Asian Bamboo AG / Capital Increase 17.06.2010 12:28 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to Sec. 15 German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) / Capital Increase - Not for release, publication or distribution in the United States, Canada, Japan and Australia Asian Bamboo AG announces the completion of the private placement raising EUR 43.4 million for the Company Hamburg, 17 June 2010, with reference to the Company's ad hoc announcement of 16 June 2010. Asian Bamboo AG ('Asian Bamboo', the 'Company') today successfully completed the private placement of 2,400,000 shares. The shares were allocated to institutional shareholders at a price of EUR 31 per share by way of an accelerated bookbuilding process. The private placement will provide Asian Bamboo with gross proceeds of EUR 43.4 million, to be used to partially finance leases of 10,733 ha of bamboo plantation. The Company has resolved a capital increase out of its authorised capital and will issue 1,400,000 new ordinary bearer shares with a pro-rated amount in the share capital of EUR 1.00 each, which will increase the Company's share capital from EUR 14,025,000 to EUR 15,425,000. The pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders were excluded in the capital increase. As a result of the private placement, Green Resources' shareholding in Asian Bamboo has decreased to 5,760,700 shares. Once the capital increase is completed, the total number of outstanding shares will increase to 15,295,100 (excluding treasury shares). Consequently, Green Resources' ownership of the Company will decrease from 48.7% to 37.7%, which means that the free float will increase from 51.3% to 62.3%. Asian Bamboo AG The Management Board Additional information: ISIN: DE000A0M6M79 Securities Identification No. (WKN): A0M6M7 Ticker Symbol: 5AB (ADR ticker symbol 'ASIBY') Listing: Regulated Market / Prime Standard at Frankfurt Stock Exchange Registered office of the company: Germany Disclaimer This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy shares of Asian Bamboo AG. The shares have already been sold. This document is not an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The shares of Asian Bamboo AG (the 'Shares') have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act') and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from such registration. There will be no public offering of the Shares in the United States and the Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act. This document is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who (i) are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) or persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (all such persons together being referred to as 'relevant persons'). The Shares are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. This announcement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. This document has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this document may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not deliver this document to any other person and you agree not to copy or retransmit this document or its contents. In particular, this document may not be forwarded or retransmitted to any person located in the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia. For enquiries, please contact: Asian Bamboo AG: Peter Sjovall +852 9385 3868 Chief Financial Officer Anja Holst +49 40 37644 798 Investor Relations Manager 17.06.2010 12:28 Ad hoc announcement, Financial News and Media Release distributed by DGAP. Medienarchiv at |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap-medientreff.de"|]www.dgap-medientreff.de|[/a|]]]|] and |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap.de"|]www.dgap.de|[/a|]]]|] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Asian Bamboo AG Stadthausbrücke 1-3 20355 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: +49 40 37644 798 Fax: +49 40 37644 500 E-mail: info@asian-bamboo.de Internet: www.asian-bamboo.de ISIN: DE000A0M6M79, DE000A0M6M79 WKN: A0M6M7, A0M6M7 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: Asian Bamboo AG announces the completion of the private placement raising
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