TELE ATLAS : TomTom receives unconditional clearance from EC to acquire Tele Atlas

This is a joint announcement of TomTom N.V.("TomTom") and Tele  Atlas
N.V. ("Tele Atlas") which is  required pursuant to the provisions  of
section 9b paragraph  1 of the  Dutch Securities Markets  Supervision
Decree 1995  (Besluit toezicht  effectenverkeer 1995)  in  connection
with the  recommended  public offer  by  TomTom for  all  outstanding
ordinary shares with a nominal value of EUR 0.10 each (the  "Shares";
holders of such Shares  being referred to  as "Shareholders") in  the
share capital  of Tele  Atlas (the  "Offer"). This  announcement  and
related materials  do  not constitute  an  offer to  purchase  nor  a
solicitation of an offer to sell shares. Any offer will be made  only
by means of the Offer Memorandum  as defined below. Not for  release,
distribution or  publication,  in  whole or  in  part  to  Australia,
Canada, Italy or Japan.


Amsterdam, 14 May 2008 - TomTom N.V. ("TomTom" or the "Offeror") and
Tele Atlas N.V. ("Tele Atlas") hereby jointly announce that they have
received unconditional clearance from the European Commission for the
proposed acquisition by TomTom of Tele Atlas. The ruling of the EC is
the best possible outcome for TomTom and Tele Atlas allowing the new
combination to go ahead with the full execution of its strategy.
Clearance from the US authorities was received in October 2007.

The combination  will create  new  technologies for  interactive  map
creation, enrichment and  maintenance. TomTom  Map Share(TM)  enables
TomTom's installed base of nearly 20 million to contribute to digital
map creation and maintenance.  TomTom IQ Routes(TM)  adds to the  map
routing information based on the actual speeds driven on roads, which
may differ for the time of the day, day of the week, or season in the
year. TomTom HD Traffic(TM) real time information can be overlaid  on
map data  to  further enhance  the  quality of  routing  and  traffic
information.

Additional incremental  data from  TomTom will  allow Tele  Atlas  to
introduce new features such as  more frequent map updates.  Superior,
cost efficiently created  content will enable  Tele Atlas to  further
strengthen its  market  position  in the  rapidly  growing  worldwide
market for  digital  maps  and  to grow  its  addressable  market  by
investing cost synergies in increasing global coverage.

The end result -  better maps produced  more efficiently and  updated
more frequently - will  benefit all current  and future customers  of
Tele Atlas. Tele Atlas customers' relationship with the company  will
remain exactly the same. All Tele Atlas customers, including  TomTom,
will have access to  the same higher quality  maps, at the same  time
and will pay a comparable  price. Customers' confidentiality will  be
safeguarded and will never be at risk.

Acceptance Period
The acceptance  period under  the Offer  which began  at 9:00  hours,
Amsterdam time (3:00 hours, New York time), on 19 November 2007  will
end at 15:00 hours, Amsterdam time (9:00 hours, New York time), on 30
May 2008 (the  "Current Acceptance Closing  Date"). Acceptance  under
the Offer  must  be  made  in  the  manner  specified  in  the  offer
memorandum dated 18 November 2007 (the "Offer Memorandum").

Acceptance by Shareholders
Shareholders who hold  their Shares through  an admitted  institution
are requested  to  make their  acceptance  known via  their  bank  or
stockbroker no later  than 15:00 hours,  Amsterdam time (9:00  hours,
New York  time) on  30  May 2008,  unless  the acceptance  period  is
further extended.

Declaring the Offer Unconditional
The Offer remains subject to the fulfillment of the offer  conditions
as set  out in  paragraph 6.2  of the  Offer Memorandum  (the  "Offer
Conditions"), including but not limited to the condition that on  the
Current Acceptance Closing Date the number of Shares that is tendered
for acceptance under  the Offer,  together with the  Shares that  are
held at  that time  by the  Offeror, represent  at least  80% of  all
issued and outstanding Shares. The  Offeror, or the Offeror and  Tele
Atlas jointly, as the case may be, reserve the right to waive certain
Offer Conditions.

The Offeror will  determine within five  business days following  the
Current Acceptance Closing Date  (such date being the  "Unconditional
Date") whether the Offer Conditions have been fulfilled or are to  be
waived by the Offeror (insofar as permitted by law) and will announce
whether (i) the Offer has been declared unconditional, (ii) there  is
still  uncertainty  as  to  the  fulfillment  of  any  of  the  Offer
Conditions, or (iii)  the Offer  is terminated,  as a  result of  the
Offer Conditions not having been fulfilled or waived by the  Offeror,
or the Offeror and Tele Atlas, as  the case may be all in  accordance
with article 9t,  paragraph 4 of  the Bte 1995  and other  applicable
laws.

On the Unconditional date, the Offeror may announce a post-acceptance
period (na-aanmeldingstermijn) of the Offer with a maximum of fifteen
business days.  During a  post acceptance  period, Shareholders  that
have not yet tendered their Shares under the Offer will be given  the
opportunity to do so in the same manner and under the same conditions
as set out in the Offer Memorandum.

