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ARQUES sells Actebis Group to Droege Capital

ARQUES Industries AG / Disposal

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ARQUES sells Actebis Group to Droege Capital

Starnberg, August 5, 2009. ARQUES Industries AG (ISIN DE0005156004),
Starnberg, has sold the ICT distributor, Actebis, Soest, to Droege Capital
GmbH, Düsseldorf. The final purchase price depends on the development of
the Actebis Group and amounts to at least EUR 40 million. The transaction
is subject to the approval of, among others, the cartel authorities.

CFO and new chairman of the executive board, Hans Gisbert Ulmke, expressed
his satisfaction with the transaction. 'This is a further consistent step
in the realignment of the portfolio. The group's debt position and the risk
profile of ARQUES Industries AG are clearly reduced and the equity capital
ratio is improved.'

The Actebis Group is the third largest ICT distributor (information and
telecommunication technology) in Europe and distributes information and
telecommunication technology products, mobile communication and
entertainment electronics. The Actebis Group has belonged to the ARQUES
Group since the summer of 2007 and is represented with its own national
subsidiaries in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria as well as
Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In addition, the German telecommunications
distributor, NT plus, is also part of the Actebis Group.

The buyer, Droege Capital GmbH (formerly DIC Capital), Düsseldorf, is a
subsidiary of Droege International Group AG. Droege Capital sees the
purchase as a long-term investment. Based on a buy and build strategy
Actebis' market position is to be developed and the course set for further
growth.

About ARQUES
ARQUES Industries AG, Starnberg, (www.arques.de), is a business partner of
conglomerates regarding company spin-offs and a turnaround specialist who
focuses on the acquisition and the active restructuring of companies in
transitional situations, in order to develop these, with its own team and
own resources, to competitive enterprises with a positive yield. ARQUES
revitalises its subsidiaries' potential for creating value for the benefit
of all its stakeholders, taking on the relevant social responsibility. The
shares of ARQUES Industries AG are traded in the regulated market (Prime
Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 'AQU' (ISIN:
DE0005156004) and are listed in the SDAX.

ARQUES Industries AG
Corporate Communication
Christian Schneider
Email: schneider@arques.de
Tel.: +49 (0) 8151/ 651 0
05.08.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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Language: English
Issuer: ARQUES Industries AG
Münchner Str. 15a
82319 Starnberg
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)8151 651-0
Fax: +49 (0)8151 651- 500
E-mail: schneider@arques.de
Internet: www.arques.de
ISIN: DE0005156004
WKN: 515600
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Hamburg, Stuttgart

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