DGAP-Ad hoc: Capital Stage AG

DGAP-Adhoc: Capital Stage AG resolves on a capital increase to finance growth

Capital Stage AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase/Capital Increase

20.04.2016 18:24

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The Management Board of Capital Stage AG (ISIN DE00006095003 / WKN 609500) today, April 20, 2016, resolved based on an authorisation resolution by the general meeting of June 26, 2014, and with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to increase the company's registered share capital by up to 9.6% against cash contribution.

By making partial use of the Authorised Capital 2014, the company's share capital shall be increased from currently EUR 75,483,512.00 to up to EUR 82,727,452.00. Accordingly, up to 7,243,940 new bearer shares with no par value each representing EUR 1.00 of the share capital shall be issued. The new shares will be entitled to full dividend rights as of January 1, 2015. Existing shareholders' subscription rights will be excluded.

The new shares will be offered in a private placement to institutional investors as well as other domestic and international investors under the directives of the applicable rules for private placements in an accelerated bookbuilding process. Major shareholders of the company which are also represented on the Supervisory Board as well as the members of the Management Board have already expressed their intention to subscribe new shares in the context of the accelerated bookbuilding.

The private placement will commence on April 20, 2016, and end on April 21, 2016, at the latest. With the approval of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board will determine the placement price at which the new shares will be offered within a separate resolution. The placement price will probably be publicly announced on April 21, 2016. It will not be materially lower than the current stock market price of the Capital Stage AG share.

Capital Stage intends to use the proceeds from the capital increase to continue the course of growth via new acquisitions at project level and to maintain a solid balance sheet structure.

Bankhaus Lampe will act as Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner in the transaction.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this document is not for publication or distribution in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan.

This document is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities.

This document is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States of America. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares in Capital Stage AG have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are not being and will not be offered or sold in the United States of America.

About Capital Stage AG: Since 2009, Capital Stage has acquired solar power plants and wind parks in Germany, France, Italy and the UK with a total generation capacity of more than 570 MW. As such, Capital Stage today is Germany's largest independent operator of solar parks and already has a generating capacity that is equivalent to more than half the output of a nuclear power plant. Capital Stage today also is Germany's largest independent operator of solar parks. The high quality of the existing portfolio in combination with an excellent O&M management generate attractive returns and stable revenues for Capital Stage, while offering only a moderate level of investment risk.

Capital Stage AG is listed in the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in the regulated market of the Hanseatic Stock Exchange Hamburg (ISIN: DE0006095003 / WKN: 609500). The shares of Capital Stage AG have been listed in the Deutsche Börse Frankfurt a. M. selective index SDAX since March 2014.

For more information, visit www.capitalstage.com

Contact: Capital Stage AG Till Gießmann Head of Investor & Public Relations Fon.: + 49 (0)40 37 85 62-242 Fax: + 49 (0)40 37 85 62-129 e-mail: till.giessmann@capitalstage.com

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Capital Stage AG Große Elbstraße 59 22767 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 4037 85 62 -0 Fax: +49 4037 85 62 -129 E-mail: info@capitalstage.com Internet: www.capitalstage.com ISIN: DE0006095003 WKN: 609500 Indices: SDAX Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------