Ad-hoc | 19 October 2006 19:31

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG: Greenshoe fully exercised

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Hamburg, October 19, 2006 – Dresdner Bank AG (for the account of the syndicate banks) today fully exercised the option which the existing shareholders had granted in connection with the IPO of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (ISIN DE000A0JL9W6) to purchase up to 2,000,000 additional shares of the company from the existing shareholders at the IPO price of EUR 14.50 per share (so-called greenshoe-option). The company’s free float has thereby increased by 2 million shares to 18.2 million shares or 28.9%, respectively. The aggregate IPO volume therefore amounts to EUR 263.9 million. 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. The shares issued in connection with the IPO of the company have already been placed. The public offer in Germany was effectuated solely on the basis of the prospectus approved on September 28, 2006 including the supplements 1 and 2 approved on October 5, 2006 and October 11, 2006 respectively by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin). The prospectus and the supplements 1 and 2 are published on the websites of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG. A free copy of the prospectus and its supplements are 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 announcement is directed only at relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not read, act or rely on this announcement or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. The information included in this announcement is not intended for publication or circulation in the USA, Canada, Australia or Japan and does not constitute an offer for the purchase of securities. (c)DGAP 19.10.2006 ————————————————————————— 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); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, München End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————