EANS-Adhoc: Firstextile AG: Placing price set at EUR 10.00 per share for its
Initial Public Offering on the Prime Standard in Frankfurt
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ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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08.11.2012
Frankfurt, November 8, 2012 - The offer period for Firstextile AG's (ISIN
DE000A1PG8V8/ WKN A1PG8V) Initial Public Offering on the Prime Standard of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange closed yesterday evening. The placing price for the
shares placed has been set at EUR 10.00 per share. The company issued 18.0
million new shares raising a total of EUR 18.0 million. Firstextile AG
("Firstextile" or the "Company") is expected to start trading on November 12,
2012. Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited is acting as Sole Global Coordinator
and Sole Bookrunner of the transaction with M.M. Warburg & Co KGaA acting as
Co-Lead Manager.
ISIN: DE000A1PG8V8
WKN: A1PG8V
Listed: Regulated market (Prime Standard) on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Firstextile AG, Lyoner Straße 14, 60528 Frankfurt am Main
Contact:
Firstextile AG
Maggie Wang
Lyoner Straße 14, 60528 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +86 (0) 1390 100 9306
E-Mail: maggie.wang@firstextile.com
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner
Antony Isaacs / Klaus Schinkel
Phone: +44 (20) 3037 4229 / Phone: +49 (0) 69 5095 78461
E-Mail: Antony.Isaacs@macquarie.com / Klaus.Schinkel@macquarie.com
Disclaimer
This Ad hoc announcement does not constitute a prospectus and constitutes
neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities of Firstextile AG.
The offered securities have already been placed with investors.
This document is not an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an
offer to purchase securities in the United States. The shares of Firstextile AG
(the 'Shares') 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, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or
indirectly, in the United States unless registered under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an exemption from such registration and in compliance with any
applicable securities laws of any State or other jurisdiction of the United
States. There will be no public offering of the Shares in the United States and
the Shares will not be registered under the Securities Act.
This communication is only addressed to, and directed at, persons in member
states of the European Economic Area who are "qualified investors" within the
meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive ("Qualified Investors").
For the purposes of this provision, the expression "Prospectus Directive" means
Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each
member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus
Directive. In addition, in the United Kingdom, this communication is being
distributed only to, and is directed only at, Qualified Investors (i) who have
professional experience in matters relating to investments who fall within the
definition of "investment professional" in Article 19(5) of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the
"Order"), or (ii) who are high net worth companies, unincorporated associations
and partnerships and trustees of high value trusts as described in Article 49(2)
of the Order, and (iii) other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be
communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant
persons"). Any investment or investment activity to which this communication
relates is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, relevant
persons. This communication must not be acted on or relied on (i) in the United
Kingdom, by persons who are not relevant persons and (ii) in any member state of
the European Economic Area other than the United Kingdom, by persons who are not
Qualified Investors.
Macquarie Capital Capital (Europe) Limited, who are authorised and regulated in
the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, are acting as Sole
Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner for the Company and no-one else in
connection with the potential offering of securities by the Company and will not
be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections
afforded to customers of Macquarie Capital Capital (Europe) Limited or for
providing advice in relation to the potential offering of securities by the
Company.
In connection with the Offering, Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (the
"Stabilising Manager") (or persons acting on behalf or for the account of the
Stabilising Manager) may effect transactions with a view to supporting the
market price of the shares at a level higher than that which might otherwise
prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilising Manager (or persons
acting on behalf of the Stabilising Manager) will undertake stabilisation
action. Any stabilisation action may begin on the first day of trading of the
Company's shares and must be completed no later than the 30th calendar day after
such date.
Further inquiry note:
Firstextile AG
Maggie Wang
Lyoner Straße 14, 60528 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon: +86 (0) 1390 100 9306
E-Mail: maggie.wang@firstextile.com
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited - Sole Global Coordinator and Sole
Bookrunner
Antony Isaacs / Klaus Schinkel
Telefon: +44 (20) 3037 4229 / +49 (0) 69 5095 78461
E-Mail: Antony.Isaacs@macquarie.com / Klaus.Schinkel@macquarie.com
cometis AG
Henryk Deter / Claudius Krause
Telefon: +49 (0) 611 205855 -13 / -28
Email: deter@cometis.de / krause@cometis.de
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Firstextile AG
Lyoner Str. 14
D-60528 Frankfurt am Main
WWW: http://www.firstextile.de
sector: Consumer Goods
ISIN: DE000A1PG8V8
indexes:
stockmarkets: designated to listed: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English
issuer: Firstextile AG Lyoner Str. 14 D-60528 Frankfurt am Main WWW: www.firstextile.de sector: Consumer Goods ISIN: DE000A1PG8V8 indexes: stockmarkets: designated to listed: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English ...