Hess AG / Key word(s): IPO
23.10.2012 20:08
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Villingen-Schwenningen, October 23, 2012 - The placing price for the shares
to be placed as part of Hess AG's IPO (ISIN: DE000A0N3EJ6, WKN: A0N3EJ) has
been set at EUR 15.50 per share. This mark was set today by the company
together with Hess Grundstücksverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG, the lead manager
and sole bookrunner Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and the co-lead managers
Kempen & Co. N.V. and M.M. Warburg & CO KGaA. A total of 2,645,000 shares
were allocated at the placing price, of which 345,000 shares from the
over-allotment option. The gross issue proceeds from the capital increase
totalling 2,300,000 new shares therefore came in at EUR 35.65 million and
is to be paid to Hess AG.
90.8 % of the shares placed were distributed to institutional investors,
with the remaining 9.2 % going to private investors. After the conclusion
of the offer and the complete exercising of the Greenshoe option, free
float will be at 50.7 %, or at 44.1 % without exercising the Greenshoe
option. The initial listing of Hess AG in the Prime Standard of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange will likely take place on October 25, 2012.
Disclaimer
This publication represents neither an offer to purchase nor the request
for an offer for the purchase of securities. Hess AG securities are not,
and will not be, offered publicly outside Germany. The public offer in
Germany occurs exclusively through and on the basis of the securities
prospectus dated 5 October 2012 and the Amendment No. 1 to the securities
prospectus dated 17 October 2012. The shares offered as part of the IPO
have already been placed.
This publication represents neither an offer to purchase nor the request
for an offer for the purchase of securities in the United States of
America. Hess AG shares may not be offered or sold in the United States of
America, or to 'US Persons' (as defined in Regulation S of the US
Securities Act of 1933 in the respective valid version (the 'Securities
Act')), or for the account of 'US Persons', unless they are registered or
exempt from the requirement to register pursuant to the Securities Act. The
shares were not, and are not, registered pursuant to the Securities Act.
This publication is for distribution only to
(i) individuals who have professional experience in matters relating to
investments, or
(ii) individuals who fall under Article 49 (2) (a) to (d) ('high net worth
companies', unincorporated associations etc) of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, or
(iii) other individuals to whom they may be legally made accessible
(whereby such individuals are together designated as 'Relevant Persons').
This publication is addressed exclusively to Relevant Persons. Individuals
who are not Relevant Persons may not act on the basis of trust in this
publication. Any investment or investment activity relating to this
publication is open exclusively to Relevant Persons, and will be entered
into solely with Relevant Persons.
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Language: English
Company: Hess AG
LantwattenstraÃe 22
78050 Villingen-Schwenningen
Germany
Phone: +49 7721 920 0
Fax: +49 7721 920 250
E-mail: hess@hess.eu
Internet: www.hess.eu
ISIN: DE000A0N3EJ6
WKN: A0N3EJ
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard)
Notierung vorgesehen (Regulierter Markt) / designated to be listed (Regulated
Market)
End of Announcement DGAP News-Service
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DGAP-Adhoc: Hess AG: Placing price set at EUR 15.50 per share - offering volume placed completely
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