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Emakina  integrates  leading  Austrian  agency  diamond:dogs,    strengthening  its  central  European  ‘DACH’  position  

Brussels,  Vienna,  18  September  2015  -­‐  Emakina  Group  today  announced  it  takes  a  100%  stake  in  the  capital   of   diamond:dogs|group.   With   this   step   Emakina   strengthens   its   position   in   the   DACH-­‐countries   and   leading   role   among   European   independent   full-­‐service   digital   agencies.   The   80  diamond:dogs  experts  in  online,  mobile  and  social  integral  solutions  join  Emakina,  with  a  strategic  focus  on  the  Central  European  market.  CEO  Gerhard  Handler  leads  the  new  Emakina  agency,  with  offices  in  Vienna,  Salzburg  and  Zurich.  

With   offices   in   Belgium,   The   Netherlands,   France,   Switzerland,   and   Turkey   and   international  partnerships,   Emakina   serves   customers  worldwide.   The   integration   of   diamond:dogs   reinforces   its  digital  transformation  experience,  on  a  strategic  and  operational  level,  in  B2B  and  B2C  support.      This  acquisition  represents  a  first  payment  of  maximum  EUR  3.1  million  in  cash  out  of  which  EUR  0.8  million  is  executed  now,  and  the  remaining  amount  will  be  executed  in  May  2016,  based  on  the  2015  performance   recorded  by  diamond:dogs|group.  Three  additional  annual  payments  will  be  executed  based   on   the   performance   recorded   until   2018.  These   future   payments   will   be   payable   partly   in  shares,  and  partly  in  cash  (partly  financed  through  financial  long-­‐term  loans).  

In   2014,  the   annual  turnover   of   diamond:dogs|group   amounts   to   EUR   6.5   million.   This   acquisition  should  have  a   positive   financial   impact   on   the   consolidated   EBITDA   (operating   result   before  depreciation)  of  Emakina  Group  from  the  last  quarter  of  2015.  

Gerhard   Handler   leads   the   new   Emakina   agency   as   CEO,   together   with   COO   Nathalie   Kohn,   CTO  Rainer  Friedl,  CCO  Chris  Budgen,  and  CFO  Christian  Handler.    Karim  Chouikri,  CEO  of  Emakina:  “We  warmly  welcome  diamond:dogs  into  the  Emakina  family.  Their  expertise   and   market   leadership   as   a   one-­‐stop-­‐shop   for   the   whole   digital   value   chain   will   greatly  contribute  toward  expanding  our  product  offerings  in  the  important  Central  European  region.”      Brice   Le   Blévennec,   co-­‐CEO   of   Emakina:  We   quickly   were   on   the   same   wavelength   with   our   new  colleagues   and   share   a   clear   vision   on   digital   transformation.   Gerhard   and   his   team   have   a   solid  reputation   as   a   highly   trustworthy   and   dynamic   digital   agency,   with   a   broad   focus   on   integral  solutions.  This  fits  very  well  with  Emakina’s  DNA.”    Gerhard  Handler:  “Emakina’s  600  high-­‐level  communication  experts  and  its  global  reach  through  its  agencies  and  partners  boost  our  power   in  cutting  edge  digital   transformation  and  communications,  and  the  market  position  of  our  team  and  clients  in  a  long  term  perspective.”      *  *  *        

     More  information      Karim  Chouikri  Chief  Executive  Officer  +32(0)2  400  40  00  kch@emakina.com      Frédéric  Desonnay  Chief  Financial  Officer  +32(0)  2  788  79  26  fds@emakina.com    Luc  Malcorps  Director  of  Media  Relations  +32(0)2    788  79  73  lma@emakina.com        Emakina  Group  S.A.        www.emakina.com  Rue  Middelbourg  64A  ,  1170  Brussels,  Belgium    VAT  0464.812.221    -­‐  ISIN  BE  0003843605          About  the  Emakina  Group    The  Emakina  Group   is   an   independent   European  group  of   cutting  edge   communication   agencies.  More  than  670   experts   work   from   offices   in   Belgium,   France,   Netherlands,   Switzerland,  Austria   and   Turkey.   They   serve  clients   such  as  Audi,  Axa,  BIC,   Brady-­‐Seton,  Danone,  De  Bijenkorf,  D’Ieteren,   EDA,   Engie,   Federal  Mogul,   FIVB,  ING,  IWC,  Karl  Lagerfeld,  KPN-­‐Base,  L'Oréal,  Nike,  Orange,  Peugeot,  Starwood,  SNCF,  Sundio,  Total,  Thomas  Cook,  and  Unilever.      The   Emakina   agency  guides   companies   through   their   digital   transformation,  helping   them   to   develop   better  customer  experiences,  new   lines  of  business,  and  quite  simply  to  work  better.  The  other  agencies   in   the  group  are  The  Reference,  Design  is  Dead,  Your  Agency,  and  Robert  &  Marien.  All  offer  first  class  specialised  digital  and  communication  services.      The   Emakina   Group   reported   annual   sales   of   €56,1m   in   2014   and   is   listed   on   Alternext   of   Euronext   Brussels  (ALEMK  -­‐  ISIN:  BE0003843605).      www.emakina.com