Ad hoc: HÃ¶ft & Wessel AG: Hoeft & Wessel's subsidiary Metric succeeded with large-scale order in USA, Metric to supply Philadelphia Parking Authority with more than 1,000 car park ticket terminals

9. April 2009HÃ¶ft & Wessel AG / Order / Ad hoc: Hoeft & Wessel's subsidiary Metric succeeded with large-scale order in USA, Metric to supply Philadelphia Parking Authority with more than 1,000 car park ticket terminals Ad hoc announcement according to Â§15 WpHG processed and transmitted by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Hanover/Germany, 09 April 2009. Metric Group Inc., Cranbury, New Jersey, USA, a company of the Hoeft & Wessel Group, succeeded in being awarded a contract in a competitive bid with four vendors after evaluation for the supply of more than 1,000 car park ticket terminals of the type Aura by the Philadelphia Parking Authority, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This contract has a volume of around USD 10 million (about EUR 7.4 million) and includes the terminals as well as the back-office software. With more than 60,000 installed terminals in 45 countries, Metric is a leading manufacturer of parking space management systems across the globe. With this major single order, Metric - which is headquartered in Swindon in the west of London - is extending its market position as one of the leading suppliers in this business segment. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is the municipal parking operator of this city of 1.4 million inhabitants on the American east coast. The contract includes the delivery of the latest Aura car park ticket terminals, featuring a solar panel, payment systems for cash, credit card as well as smart cards with RFID tag. Metric also provides the central parking management system for monitoring and controlling. Metric is a member of the German IT and Engineering Group Hoeft & Wessel, whose products and solutions focus on public transport, parking as well as the retail sector and logistics. Hoeft & Wessel AG (ISIN DE0006011000) Investor Relations / Public Relations Dr Arnd Fritzemeier Rotenburger Strasse 20, 30659 Hanover / Germany Tel. +49.511.6102-300 IR@hoeft-wessel.com Fax +49.511.6102-873 www.hoeft-wessel.com --- End of Message --- HÃ¶ft & Wessel AG Rotenburger Str. 20 Hannover Germany WKN: 601100; ISIN: DE0006011000; Index: Prime All Share, CDAX, TECH All Share; Listed: Prime Standard in Frankfurter WertpapierbÃ¶rse, Freiverkehr in BÃ¶rse Berlin, Freiverkehr in BÃ¶rse DÃ¼sseldorf, Freiverkehr in NiedersÃ¤chsische BÃ¶rse zu Hannover, Freiverkehr in Hanseatische WertpapierbÃ¶rse zu Hamburg, Freiverkehr in Bayerische BÃ¶rse MÃ¼nchen, Freiverkehr in BÃ¶rse Stuttgart, Regulierter Markt in Frankfurter WertpapierbÃ¶rse;