UNIT4 starts squeeze-out process to be followed by de-listing of Teta

UNIT4 N.V. (â??UNIT4â?), a leading global business software supplier, listed on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext, which on 31 May 2010 announced a public tender offer (the â??Offerâ?) to acquire 100% of the shares in Teta S.A. (â??Tetaâ?), today announces the start of the squeeze-out process t

UK (July 30, 2010) –

UNIT4 N.V. (“UNIT4”), a leading global business software supplier, listed on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext, which on 31 May 2010 announced a public tender offer (the “Offer”) to acquire 100% of the shares in Teta S.A. (“Teta”), today announces the start of the squeeze-out process to acquire the remaining 6,99% of the Teta shares.

After UNIT4 has acquired 100% of the Teta shares, UNIT4 intends to de-list Teta from the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

For any further enquiries please contact:

UNIT4 NV
Chris Ouwinga, CEO or Edwin van Leeuwen, CFO
Tel.: +31 (0)184 444 444
Fax: +31 (0)184 444 463
E-mail: edwin.van.leeuwen@unit4.com

ABOUT UNIT4

UNIT4 is a global business software and services company aimed at helping dynamic organizations to embrace change simply, quickly and cost effectively in a market sector it calls ‘Businesses Living IN Change’ (BLINC)(TM). The Group incorporates a number of the world’s leading change embracing software brands including Agresso Business World and CODA financial management software.

Agresso Business World is our flagship ERP suite for mid-sized services intensive organizations. It is widely acknowledged for delivering ongoing, post-implementation changes without the typical external IT costs and services that cost firms huge sums of money each year. This is achieved thanks to its powerful VITA(TM) architecture which is unmatched in the ERP world.

CODA Financials is our award-winning suite of best-of-class financial management software designed to integrate with your industry- and company-specific applications. CODA’s LINK(TM) architecture sets it apart from ordinary accounting systems by providing a financial information backbone for companies with fast-changing and mixed application environments. It is a global accounting solution for mid-to large sized organizations, offering a “no compromise” approach to financial modeling, process control and application choice.

UNIT4 is a top six mid-market ERP software player globally and the 2nd largest European ERP supplier. With offices in 13 European countries, as well as 6 countries across North America, Asia Pacific and Africa and sales activities in several other countries, a revenue of EUR379.4 million was realized in 2009. UNIT4 is headquartered in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands. The company has 3,456 employees (31 December 2009).

UNIT4 is listed on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext and is included in the Amsterdam Smallcap Index (AScX). For more information on UNIT4 or any of its operating companies, please visit the website at www.unit4.com.

About Teta

Established as a limited liability company in 1987 (converted into joint stock in 1998), Teta is a medium-sized provider of ERP, HR, Business Intelligence and e-commerce software solutions to small, medium and large corporate and government clients. It has a leading position in the Polish ERP and HR software market and a strong presence in Hungary through its subsidiary VT-Soft, with a portfolio of more than 2,000 customers. The company has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since November 2005.

Source: UNIT4

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