08/22/2007 An Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008™, Continental to Draw Winners for Four Tickets to Group Phase Matches Every Day

Frankfurt/Hanover, August 2007. As an official sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008™, Continental AG will be holding daily drawings for two pairs of tickets to a group-phase game at their stand no. A 16 in hall 5.1, during the IAA Passenger Cars 2007 motor show, which is being held September 13-23, 2007. Anyone visiting the show can participate in the drawing. The winners, who must be present to win, will be drawn at noon and 4 p.m. on each day of the show. The draws will also be held on the press days on September 11 and 12. Various football experts have been invited each afternoon for informal discussions, and on September 15 and 16, official mascots Trix and Flix will appear as well.

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IAA Passenger Cars is the biggest trade show for cars and accessories in Europe. It is held every two years, alternating with the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover. In 2005, it attracted 900,000 visitors, and attendance is expected to be high again this year, particularly on the official show days. "Besides new vehicles and accessories, many of those coming to the show are also excited already about the sporting event of 2008: UEFA EURO 2008^TM,” said Continental press spokesman Alexander Lührs. "We are catering to this interest by drawing winners of two pairs of tickets for a group phase match each day, along with two other prizes." Continental anticipates strong demand for tickets to Europe’s most important soccer tournament, similar to the keen interest displayed for tickets to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™, which could only be obtained via the official FIFA website.

Three winners will be named in each drawing:

1^st prize = two tickets to a UEFA EURO 2008^TM group phase match

2^nd prize = two folding football goals and carrying bags

3^rd prize = a leather football.

Lührs expects a good turnout for the daily drawings. The prizes, or a voucher for two tickets, will be awarded to the winners at the stand immediately after the drawing. The actual tickets will then be handed out the day before or on the day of the match in June 2008, at a designated meeting point where the match is being held. The winner must present the voucher and an appropriate ID to claim the tickets. The official sale of the million or so tickets began on March 1, 2007 at www.euro2008.com.

Continental provides comprehensive information on its own football activities at www.ContiSoccerWorld.de, including the winners of previous tournaments, the teams and stars in the qualification rounds for UEFA EURO 2008™, UEFA EURO 2008™ itself, and, of course, on all the ticket contests.

The new van winter tire VancoWinter 2 will be presented by Continental`s Passenger & Light Trucks Tyre Division at Frankfurt.

The Continental Corporation is a leading automotive supplier of brake systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers. In 2006 the corporation realized sales of EUR14.9 billion. At present it has a worldwide workforce of around 89,000.

Continental’s tire divisions are an official sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008^™, which will be held in Austria and Switzerland in June 2008. Further information on this is available at www.ContiSoccerWorld.de, www.contifanworld.com and www.conti-online.com.