Corporate | 21 April 2006 09:00

ARQUES Industries AG aims at stock split

Corporate-news transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— ARQUES aims at stock split Issuing of bonus shares – Nominal capital increases to EUR 24.3 million Starnberg, April 21, 2006 – The Supervisory Board and Executive Board of ARQUES Industries AG (ISIN DE0005156004) wish to propose to the General Meeting of the company on May 30, 2006 that the capital of the company be increased from company funds by EUR 21.8 million to EUR 24.3 million. The Supervisory Board and Executive Board agreed upon this in a joint resolution on April 20, 2006. Tied into this stock split would be the issuing of 21.8 million bonus shares, which are to be offered to the shareholders at a no-cost subscription in a ratio of 1 (previously 1 share per shareholder): 10 (in the future 10 shares per shareholder). The capital increase is possible, since on the basis of the certified 2005 holding financial statements of ARQUES Industries AG, the capital reserves alone have increased to over EUR 53 million. “We hope this action will significantly increase the attractiveness of our stock for our investors. This huge increase in registered capital should also demonstrate the financial strength of the company to the outside world,” claimed the Supervisory Board and Executive Board in a joint statement. The Supervisory Board also approved the Executive Board’s suggestion to propose to the General Meeting a 78% increase in the dividend to EUR 2.05 per share. About ARQUES ARQUES Industries AG, Starnberg, is a turnaround specialist who focuses on the acquisition and the active restructuring of companies in transitional situations, in order to develop these, with its own team and own resources, to competitive enterprises with a positive yield. ARQUES revitalises its subsidiaries’ potential for creating value for the benefit of all its stakeholders, taking on the relevant social responsibility. ARQUES has made a duty of identifying underestimated companies with reduced survivability but with high appreciation potential, at the same time mastering complex company structures and transitional situations. The shares of ARQUES Industries AG are traded in the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘AQU’ (ISIN: DE0005156004) and are listed in the SDAX since September 19, 2005. Contact: ARQUES Industries AG Investor Relations & Corporate Communication Anke Lüdemann, CEFA/CIIA Tel.: +49 (0) 8151/ 651 0 Email: luedemann@arques.de (c)DGAP 21.04.2006 ————————————————————————— language: English emitter: ARQUES Industries AG Münchner Str. 15a 82319 Starnberg Deutschland phone: +49 (0)8151 651-0 fax: +49 (0)8151 651- 500 email: info@arques.de WWW: www.arques.de ISIN: DE0005156004 WKN: 515600 indexes: SDAX stockmarkets: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————