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Tele Atlas n.v. 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, 10 June 2008 - Tele Atlas (FSE: TA6, EUNV: TA), a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, announces that following the settlement of the TomTom's offer for all outstanding shares in Tele Atlas for a price per share of € 30 today, the appointment of Harold Goddijn, Marina Wyatt and Alexander Ribbink - CEO, CFO and COO of TomTom respectively - as members of the Supervisory Board of Tele Atlas, as approved at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of 7 December 2007, has now become effective. They have replaced as of today George Schmitt, Borden B. Hollingsworth Jr. and Stephan Rojahn. Wim Dik and Charles Cotton will remain on the Supervisory Board of Tele Atlas.
About Tele Atlas Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power some of the world's most essential navigation and location-based services (LBS). The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems and mobile and Internet map applications that help users find the people, places, products, and services they need, wherever they are. The company also works with business partners who trust its digital map data to deliver critical applications for emergency, business, fleet, and infrastructure services. Through a combination of its own products and partnerships, Tele Atlas offers digital map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The company was founded in 1984 and today has approximately 2,500 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 24 countries and uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans, and more than 50,000 data resources to deliver highly accurate and up-to-date digital maps. For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). ###
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