DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia increases its share in

DGAP-News: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG / Key word(s): Investment/Investment Francotyp-Postalia increases its share in De-Mail provider Mentana-Claimsoft 06.11.2013 / 19:10 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News Francotyp-Postalia increases its share in De-Mail provider Mentana-Claimsoft Birkenwerder, 6 November 2013. The Francotyp-Postalia Group, a multi-channel provider for mail communications, has acquired a further 24.5% of the shares in Mentana-Claimsoft GmbH. The acquisition had no impact on liquidity and was made as part of a mutual agreement. Approval for this agreement was granted by the Supervisory Board today. The stake will stand at 75.5%. Mentana-Claimsoft, certified De-Mail provider since 2012, specialises in electronic signatures and offers a comprehensive product range for protecting electronic documents and legally binding communications. The company is also a licensed provider of electronic court communication (EGVP). In March 2011, the FP Group acquired 51% of the shares in Mentana-Claimsoft. 'The increase of our stake is another important milestone in the implementation of our strategy. We are the experts for physical and fully electronic mail communication. And the importance of fully electronic communication continues to grow,' explains Hans Szymanski, CEO and CFO of the FP Group. The company is thus systematically continuing the strategic expansion of the electronic mail communications segment and strengthening its influence on the future development of this promising business segment for the FP Group. FP estimates the potential of the medium-term De-Mail market alone to exceed 500 million De-Mails per year. FP is aiming for a market share of around 10%. 'De-Mail will win through on the market in the next few years, and we are the frontrunners in this segment,' said Szymanski. Customer approach is focussed on businesses and public authorities. Here, FP defines the processes with the persons responsible and supports the implementation of the communication processes. More and more companies and authorities are interested in De-Mail solutions. For example, Deutsche Rentenversicherung recently began offering its customers the option of securely transferring messages and documents in electronic form via De-Mail. The pension insurance institution is using the De-Mail gateway of Mentana-Claimsoft to do this. Contact Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Corporate Communications Sabina Prüser Tel: +49 (0)3303 525 410 Fax: +49 (0)3303 53707 410 E-mail: s.prueser@francotyp.com About Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG The FP Group is the first multi-channel provider for mail communication. The globally active company offers the entire range of products and solutions for business and private customers. In addition to standard machines for franking and inserting mail, its offering includes services such as the collection of business mail and innovative software solutions such as the fully electronic letter. The FP Group, based in Birkenwerder near Berlin, can therefore provide tailored multi-channel solutions. The Group currently operates its own branches in a number of industrialised countries and holds a global market share in franking machines of around 10%. With a history dating back 90 years, the FP Group today benefits across all markets from the increasing liberalisation of postal markets and the readiness of companies to outsource their business mail to professional service providers. In the 2012 financial year, the company generated revenue of EUR 165.6 million. The FP Group employs around 1,100 people worldwide. End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 06.11.2013 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Francotyp-Postalia Holding AG Triftweg 21-26 16547 Birkenwerder Germany Phone: +49 (0)3303 525 777 Fax: +49 (0)3303 53 70 77 77 E-mail: ir@francotyp.com Internet: www.francotyp.com ISIN: DE000FPH9000 WKN: FPH900 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 238390 06.11.2013