Further extension
The Offeror may extend the Offer past the Current Acceptance  Closing
Date one or  more times as  set out  in the Offer  Memorandum in  the
event that one or  more of the Offer  Conditions is not fulfilled  or
waived. If the Offer  is further extended,  a public announcement  to
that effect shall be made not later than 15:00 hours, Amsterdam  time
(9:00 hours, New York time) on  the third business day following  the
Current Acceptance Closing Date in accordance with the provisions  of
article 9o, paragraph 5 of the Bte 1995. During such extension of the
acceptance period, any Shares  previously tendered and not  withdrawn
will remain subject to the Offer.

Purchases outside the Offer
To the extent permitted by applicable law, in accordance with  normal
Dutch practice and pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the  Staff
of the Division of  Market Regulation of the  SEC (the "Staff")  from
Rule 14e-5 of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Rule  14e-5"),
the Offeror or its  nominees or brokers (acting  as agents) may  from
time to time make certain purchases of, or arrangements to  purchase,
Shares otherwise than  under the  Offer, such  as in  open market  or
privately negotiated purchases outside  the United States during  the
period in which the Offer  remains open for acceptance. In  addition,
in accordance with Dutch law and with exemptive relief granted by the
Staff from  Rule  14e-5,  Goldman  Sachs and  ABN  AMRO,  serving  as
financial advisors to the Offeror, or their respective affiliates and
separately  identifiable  departments  may  make  purchases  of,   or
arrangements to purchase, Shares  outside of the  Offer or engage  in
trading activities involving  Shares and  various related  derivative
transactions in the normal and ordinary course of their business.  In
accordance with the requirements of  Rule 14e-5 and exemptive  relief
granted by the SEC, any such  transactions outside of the Offer  must
comply with Dutch law. Any information about purchases by the Offeror
will be notified  forthwith (onverwijld) to  the Dutch Authority  for
the Financial Markets. In accordance with applicable Dutch law,  only
in certain instances will purchases, or arrangements to purchase,  of
Shares outside  the  Offer  be publicly  disclosed  and  such  public
disclosure will  be  available  on the  website  of  The  Netherlands
Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit  Financiële
Markten) (www.afm.nl).   Information  regarding transactions  in  the
Shares will also be  publicly disclosed in the  United States to  the
extent that such information is made public in The Netherlands.

Offer Memorandum and further information
Shareholders are advised to review the Offer Memorandum in detail and
to seek  independent advice  where appropriate  in order  to reach  a
reasoned judgment in respect of  the content of the Offer  Memorandum
and the Offer  itself. The  information in this  announcement is  not
complete  and  additional  information  is  contained  in  the  Offer
Memorandum.

Copies of the Offer Memorandum are available on the website of TomTom
(www.tomtom.com) or Tele Atlas (www.teleatlas.com). TomTom's and Tele
Atlas' website do not constitute a part of, and are not  incorporated
by  reference  into  the  Offer  Memorandum.  Copies  of  the   Offer
Memorandum are furthermore available free of charge at the offices of
TomTom and  Tele Atlas  and the  exchange agent  and the  information
agent at the addresses mentioned below.

Copies of  Tele  Atlas' articles  of  association and  the  financial
information of Tele Atlas relating to the annual financial statements
(jaarrekening) of Tele Atlas for the financial year 2006 ended on  31
December 2006, the financial year 2005 ended on 31 December 2005  and
the financial year 2004  ended on 31  December 2004, which  documents
are incorporated by reference in, and  form an integral part of,  the
Offer Memorandum, are available free of charge at the offices of Tele
Atlas and the Exchange Agent and  can be obtained by contacting  them
at the addresses stated below.

On 28 February 2008,  Tele Atlas has published  its Q4 2007 and  Full
Year 2007  results. Furthermore,  on 29  April 2008,  Tele Atlas  has
published its Q1 2008 results. Shareholders are advised to review the
press releases issued in relation to  the publication of the Q4  2007
and Full Year  2007 results and  the Q1 2008  results in  combination
with the  financial information  in the  Offer Memorandum.  Both  the
press releases dated 28 February 2008 and 29 April 2008 as well as  a
full copy of financial statement (jaarrekening) of Tele Atlas for the
financial year 2007  ended on 31  December 2007 can  be reviewed  and
downloaded from Tele Atlas' website as mentioned above.



