Ad-hoc | 5 October 2006 00:05

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG: announces price range for IPO

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Ad hoc-announcement according to § 15 WpHG from October 4, 2006 VERBIO announces price range for IPO Hamburg, October 4, 2006 – VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (ISIN DE000A0JL9W6) and the existing shareholders have jointly determined with Credit Suisse and Dresdner Kleinwort the following details of the planned IPO. The price range within which purchase offers may be submitted has been set between Euro 17.00 and Euro 21.00 per share. A total of up to 18,200,000 shares in VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG will be offered. Thereof up to 13,000,000 shares will come from a capital increase against cash contributions, which is expected to be resolved on October 8, 2006 by the management with the consent of the supervisory board. An additional up to 3,200,000 shares will be offered by the existing shareholders. Moreover, the existing shareholders offer up to 2,000,000 shares to cover over-allotments. The offer period is expected to last from October 5, 2006 to October 10, 2006 at 12.00 (CEST) for retail investors and at 16.30 (CEST) for institutional investors. During this period interested investors can subscribe for the shares at the syndicate banks during regular business hours. The placement price is expected to be determined on October 10, 2006. The first day of trading in the Official Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) is planned for October 11, 2006. Contact VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG Alexandra Mühr Tel.: (+49) 34956 / 303 90 Fax: (+49) 34956 / 303 99 E-Mail: pr@verbio.de Disclaimer This announcement is not a prospectus and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase the shares or other securities of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG. Investors should not subscribe for any shares referred to in this document except on the basis of the information contained in the prospectus relating to the Shares. The prospectus is published on the websites of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG. A free copy of the prospectus is available to investors at the Company, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Dresdner Bank AG, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA and Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States of America. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States of America will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements. This announcement is directed at and/or for distribution in the U.K. only to (i) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities falling within article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons being together referred to as “relevant persons”). This document is directed only at relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not read, act or rely on this document or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. (c)DGAP 05.10.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG Thura Mark 18 06780 Zörbig Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)34956-303 90 Fax: +49 (0)34956-303 99 E-mail: pr@verbio.de WWW: www.verbio.de ISIN: DE000A0JL9W6 WKN: A0JL9W Indices: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard) Börsennotierung im Amtlichen Markt (Prime Standard) in Frankfurt für den 11.10.2006 vorgesehen End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————