DGAP-News: Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG listed in the Prime Standard - target SDAX


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Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG listed in the Prime Standard - target SDAX

01.12.2015 / 17:33
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With effect from 1. December 2015, the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse has
authorised the shares of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG (W&W AG),
Stuttgart, for the section of the regulated market with further follow-up
obligations (Prime Standard). Previously, the W&W AG was listed in the
segment General Standard in the regulated market in Frankfurt. With the
change from General Standard to Prime Standard and fulfilment of the
highest transparency requirements in future, the W&W AG intends to increase
the attractiveness of its shares (ISIN DE0008051004 / WKN 805100),
strengthen the trust in its shares and achieve a higher level of attention
from private and institutional investors at home and abroad.
As a result of this, the W&W AG will also fulfil the requirements for
inclusion in a selection index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The
specific goal of the W&W AG is to be listed on the SDAX.

W&W AG, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, is the Group's strategic
management holding company. The W&W Group was founded in 1999 after the
merger of the companies Wüstenrot and Württembergische. The business sector
"Home Loan and Savings" includes, among others, the companies Wüstenrot
Bausparkasse AG and Wüstenrot Bank AG Pfandbriefbank. The building society
holds second place among the building societies in Germany in regard to
gross new home loans savings business. The business sector "Insurance"
includes, among others, the companies Württembergische Lebensversicherung
AG and Württembergische Versicherung AG. These two companies are among the
top 15 in the German insurance business. The unique combination of business
areas means the W&W Group can meet all of the requirements for
precautionary financial measures of its customers, of which there are
around 6 million, from one source. In 2014 its 7,600 employees generated a
net income of 242 million Euros. Germany is its core market. Outside
Germany, the Group maintains a strategic focus on the Czech Republic.


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   Language:    English                                            
   Company:     Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG                    
                Gutenbergstrasse 30                                
                70176 Stuttgart                                    
                Germany                                            
   Phone:       0711-662-721471                                    
   E-mail:      kk@ww-ag.com                                       
   Internet:    www.ww-ag.com                                      
   ISIN:        DE0008051004                                       
   WKN:         805100                                             
   Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (General Standard),  
                Stuttgart; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin,  
                Dusseldorf                                         
 
 
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