Corporate | 2 August 2007 08:30
ARAGON AG / Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- With the engagement of UniCredit Markets & Investment Banking as additional designated sponsor, besides small cap specialized Close Brother Seydler, Aragon, listed on the Entry Standard at Deutsche Börse, strengthens its presence in the capital market starting 1. August 2007. Designated sponsors ensure tradability of the sponsored stocks through immediately executable buy and sell orders within Xetra. This is expected to increase liquidity of the Aragon shares. Aragon is preparing the transition into the Prime Standard by the end of this year. A high liquidity in the run-up of the changeover will support a seamless transition into the Prime Standard. +++ About Aragon AG Aragon is a diversified financial services organisation operating in Germany and Austria. Aragon has three business units, Retail Sales, Institutional Sales and Banking & Banking Services, and is operating with a multi brand approach – each subsidiary independently with its own brand and strategy. Synergies are realized through centralized functions and services, such as IT, procurement etc. Aragon is one of Germany’s fastest growing financial service organisations with a track record of about 70% annual growth since its foundation at the beginning of 2004. Through organic growth, acquisitions and start-up ventures Aragon has become one of the major players in the market and outlook is more than promising. Within the next 2 to 3 years revenues are expected to be clear triple digit and earnings (EBIT) clear double digit, thus rank Top 3 in the German market. Further information regarding Aragon and its subsidiaries is available at www.aragon-ag.de. Achim Pfeffer Head of Investor Relations Aragon Aktiengesellschaft Kormoranweg 1 62501 Wiesbaden Fon: +49 (0) 611 890 575-574 Fax: +49 (0) 611 890 575-99 E-Mail: pfeffer@aragon-ag.de DGAP 02.08.2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------