Varengold Bank AG / Key word(s): Investment/Miscellaneous 17.10.2014 15:38 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamburg, October 17th, 2014 -Varengold Bank AG (WKN 547 930) reduces its 100 percent stake in Hanseatic Brokerhouse Securities AG for strategic reasons about 25 percent to 75 percent. The connection with the Hanseatic Brokerhouse Securities AG remains as a central pillar in the business branch Capital-Markets-Brokerage and will further accelerate the expansion of the private banking business in this division. Both companies continue to benefit greatly from the close, inter-company cooperation. 17.10.2014 The DGAP 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: Varengold Bank AG Große Elbstraße 27 22767 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0)40 / 668649-0 Fax: +49 (0)40 / 668649-49 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.varengold.de ISIN: DE0005479307 WKN: 547930 Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------