BayWa AG / Acquisition 27.10.2009 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BayWa AG takes over MHH Solartechnik GmbH BayWa positions itself more strongly in the market for renewable energies Pending approval by the respective anti-trust authority, Munich-based BayWa AG is to purchase all the shares in MHH Solartechnik GmbH from Sunways AG, Konstanz (Constance), through its wholly-owned subsidiary BayWa Green Energy GmbH as per 1 January 2010. MHH Solartechnik, a wholesaler and retailer of photovoltaic systems with headquarters in Tuebingen, is one of the leading companies in the solar market. The independent system supplier operates throughout Europe and generated revenues of EUR 122 million in 2008. Including a performance-linked component, the purchase price of MHH Solartechnik comes to between approximately EUR 15 and 20 million. The takeover of well-established MHH Solartechnik GmbH enables BayWa to significantly reinforce its market presence and raise its sales volume in the field of renewable energies. BayWa AG views this as an important step in accelerating the process of building up its renewable energies business. Moreover, BayWa and Sunways intend to found a joint project company in which BayWa will hold 51 percent and Sunways 49 percent. BayWa Aktiengesellschaft, ArabellastraÃe 4, D - 81925 München, www.baywa.de WKN 519406 // ISIN DE0005194062; WKN 519400 // ISIN DE0005194005 Contact: Marion Danneboom, Tel. 089/9222-3680, E-Mail: marion.danneboom@baywa.de 27.10.2009 |[![CDATA[|[a href="http://www.dgap.de"|]Financial News transmitted by DGAP|[/a|]]]|] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: BayWa AG ArabellastraÃe 4 81925 München Deutschland Phone: 089/ 9222-3692 Fax: 089/ 9222-3698 E-mail: presse@baywa.de Internet: www.baywa.de ISIN: DE0005194062, DE0005194005, WKN: 519406, 519400, Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), München; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hannover, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: BayWa AG takes over MHH Solartechnik GmbH
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