DGAP-Ad-hoc: Aumann AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase/IPO Aumann AG: Capital increase conducted in full 23-March-2017 / 06:11 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, INTO OR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR SOUTH AFRICA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR Aumann AG: Capital increase conducted in full Beelen, 23 March 2017 The management board of Aumann AG ("Aumann", ISIN: DE000A2DAM03) decided today with consent of the supervisory board to execute the IPO related capital increase in full which was resolved by the extraordinary shareholders' meeting on 15 March 2017. On that basis 1.5 million new bearer shares will be issued against contribution in cash in the course of the IPO. The share capital of the company will accordingly increase to EUR14.0 million divided into an equal number of shares without par value. The company expects the capital increase to be registered with the commercial register today, 23 March 2017. The company and the selling shareholders will in consultation with the underwriters determine the offer price of the shares today. Contact: edicto GmbH Dr Sönke Knop Eschersheimer Landstraße 42-44 60322 Frankfurt Germany Phone: 0049(0)69-90550551 Fax 0049(0)69-90550577 Email: [email protected] Disclaimer This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities. The offer is being made solely by means of, and on the basis of, the published prospectus (including any amendments thereto, if any). An investment decision regarding the publicly offered securities of Aumann AG should only be made on the basis of the securities prospectus. The prospectus is available free of charge from Aumann AG (Dieselstraße 6, 48361 Beelen, Germany, fax number +49 2586 888-7100 and on the website of Aumann AG (www.aumann.com)). These materials are for informational purposes only and are not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or subscribe for, or the announcement of a forthcoming offer to sell or subscribe for, or a solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, or the announcement of a forthcoming solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, ordinary shares in the share capital of Aumann AG (the "Company", and such shares, the "Shares") in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The Shares 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 within the United States absent registration or an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. The Company does not intend to register any portion of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of Shares in the United States. The Company has not authorised any offer to the public of Shares in any Member State of the European Economic Area, except in the Federal Republic of Germany and Luxembourg. With respect to any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive other than Germany and Luxembourg (each a "Relevant Member State"), no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of Shares requiring publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State. As a result, the Shares may only be offered in Relevant Member States: (i) to any legal entity which is a "qualified investor" as defined in the Prospectus Directive; or (ii) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive. For the purpose of this paragraph, the expression "offer of securities to the public" means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Shares to be offered so as to enable the investor to decide to exercise, purchase or subscribe for the Shares, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, including by Directive 2010/73/EU), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State. Any such investor will also be deemed to have represented and agreed that any Shares acquired by it in the contemplated offering of Shares have not been acquired on behalf of persons other than such investor. This announcement is not an advertisement within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive and does not constitute a prospectus. In the United Kingdom, this document and any other materials in relation to the Shares is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, and any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, "qualified investors" (as defined in section 86(7) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) and who are (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the definition of "investment professionals" in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("Financial Promotion") Order 2005 (the "Order"); or (ii) high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This communication is directed only at relevant persons. Persons who are not relevant persons should not take any action on the basis of this document and should not act or rely on it. This document may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the current views, expectations and assumptions of the management of the Company and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those described in such statements due to, among other things, changes in the general economic and competitive environment, risks associated with capital markets, currency exchange rate fluctuations and competition from other companies, changes in international and national laws and regulations, in particular with respect to tax laws and regulations, affecting the Company and other factors. The Company does not assume any obligations to update any forward- looking statements. Neither these materials nor any copy of it may be taken or transmitted, directly or indirectly, into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the South Africa. These materials do not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefore. The offer and the distribution of these materials and other information in connection with the listing and offer in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News: About Aumann AG Aumann is a leading manufacturer of innovative specialised machinery and automated production lines with focus on e-mobility. The company combines unique winding technology for the highly efficient manufacturing of electric motors with decades of automation experience, particularly for the automotive industry. Leading companies worldwide count on Aumann's solutions for the serial production of electric and hybrid drivetrains as well as solutions for automated production lines. Further information on Aumann can be found at www.aumann-ag.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23-March-2017 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Aumann AG Dieselstraße 6 48361 Beelen Germany Phone: +49 (0) 2586 888-0 Fax: +49 (0) 2586 888-7100 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.aumann-ag.com ISIN: DE000A2DAM03 WKN: A2DAM0 Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Tradegate Exchange End of Announcement DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 557313 23-March-2017 CET/CEST