Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media,

thank you very much for the overwhelming press frequency SMINTAIR enjoys, worldwide. We would specially like to thank you for your highly regarded professionalism, we have experienced from a vast majority of TV- and radio newscasters as well as talk show hosts, the neutral stance which was taken towards a hot subject like smoking in today's World.
We'd also like to thank every newspaper man for contacting us, giving us calls to hear and get to know the very detail right from the source. We bow to you all in true respect for your high quality standards and professional ethics.

We continue to encourage all media to get in contact with us, prior to publication.
Mr. Schoppmann will find the time to speak to everyone interested.

ATTENTION: From today, Monday the 7th of August 2006 on, Mr. Schoppmann refrains from taking part in live "talk-shows" which are staged right from the start with "claqueurs" in the audience, paid by the broadcasting station, making a thorough discussion impossible.

For further information, dates for appointments and telephone numbers, please use this email address:

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Thank you very much for your interest in SMINTAIR.
YOUR SMINTAIR
(MEDIA Relations)