ARAGON AG / Miscellaneous 09.09.2008 Release of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ++ Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe acquires the block of shares in Aragon previously held by HCI amounting to 25% plus one share The agreement with HCI Capital AG concluded initially on 19 June 2008 subject to the fulfilment of conditions precedent has come into effect today. Accordingly, Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe holds almost 75% of the Aragon AG shares in circulation. Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe sold the block of shares to HCI Capital in December 2006 and have now bought it back. An additional 8% of the share capital of Aragon AG is held by Credit Suisse, the strategic product partner of the company, and approximately 18% of the shares in stock exchange-listed Aragon are in free float. Dr. Sebastian Grabmaier, CEO of Aragon and one of the partners in Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe, explained the background to the transaction: 'We consider the financial sales market to be the key growth market in the financial sector. As a result of various regulatory amendments, this segment is currently subject to major structural changes. We believe that modern sales organisations with forward-looking strategies, such as Aragon AG, will be the winners of these developments. Together with Aragon AG, Angermayer, Brumm & Lange Unternehmensgruppe intends to be a driving force of the imminent process of consolidation. Irrespective of the positioning of HCI Capital AG as a shareholder, we will pursue our close cooperation in future.' Tomorrow, Wednesday 10 September, a conference call will be conducted in German at 11 a.m. (CET) to announce the changes in shareholder structure and report on additional strategic measures. Journalists interested in participating should please contact Rainer Brändle, edicto GmbH, tel.: +49 69 90 550 550, rbraendle@edicto.de, in order to obtain the necessary dial-in details. ++ About Aragon AG Aragon is a broadly diversified financial services company, with the divisions: Retail Sales, Institutional Sales and Banking & Banking Services. Aragon is active on the marketplace with multiple independent subsidiaries. The companys aim is to integrate various distribution models under one roof, without disturbing the individual identity of each sales company. The result is a wide diversification across various asset classes and distribution types, which generates a high stability in corporate earnings. Further information about the company and its subsidiaries can be viewed on the website: www.aragon-ag.de. Contact: Aragon Aktiengesellschaft Achim Pfeffer Head of Investor Relations Tel.: +49(0)611 890 575-574 E-Mail: achim.pfeffer@aragon-ag.de DGAP 09.09.2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-News: Aragon AG: ABL Unternehmensgruppe acquires the block of shares in Aragon previously held by HCI amounting to 25% plus one share
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