23 September 2017

Squeeze-out at Dürkopp Adler Aktiengesellschaft

Publication of an insider information (translation)

Bielefeld, 22 September 2017

The management of ShangGong (Europe) Holding Corp. (hereinafter referred to as "main shareholder") today notified the management of Dürkopp Adler Aktiengesellschaft (hereinafter referred to as "company") of its intention to merge the company as the transferring legal entity into the main shareholder as the assuming legal entity in order to simplify the group structure. It has announced that it will enter into negotiations with the company's management to conclude a corresponding merger agreement.

In connection with the planned merger, the main shareholder today also, in accordance with § 62 para 5 UmwG i.V.m. Section 327a para. 1 AktG, submitted the formal request to implement the procedure for the transfer of the shares of the other shareholders of the company (minority shareholders) pursuant to Sections 327a et seq. AktG to the main shareholder for an appropriate cash compensation (so-called merger squeeze-out) to convoke a general meeting of shareholders following the conclusion of the merger agreement between the company and the main shareholder. The merger agreement will contain a corresponding provision for the exclusion of minority shareholders. The amount of the appropriate cash compensation that the main shareholder will pay to the other shareholders of the company for the transfer of shares will be communicated by the main shareholder at a later date.

The main shareholder has confirmed that he holds a 94.01% stake in the company's capital and is thus the main shareholder according to Section 62 (5) sentence 1 UmwG. The main shareholder further announced that his legal form would be converted into the legal form of a stock corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) before the resolution of the company's annual general meeting in order to comply with the requirements of section 62 (5) UmwG.

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