Meltwater Announced as Winner of Schroders Next Gem Award

Audemars Piguet Hosts 4th Annual Awards Ceremony Geneva, Switzerland, November 19, 2009 Meltwater Group, one of the worlds leading Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, announced today that it was named winner of Schroders Next Gem award, an award that celebrates young, emerging European technology companies that have demonstrated an ability to bring a unique and original concept to market.

The Awards, which include the Cleantech Award and the Audemars Piguet "Changing Times" Award, are organized by Audemars Piguet in partnership with Schroder & Co Banque and European Tech Tour.

"Given Meltwaters roots in Europe, were proud to be recognized by our peers for our achievements," said Jorn Lyseggen, CEO of Meltwater. "To be honoured by world-class organizations such as Schroders and Audemars Piguet further validates our work in providing SaaS technology to businesses large and small." "We are proud to honor Meltwater with this years Next Gem award," said Bernhard Leibkutsch, director of Schroders. "Not only does Meltwater epitomize the European spirit of innovation, the company strives to be an exemplary corporate citizen through its non-profit school in Ghana that is training the next-generation of entrepreneurs in Africa." For more information on the Schroders Next Gem selection criteria, please visit www.techtour.com/apdinner2009/next_gem_award.php.

About Meltwater The Meltwater Group is a privately held software company founded in Norway in 2001 with 50 offices located globally across North America, South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Meltwater is committed to challenging existing business models by introducing disruptive technologies. The Meltwater Group delivers B2B solutions based on search engine technology, cloud computing, talent management software and biometrics. For more information, please visit www.meltwater.com.

About Audemars Piguet Founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet in the Swiss village of Le Brassus, Audemars Piguet is the oldest fine watchmaking manufacturer never to have left the hands of the founding families. At the heart of the Vallée de Joux, its master-watchmakers dedicate their unique expertise and know-how to creating a range of exclusive products composed of high-precision watches and jewellery watches, designed and crafted with legendary care. Throughout its history, Audemars Piguet has adopted avant-garde technologies which have enabled it to develop an unparalleled number of world firsts in the field of Haute Horlogerie. www.audemarspiguet.com About Schroders Schroders is a global asset management company established in 1804 with EUR 133 billion assets under management. The company still bears the stamp of the founding Schroder family and focuses exclusively on asset management and private banking. The independence of its advisory and financial services is reflected in the banks structure: Schroders has a very solid financial base. Schroders has had a local presence in Switzerland since 1967 and the offices in Zurich and Geneva (since 1984) service a national and international private and institutional clientele. In Switzerland, Schroder & Co Banque SA provides a wide range of asset management and credit services. www.schroders.ch

About The European Tech Tour Association (ETT)

European Tech Tour (ETT) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation which recognises that continued prosperity in Europe lies in its ability to transform todays innovative projects into tomorrows global technology leaders. Its goal is to promote European entrepreneurship and provide a platform for entrepreneurs and investors to meet, ideally leading to funding or facilitation of high technology companies looking to expand internationally. ETT organizes two country specific tours per year to identify the best emerging companies in a geographical region, as well as two vertical industry events to capture the most innovative European companies in a specific industry segment, such as Semiconductor, Cleantech, Medtech and Web & Mobility. www.techtour.com