alstria office REIT-AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase 22.09.2010 16:45 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press release - Not for release, publication or distribution in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan - alstria office REIT-AG successfully executed capital increase * Gross proceeds of EUR 49 million * Proceeds will be used to fund future growth HAMBURG, September 22, 2010 - alstria office REIT-AG (ISIN DE000A0LD2U1) successfully placed 5,599,999 ordinary bearer shares with qualified investors as part of an accelerated bookbuilding process. The company increased its nominal share capital from EUR 56,000,000 to EUR 61,599,999, having partially used its authorized capital and excluded the subscription rights of shareholders. The shares are priced at EUR 8.75 per share. The company will receive gross proceeds in the amount of approximately EUR 49 million. The funds raised through the capital increase - after deduction of fees and expenses in connection with the issuance - will be used to finance further growth and to take advantage of acquisition opportunities which are starting to be present in the market. 'The successful capital increase is a testimony to the confidence of investors in alstria's business model,' says Olivier Elamine, CEO of alstria office REIT-AG. 'We are confident on the ability of the company to seize the opportunities that we see, and put our capital at work in accretive organic growth as well as in new external investments'. The new shares will be admitted to trading without a prospectus on the Regulated Market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the sub-segment of the Regulated Market with further post-admission obligations of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) and will carry full dividend rights for the year 2010. Settlement for issuance of the new shares is anticipated to take place on Friday September 24, 2010. The transaction is managed by J.P. Morgan as Lead Manager and sole bookrunner and UniCredit as Joint Lead Manager. This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy securities. In particular, this document constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The shares in alstria office REIT-AG (the 'shares') may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'). The shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. There will be no public offering of shares in the United States. About alstria: alstria office REIT-AG is an internally managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) focused solely on acquiring, owning and managing office real estate in Germany. alstria was founded in January 2006 and was converted into the first German REIT in October 2007. Its headquarters are in Hamburg. alstria office REIT-AG owns a diversified portfolio of properties across attractive German office real estate markets. Its current portfolio comprises 74 properties with an aggregate lettable space of approx. 821,000 sqm and is valued at approximately EUR 1.4 bn. The alstria office REIT-AG strategy is based on active asset and portfolio management as well as on establishing and maintaining good relationships with key customers and decision makers. alstria focuses on long-term real estate value creation. For further information, please see: www.alstria.com Disclaimer: This release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. As far as this press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the business, financial condition and results of operations of alstria office REIT-AG (alstria), these statements are based on current expectations or beliefs of alstria's management. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. Apart from other factors not mentioned here, differences could occur as a result of changes in the overall economic situation and the competitive environment - especially in the core business segments and markets of alstria. Also, the development of the financial markets and changes in national as well as international provisions particularly in the field of tax legislation and financial reporting standards could have an effect. Terrorist attacks and their consequences could increase the likelihood and the extent of differences. alstria undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Ralf Dibbern IR | PR Tel: +49 - 40 - 226 341 329 Email: rdibbern@alstria.de 22.09.2010 16:45 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: alstria office REIT-AG Bäckerbreitergang 75 20355 Hamburg Deutschland Phone: 040-226 341 300 Fax: 040-226 341 310 E-mail: info@alstria.de Internet: http://www.alstria.de ISIN: DE000A0LD2U1 WKN: A0LD2U Indices: SDAX, EPRA, German REIT Index Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Hamburg, München, Berlin, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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