DGAP-News: Biogas Nord AG intends to issue a corporate bond

DGAP-News: Biogas Nord AG / Key word(s): Bond
Biogas Nord AG intends to issue a corporate bond

07.05.2012 / 16:51

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Bielefeld, 07 May 2012: Biogas Nord AG (WKN / ISIN: A0HHE2 / DE000A0HHE20),
the leading provider of turnkey biogas plants, intends to boost its national
and international growth by issuing  corporate bearer bonds. The net
proceeds will be used primarily for capital investments in biogas projects
of Biogas Nord Power AG, a 100%  subsidiary of Biogas Nord AG. The loan
terms will be announced shortly.

Asnat Drouianov, CEO of Biogas Nord Power AG, commented: 'We see a very
close synergy between our global expansion and our investment in self-owned
biogas plants. The stable future cashflow from our self-owned biogas plants
will moderate the fluctuations inherent in the business of  constructing
biogas plants. We have developed a strict set of criteria for such
investments, which we see as a great opportunity to increase profits for our
shareholders.'

Based on the unaudited, preliminary figures for 2011, the Biogas Nord Group,
driven by strong sales, achieved a record growth (45.95%) turnover of  EUR
78.9M, in comparison with the previous year's figure of EUR 54M. There was
an even higher increase (77%)  in EBITDA from EUR 2.1 million in 2010 to EUR
3.7 million in 2011. Earnings before Tax rose by 123% from EUR 1.3M in 2010
to EUR 2.9M in 2011. Earnings per share doubled to EUR 0.51.

The consolidated net profit for 2011 after provision for minority interests
is estimated at EUR 2.0 million, thus surpassing the previous year's profit
of EUR 1.0 million by 104.0% (EUR 1.0 million). The cash flow from operating
activities at the end of 2011 amounted to EUR 2.7 million, compared to EUR
0.2 million during the same period in the previous year. With total assets
amounting to EUR 36.3 million, the equity ratio on the 31st of December 2011
was 17.5%.

Disclaimer:
This Corporate News is intended solely for informational purposes and does
not constitute a solicitation to buy, hold or sell securities.
 
This Corporate News may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts. They include
statements about our beliefs and expectations. These statements relate to
the current plans, estimates and forecasts currently available to the BIOGAS
NORD AG management. Forward-looking statements therefore only apply on the
day they were made. By their nature, forward-looking statements harbor risks
and possible uncertainties. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors could mean that the actual results, the financial
situation, the development or the performance of the company greatly differs
from the estimations published here. These factors include those described
by BIOGAS NORD AG in its published reports. These reports are available on
the BIOGAS NORD website at www.biogas-nord.com. We assume no liability
whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to adjusted them in
line with future events or developments.

If you have any questions please contact:

Company contact:
BIOGAS NORD AG
Werningshof 2-4
D-33719 Bielefeld
Tel. +49 (0)521 - 96 33 - 0
info@biogas-nord.de
www.biogas-nord.com

Investor Relations contact:
GFEI mbH
Hamburger Allee 26-28
D-60486 Frankfurt
Tel. +49 (0)69 - 74 30 37 - 00
biogasnord@gfei.de
www.gfei.de


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