Symrise AG / Key word(s): Mergers & Acquisitions 12.04.2014 20:06 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Symrise AG, Holzminden, ISIN: DE000SYM9999 Ad-hoc Publication according to section 15 Securities Trading Act Mergers & Acquisitions: Offer for Acquisition of Diana Group Symrise AG today submitted a binding offer for the acquisition of all of the shares in Kerisper S.A.S., France, the holding entity of Diana Group. Diana is a leading supplier to the food, pet food, nutraceutical, aquaculture and cosmetics industries. After finalisation of the customary French consultation process with the workers' council of Diana, the owners of Diana Group can conclude a share purchase agreement by accepting the offer. The parties agreed on exclusivity for the duration of this process. In 2013, with around 2,000 employees, Diana achieved sales of around EUR 425 million and an EBITDA-margin of approx. 21%. For Symrise, the acquisition would be EPS accretive from 2015 onwards. The joint activities of Diana and Symrise would generate pro forma sales of nearly EUR 2.3 billion and an EBITDA-margin of more than 20%. Through this transaction, Symrise would significantly expand its position in the flavor & nutrition markets, strengthen its backward integration and expand its activities into the pet food markets. Symrise plans to invest nearly EUR 1.3 billion in this transaction and has already secured the required bridge financing. Symrise plans to refinance such bridge financing - subject to market conditions - by a mix of debt and equity financing. The transaction would be subject to antitrust clearance and would be expected to close in the third quarter of 2014. *** 12.04.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Symrise AG Mühlenfeldstraße 1 37603 Holzminden Germany Phone: +49 (0)5531 90 0 Fax: E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.symrise.com ISIN: DE000SYM9999 WKN: SYM999 Indices: MDAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------