Addresses

TomTom N.V.
Oosterdoksstraat 114
1011 DK Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Tele Atlas N.V.
Reitscheweg 7F
5232 BX 's-Hertogenbosch
The Netherlands

The Exchange Agent
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
AS Exchange Agency MF 2020
Kemelstede 2
4817 ST Breda
The Netherlands
P.O. Box 3200
4800 DE Breda
The Netherlands

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

The information agent

D.F. King & Co., Inc.
2 London Wall Buildings, 2nd Floor
London Wall, London EC2M 5PP
European Toll Free Help Line: 00 800 5464 5464

48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
North America Toll Free Help Line:
1 [phone]


Restrictions
The Offer is not being made, and the Shares will not be accepted  for
purchase from or on behalf of any Shareholder, in any jurisdiction in
which the making  or acceptance  thereof would not  be in  compliance
with the securities or other laws or regulations of such jurisdiction
or would  require  any  registration, approval  or  filing  with  any
regulatory authority not expressly contemplated  by the terms of  the
Offer Memorandum. Persons obtaining the Offer Memorandum are required
to take due  note and observe  all such restrictions  and obtain  any
necessary authorisations, approvals or consents. Neither the Offeror,
nor Tele Atlas, nor any of  their advisers accepts any liability  for
any violation  by any  person  of any  such restriction.  Any  person
(including, without  limitation, custodians,  nominees and  trustees)
who would or otherwise intend to forward the Offer Memorandum or  any
related document to any  jurisdiction outside The Netherlands  should
carefully read Section 1 (Restrictions and Important Information)  of
the Offer Memorandum  before taking any  action. The distribution  of
the Offer Memorandum in jurisdictions other than The Netherlands  may
be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession  the
Offer Memorandum  comes should  inform themselves  about and  observe
such restrictions. Any failure to  comply with any such  restrictions
may constitute a violation of the law of any such jurisdiction.

                                -----

For more information

Taco Titulaer
[phone]
[e-mail]

Jan Wirken
[phone]
[e-mail]


About TomTom
TomTom NV  is  the  world's leading  navigation  solutions  provider.
TomTom's products  are  developed  with an  emphasis  on  innovation,
quality, ease of  use, safety and  value.  TomTom's products  include
all-in-one navigation  devices  which enable  customers  to  navigate
right out of the box; these  are the award-winning TomTom GO  family,
the  TomTom  XL  and  TomTom   ONE  ranges  and  the  TomTom   RIDER.
 Additionally, independent research proves that TomTom products  have
a significant positive  effect on  driving and  road safety.   TomTom
offers a portfolio  of content and  services for TomTom's  navigation
products, which  are easily  available through  TomTom HOME.   TomTom
also provides navigation software products that integrate with  third
party  devices;   the  TomTom   NAVIGATOR  software   for  PDAs   and
smartphones.  TomTom WORK combines industry leading communication and
smart navigation technology  with leading edge  tracking and  tracing
expertise.  TomTom's products are sold  through a network of  leading
retailers in 30 countries and online.  TomTom was founded in 1991  in
Amsterdam and has offices in Europe, North America and Asia  Pacific.
 TomTom is listed at Euronext Amsterdam in The Netherlands. For  more
information, go to http://www.tomtom.com.


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.  Tele Atlas 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.
Tele Atlas is  listed on the  Frankfurt Stock Exchange  (TA6) and  on
Euronext   Amsterdam   (TA).    For   more    information,   go    to
http://www.teleatlas.com

This announcement  does  not  constitute an  offer  to  purchase  any
securities, nor  a  solicitation  of any  offer,  proxy,  consent  or
authorization to buy or subscribe for any securities of Tele Atlas or
any other securities, nor shall it (or any part of it) form the basis
of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract therefore.  In
the event that an offer is made, details of the offer will be set out
in an  offer  memorandum,  which  will contain  the  full  terms  and
conditions of the offer including how the offer can be accepted,  and
which will be  made available to  all holders of  securities of  Tele
Atlas free of charge.

This announcement is a press release and not a prospectus and holders
of ordinary shares in Tele Atlas should not make any decisions except
on the basis of the information contained in the offer memorandum  to
be published in due course.
Statements  in  this  document  regarding  the  proposed  transaction
between Tele Atlas and TomTom, the expected timing for completing the
transaction, future  financial and  operating results,  benefits  and
synergies of the transaction,  future opportunities for the  combined
company  and  any  other  statements  about  Tele  Atlas  or   TomTom
managements' future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans, or prospects
constitute forward-looking  statements  within  the  meaning  of  the
Private Securities  Litigation Reform  Act of  1995.  Any  statements
that are  not statements  of  historical fact  (including  statements
containing the  words  "believes,"  "will,"  "plans,"  "anticipates,"
"expects" and similar  expressions) should also  be considered to  be
forward-looking statements.  There are a number of important  factors
that could cause actual results  or events to differ materially  from
those indicated by  such forward-looking  statements, including:  the
ability to  consummate  the transaction,  the  ability of  TomTom  to
successfully integrate  Tele  Atlas' operations  and  employees;  the
ability  to  realize  anticipated  synergies  and  cost-savings;  the
receipt of  regulatory clearances;  and  other factors  described  in
TomTom's and Tele  Atlas' most recent  respective annual reports  for
the year  ended  2007.   TomTom  and Tele  Atlas  each  disclaim  any
intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a
result of developments after the date of this announcement.


The press release can be downloaded from the following link:


http://hugin.info/136347/R/1219053/255686.pdf


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