Press releases

Munich, 24 August 2007

AURELIUS successfully places capital increase with a volume of EUR 9.5 m –
basis for further growth

 

The Munich based industrial holding AURELIUS AG has successfully placed a capital increase out of the authorised capital today. Share capital of the company was increased by EUR 427,200 to EUR 9,015,500. The proceeds of the transaction amounted to EUR 9,458,208, which shall be used for the financing of further acquisitions by AURELIUS. The new shares, which are participating from the financial year 2007 on and which were drawn - excluding subscription rights - by European institutional investors, will be traded on the Open Market after entry of the capital increase into the commercial register. Within the transaction, no shares were sold from existing shareholders.

 

„We made this capital increase in order to strengthen our equity base with regard to further acquisitions. The current situation of the financial markets opens up numerous acquisition possibilities“, says Dr. Dirk Markus, CEO of AURELIUS. „In spite of the currently agitated financial markets, investors were very interested in the issue. Our business model and our good reputation as successful restructurer were decisive“, so Dr. Markus.

 

The free float of AURELIUS shares raised to 57.3% after the capital increase. This is supposed to enhance the liquidity of the shares in a medium-term perspective.
 

AURELIUS AG, Munich (www.aureliusinvest.com), acquires mid-sized companies and corporate spin-offs which are no longer part of the core business of the previous owner. AURELIUS acquires companies even when they are in difficult and complex situations and actively grows and develops them. AURELIUS increases the value of its investments to the benefit of all parties, using its own specialized Task Force, while paying particular attention to its social responsibility. The shares of AURELIUS AG trade under code AR4 (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Contact

AURELIUS AG
Investor Relations & Corporate Communication
Matthias L. Schneck
phone. +49 (0)89.5447.99.0
investor(at)aureliusinvest.de