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15th listing On The SWX New Market: Crealogix AG Opens 25% Above Issue Price

Date 07/09/2000

The shares of Crealogix AG, an E-business company, were traded today for the first time on the SWX New Market. The offering price was set Wendsday evening at CHF 200. At the start of trading on SWX, the stock stood 25% above that level at CHF 249, representing a total market capitalization for the company of CHF 266 million.

According to the offering prospectus, of the 1'070'000 in the Commercial Register registered shares, 310'000, or 29% of the company's outstanding stock, were offered to the public. Should the underwriters elect to exercise their green-shoe option, that proportion could rise to 32%. 230'000 of the publicly offered shares were part of a capital increase associated with the IPO.

One core competency of Crealogix is a consulting, technology and multimedia/design services package that is offered to customers on an infrastructure- and product-independent basis. For clients such as ABB, Credit Suisse Group, Helsana and Julius Baer, to name just a few, the company has developed and implemented tailor-made Internet applications for central business processes. Notable examples of this are youtrade, yourhome and Fundstreet.

Crealogix Holding AG was founded in Zurich in 1996 and currently employs a total of 130 individuals in Zurich, Bubikon (CH) and Toronto. In the 1999/2000 fiscal year ended June 30th, the company recorded a net profit of CHF 4.5 million, an earnings gain of 181% over the prior year.