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EQS-News: SANDPIPER Digital Payments AG announces capital increase from authorised capital

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SANDPIPER Digital Payments AG announces capital increase from authorised capital

23.11.2016 / 23:50
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SANDPIPER Digital Payments AG announces capital increase from authorised capital

-Capital increase of up to 58'535'994 new shares with shareholder subscription
rights

-Subscription price for the Rights Offering is CHF 0.10 per share

-Large part of the placement volume is secured by anchor investors

St. Gallen / Switzerland, November 23rd, 2016:SANDPIPER Digital Payments
AG("SANDPIPER", ISIN: CH0033050961, Ticker: SDP,www.sandpiper.ch), a leading
company in Europe for cashless payment systems and services, announces capital
increase from authorised capital.

The Board of Directors of SANDPIPER has resolved to utilize the existing
authorized capital to implement a capital increase with subscription rights for
current shareholders. The company's share capital is to be increased in return
for cash contributions from currently CHF 16'840'634.40 by up to CHF
5'853'599.40 to up to CHF 22,694,233.80 through the issue of up to 58'535'994
new bearer ordinary shares (no-par shares) representing a notional portion of
the share capital of CHF 0.10 per share.

Shareholders will be granted subscription rights in a ratio of 3:1 for an issue
price of CHF 0.10 per new share. This means that shareholders may subscribe one
'new' share for three 'old' shares. The subscription period runs from November
28, 2016 to December 07, 2016. Subscription rights may not be traded. There will
be no compensation for any subscription rights that are not exercised. The new
funds will be used to strengthen the company's capital base.

Ahead of the capital increase, the Board of Directors was able to attract
significant interest with existing as well as potential investors. When the
capital increase was announced, the Board had already placed most of the up to
CHF 5.9 million.

"We are currently in an exciting phase of the business's development and
actively pursuing several strategic options and growth opportunities for 2017.
It is our plan to use the proceeds of this capital increase to fund these
initiatives and position SANDPIPER as a leading payments provider in our
markets", said Dr. Cornelius Boersch, President of the Board of Directors of
SANDPIPER. "The interest in the capital increase is very strong. Existing
investors can participate and have the right to subscribe", Jens Bäuml, Member
of the Executive Committee, added.

About SANDPIPER

SANDPIPER Digital Payments AG,www.sandpiper.ch, is a stock-listed technology
holding based in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The company is focused on the
consolidation of the fragmented payment landscape in Europe by pursuing a "buy &
build" strategy in the area of digital cashless payments and access control.

SANDPIPER is already today one of the largest providers of closed-loop payment
systems in Europe. SANDPIPER solutions provide safe and intuitive payment
technologies based on RFID/NFC and mobile applications for markets such as
Retail, Education, Stadium, and Events.

Volker Rofalski, Tel: +41-44-783 80 30; Fax: +41-44-783 80 40,
Internet:www.sandpiper.ch
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Additional features:

Document:http://n.eqs.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=IYEFGWLTHJ
Document title: SANDPIPER_Capital-Increase_161123

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Language: English

Company:  Sandpiper Digital Payments AG

          Poststrasse 17

          9001 St. Gallen

          Switzerland

Phone:    +41 44 783 80 49

Fax:      +41 44 783 80 40

E-mail:    news@sandpiper.ch

Internet: www.sandpiper.ch

ISIN:     CH0033050961

Valor:    A0MYNQ

Listed:   BX Berne eXchange


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