Corporate | 2 July 2008 08:00


ARQUES sells shelf company Xerius AG

ARQUES Industries AG / Disposal

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ARQUES sells shelf company Xerius AG

With effect June 30, 2008 ARQUES Industries AG (ISIN DE005156004) has sold
OTC all shares in the shelf company Xerius AG (ISIN DE0005188304). In
October 2005 ARQUES took over 80 % of the shares of the Xerius AG, which is
listed on the Open Market (Regulated Unofficial Market).

About ARQUES
ARQUES Industries AG, Starnberg, (www.arques.de), is a business partner of
conglomerates regarding company spin-offs and 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. 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. 

ARQUES Industries AG
Investor Relations & Corporate Communication 
Anke Lüdemann, CEFA/CIIA
Email: luedemann@arques.de    

Public Relations
Christian Schneider
Email: schneider@arques.de

Tel.: +49 (0) 8151/ 651 0


02.07.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       ARQUES Industries AG
              Münchner Str. 15a
              82319 Starnberg
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)8151 651-0
Fax:          +49 (0)8151 651- 500
E-mail:       luedemann@arques.de
Internet:     www.arques.de
ISIN:         DE0005156004
WKN:          515600
Indices:      SDAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
 
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