HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. / Key word(s): IPO 31.10.2014 09:25 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completion of step 1 and announcement of step 2 AD HOC ANNOUNCEMENT ACCORDING TO § 15 WpHG The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution in or into the United States of America, Canada, Japan and Australia. HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. makes private placement and creates foundation for a listing mid of November In the context of a private placement, HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. has placed about 11.1 million shares in a capital increase to be prospectively resolved today and to be consummated on November 6, 2014. The placement price was EUR 25.00 per share. HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. expects to generate gross proceeds of about EUR 278 million on 11 November 2014. After the completion of the capital increase, the share capital of the company will amount to EUR 222,222,224 from 111,111,112 shares. With this placement, HELLA has secured the prerequisites for admission to the regulated market of the Frankfurt stock exchange (Prime Standard) and the Luxembourg stock exchange. The shares of HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. are expected to start trading on 11 November 2014. There are plans for a further private placement of another up to 5.75 million shares (including an over-allotment in the amount of up to 750,000 shares) from the holdings of the family shareholders in course of the listing. The further private placement targets exclusively qualified investors and less than 150 non-qualified investors per EEA member state in the Federal Republic of Germany and certain other jurisdictions outside the United States of America, Canada, Australia and Japan. The subscription period for the additional private placement is expected to commence on 3 November 2014 and end on 6 November 2014. Bankhaus Lampe and Citigroup have been mandated to execute the going public and the accompanying private placements as joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners. Additional information: Targeted listings: regulated market/Prime Standard of the Frankfurt stock exchange and regulated market of the Luxembourg stock exchange (Bourse de Luxembourg) Registered office: Germany HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. Rixbecker Str. 75 D-59552 Lippstadt Telephone: +49 2941 38-7125 Facsimile: +49 2941 38-6647 Email: Investor.Relations@hella.com Internet: www.hella.com/ir Disclaimer: This document does not constitute a prospectus or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Neither Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. nor its shareholders intend to register any securities referred to herein in the United States. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Neither Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. nor any of its shareholders intend to make any public offer of shares in Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. It is only intended that shares will be placed with qualified investors and less than 150 non-qualified investors per EEA member state in the Federal Republic of Germany and certain other jurisdictions and subsequently admitted to trading on the regulated market segment (regulierter Markt) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with simultaneous admission to the sub-segment of the regulated market with additional post-admission obligations (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Listing will be made on the basis of a prospectus that must be published in Germany and Luxembourg. The prospectus will be available free of charge from Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Rixbecker Str. 75, 59552 Lippstadt, and on the Internet on www.hella.de/ir. In any EEA Member State other than the Federal Republic of Germany or Luxembourg that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any amendment and any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive. This document does not constitute an offer document or an offer of securities to the public in the U.K. to which section 85 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the U.K. applies and should not be considered as a recommendation that any person should subscribe for or purchase any securities of Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. (the "Company"). This document is being communicated only to (i) persons who are outside the U.K.; (ii) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19 (5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth companies, unincorporated associations and other bodies who fall within article 49 (2) (a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any person who is not a Relevant Person must not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons. This document must not be published, reproduced, distributed or otherwise made available, in whole or in part, to any other person without the prior consent of the Company. 31.10.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. Rixbecker Str. 75 59552 Lippstadt Germany Phone: +49 (0)2941 38-7125 Fax: +49 (0)2941 38-6647 E-mail: Investor.Relations@hella.com Internet: www.hella.de/ir ISIN: DE000A13SX22 WKN: A13SX2 End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co.: Completion of step 1 and announcement of step 2
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