DGAP-News: HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. / Key word(s): IPO HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co.: HELLA announces price range for second leg of the listing transaction 03.11.2014 / 12:18 --------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained herein is not intended and has not been approved for publication or distribution to individuals in the United States of America, Canada, Japan and Australia. HELLA announces price range for second leg of the listing transaction - Price range for the further private placement between EUR 25.00 and EUR 28.00 per share - Overall issuance volume amounts to about EUR 422 million to EUR 439 million - Subscription period will commence on 3 November 2014 and is scheduled to end on 6 November 2014 - Trading expected to commence on 11 November 2014 Lippstadt, 3 November 2014. The shareholders of HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., a globally leading automotive supplier of lighting technology and electronic products, and the syndicate banks have set the framework for the proposed second private placement that forms part of the listing of HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. The offer addresses qualified investors in Germany and Europe. The price range for the offered shares has been set at between EUR 25.00 and EUR 28.00. The offer period commences today, 3 November 2014. The final offer price will likely be fixed on 6 November 2014 in the context of the bookbuilding procedure. The additional placement consists of up to 5.75 million shares from the holdings of the shareholder family, up to 0.75 million shares of which will be made available in the context of an over-allotment option (greenshoe option). As announced on 31 October 2014, HELLA already placed 11.1 million new shares with institutional investors and family offices in the first leg of the transaction. Based on the price range, the overall issuance volume amounts to about EUR 422 million to EUR 439 million - subject to the placement of all shares offered in the second leg of the transaction and the full exercise of the greenshoe option. After the conclusion of the placement, trading in the shares is expected to commence on Tuesday, 11 November 2014 in the regulated market of the Frankfurt stock exchange (Prime Standard) and on the Luxembourg stock exchange. The prospectus will likely be approved by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 3 November 2014. It will then be available for download from the company's homepage (www.hella.com/ir) and can also be obtained free of charge from the company's registered office, Rixbecker Str. 75, 59552 Lippstadt, during regular business hours. Bankhaus Lampe and Citigroup are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners for the going public and the related private placements. Note: This text is also available on the internet: www.hella.com/ir HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., Lippstadt: HELLA is a globally operating, independent family business with more than 30,000 employees in over 100 sites across over 35 countries. HELLA Group develops and manufactures lighting and electronic components and systems for the automotive industry and still has one of the largest trade organisations for automotive parts, accessories, diagnosis and services in Europe. Complete vehicle modules, air-conditioning systems and electrical systems for vehicles are also produced in joint venture companies. With more than 5,800 employees in research and development, HELLA is one of the most important innovation drivers in the market. Preliminary revenues of about EUR 5.3 billion in financial year 2013/2014 place HELLA Group among the top 50 automotive suppliers globally and the 100 biggest German industrials. For further information, please contact: Dr Markus Richter Company spokesperson HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. Rixbecker Straße 75 59552 Lippstadt Deutschland Tel.: +49 (0)2941 38-7545 Fax: +49 (0)2941 38-477545 [email protected] www.hella.com Disclaimer: This document does not constitute a prospectus or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Neither Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. nor its shareholders intend to register any securities referred to herein in the United States. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Neither Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. nor any of its shareholders intend to make any public offer of shares in Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. It is only intended that shares will be placed with qualified investors and less than 150 non-qualified investors per EEA member state in the Federal Republic of Germany and certain other jurisdictions and subsequently admitted to trading on the regulated market segment (regulierter Markt) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with simultaneous admission to the sub-segment of the regulated market with additional post-admission obligations (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Listing will be made on the basis of a prospectus that must be published in Germany and Luxembourg. The prospectus will be available free of charge from Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Rixbecker Str. 75, 59552 Lippstadt, and on the Internet on www.hella.de/ir. In any EEA Member State other than the Federal Republic of Germany or Luxembourg that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any amendment and any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive. This document does not constitute an offer document or an offer of securities to the public in the U.K. to which section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the U.K. applies and should not be considered as a recommendation that any person should subscribe for or purchase any securities of Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (the "Company"). This document is being communicated only to (i) persons who are outside the U.K.; (ii) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth companies, unincorporated associations and other bodies who fall within article 49 (2) (a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any person who is not a Relevant Person must not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. 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Rixbecker Str. 75 59552 Lippstadt Germany Phone: +49 (0)2941 38-7125 Fax: +49 (0)2941 38-6647 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.hella.de/ir ISIN: DE000A13SX22 WKN: A13SX2 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard) Notierung vorgesehen / Intended to be listed End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 294639 03.11.2014