Corporate | 5 February 2009 15:30
AURELIUS AG / Merger 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Munich/Starnberg, 5 February 2009 – ARQUES Industries AG, AURELIUS AG and its consortium partners have held talks about a possible merger of their activities in recent months. Despite the very constructive course of the talks, both companies now have jointly decided to transitionally suspend them. Both companies reserve the right to continue talks at a later time again. As a shareholder AURELIUS will continue to constructively accompany ARQUES. For further information on AURELIUS please contact: Ingo Middelmenne Investor Relations & Corporate Communications Phone +49 (89) 544799 - 56 Fax +49 (89) 544799 - 55 ingo.middelmenne@aureliusinvest.de About AURELIUS AG AURELIUS AG based in Munich, Germany, is a Frankfurt stock exchange listed industrial holding company. AURELIUS acquires and actively develops medium-sized companies and business units that no longer belong to the core business of their previous owners. These include corporate spin-offs and divestitures, as well as companies with operational improvement potential. Through its operational in-house team, AURELIUS enhances the value of its portfolio companies to the benefit of all stakeholders taking into account corporate and social responsibility. The shares of AURELIUS AG are traded on the open market of the Frankfurt stock exchange (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8). 05.02.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ----------------------------------------------------------------------