Corporate | 5 June 2001 17:01

Energiekontor AG english

Corporate-News announcement sent by DGAP. The sender is solely responsible for the contents of this announcement. ——————————————————————————– Energiekontor AG: Capital Increase by Means of Authorised Share Capital Bremen, June 5, 2001. Energiekontor AG based in Stuhr/Brinkum near Bremen today signed the Underwriting Agreement with Societe Generale, Paris for 270,000 shares. The authorised Share Capital II, approved by the Annual General Meeting on March 6, 2000 will be used for the extension of Energiekontor’s international activities in the areas of on- and offshore projects. Publication of the application for admission of the new shares was published on June 2, 2001 in the German publications Börsenzeitung and Bundesanzeiger. The capital increase will take place in the form of a private placement with institutional investors in Germany and internationally lead managed by Societe Generale, Paris. Pre-emptive rights of shareholders have been excluded pursuant to Paragraph 186 (3) sent. 4 of the German Joint Stock Comapny Act. The new shares will be entitled in full to any dividends declared in respect of the financial year beginning January 1, 2001. It is expected that the transaction will be completed within the next two weeks. end of message, (c) DGAP 05.06.2001