mutares AG: Approval of capital increase

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With the approval of the Supervisory Board, the Management Board of mutares AG (ISIN DE000A0SMSH2) has decided today to increase the Company´s share capital from currently EUR 14,038,332.00 to up to EUR 15,438,332.00 by issuing up to EUR 1,400,000 new no-par-value bearer shares (the “New Shares”) of authorised capital against cash contribution. Pursuant to § 186 paragraph 3, sentence 4 of German Stock Corporation Act, the subscription rights for the New Shares have been excluded. The New Shares are entitled to receiving dividends as of January 1, 2015 and will be admitted to trading without a prospectus on the Open Market (Entry Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

The proceeds of the capital increase will further support the growth of mutares AG. This will provide the Company with additional growth opportunities in an attractive market. The future growth strategy will be increasingly based on add-on acquisitions.

In addition to the increased financial flexibility, the Company and its major shareholders have set the strategic goal of increasing the free float as well as the trading volume of the mutares stock. Thus, the major shareholders are prepared to also participate in the placement with their own shares by way of an accelerated book building as part of a private placement with institutional investors.

The transaction will be led by Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA and Baader Bank AG as Joint Bookrunners.