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Share Issue/Capital Change • May 29, 2007

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Ad-hoc | 29 May 2007 08:41

ARQUES successfully places capital increase

ARQUES Industries AG / Capital Increase

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ARQUES successfully places capital increase

• Transaction involving 9% of capital stock completed at EUR 21.60

Starnberg, May 29, 2007. The Starnberg-based private equity firm ARQUES
Industries AG (ISIN DE0005156004) has successfully completed the placement
of a capital increase announced on May 25, 2007 amounting to 9% of the
company's capital stock. The 2,183,330 shares were issued under the capital
increase authorized by the Ordinary General Meeting on May 30, 2006. The
placement price per share was EUR 21.60, putting the gross issue proceeds
at EUR 47.2 million. The shares went to German and international
institutional investors. The transaction was completed with the assistance
of a banking consortium comprising Viscardi Securities (Lead Manager) and
M.M. Warburg (Selling Agent).

The proceeds from the transaction will be used to fund several major
projects that are currently in the pipeline. ARQUES will announce more
details in this regard over the coming months.

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and Japan.

Contact:
ARQUES Industries AG
Investor Relations & Corporate Communication
Anke Lüdemann, CEFA/CIIA
Tel.: +49 (0) 8151/ 651 0
E-mail: luedemann@arques.de

DGAP 29.05.2007

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: info@arques.de
www: www.arques.de
ISIN: DE0005156004
WKN: 515600
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart

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