Ad-hoc | 23 July 2015 15:32
alstria office REIT-AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase
23.07.2015 15:32
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Ad-hoc announcement § 15 WpHG
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO
OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.
Shareholders of alstria office REIT-AG approve capital increase in
connection with the announced public takeover offer by alstria office
REIT-AG for all outstanding shares in DO Deutsche Office AG
HAMBURG, July 23, 2015 - The shareholders of alstria office REIT-AG
("alstria", symbol: AOX, ISIN DE000A0LD2U1) today approved at the
extraordinary general meeting in Hamburg the required capital increase in
connection with alstria's announced public takeover offer to all
shareholders of DO Deutsche Office AG with seat (Sitz) in Cologne
("Deutsche Office"). The capital increase was resolved with a majority of
99.71% of the valid votes cast. A majority of three quarters of the share
capital present at resolution was required for the approval of the capital
increase. The capital increase against contributions in kind with the
exclusion of shareholders' subscription rights has a volume of up to EUR
68,781,791.00 and enables the creation of up to 68,781,791 new alstria
shares which will be offered to the shareholders of Deutsche Office in the
announced takeover offer in exchange for their shares of Deutsche Office.
On June 16, 2015, alstria had announced its decision to make an offer to
the shareholders of Deutsche Office to acquire their no-par value bearer
shares in Deutsche Office by way of a voluntary public takeover. Subject to
the final terms set forth in the offer document alstria intends to offer
0.381 new alstria shares in exchange for one Deutsche Office share each
tendered to alstria. The capital increase approved today provides the basis
for the intended share exchange. The further details of the takeover offer
will be determined in the offer document, which is expected to be published
till the end of August 2015.
Contact:
Ralf Dibbern, IR/PR
Bäckerbreitergang 75
20355 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 40 226 341 329
Email: rdibbern@alstria.de
More information on:
www.alstria.de
www.alstria.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/alstria_REIT
About alstria:
alstria office REIT-AG is an internally managed Real Estate Investment
Trust (REIT) focused solely on acquiring, owning and managing office real
estate in Germany. alstria was founded in January 2006 and was converted
into the first German REIT in October 2007. Its headquarters are in
Hamburg. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of properties across
attractive German office real estate markets. As of March 31, 2015 its
portfolio comprised 74 properties with an aggregate lettable space of
873,300 sqm and is valued at approximately EUR 1.7 bn. The alstria office
REIT-AG strategy is based on active asset and portfolio management as well
as on establishing and maintaining good relationships with key customers
and decision makers. alstria focuses on long-term real estate value
creation.
Disclaimer:
This release is neither an offer to exchange nor a solicitation of an offer
to exchange Deutsche Office shares. Moreover, this release is neither an
offer to purchase nor a solicitation to purchase alstria shares. The final
terms and further provisions regarding the public takeover offer will be
disclosed in the offer document after the publication has been approved by
the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für
Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht). alstria reserves the right to deviate in
the final terms of the public takeover offer from the basic information
described herein. Investors and holders of Deutsche Office shares are
strongly recommended to read the offer document and all documents in
connection with the public takeover offer as soon as they are published,
since they will contain important information.
Subject to the exceptions described in the offer document as well as any
exemptions that may be granted by the relevant regulators, a public
takeover offer will not be made, neither directly nor indirectly, in
jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of
such jurisdiction.
The alstria shares have not been nor will they be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or with any securities regulatory
authority of a state or any other jurisdiction in the USA. Therefore,
subject to certain exceptions, alstria shares must not be offered or sold
within the USA or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a
violation of the laws of such jurisdiction. There will be no registration
of the alstria shares pursuant to the relevant laws in the USA. If and to
the extent, in the opinion of alstria, alstria shares may not be offered or
delivered to a U.S. shareholder according to the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, such U.S. shareholder that validly accepts the offer will receive, in
lieu of alstria shares to which it would otherwise be entitled, the cash
proceeds in Euro from the sale of the respective amount of alstria shares.
If this release contains forward-looking statements, also with respect to
the takeover offer, such statements do not represent facts and are
characterized by the words "will", "expect", "believe", "estimate",
"intend", "aim", "assume" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking
statements express the intentions, opinions or current expectations and
assumptions of alstria and the persons acting together with alstria. Such
forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and
forecasts which alstria and the persons acting together with alstria have
made to the best of their knowledge, but which do not claim to be correct
in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and changes in the accompanying circumstances that are
difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by alstria or the
persons acting together with alstria. These expectations and
forward-looking statements can turn out to be incorrect and the actual
events or consequences may differ materially from those contained in or
expressed by such forward-looking statements. alstria and the persons
acting together with alstria do not assume an obligation to update the
forward-looking statements with respect to the actual development or
incidents, basic conditions, assumptions or other factors.
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Language: English
Company: alstria office REIT-AG
Bäckerbreitergang 75
20355 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: 040-226 341 300
Fax: 040-226 341 310
E-mail: info@alstria.de
Internet: http://www.alstria.de
ISIN: DE000A0LD2U1
WKN: A0LD2U
Indices: SDAX, EPRA, German REIT Index
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
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