DGAP-CMS: QIAGEN N.V.: Release of a capital market information

QIAGEN N.V.  / Share buy-back

24.02.2014 14:37

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Disclosure according to Art. 4 Para. 4 of the Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003
QIAGEN N.V. Share Repurchase -
Completion of the second tranche

On December 17, 2013, QIAGEN N.V. disclosed pursuant to art. 4 para. 2 of
the Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003 the beginning of a third tranche of the
share buyback program on that day. The third tranche of the buy-back
program for the Euro-equivalent amount of up to USD 45 million was
completed on February 19, 2014.

The total number of shares which have been bought back within the framework
of the third tranche of the share repurchase program in the time period
from December 18, 2013 until and including February 19, 2014 amounts to
1,948,995 shares. The average purchase price per share was EUR 16.7931; a
total price of EUR 32,729,651.23 (excl. ancillary costs), which represents
based on the ECB reference rate as of December  18, 2013 a USD amount of
44,999,997.48, was paid to buy back the shares.

In  prior tranches the Company has in the time period between September 10
and October 11, 2013 repurchased 483,576 shares and also between November
27, and December 13, 2013 repurchased 435,745.

The purchase of the shares of QIAGEN N.V. has been carried out by a
financial institution that has been commissioned by QIAGEN N.V.; the shares
were repurchased exclusively on the electronic trading platform of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA).

Further information regarding the transactions according to art. 4 para. 3
and 4 of the Regulation (EC) no. 2273/2003 is published on the website of
QIAGEN N.V. (www.qiagen.com).

We will report on the execution of further tranches of the buy-back program
in due course.

Venlo, 24 February 2014

The Managing Board 

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Contacts:

QIAGEN
Investor Relations 
John Gilardi         
+49 2103 29 11711 
e-mail: ir@qiagen.com                       

Public Relations
Dr. Thomas Theuringer
+49 2103 29 11826
e-mail:  pr@qiagen.com



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Language:     English
Company:      QIAGEN N.V.
              Spoorstraat 50
              5911 KJ Venlo
              Netherlands
Internet:     www.qiagen.com
 
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