20.10.2016
Capital Stage AG DE0006095003
DGAP-News: Capital Stage AG: Successful execution of the capital increase against contribution in kind after completion of the voluntary public takeover offer to the shareholders of CHORUS Clean Energy AG
DGAP-News: Capital Stage AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Change of Personnel
Capital Stage AG: Successful execution of the capital increase against
contribution in kind after completion of the voluntary public takeover offer
to the shareholders of CHORUS Clean Energy AG
20.10.2016 / 14:03
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- Implementation of the capital increase against contribution in kind by
issuing about 43.6 million shares completed
- Technical settlement of the exchange of the shares expected in the
upcoming days
- Appointment of Holger Götze to the Management Board as well as expansion
of the Supervisory Board with Christine Scheel and Peter Heidecker
- Capital Stage will be representetd on the Supervisory Board of CHORUS
Hamburg, October 20, 2016. The SDAX-listed Hamburg-based operator of solar
and wind parks Capital Stage AG ("Capital Stage") announces the successful
implementation of the capital increase against contribution in kind in the
amount of about EUR 43.6 million through the issuance of about 43.6 million
new shares regarding the voluntary public takeover offer to the
shareholders of CHORUS Clean Energy AG ("CHORUS"). The resolution of the
extraordinary general meeting on July 8, 2016, forms the basis of the
capital increase. With the registration of the implementation of the
capital increase in the commercial register on October 18, 2016, the last
closing condition of the voluntary public takeover offer to the
shareholders of CHORUS has been fulfilled.
Following the capital increase, the share capital of Capital Stage has
increased from EUR 82,832,020.00 by EUR 43,599,975.00 to EUR 126,431,995.00
through the issuance of 43,599,975 new no-par value ordinary bearer shares,
each with a proportional value of the share capital of EUR 1.00. The
contribution in kind comprises 26,159,985 no-par value ordinary bearer
shares of CHORUS, each with a proportional value of the share capital of
EUR 1.00. The new shares are fully entitled to profit-sharing from fiscal
year 2016 onwards. The transfer of the new shares to the former
shareholders of CHORUS, who have accepted the share exchange offer within
the voluntary public takeover offer, is expected to take place within the
next days.
The successful listing of the new shares on the regulated market (Prime
Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the securities
identification number ISIN: DE0006095003/WKN: 609500 took place on October
19, 2016.
Appointment of Holger Götze to the Management Board of Capital Stage
Effective immediately and in accordance with the business combination
agreement between both companies dated May 30, 2016, the Supervisory Board
of Capital Stage has appointed Holger Götze (born 1969) to the Management
Board of Capital Stage. As Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Capital Stage,
Holger Götze will be notably in charge of the operating business of the
company. At the same time, Holger Götze has resigned from his previous
position as a member of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of CHORUS.
Expansion of the Supervisory Board of Capital Stage with Christine Scheel
and Peter Heidecker
Based on the amendment of the Articles of Association, which has been
resolved at the annual general meeting on July 8, 2016, and registered in
the commercial register of the company today, October 20, 2016, the
Supervisory Board of Capital Stage has been extended by two members to a
total of eight Supervisory Board members.
Effective immediately, the new seats on the Supervisory Board will be
filled by Christine Scheel (born 1956) and Peter Heidecker (born 1958). Ms
Scheel and Mr Heidecker have already been elected for this function by a
vast majority at the extraordinary general meeting of Capital Stage on July
8, 2016.
Capital Stage will be representetd on the Supervisory Board of CHORUS
Moreover, Dr Christoph Husmann, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Capital
Stage, as well as Holger Götze, COO of Capital Stage, are to form the
Supervisory Board of CHORUS in collaboration with Dr Heinz Riederer.
About Capital Stage
Since 2009, Capital Stage has acquired solar power plants and wind parks in
Germany, France, Italy and the UK with a total generation capacity of more
than 600 MW. As such, Capital Stage today is Germany's largest independent
operator of solar parks and already has a generating capacity that is
equivalent to more than half the output of a nuclear power plant. The high
quality of the existing portfolio in combination with an excellent O&M
management generate attractive returns and stable revenues for Capital
Stage, while offering only a moderate level of investment risk.
In addition, Capital Stage holds a stake of 94,42 % in CHORUS Clean Energy
AG ("CHORUS"). CHORUS invests and runs solar and (on shore) wind parks.
Within des Asset Management, CHORUS offers its services an its know-how in
this field also to institutional investors. Currently, CHORUS runs more
than 90 solar and wind park assets in seven European countries with a total
generation capacity of more than 530 MW.
Capital Stage AG is listed in the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in the regulated market of the Hanseatic Stock
Exchange Hamburg (ISIN: DE0006095003 / WKN: 609500). The shares of Capital
Stage AG have been listed in the Deutsche Börse Frankfurt a. M. selective
index SDAX since March 2014.
For more information, visit www.capitalstage.com
Contact:
Capital Stage AG
Till Gießmann
Head of Investor & Public Relations
Phone.: + 49 (0)40 37 85 62-242
Fax: + 49 (0)40 37 85 62-129
eMaill: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: Capital Stage AG
Große Elbstraße 59
22767 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 4037 85 62 -0
Fax: +49 4037 85 62 -129
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.capitalstage.com
ISIN: DE0006095003
WKN: 609500
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg;
Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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