Corporate | 9 August 2012 14:41


Varengold Wertpapierhandelsbank AG: shareholders’ meeting agrees to the proposed commercial banking license

Varengold Wertpapierhandelsbank AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM

09.08.2012 / 14:41

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Hamburg, 9th August 2012 - The shareholders of the Varengold
Wertpapierhandelsbank AG (WKN 547930), a German investment bank with an
exclusive focus on asset management with managed futures and capital
markets brokerage, have agreed to all agenda items with a large majority of
99.99 percent at yesterday's shareholders' meeting. This included the
amendment of the Articles of Association as a condition for the desired
commercial banking license. Varengold aims for a commercial banking license
that would include for example the business areas credit business, safe
custody and deposit banking as well as guarantee business and payment
services. The relevant documents are currently being prepared for
submission to the German Federal Office for Financial Services Law (BaFin).
Among other things, the shareholders also agreed to the creation of a new
authorized capital and a capital increase against cash contribution.


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Language:    English                                                    
Company:     Varengold Wertpapierhandelsbank AG                         
             Große Elbstraße 27                                         
             22767 Hamburg                                              
             Germany                                                    
Phone:       +49 (0)40 / 668649-0                                       
Fax:         +49 (0)40 / 668649-49                                      
E-mail:      info@varengold.de                                          
Internet:    www.varengold.de                                           
ISIN:        DE0005479307                                               
WKN:         547930                                                     
Listed:      Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Open Market  
             (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt                              
 
 
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