vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG / Key word(s): Mergers & Acquisitions/Miscellaneous 01.03.2012 15:19 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG receives a communication from a group holding stock in EDG AG, Schäftlarn, and European Derivatives Group AG, Switzerland, with the purpose of exercising a PUT option. Frankfurt am Main, March 1, 2012 - vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG (Regulated Market, General Standard, ISIN DE0005204705) received a letter on February 29, 2012, from Mr. Phillip Henrich, a member of the Management Board of EDG AG, Schäftlarn. In this communication, Mr. Henrich makes reference to a contract dated February 11, 2009 (hereinafter the 'option agreement'). The intent of the letter is to exercise a put option contained in the 'option agreement' dated February 11, 2009. As a consequence, the members of the stockholder group intend to provide 49 % of the shares they hold in EDG AG, Schäftlarn, and 49 % of the shares they hold in European Derivatives Group AG, Switzerland, to vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG. As a result, vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG would become the sole shareholder of both companies. In return for the shares of both EDG companies, the 'option agreement' includes a cash component and the issuance of shares in vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG. The regulations, pre-conditions and requirements of the 'option agreement' as well as the letter received on February 29, 2012, from Mr. Henrich are currently being carefully examined. The Management Board vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG Further information: vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG Tilsiter StraÃe 1 60487 Frankfurt am Main Investor Relations: Carsten Scharf Tel: +49 (0) 69-50701-270 Fax: +49 (0) 69-50701-114 E-mail: investorrelations@vwd.com http://www.vwd.com 01.03.2012 DGAP's 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: vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG Tilsiter StraÃe 1 60487 Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone: +49 (0)69 50701-316 Fax: +49 (0)69 50701-114 E-mail: cscharf@vwd.com Internet: http://www.vwd.com ISIN: DE0005204705 WKN: 520470 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: - vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG receives a communication from a group holding stock in EDG AG, Schäftlarn, and European Derivatives Group AG,Switzerland, with the purpose of exercising a PUT option.
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