MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG
EANS-Adhoc: MPC Capital AG to strengthen equity through EUR 44.5 million debt-to-equity swap
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Company Information
12.01.2011
A debt-to-equity swap designed to strengthen MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG´s equity base was agreed between the company and some of its lending banks on January 12, 2011.
Under the agreement, a total of approximately 2.8 million new no-par bearer shares from authorised capital is to be issued ex rights to the participating banks; this would increase the company´s share capital from EUR 27,020,000 to approximately EUR 29.8 million. In return, the banks will contribute loan receivables in a nominal amount of approx. EUR 44.5 million in the form of a non-cash contribution to MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG.
MPC Capital Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG expects to recognise extraordinary income in an amount of approximately EUR 34.5 million from this debt-to-equity swap, which is designed to improve the company´s balance sheet structure and strengthen its equity base. The debt-to-equity swap is subject to conditions on which the contractual partners have agreed to maintain silence about and is to be fully implemented until beginning February, 2011.
end of announcement euro adhoc
Further inquiry note:
MPC Capital AG
Till Gießmann
Head of Investor Relations
++49 (0) 40 380224347
t.giessmann@mpc-capital.com
Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0005187603
WKN: 518760
Index: SDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Hannover / free trade
München / free trade
Hamburg / regulated dealing