DGAP-Adhoc: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft: LANXESS successfully places new shares representing 10 percent of share capital at price of EUR 52.00 per share

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft  / Key word(s): Capital Increase

08.05.2014 09:04

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LANXESS successfully places new shares representing 10 percent of share
capital at price of EUR 52.00 per share

Cologne - LANXESS AG has successfully completed the increase of its share
capital, announced on 7 May, 2014, through an accelerated bookbuilding
process. The new 8,320,266 bearer shares of the company were placed with
international institutional investors at a price of EUR 52.00 per bearer
share. The placement resulted in total proceeds of around EUR 430 million.

Cologne,  May 08, 2014

Forward-Looking Statements.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current
assumptions and forecasts made by LANXESS AG management. Various known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material
differences between the actual future results, financial situation,
development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. The
company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking
statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

Notice

This publication does not constitute a public offer of securities in
Germany. It is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly,
in or into the United States of America. This publication does not
constitute an offer to sell securities, or a solicitation of an offer to
buy securities, in the United States of America or in any other
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation in such jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in
the United States of America absent registration or an exemption from
registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
'Securities Act'). The securities of Lanxess AG described herein have not
been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or the laws of
any State, and may not be offered or sold within the United States of
America, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and
applicable State laws. Lanxess AG does not intend to register any portion
of the offering in the United States of America or conduct a public
offering of securities in the United States of America.


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Language:     English
Company:      LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
              Kennedyplatz 1
              50569 Köln
              Germany
Phone:        +49 (0)221 8885-0
Fax:          +49 (0)221 8885-4944
E-mail:       ir@lanxess.com
Internet:     www.lanxess.com
ISIN:         DE0005470405
WKN:          547040
Indices:      DAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart;
              Terminbörse EUREX
 
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