HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. / Key word(s): IPO 19.11.2014 15:08 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT ACCORDING TO § 15 WpHG The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution in or into the United States of America, Canada, Japan and Australia. Listing of HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. completed with fully exercised Greenshoe option In the context of the listing of HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Limited, acting as stabilization manager for the account of the syndicate banks Bankhaus Lampe and Citigroup, fully exercised the Greenshoe option today, on 19 November 2014. With this step, the public listing of HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co, has been completed. According to Citigroup Global Markets Limited, no stabilisation measures were carried out during the stabilisation period between 11 November 2014 and 19 November 2014. The Greenshoe option comprised 750,000 shares which were made available to the syndicate banks by selling family shareholders for over-allotments. Through the full exercise of the Greenshoe option, the selling family shareholders have generated additional gross proceeds of approximately EUR 20 million. Including the full exercise of the Greenshoe option, a total of 16,861,112 shares have been placed in connection with the listing of HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., corresponding to a total gross placement volume of approximately EUR 430 million. The free float amounts to approximately 15 per cent. Additional information: Listings at the regulated market/Prime Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange and regulated market of the Luxembourg stock exchange (Bourse de Luxembourg) Registered office: Germany HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. Rixbecker Str. 75 D-59552 Lippstadt Telephone: +49 2941 38-7125 Facsimile: +49 2941 38-6647 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.hella.com/ir 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. Shares have only been 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 was made on the basis of a prospectus that was published in Germany and Luxembourg. The prospectus is 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. This document must not be published, reproduced, distributed or otherwise made available, in whole or in part, to any other person without the prior consent of the Company. 19.11.2014 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: HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. 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), München, Stuttgart; Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf; Luxemburg End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------