Gigaset AG — Capital/Financing Update 2007

May 25, 2007

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Ad-hoc | 25 May 2007 18:18

ARQUES Industries AG plans capital increase

ARQUES Industries AG / Capital Increase

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ARQUES plans capital increase

• Placement of up to 9% of capital stock from approved capital increase
  planned

• Several concrete major projects in the pipeline

Starnberg, May 25, 2007. The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of the
Starnberg-based private equity firm ARQUES Industries AG (ISIN
DE0005156004) have decided to increase the company's capital stock by up to
9% against a cash contribution, with the subscription rights excluded. The
up to 2,183,330 shares will be issued out of the capital increase
authorized by the Ordinary General Meeting on May 30, 2006. The shares are
to be offered to German and international institutional investors at short
notice. The placement will be carried out by a consortium of banks led by
Viscardi Securities. The issue price and allocation of shares will be
published in a separate notice.

Strong profitable growth continued
The proceeds from the transaction, which are expected to amount to EUR 45
million, will be used to finance several major projects which are currently
in the pipeline. ARQUES is continuing to systematically apply its
successful philosophy of buying into promising turnaround candidates for
low purchases prices, which are in general below net asset value of the
respective company, or implementing a buy-&-build strategy at existing
subsidiaries.

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applies analogously to territories and possessions of the USA as well as to
Canada, Australia and territories and possessions of Australia, Malaysia
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 25.05.2007

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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