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Ad-hoc | 2 October 2015 16:39
alstria office REIT-AG: Takeover Offer DO Deutsche Office AG – Minimum acceptance rate exceeded
alstria office REIT-AG / Key word(s): Offer
02.10.2015 16:39
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Takeover Offer DO Deutsche Office AG - Minimum acceptance rate exceeded
HAMBURG, October 2, 2015 - alstria office REIT-AG ("alstria", symbol: AOX,
ISIN DE000A0LD2U1) announces in connection with the voluntary public
takeover offer ("Offer") by alstria for DO Deutsche Office ("Deutsche
Office") that the minimum acceptance rate of 69.6% has been exceeded and
the respective closing condition has - subject to the statutory rights of
withdrawal as described in the offer document which are, however, currently
not applicable - therefore been fulfilled.
alstria expects to publish the final acceptance rate on October 7, 2015.
Contact:
Ralf Dibbern, IR/PR
Bäckerbreitergang 75
20355 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 40 226 341 329
Email: [email protected]
More information on:
www.alstria.de
www.alstria.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/alstria_REIT
About alstria:
alstria office REIT-AG is an internally managed Real Estate Investment
Trust (REIT) focused solely on acquiring, owning and managing office real
estate in Germany. alstria was founded in January 2006 and was converted
into the first German REIT in October 2007. Its headquarters are in
Hamburg. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of properties across
attractive German office real estate markets. As of June 30, 2015 its
portfolio comprised 74 properties with an aggregate lettable space of
873,000 sqm and is valued at approximately EUR 1.7 bn. The alstria office
REIT-AG strategy is based on active asset and portfolio management as well
as on establishing and maintaining good relationships with key customers
and decision makers. alstria focuses on long-term real estate value
creation.
Disclaimer:
This release is neither an offer to exchange nor a solicitation of an offer
to exchange Deutsche Office shares. Moreover, this release is neither an
offer to purchase nor a solicitation to purchase alstria shares. The terms
and further provisions regarding the public takeover offer are disclosed in
the offer document which was published on August 21, 2015 with the approval
of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für
Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht). Investors and holders of Deutsche Office
shares are strongly recommended to read the offer document and all
documents in connection with the public takeover offer since they contain
important information.
Subject to the exceptions described in the offer document as well as any
exemptions that may be granted by the relevant regulators, a public
takeover offer will not be made, neither directly nor indirectly, in
jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of
such jurisdiction.
The alstria shares have not been nor will they be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or with any securities regulatory
authority of a state or any other jurisdiction in the USA. Therefore,
subject to certain exceptions, alstria shares must not be offered or sold
within the USA or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a
violation of the laws of such jurisdiction. There will be no registration
of the alstria shares pursuant to the relevant laws in the USA. If and to
the extent, in the opinion of alstria, alstria shares may not be offered or
delivered to a U.S. shareholder according to the U.S. Securities Act of
1933, such U.S. shareholder that validly accepts the offer will receive, in
lieu of alstria shares to which it would otherwise be entitled, the cash
proceeds in Euro from the sale of the respective amount of alstria shares.
If this release contains forward-looking statements, also with respect to
the takeover offer, such statements do not represent facts and are
characterized by the words "will", "expect", "believe", "estimate",
"intend", "aim", "assume" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking
statements express the intentions, opinions or current expectations and
assumptions of alstria and the persons acting together with alstria. Such
forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and
forecasts which alstria and the persons acting together with alstria have
made to the best of their knowledge, but which do not claim to be correct
in the future. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and changes in the accompanying circumstances that are
difficult to predict and usually cannot be influenced by alstria or the
persons acting together with alstria. These expectations and
forward-looking statements can turn out to be incorrect and the actual
events or consequences may differ materially from those contained in or
expressed by such forward-looking statements. alstria and the persons
acting together with alstria do not assume an obligation to update the
forward-looking statements with respect to the actual development or
incidents, basic conditions, assumptions or other factors.
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Language: English
Company: alstria office REIT-AG
Bäckerbreitergang 75
20355 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: 040-226 341 300
Fax: 040-226 341 310
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.alstria.de
ISIN: DE000A0LD2U1
WKN: A0LD2U
Indices: SDAX, EPRA, German REIT Index
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart
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