbach Kastelruther Spatzen Riesa, Zwickau, Dresden, Leipzig, Chemnitz Katie Melua Cologne, Offenbach, München, Berlin, Hamburg Kelis München, Berlin, Cologne Lionel Richie Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin, Oberhausen, München, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Nürnberg, Hanover, Friedrichshafen, Karlsruhe Lord of the Dance Lübeck, Wilhelmshaven, Emsdetten, Bonn, Duisburg, Würzburg, Kassel, Ilsenburg, Halle, Görlitz, Cottbus, Chemnitz, Dessau, Neubrandenburg, Hof, Suhl, Magdeburg, Gera, Rothenburg, Minden,Wolfsburg, Dortmund, Siegen, Aschaffenburg, Baden-Baden, Pforzheim, Saarbrücken, Differdange, Heilbronn, Aalen, Berlin, Zwickau, Frankfurt (Oder), Dresden, Bayreuth, Augsburg, Regensburg, Wels, Wiener Neustadt

6 6 Event Dates Venue Lustige Musikanten Luxembourg, Kiel, Heilbronn, Oberhausen, Augsburg, Freiburg, Trier, Chemnitz, Ilsenburg, Bielefeld, Brunswick, Suhl, Buchhagen / Bodenwerder, Berlin, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Schwerin, Rostock, Dresden, Cottbus, Zwickau, Karlsruhe Machine Head Chemnitz, Berlin, Hamburg, Wiesbaden, Cologne Marshall & Alexander Neubrandenburg, Freiberg, Bad Blankenburg, Augsburg, Göttingen, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Wernigerode, Aalen McLusky Hamburg, Hanover, Potsdam, Bielefeld, Würzburg, Wiesbaden, Dresden, Trier, Düsseldorf Moneybrothers Berlin, Hanover, Potsdam, Bochum, Frankfurt, München, Freiburg, Winterthur, Ebensee, Wien, Dresden, Saarbrücken, Heidelberg, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg Otto Stade, Bremerhaven, Emsdetten, Bremen, Hanover, Lingen, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Rostock, Hamburg, Emden, Münster, Lemgo, München, Bern, Zurich, Basle, Innsbruck, Weis, Bozen, Bregenz, Wien, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Gera, Glauchau, Magdeburg, Aschaffenburg, Augsburg, Regensburg, Nürnberg Patricia Kaas Düsseldorf, Berlin, Leipzig, Brunswick, Baden-Baden, Mannheim, München Phoenix Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin Reinhard Fendrich Kempten Robin Gibb Dresden, München Rolling Stones Roadshow Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, München, Offenbach Sarah Brightman Frankfurt Sarah McLachlan Hamburg, Cologne, München Saybia München, Cologne, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg Schiller Kassel, Freiburg, Mannheim, Cologne, Bielefeld, Erfurt, Hamburg, Bremen, Brunswick Slayer & Slipknot the Unholy Alliance Dresden, Berlin, München, Böblingen, Düsseldorf Söhne Mannheims München Soulwax Bochum Soweto Gospel Choir Berlin Sparta Frankfurt, Kiel, Berlin, Cologne Sterne des Varietes Nürnberg, Veitshöchheim, Hamburg Sting Hamburg, Bielefeld, Stuttgart, Chemnitz, Oberhausen, Frankfurt, Nürnberg, Friedrichshafen Swing Legenden Salzburg, Düsseldorf, Aachen, Chemnitz, München, Zwickau, Berlin, Dresden, Erfurt, Nürnberg, Essen, Leipzig, Mannheim, Bielefeld, Berlin, Würzburg, Bregenz, Brunswick, Hamburg, Augsburg, Nordhausen, Suhl, Frankfurt, Münster, Bochum, Cologne, Wuppertal, Hanover Swosh! Berlin, Osnabrück, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt The Corrs Oberhausen, Hanover, Hamburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, München The Datsuns Outta Sight / Outta Mind Nortrup, Essen, Dresden, Frankfurt, München The Dillinger Escape Plan Hamburg, Bochum, Berlin, München The Dresden Dolls Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, München The Rasmus Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Zurich, München, Wien The Rat Pack Mannheim, Wien, Zurich, München, Dortmund, Berlin W.A.S.P. The Neon God Frankfurt, Nürnberg, München WWE RAW Frankfurt Zeraphine Dresden