Douglas Holding AG: Squeeze-out-request concretised and cash consideration determined

Ad-hoc-notification pursuant to § 15 para. 1 WpHG

Hagen, 15 March 2013 - Beauty Holding Two AG with its seat in Frankfurt am Main as legal successor of Beauty Holding Three AG today informed Douglas Holding AG (ISIN DE0006099005) that it has determined that the cash consideration to be paid for the transfer of the shares of the minority shareholders to Beauty Holding Two AG as main shareholder pursuant to sec. 327a et seqq. AktG amounts to EUR 37.64 per non-par value bearer share of Douglas Holding AG. Beauty Holding Two AG thereby confirmed and concretised the request pursuant to sec. 327a para. 1 sentence 1 AktG submitted to Douglas Holding AG on 15 January 2013.

The transfer resolution shall be passed at the next annual general meeting of Douglas Holding AG which will probably take place on 28 May 2013 in Hagen.

Douglas Holding AG
Kabeler Str. 4
58099 Hagen

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