SolarWorld AG / Key word(s): Capital Reorganisation/Miscellaneous 24.02.2014 11:50 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As part of financial restructuring, the implementation of the swap capital increase against contributions in kind for SolarWorld was entered in the Commercial Register today. Thereby, financial liabilities of SolarWorld were reduced from about one billion EUR by EUR 570 million to EUR 427 million. SolarWorld's financial restructuring, started in January 2013, is now closed. Through the swap capital increase against contributions in kind, approved in an extraordinary shareholders' meeting on Aug. 7, 2013, the capital stock of EUR 744,800.00 was increased by EUR 14,151,200.00 to EUR 14,896,000.00. Thus, 14,151,200 no-par value bearer shares with an imputed nominal value of EUR 1.00 per share were issued. The new no-par value bearer shares are entitled to profit participation as of Jan. 1, 2014 and have the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN: DE000A1YDED6). The new shares are expected to be quoted on the stock exchange as of March 5, 2014. After the swap capital increase against contributions in kind, the capital stock of SolarWorld AG amounts to EUR 14,896,000.00 and is divided into 14,151,200 no-par-value bearer shares with a pro rata share in capital stock of EUR 1.00 per share (New Shares, ISIN: DE000A1YDED6) and 744,800 no-par value bearer shares with a pro rata share in capital stock of EUR 1.00 per share (Old Shares, ISIN DE000A1YCMM2). After the next Annual General Meeting, which should take place on May 30, 2014, the new shares will be listed together with the old shares under the ISIN DE000A1YCMM2. Contact: SolarWorld AG Investor Relations Phone: +49 228 55920-470; Fax: +49 228 55920-9470, Email: placement@solarworld.de; Web: www.solarworld.de/en/investor-relations 24.02.2014 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: SolarWorld AG Martin-Luther-King-StraÃe 24 53175 Bonn Germany Phone: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 470 Fax: +49 (0)228 - 559 20 9470 E-mail: placement@solarworld.de Internet: www.solarworld.de ISIN: DE000A1YCMM2, DE000A1YDED6, DE000A1YDDX6, DE000A1YCN14 WKN: A1YCMM Listed: Regulierter Markt in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: SolarWorld AG closes financial restructuring: Implementation of swap capital increase against contributions in kind entered in Commercial Register - Reduction of financial liabilities by EUR 570 million
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