alstria office REIT-AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase 24.03.2015 21:25 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad-hoc announcement §15 WpHG - Not for release, publication or distribution in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan- alstria office REIT-AG successfully executed capital increase - Gross proceeds of EUR 102.7 million - Proceeds will be used to fund future growth in existing investment locations HAMBURG, March 24, 2015 - alstria office REIT-AG ("alstria", ISIN DE000A0LD2U1) successfully placed 7,901,847 new no-par value ordinary bearer shares with institutional investors in an accelerated bookbuilding process. The Company thereby increases its nominal share capital from EUR 79,018,487 to EUR 86,920,334, having partially utilized its authorized capital and having excluded shareholders' subscription rights. The shares were placed at a placement price of EUR 13.00 per share. The Company will receive gross proceeds from the placement in an amount of approximately EUR 102.7 million. The funds raised through the capital increase - after deduction of fees and expenses in connection with the issuance - will be used to finance further growth and to take advantage of acquisition opportunities that were identified over the past months in line with alstria's underwriting criteria. The new shares shall be admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange with simultaneous listing in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which has enhanced disclosure obligations, without publication of a securities prospectus. They carry full dividend rights for the fiscal year 2014. Settlement and payment of the new shares is anticipated to take place on March 30, 2015. Deutsche Bank and UBS acted as Joint Bookrunners on the transaction. Contact: Ralf Dibbern, IR/PR Phone: +49 (0) 40 226 341 329 Email: rdibbern@alstria.de More information on: www.alstria.com www.alstria.blogspot.com www.twitter.com/alstria_REIT About alstria: alstria office REIT-AG is an internally managed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) focused solely on acquiring, owning and managing office real estate in Germany. alstria was founded in January 2006 and was converted into the first German REIT in October 2007. Its headquarters are in Hamburg. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of properties across attractive German office real estate markets. As of today the portfolio comprised 74 properties with an aggregate lettable space of 875,000 sqm and is valued at approximately EUR 1.7 bn. The alstria office REIT-AG strategy is based on active asset and portfolio management as well as on establishing and maintaining good relationships with key customers and decision makers. alstria focuses on long-term real estate value creation. Disclaimer: This release is for information only and does not constitute an offer to sell, purchase, exchange or transfer any securities or a solicitation of any such offer in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The 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 an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Neither alstria office REIT-AG ("alstria") nor any other participant in the transactions described herein intends to register any securities under the Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States in connection with the proposals described in this announcement. The shares may not be offered to the public in any jurisdiction in circumstances which would require the preparation or registration of any prospectus or offering document relating to the shares in such jurisdiction. No action has been taken by alstria, Deutsche Bank AG, UBS Limited or any of their respective affiliates that would permit an offering of the shares or possession or distribution of this announcement or any other offering or publicity material relating to such securities in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. In member states of the European Economic Area ('EEA'), this announcement and any offer if made subsequently is directed only at persons who are 'qualified investors' within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) ('Qualified Investors'). Any person in the EEA who acquires the securities in any offer (an 'investor') or to whom any offer of the securities is made will be deemed to have represented and agreed that it is a Qualified Investor. Any investor will also be deemed to have represented and agreed that any securities acquired by it in the offer have not been acquired on behalf of persons in the EEA other than Qualified Investors or persons in the UK and other member states(where equivalent legislation exists) for whom the investor has authority to make decisions on a wholly discretionary basis, nor have the securities been acquired with a view to their offer or resale in the EEA to persons where this would resulting a requirement for publication by alstria, Deutsche Bank AG or UBS Limited of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive. This release constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares. As far as this release contains forward-looking statements with respect to the business, financial condition and results of operations of alstria, these statements are based on current expectations or beliefs of alstria's management. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. Apart from other factors not mentioned here, differences could occur as a result of changes in the overall economic situation and the competitive environment - especially in the core business segments and markets of alstria. Also, the development of the financial markets and changes in national as well as international provisions particularly in the field of tax legislation and financial reporting standards could have an effect. Terrorist attacks and their consequences could increase the likelihood and the extent of differences. alstria undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. 24.03.2015 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: alstria office REIT-AG Bäckerbreitergang 75 20355 Hamburg Germany Phone: 040-226 341 300 Fax: 040-226 341 310 E-mail: info@alstria.de Internet: http://www.alstria.de ISIN: DE000A0LD2U1 WKN: A0LD2U Indices: SDAX, EPRA, German REIT Index Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: alstria office REIT-AG successfully executed capital increase
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