SCHOTT Solar AG / IPO 08.10.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCHOTT Solar AG calls off IPO at this time Mainz, 8 October 2008 SCHOTT Solar AG together with SCHOTT AG and the Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan have decided to call off the planned IPO at this time. The decision was prompted by the dramatic deterioration in international capital market conditions in the past days. Once the capital market environment has settled on a sustained basis, the next steps will be considered. The operating activities of SCHOTT Solar will remain unaffected by this decision. Funding of the companys growth plans is secured by SCHOTT AG. * * * NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA. * * * This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in SCHOTT Solar AG (the 'Shares') may not be offered or sold in the United States of America or to or for the account or benefit of 'U.S. persons' (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act')) absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act. No offer or sale of securities is being made to the public outside Germany. In Germany, the offer is made exclusively by means of and on the basis of the German language Offering Memorandum. The German language Offering Memorandum (including its supplements) is available free of charge on the Company's website www.schottsolar.de. On request, it may also be obtained in printed form from the Company (Hattenbergstr. 10, 55122 Mainz) and Commerzbank AG, Kaiserstraße 16 (Kaiserplatz), 60311 Frankfurt/Main, Deutsche Bank AG, Grosse Gallusstraße 10-14, 60311 Frankfurt/Main, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., Junghofstraße 14, 60311 Frankfurt/Main, and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Am Hauptbahnhof 2, 70173 Stuttgart, during the regular business hours. This document is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the 'Order') or (iii) high net worth companies and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons in (i), (ii) and (iii) above together being referred to as 'relevant persons'). The securities are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire such securities will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. About SCHOTT Solar AG: SCHOTT Solars high quality products exploit the virtually inexhaustible potential of the sun as a renewable source of energy. For this purpose SCHOTT Solar produces important components for photovoltaic applications and solar energy plants with parabolic trough technology. In the photovoltaic industry, the company is one of the few integrated manufacturers of crystalline silicon wafers, solar cells and photovoltaic modules. Wafer production is mainly carried out through a WACKER SCHOTT Solar joint venture, which ensures the supply of silicon necessary for long-term growth. Thanks to over 20 years of experience in thin-film technology, SCHOTT Solar also regards itself as one of the industrys cutting-edge companies. In receiver production for solar power plants with parabolic trough technology, SCHOTT Solar considers itself to be the market and technology leader. The receivers are key components in large-scale power plants that generate electricity from solar energy centrally on the basis of parabolic trough technology and can supply entire cities with power. SCHOTT Solar has production facilities in Germany, the Czech Republic, the USA and Spain. SCHOTT Solars innovative power and technological expertise date back to the late 1950s. Main shareholder of SCHOTT Solar AG is SCHOTT AG, Mainz. SCHOTT develops special materials, components and systems for the household appliance, pharmaceutical, solar energy, electronics, optical and automotive industries. With around 16,700 employees, the SCHOTT Group generated a worldwide turnover of about EUR 2.1 billion in fiscal year 2006/2007. Contact: SCHOTT Solar AG Lars Waldmann Presse und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Tel: +49 (0)6023 - 91 1811 Fax: +49 (0)6023 - 91 1700 lars.waldmann@schott.com www.schottsolar.de Haubrok Investor Relations GmbH Michael Werneke/Simone Gorny Tel: +49 (0)211 - 30126 130 Fax: +49 (0)211 - 30126 5130 ir.schottsolar@haubrok.de www.haubrok.de DGAP 08.10.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: SCHOTT Solar AG Hattenbergstraße 55122 Mainz Deutschland Phone: +49 (0) 6023 / 91-05 Fax: +49 (0) 6023 / 91-1700 E-mail: ir.schottsolar@haubrok.de Internet: www.schottsolar.com ISIN: DE000A0RAS03 WKN: A0RAS0 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard) Notierung vorgesehen / designated to be listed End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: SCHOTT Solar AG calls off IPO at this time
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