DGAP-News: Nanostart AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Nanostart AG: New Board of Directors appointed 10.02.2015 / 09:19 --------------------------------------------------------------------- - Bernd Förtsch has become member of the Board of Directors Frankfurt am Main - 10 February 2015 - The Nanostart AG announces that the District Court Frankfurt am Main has met the request of the Executive Board of the Nanostart AG by means of the decision in January 2015, appointing Mr Bernd Förtsch as member of the company's Board of Directors. Mr Förtsch will take on the mandate until the company's next statutory general meeting and will stand for election. For over two decades, Bernd Förtsch has been active in the field of media and finances. Mr Förtsch is owner and member of the Executive Board of the "Börsenmedien AG", which publishes (among others) the business magazine "Der Aktionär" (The Shareholder). Recently, through the "Börsenmedien AG" Mr Förtsch has been holding majority shares in the debate magazine "The European". Bernd Förtsch already recognised the great potential of nano-technology early on. Until 19 August 2014, he was member of the Board of Directors of the "MagForce AG". At present, Bernd Förtsch is Chairman of the Executive Board of the "DAF Deutsches Anleger Fernsehen AG" and the "Panthera Capital AG" and member of the Board of Directors of the "FinTech Group AG". With regard to the appointment of Mr Förtsch to the Board of Directors of Nanostart, Mr Neef stated: "I'm very happy to see Mr Förtsch, founder and major shareholder of the Nanostart AG, returning to the Board of Directors. I appreciate his competence, his outstanding network, and his experience as entrepreneur as a great enrichment with a view to our work." About Nanostart: Nanostart AG is a leading nanotechnology venture capital company. The company invests venture capital (VC) in promising young nanotechnology companies. Nanostart invests globally and at different phases of development. Emphasis of investments is on especially innovative industries such as cleantech, life sciences, and IT/electronics. Nanostart invests either directly in nanotechnology companies or through a regional nanotechnology fund. The headquarters of Nanostart AG is in Frankfurt, Germany. Disclaimer: This notice constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of offers to purchase or subscribe to securities. There will be no public offering of securities of Nanostart AG in conjunction with the existing listing of its shares in the "Entry Standard" segment of the regulated unofficial market (Freiverkehr) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This notice does not constitute a securities prospectus. Neither this notice nor the information contained within is intended for direct or indirect distribution within Canada, Australia, or Japan. Media contact: Telefon: +49 (0)69 219396 0 Telefax: +49 (0)69 219396 150 E-Mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.02.2015 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. 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: Nanostart AG Roßmarkt 14 60311 Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone: +49 30 30308089 13 Fax: +49 30 30308089 20 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.nanostart.de ISIN: DE000A0B9VV6 WKN: A0B9VV Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market (Entry Standard) End of News DGAP News-Service --------------------------------------------------------------------- 308269 10.02.2015