DGAP-News: Mutares AG: mutares AG acquires PIXmania S.A.S


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Mutares AG: mutares AG acquires PIXmania S.A.S

31.12.2013 / 23:59

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Munich, 31st of December 2013

On December 31st 2013, mutares AG completed the acquisition of PIXmania
S.A.S and of all its subsidiaries from Dixon Retail plc. Following the
signing of the Sale & Purchase Agreement on September 26th, all closing
conditions have been fulfilled. PIXmania generated a turnover of EUR 446m
during the fiscal year 2013 and employs close to 900 people across its
sites in France and in the Czech Republic.

mutares AG, Munich (www.mutares.de), acquires companies in whole and in
part, which are sold as a result of a repositioning process at their owners
and which exhibit a clear operational improvement potential. Getting
engaged with its own teams, mutares actively supports its portfolio
companies to generate a significant value increase. The focus of the
operational work is to ensure sustainable, long-term growth.

The stocks of mutares AG are listed at the Open Market segment of the
Berlin stock exchange (symbol: MUX, ISIN: DE000A0SMSH2).

For further information, we gladly receive your request at:

mutares AG

Susanne Staudt

Investor Relations & Corporate Communications

Tel: +49 89 9292776-0

Fax: +49 89 9292776-22

info@mutares.de


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