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Ad-hoc: CENTROTEC SE resolves on public share buyback offer for up to 1.463.093 shares

Brilon, Germany, June 15, 2020 - The management board of CENTROTEC SE (ISIN DE0005407506 / WKN 540750) resolved today to purchase up to 1.463.093 shares of the company (corresponding to a maximum of up to 10 % of the company's current share capital) by means of a voluntary public share buyback offer against payment of an offer price in the amount of EUR 14,00 per no-par value share.

With this public share buy-back offer, the management board makes use of the authorization granted by the general meeting on May 28, 2020 in accordance with Sect. 71 para. 1 item 8 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) to acquire own shares.

The offer period will commence on June 18, 2020, 00:00 (CEST) and is expected to end on July 2, 2020, 24:00 (CEST). If more than 1.463.093 shares are tendered for buyback under this buyback offer, the declarations of acceptance will be considered proportionally, i.e. in the ratio of the tendered shares (tender ratio). Further details on the public share buyback offer and its settlement can be found in the offer document, which will be published on the company's website (www.centrotec.com) in the section "Investor Relations - Share Buyback 2020" on June 18, 2020, as well as subsequently in the German Federal Gazette under www.bundesanzeiger.de.

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