DGAP-Adhoc: Information concerning the intent of a Group Merger of Rücker Aktiengesellschaft onto ATON Engineering AG and the request of ATON to carry out a procedure to exclude the minority shareholders ('Umwandlungsrechtlicher Squeeze Out')

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Rücker AG  / Key word(s): Squeeze Out

03.05.2013 18:17

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Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG

Information concerning the intent of a Group Merger of Rücker
Aktiengesellschaft (Rücker) onto ATON Engineering AG (ATON) and the request
of ATON to carry out a procedure to exclude the minority shareholders
('Umwandlungsrechtlicher Squeeze Out')

ATON has informed Rücker today of the intent to merge Rücker as
transferring entity onto ATON in order to simplify the group structure and
proposed to enter in negotiations concerning a merger agreement.

ATON has requested that in connection with the merger the remaining
shareholders (minority shareholders) of Rücker in accordance with § 62
subparagraph 5 sentence 1 UmwG in conjunction with §§ 327a ff. AktG
(squeeze out merger) should be excluded. A draft of the merger agreement
will contain a respective clause.

ATON confirms to own about 90.04% of the share capital of Rücker and to be
main shareholder in the meaning of § 62 subparagraph 5 sentence 1 UmwG.

The Executive Board of Rücker plans to enter into negotiations with ATON
concerning the conclusion of a merger agreement in which connection it is
intended to squeeze out the minority shareholders of ATON.

Wiesbaden, May 3, 2013

The Executive Board


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Language:     English
Company:      Rücker AG
              Kreuzberger Ring 40
              65205 Wiesbaden
              Germany
Phone:        +49 (0)611 73 751-40
Fax:          +49 (0)611 73 751-02
E-mail:       investor.relations@ruecker.de
Internet:     www.ruecker.de
ISIN:         DE0007041105
WKN:          704110
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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