Ad-hoc 24 Apr 2015

Sixt SE: IPO of Sixt Leasing AG: Start of trading planned for 7 May 2015; price range between EUR 17.90 and EUR 21.30 per share

Sixt SE  / Key word(s): IPO24.04.2015 16:13Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmittedby DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.---------------------------------------------------------------------------NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THEUNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION INWHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.IPO of Sixt Leasing AG: Start of trading planned for 7 May 2015; pricerange between EUR 17.90 and EUR 21.30 per sharePullach, 24 April 2015 - Sixt Leasing AG, a 100% subsidiary of theinternational mobility service provider Sixt SE, and Sixt SE havedetermined the details for the intended going public of Sixt Leasing AG("IPO" or "Offering") together with the bank consortium for the IPO. Therespective prospectus for the public offering and the admission to tradingof the shares of Sixt Leasing AG was approved today by the German FederalFinancial Supervisory Authority.The Offering comprises a total of up to 12,366,955 shares in Sixt LeasingAG, consisting of up to 5,586,593 new shares from a cash capital increaseand up to 5,167,281 existing shares from the holdings of Sixt SE as well asup to 1,613,081 additional existing shares from the holdings of Sixt SE tobe offered as a potential overallotment. The price range will be betweenEUR 17.90 and EUR 21.30 per share. The offering period will start on 27April 2015 and is expected to end on 6 May 2015. The shares of Sixt LeasingAG will be admitted to trading on the regulated market of the FrankfurtStock Exchange (Prime Standard). The start of trading is planned for 7 May2015.Sixt Leasing AG intends to reduce its current external financialliabilities with the proceeds from the IPO to strengthen its capital baseand thereby creating financial leeway for continued growth and a furtherincrease in profitability due to lower interest costs. Further to theraising of new equity by Sixt Leasing AG through the placement of newshares from the capital increase with investors, Sixt SE will also in thecourse of the IPO inject equity by way of a cash contribution into thecapital reserves of Sixt Leasing AG in the amount of EUR 30 million.Sixt Leasing AG comprises all of Sixt Group's activities in the fleetleasing, fleet management and online retail leasing businesses. Aspreviously announced, Sixt SE intends to reduce its participation in SixtLeasing AG to below 50% through the IPO but to hold a participation afterthe IPO of at least 40%.Berenberg and COMMERZBANK are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and JointBookrunners, Baader Bank as further Joint Bookrunner.Contact:Sixt SEFrank Elsner Sixt Central Press OfficeTel.: +49 - 89 - 99 24 96 30Fax: +49 - 89 - 99 24 96 32Mail: pressrelations@sixt.com These materials may not be published, distributed or transmitted in theUnited States, Canada, Australia or Japan.  These materials do notconstitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer topurchase securities (the "Shares") of Sixt Leasing AG (the "Company") inthe United States, Germany or any other jurisdiction. The Shares of theCompany may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registrationor an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, asamended (the "Securities Act"). The Shares of the Company have not been,and will not be, registered under the Securities Act. Any sale in theUnited States of the securities mentioned in this communication will bemade solely to "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in, and inreliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act.In the United Kingdom, this document is only being distributed to and isonly directed at persons who (i) are investment professionals fallingwithin Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (ii) arepersons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worthcompanies, unincorporated associations, etc.) (all such persons togetherbeing referred to as "Relevant Persons"). This document is directed only atRelevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who arenot Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which thisdocument relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engagedin only with Relevant Persons.This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation tobuy securities Sixt Leasing AG.  The offer is being made solely by meansof, and on the basis of, the published securities prospectus (including anyamendments thereto, if any).  An investment decision regarding the publiclyoffered securities of Sixt Leasing AG should only be made on the basis ofthe securities prospectus.  The securities prospectus for the publicoffering in Germany and Luxembourg is available free of charge from SixtLeasing AG, Zugspitzstraße 1, 82049 Pullach, Germany, or on the SixtLeasing AG website.24.04.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language:     EnglishCompany:      Sixt SE              Zugspitzstraße 1              82049 Pullach              GermanyPhone:        +49 (0)89 74444-5104Fax:          +49 (0)89 74444-85104E-mail:       investorrelations@sixt.comInternet:     http://se.sixt.deISIN:         DE0007231326, DE0007231334 Sixt Vorzüge, DE000A1K0656 Sixt              Namensaktien, DE000A1E8V89 Sixt-Anleihe 2010/2016,              DE000A1PGPF8 Sixt-Anleihe 2012/2018, DE000A11QGR9              Sixt-Anleihe 2014/2020WKN:          723132Indices:      SDAXListed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt, Munich; Regulated Unofficial              Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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