EANS-News: Capital increase at Sunways AG completed; LDK Solar Group has become new major shareholder
01.03.2012 – 15:47
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers/Restructuring & Recapitalisations Subtitle: - Capital increase at Sunways AG has been recorded in the commercial register - Increase in share capital to EUR 17,378,613 has been implemented - All new shares subscribed by LDK Solar Germany Holding GmbH Konstanz (euro adhoc) - 01 March 2012 - The increase in the share capital of Sunways AG (SWW:GR, SWWG.DE, ISIN DE0007332207) to EUR 17,378,613 has been validly completed. On 23 February 2012, the increase in the capital of Sunways AG resolved on 31 December 2011 was recorded in the commercial register. The capital increase was implemented from authorized capital through the issuance of a total of 5.79 million shares against cash contribution and contributions in kind, in both cases excluding the preemptive rights of existing shareholders. All new shares have been subscribed by LDK Solar Germany Holding GmbH who, with more than 30 percent of the voting rights, is now Sunways AG´s major shareholder. LDK Solar Germany Holding GmbH is an indirect subsidiary of LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (LDK:US, LDK.N, ISIN US50183L1070), one of the ten largest photovoltaics companies in the world in terms of sales. As the world´s largest fully integrated manufacturer of silicon, wafers, solar cells and solar modules, LDK Solar has supplied raw materials to Sunways AG for many years and has been cooperating with the company in the production of Sunways Solar Modules since 2010. Further inquiry note: Dr. Harald F. Schaefer Head Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Tel.: +49 (0)7531 996 77-415 E-Mail: communications@sunways.de end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- company: Sunways AG Macairestr. 3 - 5 D-78467 Konstanz phone: +49 (0)7531 99677 0 FAX: +49 (0)7531 99677 10 mail: info@sunways.de WWW: http://www.sunways.eu/de sector: Alternative energy ISIN: DE0007332207 indexes: CDAX, Prime All Share, Technology All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English