mutares AG moves to the Entry Standard and sets subscription price for the capital increase

mutares AG (DE000A0SMSH2) will be included in the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange with a share capital of EUR 2,027,760.00 effective from May 14, 2014. The corresponding prospectus was approved today. The subscription price of the capital issue was set at EUR 80.00.

The announced move from the Open Market of the Berlin stock exchange to the Open Market (Entry Standard) of the Frankfurt stock exchange will take place with effect from May 14, 2014. Trading in the Entry Standard (XETRA) will start on May 15, 2014. The change is part of a strategic repositioning of mutares AG on the capital market. The higher transparency requirements resulting from this move together with the broadened investor base should provide a basis for the utilization of the public listing for the further development of the company and the continuation of the growth story. Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA, Frankfurt am Main will accompany the capital measures as a Sole Lead Manager.

The prospectus, which is required for the announced capital increase and the listing in the Entry Standard, was approved today by the BaFin and published on the web page of mutares AG.

Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA accompanies the inclusion of shares into the Entry Standard as applicant and henceforth will function as Deutsche Börse Listing Partner. In order to increase trading liquidity VEM Aktienbank AG will undertake the Designated Sponsoring for the shares of mutares AG.

The free float of mutares AG shares, which had already risen to 30% through the recent private placement of about 420,000 shares, will now rise to above 40% following the capital increase, announced on May 9, 2014, against contribution in cash of up to 311,962 shares from authorized capital including an indirect subscription right for shareholders. The founders and main shareholders assigned their subscription rights to Hauck & Aufhäuser. Today Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG placed these 230,229 shares in form of an initial placement to selected investors at a placement price of EUR 80.00. Simultaneously this placement price corresponds to the subscription price for new shares offered in the context of the capital increase. The subscription offer to existing shareholders will be published in the Bundesanzeiger on May 16, 2014. The subscription period will run from May 19 till June 2, 2014.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a recommendation to purchase or to subscribe any securities. The offer is only made through and on the basis of the prospectus approved on May 13, 2014 by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), which is available free of charge on the web page of mutares AG (www.mutares.de) in the Investor Relations section. It will also be available during business hours from the office of the issuer (Uhlandstraße 3, 80336 Munich, Germany). The complete subscription offer will be published on May 16, 2014 in the Bundesanzeiger.

This announcement is neither an offer to buy nor a recommendation to submit an offer to buy any securities in the United States of America. Securities are only allowed to be sold or to be offered for sale in the United States of America with previous registration under the regulations of the U.S. Securities Act from 1933 in the currently effective version or without previous registration only based on derogation. The shares of mutares AG are not and will not be registered according to the regulations of the U.S. Securities Act from 1933 in currently effective version and will not be sold or offered for sale in the United States of America.